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Anatomy of a Trial
Gary B. Pillersdorf, NYSTLA Past President and Dean Emeritus, will chair a lively discussion of the best courtroom-tested trial techniques that have been successful in the trenches. Balancing the prog...
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3.00 ( General 3.00 ) |
$150 |
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Communicating Your Theme in Jury Selection
Learn about how to best communicate your theme, either as a plaintiff’s or defendant’s
lawyer in a variety of tort cases.
The plaintiffs and defendants try to set themes in a variety of tort actio...
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3.00 ( General 3.00 ) |
$150 |
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Depositions 2009
Depositions are the single most critical factor to winning or losing your case. Whether your case is an automobile incident or a complex medical malpractice or product liability claim, how your client...
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3.00 ( General 3.00 ) |
$150 |
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Elevators & Escalators
Topics will include:
- Theories of liability, including res ipsa loquitior
- Who may be liable
- What to look for in discovery
- How does an elevator work (or not as the case may be)
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2.00 ( General 2.00 ) |
$100 |
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Ethical Issues for Solo and Small Firm Practitioners
An Overview of the Disciplinary System:
• Procedural Rules
• Grievance Committees
• The Initiation of an Investigation by the Committee
• Investigative Authority of the Committee
• The 5th Amen...
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2.00 ( Ethics 2.00 ) |
$100 |
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Ethics in Litigation: 2008 Update
• Weakening of the attorney-client and work-product privileges in the context
of "crime-fraud" claims.
• Addressing questionable evidence proffered by clients and witnesses.
• The acceptable limits...
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4.00 ( Ethics 4.00 ) |
$200 |
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Evidence Update 2009
Are you up to date on the most recent cases that can decide if your client wins or loses? Do you know how to prove prior written notice against the City of New York in light of the recent D’Onofrio an...
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6.00 ( General 6.00 ) |
$250 |
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Fire Cases
FIRE! A word that causes fear in anyone who hears it. People are universally afraid of a fire and always think of the worst case scenario when the topic arises. Fires do happen. And, unfortunately, fi...
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2.00 ( General 2.00 ) |
$100 |
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Going Solo, Staying Solo or Taking Partners
Whether it is a misty dream for someday or the hard-nosed reality now, there is a great deal to learn about running your own practice. This jam-packed nuts and bolts seminar will cover business organi...
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3.00 ( General 3.00 ) |
$150 |
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Law Practice Management
In this seminar, you will learn how to operate your firm efficiently, effectively and successfully, and avoid the pitfalls that can result in legal malpractice and disciplinary proceedings, while maxi...
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3.00 ( General 3.00 ) |
$150 |
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Masters Series 2009
Over the last two decades a small group of lawyers has repeatedly attained the very best results for its clients at trial. These lawyers have achieved verdicts throughout the State that by all account...
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6.00 ( General 6.00 ) |
$250 |
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Maximizing Damages 2009
This lecture seeks to provide the attendees with the three distinct points of view on this ever crucial element of the civil law suit. Seasoned trial veterans David Dean and Alan Kaminsky will share t...
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3.00 ( General 3.00 ) |
$150 |
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Mediation & Arbitration
You will learn how to:
- Improve your skills in mediation from expert trial lawyers and mediators
- Handle court, as well as private, mediations
- Prepare for the hearing, evaluate your case, d...
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3.00 ( General 3.00 ) |
$150 |
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Medicare, Medicaid & ERISA 2010 Update
Talking Points Include:
The current state of ERISA claims
Insured vs. self-funded plans
ERISA preemption - what laws are preempted and what laws are not
Effect of ERISA on GOL-5-335 and CPLR 454...
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4.00 ( General 4.00 ) |
$200 |
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Municipal & Transit Liability
A thorough review of law and strategy by seasoned lawyers who will give nuts and bolts practice guidelines, as well as new developments in the law and pitfalls to avoid. From the Notice of Claim thro...
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3.00 ( General 3.00 ) |
$150 |
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Prof. David D. Siegel's 2010 CPLR Update
- New rule on clerk's duty to accept papers for filing
- Defendant's insurer now required to attend conferences
- Party is entitled to confirmation of arbitration award even if paid
- Attorne...
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3.00 ( General 3.00 ) |
$150 |
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Successful Examination of Expert Witnesses
- Direct and Cross of an Accident Reconstructionist
- Direct and Cross of a Life Care Planner
- Direct and Cross of an Orthopedist with emphasis on the herniated disc and knee injury case
- Direct ...
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6.00 ( General 6.00 ) |
$250 |
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Techniques for Winning the Motorcycle Accident Case
Learn essential skills from battle tested practitioners for preparing, trying and dealing with the unique problems raised by the motorcycle accident case. The faculty will share the insight and experi...
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2.00 ( General 2.00 ) |
$100 |
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Technology in the Office and in the Courtroom
March 31, 2009 – Technology from the vantage point of the Office
1. Filing By Electronic Means (FBEM): NYS’s electronic case management system; Training by the Office of Court Administration
2. Of...
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6.00 ( General 6.00 ) |
$250 |
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The New Ethics Rules & the Trial Lawyer
A panel of ethics experts will discuss the significant changes in New York’s new ethics
rules. By using hypotheticals, the panel will explore issues that trial lawyers routinely
confront in their pr...
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2.00 ( Ethics 2.00 ) |
$100 |
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