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

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 | 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. &
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 | 8:45 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.

• Description
• Faculty
• Agenda
• CLE Credit
• Sponsors

• 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.

  Save by registering for both days!

  Live Program (Both Days): $499 for Members | $699 for Nonmembers
  Live Program (Per Day): $399 for Members | $599 for Nonmembers
  Recent Law Graduates (not yet admitted) & Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2017-2019) (Both Days): Free for Members

• Tuesday, September 17, 2019 | 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, September 24, 2019 | Day 2 (Ethics & Skills Day)
  Catharine Du Bois Assistant Professor of Legal Writing Brooklyn Law School	Kevin P. Feerick The Feerick Law Office
  Jeremy S. Garber Special Trial Attorney (ret.) Attorney Grievance Committee Supreme Court, Appellate Division First Judicial Department	Carmen Jack Giordano Giordano Law Offices PLLC
  Desiree Gustafson Kraus & Zuchlewski LLP	Michael C. Marcus Schlam Stone & Dolan LLP
  Jacqueline Newman Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein, LLP	Kathy W. Parrino Principal Attorney Attorney Grievance Committee Supreme Court, Appellate Division First Judicial Department
  Abby Rosmarin Berkman Bottger Newman & Schein, LLP	George B. Schwab Kraus & Zuchlewski LLP
  Kaylin L. Whittingham Whittingham Law

• Day 1, September 17  (Professional Practice Day)

  9:00 am – 10:40 am	What You Need to Know to Litigate in the Federal and NYS Commercial Division and State Courts Jay G. Safer
  10:40 am – 10:45 am	Break
  10:45 am – 12:00 pm	The Nuts & Bolts of NYC Tax Assessment Benjamin Golkin, Jeffrey Golkin & Samantha Golkin
  12:00 pm – 1:00 pm	Lunch Break (on your own)
  1:00 pm – 2:15 pm	The ABCs of Immigration Law Jeffrey A. Margolis
  2:15 pm – 2:20 pm	Break
  2:20 pm – 4:00 pm	An Introduction to IP Counseling: Protecting the BIG Ideas of Clients and Businesses Lori P. Hager & Harris A. Wolin

  Day 2, September 24 (Ethics & Skills Day)

  8:45 am – 8:50 am	Introduction
  8:50 am – 11:30 am	An Introduction to New York’s Statewide Rules for Attorney Disciplinary Matters  (This session will include a 10 minute break) Kevin P. Feerick, Jeremy S. Garber, Michael C. Marcus, Kathy W. Parrino & Kaylin L. Whittingham
  11:30 am – 11:40 am	Break
  11:40 am – 12:55 pm	Communications in a Law Environment  Catharine Du Bois
  12:55 pm – 1:50 pm	Lunch Break (on your own)
  1:50 pm – 3:05 pm	Video Surveillance Evidence: Legal Standards & Practical Considerations Carmen Jack Giordano
  3:05 pm – 3:10 pm	Break
  3:10 pm – 4:00 pm	An Introduction to Wrongful Termination Claims George B. Schwab & Desiree Gustafson
  4:00 pm – 4:05 pm	Break
  4:05 pm – 5:45 pm	Collaborative Law Jacqueline Newman & Abby Rosmarin

• CLE Credit
  New York, California & New Jersey:
  Both Days: 16.0 Total: 7.0 Professional Practice, 6.0 Skills, 3.0 Ethics
  September 17: 7.0 Professional Practice
  September 24: 9.0 Total: 6.0 Skills, 3.0 Ethics

  Pennsylvania:
  Both Days: 13.0 Total: 10.5 General, 2.5 Ethics
  September 17: 5.5 General
  September 24: 7.5 Total: 5.0 General, 2.5 Ethics

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

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