Everything You Wanted To Know About Administrative Tribunals and ALJ's: Practice and Career Perspectives

When: Tuesday, February 7, 2006; 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Where: New York City Bar Association, 42 West 44th Street

As the recent report of the City Charter Commission stated: “The city’s administrative law judges and hearing officers represent the face of justice in our city. The city’s administrative tribunals -- or executive branch courts -- are often the only forums where citizens have any significant interaction with city government.”

Panelists will address these questions:

• Who are the administrative judges and hearing officers?
• What is the jurisdiction of the tribunals?
• How are tribunals created?
• What are the legal standards that are applied?
• What are the career opportunities?

SPEAKERS:

• CAROL ROBLES-ROMAN, New York City Deputy Mayor
• RICHARD MURPHY, Professor, Seton Hall University School of Law
• HON. PHILIP STRANIERE, Richmond County Civil Court Judge
• LAURA HELD, Chief ALJ, Department of Finance
• CHARLES D. McFAUL, Deputy Chief ALJ, Office of Administrative Trials
• GLENN NEWMAN, President, Tax Commission/Tax Appeals Tribunal
• ROBERTO VELEZ, Chief ALJ, Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings
• DIANA ZALPH, Director of Adjudication, Department of Consumer Affairs

About the Association
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (www.nycbar.org) was founded in 1870, and since then has been dedicated to maintaining the high ethical standards of the profession, promoting reform of the law, and providing service to the profession and the public.