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

Thursday, July 23, 2020 | 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 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:
  $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

• Jacqueline L. Bonneau
  Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

  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 F. 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

  Deborah A. Scalise
  Scalise and Hamilton LLP

• 8:45 – 8:50 a.m.
  Introduction

  8:50 – 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 – 11:40 a.m.
  Break

  11:40 – 12:30 p.m.
  My First Client Interview
  Edgar De Leon
  

  12:30 – 1:20 p.m.
  Lunch (on your own)

  1:20 – 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

  Jacqueline L. Bonneau, Muhammad U. Faridi, and Benjamin F. Jackson

  4:00 – 4:05 p.m.
  Break

  4:05 – 5:45 p.m.
  Conducting Your First Deposition
  Joseph Lipari

• New York, New Jersey & California:
  July 23: 9.0 Total: 6.0 Skills, 3.0 Ethics

  Pennsylvania:
  July 23: 7.5 Total: 5.0 General, 2.5 Professional Responsibility

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