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

Thursday, July 8, 2021 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm &
Thursday, July 15, 2021 | 8:45 am – 5:45 pm

• 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 new and updated content and will provide CLE credit to all attendees, even if they attended in the past.

  Save by registering for both days!

  Program Fee:
  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 for the first time in any state or country 2019-2021) (Both Days): Free for Members

• Day 1 — Professional Practice Day

  Jaclyn H. Grodin
  New York State Office of the Attorney General

  Karen J. Gottlieb
  Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, P.C. 

  Alexia Landesman
  Law Offices of Marvin B. Mitzner LLC.
  Zinkovetsky Law Firm

  Jonathan D. Lupkin
  Lupkin PLLC

  Gerry M. Oginski
  The Law Office of Gerald M. Oginski, LLC

  Adam Rosen
  Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, P.C.

  Carol Shahmoon
  Shahmoon Keller

  Christopher E. Wright
  Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld LLP

  Day 2 — Ethics & Skills Day

  Jacqueline L. Bonneau
  Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

  Catherine J. Djang
  Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

  Edgar De Leon
  The De Leon Firm, PLLC

  Christine M. Fecko
  General Counsel
  IOLA Fund of the State of New York

  Megha Hoon
  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

• Day 1 — Professional Practice Day

  9:00 am – 10:40 am
  Land Use & Zoning in NYC: The Basics
  Christopher E. Wright & Alexia Landesman

  10:40 am – 10:45 am
  Break

  10:45 am – 12:00 pm
  What Non-Personal Injury Attorneys Need to Know About Medical Malpractice
  Gerry Oginski 

  12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
  Lunch (on your own)

  1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
  An Introduction to Entertainment Law
  Karen J. Gottlieb & Adam Rosen

  2:15 pm – 2:20 pm
  Break

  2:20 pm – 4:00 pm
  E-Discovery: What New Attorneys Need to Know
  Jonathan D. Lupkin

  Day 2 — Ethics & Skills Day

  8:45 am – 8:50 am
  Introduction

  8:50 am – 11:30 am
  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 am – 11:40 am
  Break

  11:40 am – 12:30 pm
  My First Client Interview
  Edgar De Leon

  12:30 pm – 1:20 pm
  Lunch (on your own)

  1:20 pm – 4:00 pm
  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

  Jacqueline L. Bonneau, Catherine Djang & Megha Hoon

  4:00 pm – 4:05 pm
  Break

  4:05 pm – 5:45 pm
  Conducting Your First Deposition
  Joseph Lipari

• New York, New Jersey & California
  Both Days: 16.0 Total: 7.0 Professional Practice, 6.0 Skills, 3.0 Ethics
  July 8: 7.0 Professional Practice
  July 15: 9.0 Total: 6.0 Skills, 3.0 Ethics

  Pennsylvania
  Both Days: 13.0 Total: 10.5 General, 2.5 Ethics
  July 8: 5.5 General
  July 15: 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