16-Hour Bridge-the-Gap: Corporate and Litigation | Both Days

Friday, January 27, 2017 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday, February 3, 2017 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Save by registering for both days!

This program will not be taped. You only have one chance to see it – live!

  • Earn all of your annual New York MCLE credits while obtaining crucial knowledge on a variety of areas. This Bridge-the-Gap program fulfills a full year’s credit requirements for those who are newly admitted, while providing invaluable information and credits for more experienced attorneys. A skilled faculty will guide you through the day-to-day practice of law and cover topics of interest to all attorneys, including legal ethics. This program is unique because we offer one day of litigation and one day of corporate; you can purchase both days together, or just one. In order to fulfill the New York MCLE Bridge-the-Gap requirements for newly admitted attorneys, you must attend both days.

    Both Days:

    Live Program: $499 Member/$699 Nonmember

    Per Day:

    Live Program: $399 Member/$599 Nonmember

    Special Offer to Members – Recent Law School Graduate Members or Newly Admitted Attorneys (admitted January 2015 or later) – Register Now for $299. Call 212-382-6663. This offer is valid for new registrants only.

     

  • Friday, January 27, 2017 | Day 1 (Litigation Day)

    Daniel S. Alterbaum
    Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

    Jonathan B. Bruno
    Rivkin Radler LLP

    Professor Jay C. Carlisle II
    Professor of Law                                     
    Pace University School of Law

    James B. Daniels
    Budd Larner LLP

    Joseph Dolce
    Founder
    Joe Dolce Communications

    John R. Higgitt
    Chief Court Attorney                                      
    Supreme Court, Bronx County

    David Paul Horowitz
    Geringer, McNamara & Horowitz

    Cheryl Lambert
    President
    Joe Dolce Communications


    Friday, February 3, 2017 | Day 2 (Corporate Day)

    Joseph Barbiere
    Cole Schotz P.C.

    Professor James J. Fishman
    Professor of Law
    Pace University School of Law

    Robert C. Kern
    Hand Baldachin & Amburgey LLP

    James T. Kim
    Cole Schotz P.C.

    Michael A. Lehmann
    Dechert LLP

    Jeffrey A. Margolis
    The Margolis Law Firm

    David Rabinowitz
    Moses & Singer LLP

     

  • Friday, January 27, 2017 | Day 1

    9:00 am – 10:15 am Effective Appellate Advocacy: A Law Clerk’s Perspective

    Daniel S. Alterbaum

    10:15 am – 10:20 am Break
    10:20 am – 12:00 pm NY CPLR Update

    Prof. Jay C. Carlisle II, John R. Higgitt & David Paul Horowitz

    12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
    1:00 pm – 3:30 pm Good Openings, Good Closings

    James B. Daniels, Joseph Dolce & Cheryl Lambert

    3:30 pm – 3:45 pm Break
    3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Legal Malpractice Basics & Risk Management                 

    Jonathan B. Bruno


    Friday, February 3, 2017 | Day 2

    9:00 am – 10:15 am Introduction to Non-Profit Organizations Law

    Prof. James Fishman & Michael A. Lehmann 

    10:15 am – 10:20 am Break
    10:20 am – 12:00 pm Anatomy of an Operating Agreement

    Robert C. Kern           

    12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch (on your own)
    1:00 pm – 2:15 pm The Nuts & Bolts of Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure

    Joseph Barbiere & James T. Kim

    2:15 pm – 2:20 pm Break
    2:20 pm – 3:35 pm Retail & Restaurant Leasing: What New Attorneys Need to Know

    Jeffrey A. Margolis

    3:35 pm – 3:45 pm Break
    3:45 pm – 5:00 pm Ethics for the Negotiating Lawyer 

    David Rabinowitz

  • New York, New Jersey & California:
    (both days):  16.0 total:  7.0 professional practice, 6.0 skills & 3.0 ethics
    (per day):  8.0 total: 3.5 professional practice, 3.0 skills & 1.5 ethics

    Pennsylvania:
    (both days):  12.0 total: 10.0 general & 2.0 ethics
    (per day):  6.0 total:  5.0 general & 1.0 ethics

  • Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:

    Maricela Alfonso| Membership and CLE Relations Associate| (212) 382-6608 | MAlfonso@nycbar.org

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