This program will satisfy the LIVE NY Skills and Ethics requirements for first and second year newly admitted attorneys in New York.

• Feb 12^th 5:30pm – 8:00pm (3 Skills) *Live In-Person* Legal Careers in Real Estate: Learning from Experience
• Feb 19^th 5:30pm – 8:00pm (3 Skills) *Live In-Person* How to Conduct a Deposition: An Interactive Program
• Mar 5^th 5:30pm – 8:00pm (3 Ethics) *Webinar* Ethics Update

Why do attorneys desire to pursue real estate law?

What skills are required for attorneys to be successful?

This CLE will provide an experienced panel of real estate attorneys from all areas: solo and small firm; midsized and Big Law; in-house corporate; and government. The panel will share their career experiences in their distinctive fields of real estate law. They will compare the different levels of real estate legal practice and explain what skills are required, which makes them unique and different from one another.

They will also elaborate on how attorneys continue to uphold and enforce the rule of law.

Marvin Gaye was a popular singer who was part of the Motown sound, creating such hit songs as How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) and I Heard It Through the Grapevine.

Yet his life was not all glamour and fame, as he spent a period in Europe as an involuntary tax exile due to a battle with the IRS in the early 1980s. He also had a longstanding conflict with his father, a preacher in the Hebrew Pentecostal Church and a believer in a strict moral code that he harshly enforced on his four children. Despite the family tension, Marvin moved back into his parents’ home in late 1983 due to battles with depression, debt, and cocaine abuse.

On the morning of April 1, 1984, the eve of his 45th birthday, Marvin was shot and killed by his father in the family home after an argument. His father received a six-year suspended sentence and five years of probation, but there was little accountability for the killing.

Join us for a discussion of this fascinating story, lessons learned, and enduring legacy.

The pre-trial deposition stage is a critical point in any litigation. Indeed, many personal injury and commercial cases are either won or lost during the deposition phase.

Our panel of experts provides practical guidance while teaching basic deposition skills, techniques for handling commonly encountered problems, how to use depositions at trial, how to seek rulings from a trial judge, and how to conduct virtual depositions.

Demonstrations of how to conduct depositions in commercial and personal injury cases are also reenacted.

Some of the specific issues addressed include:

• How to control a witness
• Dealing with evasive witnesses
• How to discover and authenticate documents for trial
• What objections can be raised
• When to prevent a witness from answering
• What to do when your witness volunteers information
• How to cut your losses in light of unexpectedly damaging testimony
• How to use depositions at trial to impeach witnesses, introduce testimony of absentee witnesses, and more
• Virtual depositions
• Whether to conduct a virtual deposition … or insist on a live deposition

Our Panelists (two frequent adversaries) will share their expertise on how to manage client expectations and how to respond to angry clients, distraught clients, clients who act like lawyers, and other difficult clients (and adversaries) in a professional manner.

Relevant Rules of Professional Conduct will be reviewed. Panelists will be appearing from separate locations to avoid any physical altercations.

Join us for a panel discussion exploring a variety of positions for attorneys in the New York State Court System, including roles as law clerk, court attorney, referee, mediator, and much more.

Our panelists will discuss the specific job functions, skills required and developed, and opportunities for professional growth. The speakers will also provide practical advice for seeking and progressing in a career in the courts.

*Part of 3 Evening Bridge The Gap

This CLE program examines special education placements from legal and educational perspectives. It is intended for attorneys with varying levels of experience in special education matters, as well as allied professionals working in the field. The program focuses on unilateral private school placements under the IDEA and reviews how legal standards, educational documentation, and professional coordination are applied in practice.

Presenters will address common issues that arise throughout placement matters, with emphasis on objective analysis, ethical boundaries, and effective communication among attorneys, educators, and families.

Topics to Be Discussed

• Legal framework governing unilateral placements under the IDEA
• FAPE obligations and the three-prong test for tuition reimbursement
• Key case law relevant to placement and reimbursement determinations
• Due process procedures, timelines, and related considerations
• Counseling parents regarding placement options and process expectations
• Intake and evaluation materials, including IEPs and neuropsychological evaluations
• School documentation of student progress and program implementation
• Types of educational data commonly reviewed in placement disputes
• Evidentiary use of school documentation and testimony
• Professional roles and boundaries among parents, attorneys, and schools
• Ethical considerations in attorney and educator interactions
• Case study examining collaboration in a placement matter