16-Hour Bridge-the-Gap:
Practical Skills, Ethics & More … (Both Days)

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm (Professional Practice Day)
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 | 8:45 am – 5:45 pm (Ethics & Skills Day)

  • Earn all of your annual CLE credits while obtaining invaluable knowledge on a variety of areas. Our Bridge-the-Gap programs fulfill a full year’s credit requirements for those who are newly admitted, while providing essential information and credits for more experienced attorneys. This program is particularly distinct in that one day will allow attendees to fulfill all required ethics and skills credits. Attendance on both days will provide the total professional practice required of all newly admitted 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. Each Bridge-the-Gap program contains updated content and will provide CLE credit to all attendees, even if they attended in the past.

    In addition to the live program, each day of this Bridge-the-Gap program will be available as a webcast.  Experienced attorneys may therefore choose to attend live or by webcast. Newly admitted attorneys must attend the live program in order to receive skills credits; therefore newly admitted attorneys should register to attend live. For further information on the CLE rules and requirements for newly admitted attorneys, please visit http://www.nycourts.gov/Attorneys/CLE/ 

    Save by registering for both days!

    Live Program & Webcast
    Both Days:
    $499 for Members | $699 for Nonmembers
    Per Day: $399 for Members | $599 for Nonmembers
    Recent Law Graduates (not yet admitted) & Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted less than 2 years) (Both Days): Free for Members

  • Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | Day 1 (Professional Practice Day)

    Benjamin Golkin
    Law Offices of Jeffrey Golkin Partners
    Jeffrey Golkin
    Law Offices of Jeffrey Golkin Partners
    Samantha Golkin
    Law Offices of Jeffrey Golkin Partners
    Lori P. Hager
    Myers Wolin, LLC
    Jeffrey A. Margolis
    The Margolis Law Firm
    Jay G. Safer
    Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP
    Harris A. Wolin
    Myers Wolin, LLC

    Tuesday, October 2, 2018 | Day 2 (Ethics & Skills Day)

    Catharine Du Bois
    Visiting Professor
    New York Law School
    Kevin P. Feerick
    The Feerick Law Office
    Jeremy S. Garber
    Special Trial Counsel
    Departmental Disciplinary Committee
    Supreme Court, Appellate Division
    First Judicial Department
    Carmen Jack Giordano
    Giordano Law Offices PLLC
    Anthony C. Markus
    Markus & Sheridan, LLP
    Marc O. Sheridan
    Markus & Sheridan, LLP
    Kaylin L. Whittingham
    Whittingham Law

  • Tuesday, September 25, 2018 | Day 1 (Professional Practice Day)

    9:00 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. What You Need to Know to Litigate in the Federal and NYS Commercial Division and State Courts

    Jay G. Safer

    10:40 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
    10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The Nuts & Bolts of NYC Tax Assessment

    Benjamin Golkin, Jeffrey Golkin & Samantha Golkin

    12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break (on your own)
    1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. The ABCs of Immigration Law

    Jeffrey A. Margolis

    2:15 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Break
    2:20 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. An Introduction to IP Counseling:
    Protecting the BIG Ideas of Clients and BusinessesLori P. Hager & Harris A. Wolin

    Tuesday, October 2, 2018 | Day 2 (Ethics & Skills Day)

    8:45 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Introduction
    8:50 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. An Introduction to New York’s Statewide Rules for Attorney Disciplinary Matters

    Kevin P. Feerick, Jeremy S. Garber & Kaylin L. Whittingham

    11:30 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. Break
    11:40 a.m. – 1:20 p.m. Collaborative Law

    Anthony Markus & Marc O. Sheridan

    1:20 p.m. – 2:20 p.m. Lunch Break (on your own)
    2:20 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Communications in a Law Environment

    Catharine Du Bois

    4:00 p.m. – 4:05 p.m. Break
    4:05 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. Video Surveillance Evidence: Legal Standards & Practical Considerations

    Carmen Jack Giordano

  • CLE Credit:

    New York, New Jersey & California
    Both Days: 16.0 total: 7.0 Professional Practice, 6.0 Skills, 3.0 Ethics
    September 25: 7.0 total: 7.0 Professional Practice
    October 2: 9.0 total: 6.0 Skills, 3.0 Ethics

    Pennsylvania
    Both Days: 13.0 total: 10.5 General, 2.5 Ethics
    September 25: 5.5 total: 5.5 General
    October 2: 7.5 total: 5.0 General, 2.5 Ethics

  • Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Angie Avila, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships Manager | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org

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