14 Vesey St
New York, NY 10007
USA
Civil Rights Jamboree 2016
Friday, December 2, 2016; 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM
8 NY Credits: 1 Ethics; 4 Skills; 3 PP; Transitional & Non-Transitional
8 NJ Credits: 1 Ethics; 7 General
Join NYCLA's Civil Rights and Liberties Committee for a full-day program looking at some of the most important issues today. Topic to be discussed include:
- Drafting Pleadings: Claims and Defenses (Police Cases vx. Prison Cases)
- 1983 Update
- Ethical Issues in Drafting Retainer Agreements
- Non-Obvious Discovery Issues
- Dealing with Sexism in Litigation
- Examinations—50h Hearings and Depositions
- JPTOs and Fee Applications
Program Co-Sponsor: NYCLA’s Civil Rights and Liberties Committee
Program Chair: Elliot Dolby-Shields, Roth & Roth, LLP, Co-Chair, NYCLA’s Civil Rights and Liberties Committee
Faculty: Samuel Cohen, Samuel B. Cohen, Attorney & Counselor At Law; Ali Frick, Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady LLP; Scott Korenbaum, Gregory Spektor P.C.; Carolyn Kubitschek,Lansner & Kubitschek; Gideon Oliver, GideonLaw; Robert Quackenbush, Pro Se Law Clerk, SDNY; David Rankin, Rankin & Taylor; Asha Smith, The Legal Aid Society; NYCLA President Carol Sigmond, Cohen Seglias; Additional faculty TBA