16-Hour Bridge-the-Gap: Practical Skills, Ethics & More… (Day Two Only)

Thursday, July 18, 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 in 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
  Live Program & Webcast (Per Day): $399 for Members | $599 for Nonmembers
  Members who are Recent Law Graduates or Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2017-2019) attend this program for free.

• Thursday, July 18, 2019 | Day 2 (Ethics & Skills Day)
  Edgar De Leon The De Leon Firm, PLLC	Muhammad U. Faridi Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP	Christine M. Fecko General Counsel IOLA Fund of the State of New York	Benjamin Jackson Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
  Michael Knight Deputy Counsel Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection	Joseph Lipari The Sultzer Law Group P.C.	Vitaly Lipkansky Deputy Chief Attorney Attorney Grievance Committee First Judicial Department	Deborah A. Scalise Scalise and Hamilton, LLP

• Thursday, July 18, 2019 | Day 2 (Ethics & Skills Day)
  8:45 a.m. – 8:50 a.m.	Introduction
  8:50 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	Attorney Escrow Accounts: What All New Attorneys Need to Know (This session will include a 10 minute break) Panel Chair: Christine M. Fecko Panelists: Michael Knight, Vitaly Lipkansky, and Deborah A. Scalise
  11:30 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.	Break
  11:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.	My First Client Interview Edgar De Leon
  12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.	Lunch (on your own)
  1:20 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	New York Practice: The What, Where & How of Commencing a Lawsuit & Serving Parties (This session will include a 10 minute break) New attorneys will learn details concerning: What papers need to be filed Where to file How papers need to be served Time for responses & more Muhammad U. Faridi & Benjamin F. Jackson
  4:00 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.	Break
  4:05 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.	Conducting Your First Deposition Joseph Lipari

• New York, California & New Jersey (Day Two Only):

  July 18: 9.0 Total: 6.0 Skills, 3.0 Ethics

  Pennsylvania (Day Two Only):

  July 18: 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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