Professional Practice CLE

Medical Malpractice
The Most Recent and Important System Changes

CLE Date and Time: April 2, 2012 – 6:00-8:00pm

Location: 123 Remsen Street, Brooklyn
Credits: 2 MCLE Credits (Professional Practice)

Presentations by:
Judge Ann Pfau, Statewide Coordinating Judge, Medical Malpractice Matters
Judge Marsha Steinhardt, Presiding Judge, Kings County Med Mal Trial Readiness Part
Judge Lawrence Knipel, Kings County Early Settlement Part
John Bonina, Esq., Bonina and Bonina, P.C.

Sponsored by:
The BBA Medical Malpractice Law Committee, John Bonina – Chair
The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director
HSBC Bank – Montague Street Branch

Topics will include: New York State’s Early Settlement Program, Changes in Brooklyn’s MedMal Trial Readiness Part, Brooklyn’s Early Settlement Program, The State’s Neurologically Impaired Infant Fund and More!

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E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
Phone: 718-624-0675 ext. 209

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CPLR Update

CLE Date and Time: March 12, 2012 – 6:00-8:00pm

Location: 123 Remsen Street, Brooklyn
Credits: 2 MCLE Credits (Professional Practice)

Presentation by:
Prof. Michael Hutter, Powers & Santola, LLP

Sponsored by:
The BBA’s Civil Court of the City of NY Committee – Dino Mastropietro, Chair and Richard Klass, CLE Coordinator
The BBA’s Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director
The New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers

This program is a must for attorneys litigating in New York’s Courts! Join us for this comprehensive update on New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules. Topics will include significant recent case law, the impact of recent Court of Appeals pronouncements and rulings, current disclosure issues and more.

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Asset Management, Ethics and Divorce
For Matrimonial and Family Law Attorneys

CLE Date and Time: March 6, 2012 – 6:00-8:00pm

Location: 123 Remsen Street, Brooklyn
Credits: 2 MCLE Credits (.5 Ethics and 1.5 Professional Practice)

Presentations by:
Sabra Sasson, Esq. – Sabra R. Sasson, PLLC
Marc Seidenberg, Esq. – Merrill Lynch
Shirley Irick, Esq. – Hercules & Irick, PLLC
Nathan Browne – Merrill Lynch

Sponsored by:
Nathan Browne – Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Group

Topics will include: Equitable Distribution and Child Support, Mediation and Collaborative Methods for Divorce, Best Practices for Divorce Settlement Management, Ethical Obligations, Balancing Zealous Representation with Ethical Considerations, Directing Clients Ethical Participation and More!

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E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
Phone: 718-624-0675 ext. 209

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Original Program Date: November 1, 2011

Credits: 1.5 Professional Practice

Opening Remarks by:
Honorable Jeffrey S. Sunshine, Supervising Judge of the Matrimonial parts Kings County

Presentations by:
Alison Arden Besunder, Law Offices of Alison Arden Besunder P.C., Principal.
Alyssa Ann Rower, Associate, Matrimonial Law, Aronson, Mayefsky & Sloan, LLP

Sponsored by:
The BBA’s Family Law Section, RoseAnn C. Branda, Esq. – Chair
The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director

New York legalized same-sex marriage on June 24, 2011, but many legal pitfalls still remain for the unwary because of the conflict
between New York’s law and the federal Defense of Marriage Act which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. This
CLE will discuss both the state and federal law and how the practitioner can counsel same-sex couples on their rights and
obligations under state and federal law in the areas of estates planning and matrimonial law.

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E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
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Original CLE Date: October 24, 2011

Credits: 2.5 Credits (Professional Practice)

Presentations by:
Serge Joseph – Himmelstein, McConnell, Gribben, Donoghue & Joseph
James Kasdon – The Law Offices of James Kasdon
Pamela Smith – Stern & Stern
Robert Rosman – Rosman & Associates
Jay Duskin – Duskin & Crowe
Michael C. Rosenthal, Esq. – Rappaport, Hertz, Cherson & Rosenthal

Sponsored by:
The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director

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E-mail: lfeldman@brooklynbar.org
Phone: 718-624-0675 ext. 209

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Original CLE Date: September 22, 2011

Credits: 2 Credits (Professional Practice)

Presentations by:
Ellyn S. Kravitz, JD, LL.M, CELA – Littman Krooks LLP
Bernard A. Krooks, JD, CPA, LLM, CELA, AEP – Littman Krooks LLP

Sponsored by:
The BBA Elder Law Committee, Anthony J. Lamberti – Chair
The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director
HSBC Bank – Montague Street Branch

This program will discuss Federal & State Legislative Changes, Recent Cases and Decisions of Interest

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Original CLE Date: September 27, 2011

Credits: 2.5 Credits Professional Practice

Presentations by:
David J. Doyaga, Esq., Doyaga & Schaefer, and
Gregory Messer, Esq., Law Office of Gregory Messer, PLLC

Sponsored by:
The BBA’s Bankruptcy Committee, David J. Doyaga, Esq., Chair
The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director

Part III –Advanced Bankruptcy – Covers Advanced Topics. Topics will include: The new exemptions – advanced analysis; Exemption Planning; Recent Decisions; Chapter 13 and lien stripping.

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Original CLE Date: September 20, 2011

Credits: 2.5 Credits Professional Practice

Presentations by:
David J. Doyaga, Esq., Doyaga & Schaefer, and
Gregory Messer, Esq., Law Office of Gregory Messer, PLLC

Sponsored by:
The BBA’s Bankruptcy Committee, David J. Doyaga, Esq., Chair
The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director

Part II –Intermediate Level – This Course is a perfect follow up to Part I. Topics will include: How to get the difficult or high earning debtor under the means test cap for Chapter 7; Discharge and Dischargeability actions and how to defend them; reaffirmation of Debts and the alternatives thereto; The new exemptions – an overview.

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Original CLE Date and Time: September 13, 2011
Credits: 2.5 Credits Professional Practice

Presentations by:
David J. Doyaga, Esq., Doyaga & Schaefer, and
Gregory Messer, Esq., Law Office of Gregory Messer, PLLC

Part I – Bankruptcy Basics – This course is for the beginning attorney who has done 5 or less bankruptcies and is excellent for sending your staff and paralegals to learn or re-learn the Basics of Bankruptcy and Chapter 7.  Topics will include: How to properly complete and amend Schedules and other required filings; How to convert to other Chapters; The basics of how to complete the means test form; How to get the Meeting of Creditors closed in one visit; Basic client interviewing.

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Original CLE Date: May 18, 2011
Credits: 2 Credits Professional Practice

Presentations by:
Dr. Donald H. Marks, MD
Richard Mischel, Esq.
Dr. Lawrence Shields, MD
George A. Farkas, Esq.
Michael Farkas, Esq.

Sponsored by:
The BBA’s Criminal Law Section, – George A. Farkas, Chair
The BBA Volunteer Lawyers Project, Jeannie Costello – Executive Director
The Kings County Criminal Bar Association

This course will review: the use of Functional MRI in criminal matters to explain and litigate issues involving cognitive ability, lie-detection, and mitigation related to brain functions. The presentation will also cover admissibility, motions to suppress and appellate issues related to cell-site data in criminal prosecutions.  The presenters will describe what cell-site data is, what it shows, and how to interpret the documents that you receive from the wireless carriers when they comply with your subpoena.  Additionally, the seminar will discuss using Google Earth for demonstrative exhibits.

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