CLE Programs & Seminars

See Below for a listing of seminars and luncheons!
or click here for our complete 2007-2008 Brochure.

The new CLE Brochure will be mailed out in early August.  Watch for a line-up of new programs!!

Hardship Scholarship

The Albany County Bar Association provides scholarships for those in need: Fee waivers for unemployed attorneys and fee reductions on a sliding scale for attorneys with annual incomes of $30,000 or less.

 Unemployed:  Full Scholarship
Income up to $15,000 75% Discount
Income $15,000 - $30,000 50% Discount
Income above $30,000 No Discount

All requests must be in writing and are kept confidential. Mail to the The Stedman House, 1 Lodge Street, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12207.
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CLE INFORMATION
The Albany County Bar Association as been certified by the NYS Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of CLE in the State of New York 

The ACBA has been given approval to provide non-traditional CLE format courses such as Video-taping, Audio-taping and group attendance. 

CD's
To have the CD’s mailed to you, please add an additional $5 per CD for shipping and handling costs.

Non ACBA Members, please add an additional $20 per CD.

(CD’s must be returned )

We have the CDs for the following seminars:

 "Article 81" Seminar date February 10, 2006, Rosemary Bailly, Jennifer Corcoran and Laureen Faulkner, 5 Hours of Professional Practice and One Hour of Ethics ($75)

"Marketing & Ethics:  Part One - Non Media Marketing" Seminar date March 2, 2006, Denise Horan and Kathryn Teal, One Hour of Practical Skills and One Hour of Ethics ($40)

"Marketing & Ethics: Part II - Media Marketing" seminar date June 8, 2005, Denise Horan & Kathryn Teal, One Hour Skills and One Hour Ethics ($40)

"Electronic Discovery" Seminar Date March 28, 2006, Thomas Gleason and Lisa Spinelli, 3 Hours of Law Practice Management ($60)

"Social Security Update" Seminar date April 19, 2006, Ira Mendleson, One Hour of Skills ($20)

"Court of Appeals/3rd Department Review" seminar date February 27, 2007, Hon. Victoria Graffeo, Hon. Karen Peters, Hon. Anthony Carpinello, 2 Hours of Professional Practice ($40)

"All Ethics" seminar date March 2, 2007, Steve Paradise and Michael Gaynor, 4 Hours of Ethics ($60)

"Nuts and Bolts of Will Drafting" seminar date March 7, 2007, Hon. Cathryn Doyle, 2 Hours of Professional Practice ($40)

"Article 78" seminar date March 15, 2007, Jeffrey Sherrin and Wayne Benjamin, 2 Hours of Skills ($40)

"State and Federal Bar Criminal Law Update" seminar date March 22, 2007, William Dreyer, Robert Storch, Thomas O’Hern, Michael Hutter, Ray Kelly, Sarah Lord, E. Stewart Jones, Gene Primomo, Hon. Leslie Stein, Stephen Coffey, Pat Connors, Judges Panel: Hon. Gary Sharpe, Hon. David R. Homer, Hon. Patrick McGrath, Hon. Polly Hoye and Hon. John S. Hall, 7 Hours Prof. Practice and 1 Hour of Ethics, ($95)

"Real Estate: Transactions from A-Z w/ Ethics" seminar date May 11, 2007, Karl Sleight, Steve Zayas, Robert Sneeringer and Nicholas Ihnatolya, 2 Hours of Ethics and 2 Hours of Professional Practice ($60)

"State Ethics & Lobbying Law Update" seminar date October 4, 2007, Karl Sleight, 2 Hours of Law Practice Management, ($40)

"Intellectual Property Law for the General Practitioner" seminar date October 17,  2007,  David P. Miranda, 1.5 Hours of Professional Practice, ($35).

"You Don't Practice Criminal Law?" seminar date November 9, 2007, Carmelo M. Laquidara and David A. Ehrlich, 1.5 Hours of Skills ($35)

"Freedom of Information Law", seminar date November 15, 2007, Robert Freeman, 2 Hours of Professional Practice. ($40)

"Appealing Denials of Health Insurance Claims/Appealing Denials of Social Security Claims" seminar date February 22, 2008, Mark Scherzer and Karen Arndt, 2 Hours of Professional Practice ($40)

"Ethics For Everyone!" seminar date March 6, 2008, Scott Bush, Peter Coffey and Michael Gaynor, 4 Hours of Ethics, ($80).

"Update on Evidence" seminar date May 9, 2008, Michael Hutter, 2 Hours of Skills ($40).

"How to Do Better Appeals", seminar date May 21, 2008, Cynthia Feathers, Nancy Schulman, Cathy Pettigrew and Tasia Fedorov, 3 Hours of Professional Practice ($60)

Please contact the ACBA’s office 445-7691 for further details.

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
Luncheons & Seminars

 ATTENTION MEMBERS: For each current member who brings a new recruit to a CLE and they join, the current member will receive a class of three CLE credits, free!!!! 

Some programs to look forward to are:

* = Transitional Programs

2008 Calendar

 

July 16;
Sept. 16; Nov. 18		 Dinner Lecture Series *

August 6
NEW
3rd Annual Mel Osterman Law Conference  *
 

August 7

Save the Date – Track Day w/ CLE!  *
The Albany County Bar Association’s Annual Track Day will be held on August 7, 2008.  In addition to a wonderful time at the track – join us for a CLE seminar in the morning at the Saratoga Marriott regarding the Court of Appeals Decision Burns v. Varriale.  Additional information will be in next month’s newsletter.
August 22
NEW		 Pitfalls of Practice --Avoiding problems that land you before the Committee on Professional Standards *
September 18 Article 81 *
TBA Appellate Division Update *

 All Programs are subject to change

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2008 Dinner Lecture Series
(ACBA in partnership with the local medical community)
(Appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys)

Hilton Gardens Inn
62 New Scotland Avenue
4:45 p.m. Registration
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Seminar
6:00 p.m. Dinner Buffet

The series consists of six programs:

July 16

Dr. Lisa Norelli
Mood disorders

September 16

Dr. Robin Tassinari
Personality disorders

November 18

Dr. Howard Smith
Substance abuse & dependence

Lectures about mental and behavioral disorders and their interrelationship with the law. Each program will explore the specific topic with an eye towards a general overview of the illnesses, how a person is assessed, explanation of what terms are used, what kinds of symptoms or behaviors might be common, and finally, an attorney will discuss the specific topic as it directly correlates to a problem client or a witness, and your interactions with them in interviews, depositions and in the court room itself.

Price:

$35 per program

CLE Credit:

1 Hour each of Skills

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NEW

3rd Annual Mel Osterman Law Conference
(Held in conjunction with the Capital Area School Development Association)
 (Appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys)  Please visit www.casdany.org.
The conference is a great professional development opportunity in which participants will review recent court decisions involving schools and attend workshops that will address current trends and issues.
August 6

Desmond Hotel
660 Albany Shaker Road, Albany, NY 12211
8:30 AM Registration
9:00 – 12:15 PM Seminar
12:15 – 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 – 3:15 PM Seminar
Topics & Speakers: 

“Recent Court Decisions”
Kimberly Fanniff, Associate Council, NYS School Boards Association

“The Do’s and Don’ts of E-mail Use for Administrators and Board Members”
 Kristin Koeler Guilbault, Esq. & Robert Scofield, Esq., Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, LLP 

“Homeless & Residency Issues”
Beth Bourassa, Esq. & Carrie Flynn, Esq., Whiteman Osterman & Hanna, LLP

“Student Discipline”
Susan Johns, Esq., Ferrara, Fiorenza, Larrison, Barrett & Reitz, P.C.

“Employee Discipline”
Jay E. Girvin, Esq. Girvin & Ferlazzo, PC,

Price:  $154 (inc. the $25 filing fee, refreshments & lunch)
CLE Credit:  6 Hours of Professional Practice
For Registration, please contact Jeff McLellan, Executive Director of CASDA at 525-2680 or jmclellan@uamail.albany.edu.

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 Albany County Bar Association’s
14th Annual Saratoga Track Day
At the Rail
Immediately following a CLE
(Appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys)
on
August 7, 2008
Courtyard by Marriott at Saratoga Springs
11 Excelsior Avenue, Saratoga

Alex C. Dell, Esq. presents
NYS Workers’ Compensation Law: Out With the Old and In With the New

And

Michael D. Violando, Esq. presents
Court of Appeals Decision Burns v. Varriale
 

(An overview of the NYS Workers Comp Law, discussion of recent changes in the Law and the need to get consent to third party action settlements – what every attorney needs to know about the Workers’ Compensation Law)

8:45 AM CLE Registration
9:00 AM – 11:00 PM Seminar/Breakfast Buffet
(Appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys)

CLE Credit: 2 Hours of Professional Practice

--- CLE only: $65 per person

--- Track only:  $65 per person ---
--- CLE & Track:  $130 per person ---
(Limited availability of Track Tickets)

* Includes Admission (Club House) * A Lavish Buffet * Post Parade Racing Program * Tax & Gratuity
 Gates open at 11 a.m. and the Restaurant opens at 11:30 a.m.

-- Tickets available at the ACBA's Office --

Dress Code:  No jeans or shorts permitted; Gentlemen must wear jackets & a collared shirt;
Ladies must wear dresses, skirts or pant suits.

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                                         _____  CLE Only  _____ Track Only   ______ CLE & Track

My check in the amount of $ _________________ is enclosed.

Please include the names & E-mail of those who will be attending

Make checks payable to the Albany County Bar Association and remit to
The Stedman House, 1 Lodge Street, Albany, NY 12207.
 

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NEW!

“Pitfalls of Practice --Avoiding problems that land you before the Committee on Professional Standards”
Presented by the ACBA’s Young Lawyers Committee
(Appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys)

August 22

Victory Café
10 Sheridan Avenue, Albany
1:45 PM Registration
2:00 – 4:00 PM Seminar/Lite Fare

Speaker:

Michael Gaynor, Esq. Committee on Professional Standards

Price:

ACBA Member  $45
Non-Member  $60

CLE Credit:

2 Hours of Ethics


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Article 81
 (Appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys)
Sept. 18 

Nurses Association, 11 Cornell Road, Latham, NY 12110
8:45 AM -- Registration/Breakfast Buffet
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Seminar
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Lunch Buffet
12:30 PM – 3:30 PM Seminar
Speakers:  Rosemary Bailly, Albany Law School
Jennifer Corcoran, Balzer & Leary
Representative from Mental Hygiene Legal Services

This seminar is certified by the Office of Court Administration and qualifies participants to apply for enrollment on the list of the Chief Administrator, pursuant to Part 36 of the Rules of the Chief Judge, in the categories of “Guardian”, ”Court Evaluator” and “Attorney for Allegedly Incapacitated Person”.  

This program also satisfies the education requirements for “Guardian” pursuant to MHL Section 81.39 and “Court Evaluator”, pursuant to MHL Section 81.40.
Price: ACBA Member $100 -- Non-Members $120 – Students/Paralegals $50
CLE Credit: 5 Hours of Professional Practice and One Hour of Ethics

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Appellate Division Update
(Appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys)
TBA  

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NOTICE: Pre-registration is strongly suggested to assure that materials and seats are available.  Your check is your reservation, please indicate date of seminar on form below.  Thank you.  Please make all checks payable to the  Albany County Bar Association. Indicate luncheon choice where applicable.

Enclosed is a check in the amount of $ ____________

Name _________________________________

Firm _________________________________

Address _________________________________

Telephone _________________________________

If you have any questions, please call (518) 445-7691 or e-mail: acba@albanycountybar.com

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Please keep the certificates distributed at the luncheons
and seminars as proof of your attendance
and the number of hours completed.
There will be a $5.00 fee to reissue any certificates.

 Please pre-register
(Due to the influx, registration is imperative) 

All Programs are subject to change. 

For CLE Rules and Regulations contact  the NYS CLE Board, 25 Beaver Street, Room 888, New York, NY 10004, (212) 428-2105, http://www.courts.state.ny.us .

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CLE Chair: Scott R. Almas

Committee members:  Jeffrey K. Anderson, Nancy Baum Delain, John J. Hoke, Matthew S. Lerner, Julie N. Perez,
Robert J. Senska, III, Michael T. Snyder and Janet Silver

If you have any ideas on seminars, please contact Barbara Davis at 445-7691.

Hardship Scholarship

The Albany County Bar Association provides scholarships for those in need: Fee waivers for unemployed attorneys and fee reductions on a sliding scale for attorneys with annual incomes of $30,000 less.

 Unemployed:  Full Scholarship
Income up to $15,000 75% Discount
Income $15,000 - $30,000 50% Discount
Income above $30,000 No Discount

 All requests must be in writing and are kept confidential. Mail to the Albany County Courthouse, The Stedman House, 1 Lodge Street, 2nd Floor,  Albany, NY 12207.

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