Thursday, November 2, 2017 | 9 am – 12:30 pm
(Registration & Breakfast | 8:30 am – 9 am)
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Join us for a half-day informational and educational forum focusing on recent trends and evolving and emerging accessibility and accommodation issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other federal, state and local laws impacting individuals with disabilities. The sessions will focus on a variety of topics in disability law. The forum will feature keynote speaker Hon. Lawrence K. Marks, Chief Administrative Judge of the Courts of New York State.
Live Program: $179 Member | $279 Nonmember
In-House Counsel: $99 Member | $199 Nonmember
Academic/Government/Non-profit/Students: $79 Member | $179 Nonmember
Small Law Firm Member & Non-Legal Professional: $79 -
Moderators
Hon. Katharine H. Parker
United States Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkProf. Leslie Salzman
Clinical Professor of Law
Director, Clinical Legal Education
Co-Director, Cardozo Bet Tzedek Legal ServicesFaculty
Sarah E. Bell
Pryor Cashman LLPKatherine Carroll
Supervising Attorney, Law Enforcement Bureau
New York City Commission on Human RightsRebekah Diller
Clinical Associate Professor of Law
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of LawKatie Kelleher
Senior Staff Attorney
Legal Aid Society, Civil Practice Law Reform UnitTracey I. Levy
Levy Employment Law, LLCColleen Lewis
Executive Director of Disability Services
Columbia UniversityAnat Maytal
Baker & Hostetler LLPRebecca Rodgers
Staff Attorney
Disability Rights AdvocatesNahid Sorooshyari
Senior Staff Attorney
Mobilization for Justice (formerly MFY Legal Services)David Udell
Executive Director
National Center for Access to JusticeJoe Zesski
Program Manager
Northeast ADA Center
Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on
Employment and Disability
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8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 am – 9:30 am Keynote Address Keynote Speaker: Hon. Lawrence K. Marks
9:30 am – 10:20 am Access to Justice Moderator: Prof. Leslie Salzman
Panel: Rebekah Diller, Katie Kelleher, Nahid Sorooshyari & David Udell
10:20 am – 10:35 am Break 10:35 am – 11:25 am Legal Update: Emerging Accessibility Issues for Housing, Education and New Technologies Panel: Sarah E. Bell, Katherine Carroll, Tracey I. Levy & Rebecca Rodgers
11:25 am – 12:15 pm Lawyers with Disabilities - A discussion of how lawyers of all abilities are making a difference and succeeding in their careers. Learn about accommodations and diversity initiatives that work for increasing the participation and inclusion of lawyers with disabilities in our profession.
Moderator: Hon. Katharine H. Parker
Panel: Colleen Lewis, Anat Maytal & Joe Zesski
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NY: 3.5 professional practice
NJ: 3.6 general
CA: 3.5 general
PA: 3.0 general
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Thank You To Our Sponsors
Sponsoring Association Committees:
Children & the Law Committee | Sara L. Hiltzik, Chair
Construction Law | Virginia K. Trunkes, Chair
Disability Law | John W. Egan, Chair
Education & the Law | Laura D. Barbieri, Chair
Enhance Diversity in the Profession | Justice Rosalyn Richter & Kathy Hirata Chin, Co-Chairs
Hospitality Law | David Helbraun, Chair
Information Technology and Cyber Law | Joseph V. DeMarco & Maia T. Spilman, Co-Chairs
Mental Health Law | Naomi M. Weinstein, Chair
Pro Bono and Legal Services | Amy P. Barasch & Alison McKinnell King, Co-Chairs
Social Welfare Law | Susan E. Welber, ChairSponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Maricela Alfonso| Membership and CLE Relations Associate| (212) 382-6608 | MAlfonso@nycbar.org______________________________________________________________