 | Major Topics:
- Electronic Filing – The fundamentals.
- Initial considerations – Is the client a candidate for bankruptcy at this time.
- Gathering Data – Meeting the Due Diligence Standard.
- Client Interviews.
- Exempt property.
- Treatment of debts - priority, secured, unsecured and nondischargeable.
- Preparing for and Attending The 341 Meeting – Dealing with the Trustee.
- Real property issues – 522(f) motions.
- The role of the United States Trustee.
MCLE: 1.0 Skills; 2.0 Professional Practice; 0.5 Law Practice Management Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees. | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: April 08, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 1 hour Skills Credits, 0.50 hours Practice Management Credits, 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 3.50 hours Total CLE Hours
| MORE INFO |
| This program will cover how liability arises and who is
liable, along with statute of limitations and any defenses to personal
liability, taking the following into consideration:- -
New York Lien Law Article 3A
- -
Labor Law for Unpaid Wages
- -
Workers Compensation
- -
Real Property Transfer Tax
- -
Lead Pain Litigation and Municipal Building
Codes
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: December 09, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics
- A basic primer on the relevant portions of a bankruptcy proceeding which would involve environmental claims;
- Filing a claim;
- The claimants meeting, etc;
- Impact of bankruptcy on those claims, i.e. what is discharged and what isn’t.
MCLE: 2.0 Professional Practice
Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new attendees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: March 15, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
|
- Overview of Marcellus Shale and Shale Gas
Development
- Framework for the Draft Regulations and Draft
SGEIS
- Prohibited Areas and Setbacks for Drilling
- Drilling Permit Requirements and Mitigation
Measures
- Other Regulatory Considerations
MCLE: 1.0 Professional Practice Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: January 11, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 1 hour Professional Practice Credits, 1 hour Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| This seminar will explore some of the ways the 2011 AIA affects our business clients. We will cover: - How inventor disclosures can affect patentability;
- International patent protection and absolute novelty requirements;
- New opportunities for our clients to participate in patent process of their competitors;
- The new "fast track option" – buying your way to the front of the line;
- First to publish;
- Virtual marking of patent notices;
- Reduced fees for micro entities;
- Changes in prior art;
- How will we advise our clients going forward?
MCLE: 1.5 Professional Practice
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: March 01, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 1.50 hours Total CLE Hours, 1.50 hours Professional Practice Credits
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics:- Potential pitfalls related to “boilerplate” contract provisions, such as:
- Dispute Resolution;
- Choice of Law/Forum Selection/Waiver of Jury Trial;
- Severability clauses;
- Assigns/change of control, etc.
- Warnings that should be heeded and drafting skills that should be implemented to avoid litigation.
MCLE: 2.0 Practice Management Appropriate for both newly admitted & experienced attorneys | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: March 09, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Practice Management Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics: - Tax considerations;
- Choice of entity;
- Buy-sell agreements.
Attendee Takeaways: - Tax considerations;
- Choice of entity;
- Buy-sell agreements.
MCLE: 3.5 Professional Practice Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: October 24, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 3.50 hours Professional Practice Credits, 3.50 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| - Drafting Considerations in Covenants Not to Compete
- Drafting the Non Compete Agreement - Sale of Business Covenants - Sample Confidentiality, Non-Compete and Inventions Assignment Agreement
- Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation - Litigation & Enforcement
- Procedural Prerequisites - Reasonableness of the Covenant - Availability of Preliminary Injunctive Relief - Irreparable Harm - Partial Enforcement
- Agreements at Issue in Seminal Cases
- BDO Seidman v. Hirshberg - Sutherland Global Serv., Inc. v. Stuewe - Eastman Kodak Co. v. Carmosino
Who Should Attend: - Business law attorneys
- Labor and employment attorneys
- Business litigators
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: May 16, 2012
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours, 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits
| | MORE INFO |
| This program will cover how liability arises and who is
liable, along with statute of limitations and any defenses to personal
liability, taking the following into consideration:- -
New York Lien Law Article 3A
- -
Labor Law for Unpaid Wages
- -
Workers Compensation
- -
Real Property Transfer Tax
- -
Lead Pain Litigation and Municipal Building
Codes
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: December 09, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
|
Major Topics: ANCR AND BEYOND - The ABC's of Workers Compensation;
- Medical Treatment Guidelines; and,
- Permanency, caps, impairment, guidelines, change in condition.
WAMO, MSA, TPA, ATF, SFCC - Defenses;
- 32's; and,
- Third Party Actions.
Professional Practice: 4.0 Skills Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: September 21, 2012
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 4.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 4.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| MCB/Center for Education and RIPLA are pleased to have Patent Agent David Reed as the featured speaker.
David Reed worked for The Procter and Gamble Company for almost forty years, the latter half of which were spent managing P&G's foreign patent filing and prosecution effort. Please see “Speaker” tab for more information.
Morning Session - An overview of the PCT System;
- Choosing a receiving office;
- Choosing an international searching authority;
- Claiming priority & furnishing priority documents including using the WIPO Digital Access Service;
- International search & written opinion of the ISA;
- International preliminary examination;
- Procedural safeguards.
Afternoon Session - Internet resources;
- Amending the international application and filing informal comments;
- Recent developments;
- Strategies for entering the national phase;
- US national stage entry and by-pass continuation practice;
- PCT related practice changes due to AIA;
- Patent prosecution highway and PCT;
- Where to get help.
Professional Practice: 3.0 Skills; 1.0 Skills Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees. | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: October 09, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 1 hour Skills Credits, 3.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 4.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
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Major Topics - Ad hominem attacks; personal opinions of counsel; lawyer as unsworn witness;
- Bill of particulars read by defendant and plaintiff;
- Defense as diversion; "tricky lawyer;" the "best doctor money could buy"
- Failure to cross examine; shifting of burden of proof
- Jury as "conscious of community;" "send a message;"
- Ethics: fairness to opposing party, counsel, & the Court.
- Trial conduct.
Professional Practice: 3.0 Skills; 1.0 Skills Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: October 09, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 0.50 hours Ethics Credits, 1.50 hours Skills Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics
Legal developments of the past few years have had a profound affect on how we initiate licensing discussions, and how we conclude them. Those developments can frustrate the plain intent of at least one, if not both, of the parties to the transaction.
We will explore the evolution of those developments, and discuss various approaches for minimizing surprise and reducing risk. We'll also take a look at the hit parade of recent licensing decisions, and what affect the AIA might have on licensing strategy.
MCLE: 1.5 Professional Practice
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: April 09, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 1.50 hours Professional Practice Credits, 1.50 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| - Drafting Considerations in Covenants Not to Compete
- Drafting the Non Compete Agreement - Sale of Business Covenants - Sample Confidentiality, Non-Compete and Inventions Assignment Agreement
- Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation - Litigation & Enforcement
- Procedural Prerequisites - Reasonableness of the Covenant - Availability of Preliminary Injunctive Relief - Irreparable Harm - Partial Enforcement
- Agreements at Issue in Seminal Cases
- BDO Seidman v. Hirshberg - Sutherland Global Serv., Inc. v. Stuewe - Eastman Kodak Co. v. Carmosino
Who Should Attend: - Business law attorneys
- Labor and employment attorneys
- Business litigators
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: May 16, 2012
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours, 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits
| | MORE INFO |
| Face booking, blogging, and tweeting are now common in the workplace.
Major Topics: - What communications by employees are protected;
- When can an employer discipline an employee for social media activity;
- What laws are implicated; and
- Practical steps to take to minimize risks.
MCLE: 1.0 Professional Practice Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees. | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: December 15, 2010
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 1 hour Professional Practice Credits, 1 hour Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics: - Types of benefits;
- Sequential evaluation and grids;
- SSA Technology/Resource Guide/Abbreviations List;
- Payment Issues.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: March 18, 2010
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.50 hours Total CLE Hours, 0.50 hours Ethics Credits, 1 hour Skills Credits, 1 hour Practice Management Credits
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics - Workers compensation offset;
- 2009 Children’s SSRs;
- Medicaid Qualifications;
- VE Testimony.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: March 18, 2010
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 3.00 hours Total CLE Hours, 3.00 hours Skills Credits
| | MORE INFO |
|
Increasingly, lawyer civility and congeniality is becoming a thing of the past. Yet, it doesn’t have to be that way. In this humorous presentation, veteran attorney and legal humorist Sean Carter will remind you that zealous advocacy does not require you to be zealot. MCLE: 2.0 Ethics Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: August 08, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Ethics Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| A panel discussion featuring issues in the past year as we learn to live within the RPC.
Major Topics - Requirements for written confirmation of retainer fee relationships and conflict waivers;
- Advance waivers, including the disposition of file materials;
- Arguments made comparing CPLR 4503 and RPC 3.3;
- Confidentiality and candor to the tribunal;
- Case law and judicial perspective.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: June 02, 2010
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours, 2.00 hours Ethics Credits
| | MORE INFO |
| The recently adopted Rules of Professional Conduct have altered the landscape of confidentiality and truthfulness to tribunals. The panel will present its views on the relation of Rule 3.3 and CPLR 4503.
MCLE: 2.0 Ethics Appropriate for both newly admitted & experienced attorneys | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: April 01, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Ethics Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
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What is effective advertising in other fields is rarely acceptable in the field of law. In this entertaining ethics course, Sean Carter examines in detail the ethical rules concerning marketing and their practical implications. The program also covers common advertising strategies employed by attorneys, and the pitfalls many attorneys will encounter.
MCLE: 2.0 Ethics Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: August 08, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Ethics Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics: - Increase camaraderie among colleagues
- Diffuse tensions among warring clients
- Secure accommodations from opposing counsel
- Structure more mutually beneficial arrangements with client.
MCLE: 2.0 Ethics & Professionalism
Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new attendees
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: August 11, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Ethics Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics: This CLE will cover the practical ethics issues surrounding fee splitting and
finder's fees, and will explore online lawyering involving social media, online advertising, and blogs.
MCLE: 2.0 Ethics Appropriate for both newly admitted & experienced attorneys
| Formats Available: Streaming, Webcast + Archive
| Original Seminar Date: May 07, 2013
On-Demand Release Date: June 04, 2013 | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Ethics Credits
| | MORE INFO |
| In this off-beat "sermonar," Humorist at Law Sean Carter demonstrates that, contrary to popular option, legal ethics is not an oxymoron. There are very basic things that a lawyer must do and not do in order to avoid ethical problems.
These "commandments"cover the most essential duties of a lawyer, such as Thou Shalt Not Lie, Thou Shalt Not Steal, Thou Shalt Call Thy Client Backeth, etc. In addition to setting forth the 10 Commandments of Legal Ethics, Mr. Carter will employ hilarious stories and witty one-liners to demonstrate how to avoid the common mindsets.
MCLE: 2.0 Ethics
Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new attendees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: August 11, 2011
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Ethics Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
|
MCLE: 1.0 Skills; 0.5 Ethics
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: November 15, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 0.50 hours Ethics Credits, 1 hour Skills Credits, 1.50 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics - There are primarily 3 ways that a complaint can be registered against attorneys by clients outside of a lawsuit. This program will explore:
- Jurisdiction and general processes of the Grievance Committee and MCBA’s Professional Performance and Fee Arbitration Committees;
- The most common complaints and how to best avoid complaints and fee disputes;
- What to do if you get a letter from any of these groups; and more!
MCLE: 2.0 Ethics Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming, Webcast + Archive
| Original Seminar Date: January 29, 2013
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours, 2.00 hours Ethics Credits
| | MORE INFO |
| MCLE: 2.0 Professional Practice
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: September 14, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Topics include cases involving: custody, custody modification, maintenance and termination, visitation, equitable distribution, contempt, attorney fee, college expenses, relocation, incarceration visitation, child support, support termination, separation agreements, and much more!
MCLE: 2.0 Professional Practice Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: September 18, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| | Major Topics:
- Unconscionable matrimonial agreements:
- attorney’s fees;
- maintenance;
- duty to search for employment;
- irreconcilable differences.
- Recent statute changes in the law and how courts are addressing them;
- Matrimonial practice and the Seventh Judicial District
MCLE: 1.5 Professional Practice Non-transitional; for experienced attorneys only | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: July 14, 2011
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 1.50 hours Professional Practice Credits, 1.50 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics I. Validity/Enforceability a. Facts affecting enforceability and how to mitigate; b. Separation representation; c. Equality of status and wealth; d. Who will litigate? Children of first marriage? II. Drafting a. Agreements covering separation, divorce, and death; b. Agreements covering only death of a party; c. Retirement plans – must sign beneficiary designation waivers after marriage; d. Voluntary provisions for parties – trusts; e. Provisions for children of a marriage; III. Domestic Partnership Agreements IV. Tax Implications
MCLE: 2 Professional Practice
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT New Admittees
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: May 17, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics - Ability to file as head of household;
- Dependency exemption;
- Child and additional child tax credit;
- Earned income tax credit;
- Claiming daycare.
2.0 Professional Practice
Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees.
| Formats Available: Streaming, Webcast + Archive
| Original Seminar Date: November 29, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits
| | MORE INFO |
| MCLE: 2.0 Professional Practice
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: December 02, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics
- Other issues of interest to employers.
MCLE: 1.0 Professional Practice
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: November 29, 2011
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 1 hour Professional Practice Credits, 1 hour Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
|
- Overview of Marcellus Shale and Shale Gas
Development
- Framework for the Draft Regulations and Draft
SGEIS
- Prohibited Areas and Setbacks for Drilling
- Drilling Permit Requirements and Mitigation
Measures
- Other Regulatory Considerations
MCLE: 1.0 Professional Practice Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: January 11, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 1 hour Professional Practice Credits, 1 hour Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| MCLE: 1.0 Professional Practice, 1.0 Law Practice Management
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
Runtime: 120
| Original Seminar Date: May 17, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 1 hour Professional Practice Credits, 1 hour Law Practice Management, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics:- Potential pitfalls related to “boilerplate” contract provisions, such as:
- Dispute Resolution;
- Choice of Law/Forum Selection/Waiver of Jury Trial;
- Severability clauses;
- Assigns/change of control, etc.
- Warnings that should be heeded and drafting skills that should be implemented to avoid litigation.
MCLE: 2.0 Practice Management Appropriate for both newly admitted & experienced attorneys | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: March 09, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Practice Management Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
|
Increasingly, lawyer civility and congeniality is becoming a thing of the past. Yet, it doesn’t have to be that way. In this humorous presentation, veteran attorney and legal humorist Sean Carter will remind you that zealous advocacy does not require you to be zealot. MCLE: 2.0 Ethics Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: August 08, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Ethics Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| The Criminal Justice Section is proud to present Ed Fiandach & Peter Gerstenzang, two of New York State’s premier DWI defense lawyers in this update on NYS DWI practice.
Given the many changes in NYS’s DWI legislation since our last DWI program, this CLE will definitely be a highly informative educational opportunity that should not be missed by any NYS lawyer handling DWI cases in the 21st century.
Ed will also provide an ethics overview pertaining to criminal justice practitioners.
MCLE: 2.0 Professional Practice & 1.5 Ethics
Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: June 21, 2011
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 1.50 hours Ethics Credits, 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 3.50 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Co-Chairs: Martin Mack, Esq., Executive Deputy Attorney General for Regional Affairs Debra Martin, Esq., Assistant Attorney General in Charge of the Rochester Regional Office Statutory Framework of the New York False Claims Act Speaker: Gregory Krakower, Senior Advisor & Counselor to the Attorney General
Using the False Claims Act to Partner with the Attorney General's Office to Fight Fraud Against the Government Panelists: Catherine Wagner, Regional Director of MFCU's Rochester Region Paul Berry, Special Assistant Attorney, Syracuse Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Gregory Krakower, Senior Advisor & Counselor to the Attorney General
Ethics of Whistleblower (Qui Tam) Practice Panelists: Martin Mack, Executive Deputy Attorney General for Regional Affairs Catherine Wagner, Regional Director of the Rochester Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Debra Martin, Assistant Attorney General in Charge of the Rochester Regional Office Paul Berry, Special Assistant Attorney General, Syracuse Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
MCLE: 2.0 Professional Practice, 1.0 Ethics Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: July 11, 2012
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 1 hour Ethics Credits, 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 3.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics
- Questions you should and should not to ask prospective jurors;
- “Struck” and other methods of jury selection;
- Conducting a voir dire (including demonstration);
- Differences between State and Federal Court practice.
Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees. | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: May 10, 2011
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Skills Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics - What is mediation and how does it differ from arbitration?
- Issues to consider in connection with the mediation;
- Caucus sessions; Factors that tend to inhibit or enhance the success of mediation;
- Methods beyond financial compensation to induce settlement;
- Tips on preparing for a mediation.
Attendee Takeaways: - What is mediation and how does it differ from arbitration?
- Issues to consider in connection with the mediation;
- Caucus sessions;
- Factors that tend to inhibit or enhance the success of mediation;
- Methods beyond financial compensation to induce settlement;
- Tips on preparing for a mediation.
MCLE: 2.0 Professional Practice Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: September 14, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics: - How to hire and get the most out of a jury consultant;
- Mock trying your case – when and how should you do it?
- Using focus groups to test and fine tune your case themes and explore juror biases.
MCLE: 2.0 Skills Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: April 07, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Skills Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| A basic introduction to Surrogate's Court practice for new attorneys or attorneys new to Surrogate's Court.- E-filing and specifically the "Mandatory E-File Pilot" that commences March 1, 2012;
- The basics of practice including resources, forms, and filing fees;
- The basics of contested proceedings and counsel fees.
MCLE: 2.0 Professional Practice
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: March 16, 2012
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics - An anesthesiologist will discuss the epidemiology and brief pathophysiology of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.
- A hypothetical case will be presented for discussion and review by both physicians and attorneys.
- The difficulties in communication and informed consent/refusal will be discussed.
- The physician's approach to the delicate balance in educating a patient will also be presented.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: June 23, 2010
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 3.00 hours Total CLE Hours, 1.50 hours Skills Credits, 1.50 hours Professional Practice Credits
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics
Potential claims:
- Conscious pain and suffering;
- Wrongful death;
- Loss of consortium;
Procedure for the settlement of claims involving a deceased plaintiff:
- What are we asking the Court to do?
- What Court?
- Who is entitled to notice and how?
MCLE: 2.0 Professional Practice
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: November 30, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| The recently adopted Rules of Professional Conduct have altered the landscape of confidentiality and truthfulness to tribunals. The panel will present its views on the relation of Rule 3.3 and CPLR 4503.
MCLE: 2.0 Ethics Appropriate for both newly admitted & experienced attorneys | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: April 01, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Ethics Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Major Topics: - Increase camaraderie among colleagues
- Diffuse tensions among warring clients
- Secure accommodations from opposing counsel
- Structure more mutually beneficial arrangements with client.
MCLE: 2.0 Ethics & Professionalism
Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new attendees
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: August 11, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Ethics Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| Part Of The Practice Development Series
Learn practical tips on avoiding client complaints and staying on the ethical path, from engagement letters to what to disclose to your malpractice carrier. | Formats Available: Streaming
Chairperson: Elizabeth Hofmeister
| Original Seminar Date: May 12, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 1.50 hours Ethics Credits, 1.50 hours Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
|
- Overview of Marcellus Shale and Shale Gas
Development
- Framework for the Draft Regulations and Draft
SGEIS
- Prohibited Areas and Setbacks for Drilling
- Drilling Permit Requirements and Mitigation
Measures
- Other Regulatory Considerations
MCLE: 1.0 Professional Practice Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: January 11, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 1 hour Professional Practice Credits, 1 hour Total CLE Hours
| | MORE INFO |
| New York State has changed foreclosure practice, again.
This CLE will cover the changes in the new law signed on December 15, 2009, which makes changes to pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, settlement conferences, and post-foreclosure practices. This CLE will also briefly review HAMP with pointers and suggestions for efficiency from a lender’s attorney’s perspective.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: March 09, 2010
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours, 2.00 hours Skills Credits
| | MORE INFO |
|
Major Topics
Landlord and tenant perspectives along with the Judge's viewpoint. This program will focus on evictions and the process.
1.5 Professional Practice; 0.5 Skills Appropriate for both newly admitted & experienced attorneys
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: January 23, 2013
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 0.50 hours Skills Credits, 1.50 hours Professional Practice Credits
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| Important for residential real estate practitioners to keep up to date on the terms and conditions in the newest forms.
Major Topics: Terms and Conditions in: - New Construction and Sale Contract for residential property;
- Form Escrow Agreement and Limited Warranty for residential construction transactions;
- Updates to Residential Condominium or Homeowner’s Association Contract.
MCLE: 2.0 Practice Management Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: March 31, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Practice Management Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
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| Major Topics
Perfect for attorneys just learning title examination! - Basic Title Examination;
- Liens and Encumbrances; and,
- Surveys and Curatives
MCLE: 2.0 Professional Practice
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees. | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: May 24, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
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MCLE: 2.0 Skills Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees. | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: June 02, 2011
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Skills Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
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What is effective advertising in other fields is rarely acceptable in the field of law. In this entertaining ethics course, Sean Carter examines in detail the ethical rules concerning marketing and their practical implications. The program also covers common advertising strategies employed by attorneys, and the pitfalls many attorneys will encounter.
MCLE: 2.0 Ethics Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: August 08, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Ethics Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
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| Major Topics: - How to hire and get the most out of a jury consultant;
- Mock trying your case – when and how should you do it?
- Using focus groups to test and fine tune your case themes and explore juror biases.
MCLE: 2.0 Skills Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: April 07, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Skills Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
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| An overview of challenging a property’s assessed value before the Board of Assessment Review, as well as both prosecuting and defending a Tax Certiorari Matter in the Supreme Court. Petitioner and Municipality Perspectives. More details to follow.
MCLE: 0.5 Skills; 1.5 Practice Management Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees. | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: February 03, 2011
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 0.50 hours Skills Credits, 1.50 hours Practice Management Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
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| Major Topics
Perfect for attorneys just learning title examination! - Basic Title Examination;
- Liens and Encumbrances; and,
- Surveys and Curatives
MCLE: 2.0 Professional Practice
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees. | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: May 24, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
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MCLE: 1.0 Skills; 0.5 Ethics
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: November 15, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 0.50 hours Ethics Credits, 1 hour Skills Credits, 1.50 hours Total CLE Hours
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| - Selecting Choice of Entity – Sole proprietorship, partnership, LLP & other options;
- Insurance Needs & Requirements;
- Sharing Space/Staff vs. Creating a Small Firm;
- Ethics Topic.
MCLE: 1.0 Professional Practice, 0.5 Practice Management, 0.5 Ethics
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT New Admittees | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: March 20, 2012
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 0.50 hours Ethics Credits, 0.50 hours Practice Management Credits, 1 hour Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
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| Monroe County recently implemented e-filing.
Come learn what is involved and what you can expect.
Hon. Barbara Howe, Erie County Surrogate’s Court Judge, said e-filing should soon become commonplace and "will continue to grow in its appeal."
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: June 18, 2010
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours, 1 hour Skills Credits, 1 hour Practice Management Credits
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Major Topics - E-filing requirements
- Update on surtax on trust investment income under the Affordable Care Act
- Update on the use of deductions
- Other recent developments impacting the fiduciary tax
1.0 Professional Practice; 0.5 Law Practice Management; 0.5 Skills Appropriate for both newly admitted & experienced attorneys
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: January 24, 2013
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 0.50 hours Skills Credits, 1 hour Professional Practice Credits, 0.50 hours Law Practice Management
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| An overview of challenging a property’s assessed value before the Board of Assessment Review, as well as both prosecuting and defending a Tax Certiorari Matter in the Supreme Court. Petitioner and Municipality Perspectives. More details to follow.
MCLE: 0.5 Skills; 1.5 Practice Management Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees. | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: February 03, 2011
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 0.50 hours Skills Credits, 1.50 hours Practice Management Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
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| Major Topics - Ability to file as head of household;
- Dependency exemption;
- Child and additional child tax credit;
- Earned income tax credit;
- Claiming daycare.
2.0 Professional Practice
Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees.
| Formats Available: Streaming, Webcast + Archive
| Original Seminar Date: November 29, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits
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| MCLE: 2.0 Professional Practice
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: December 02, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
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This yearly seminar is packed with new information and helpful tips about the federal and state changes affecting trusts and estates practice that occurred over the past year.
Included will be a discussion of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job
Creation Act of 2010, with a focus on portability and the election to opt out of the application of the
federal estate tax.
Professional Practice: 2.0 Skills
Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees. | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: September 13, 2011
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
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| This yearly seminar is packed with new information and helpful tips about
the federal and state changes affecting trusts and estates practice that
occurred over the past year.
Addressed will
be topics such as Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and
the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of
2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2012 Inflation
Adjustments (Revenue Procedure 2011-52), proposed amendment of Circular 230,
and so much more!
Professional Practice: 2.0 Skills
Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: September 27, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
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| In the Schneider v. Finmann case in 2010, the Court of Appeals reversed long-standing precedent and held that an attorney can be liable to a decedent's estate for negligence in providing estate planning services to the decedent. The program will discuss the case, potential exposure in doing estate planning, and ways to reduce the exposure from the perspective of both litigators and trusts and estates attorneys.
MCLE: 2.0 Ethics Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees. | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: May 26, 2011
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Ethics Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
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| Major Topics
- Revised execution requirements for Powers of Attorney
- Acceptability of out of state Powers of Attorney under new law
- New terms and definitions, including those for use in banking and security transactions
- “Superpowers” and the additional execution requirements for them
- New limited gifting authority
- The new “opinion of counsel” rule
- Acceptance procedures and timelines by financial institutions
- No more conditional powers
MCLE: 1.5 Professional Practice; 0.5 Ethics
Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: September 27, 2011
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 0.50 hours Ethics Credits, 1.50 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
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| Monroe County recently implemented e-filing.
Come learn what is involved and what you can expect.
Hon. Barbara Howe, Erie County Surrogate’s Court Judge, said e-filing should soon become commonplace and "will continue to grow in its appeal."
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: June 18, 2010
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours, 1 hour Skills Credits, 1 hour Practice Management Credits
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| Estate litigation for non-litigators and litigators new to estate litigation.
Major Topics - Will contests, including SCPA 1404 examinations;
- Lost wills;
- How to properly revoke a will;
- Defensive estate planning strategies.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: March 10, 2010
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours, 2.00 hours Skills Credits
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| Major Topics:- Advance Directives, Family Health Care Decisions Act, 2010 End of Life Counsel Bill;
- Income, Gift and Estate Tax Planning;
- Probate Avoidance; and,
- Impact on Spouse's Medicaid Planning.
MCLE: 0.5 Skills; 1.5 Practice Management Appropriate for experienced attorneys only; not new admittees. | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: February 16, 2011
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 0.50 hours Skills Credits, 1 hour Professional Practice Credits, 1.50 hours Total CLE Hours
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Recently, the New York State Social Services Law was amended and emergency regulations were promulgated with respect to the definition of “Estate”, as it applies to Medicaid recoveries. The amendments expand the definition of “Estate” to non-probate assets. Such assets include life estates, jointly-held property, annuities, IRAs, 401(k) and other retirement plans, and interests in trusts. The State has issued a policy directive to county Medicaid offices indicating that the new expanded estate recovery provisions apply to all estate claims made after September 8, 2011.
This expanded recovery program will have far reaching impact on many legal practices beyond elder law, including: real property law, retirement benefits planning, estates and trusts planning and administration.
This program provides an overview of the new law and regulations, and we will also discuss pending litigation brought as a result of these changes. We will also present case studies to illustrate how these changes may impact your legal practices.
MCLE: 2.0 Professional Practice
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: April 25, 2012
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits, 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours
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| New York's newly expanded decanting statute, EPTL 10-6.6, provides a method for trustees to revise or update otherwise irrevocable trusts. Decanting permits a trustee to appoint the trust estate of one trust to another trust.
Major Topics
- "Absolute discretion" expanded to "unlimited discretion;"
- When decanting is valuable;
- Ensuring that a beneficiary is not disqualified from public assistance.
MCLE: 2.0 Professional Practice
Appropriate for only experienced attorneys, NOT
New Admittees.
| Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: January 17, 2012
On-Demand Release Date: Available Now | Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 2.00 hours Total CLE Hours, 2.00 hours Professional Practice Credits
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| Topics include cases involving: Dynasty Trusts: Delaware tax trap, elections out/exceptions; Asset Protection: drafting consideration, exceptions; Total Return Trusts: conversions, income tax issues; Other State Law Benefits: directed trusts, confidentiality, state income tax savings; and, Other: moving trusts, decanting/non-judicial reformation/court reformation.
MCLE: 1.0 Professional Practice; 1.0 Law Practice Management This program is approved for experienced attorney only. | Formats Available: Streaming
| Original Seminar Date: February 27, 2013
| Approved Credit: MCBCFE: 1 hour Professional Practice Credits, 1 hour Law Practice Management
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