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CLE: Prisoner Rights Cases

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:20:20 MST

Event Time: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 from 10:00AM to 11:30AM MST (Wednesday, February 8, 2012 from 12:00PM to 1:30PM EST).
Event Location: Federal Court - Judge Charles J. Siragusa's Courtroom
Created: 1/13/12 1:19:37 PM MST
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CLE: Prisoner Rights Cases: What to Expect When Handling a Prisoner's Rights Case -The federal court is now assigning prisoner rights cases to ANY attorney admitted in the federal court. This CLE will give an attorney the basics of how to handle assigned prisoner rights cases. (1.5 CLE Credits)

Presenters:Stephanie A. Fix, John J. Postel, Betsy Sterling and Andrea Tomaino.

RSVP: info@grawa.org

Federal Court-Judge Charles J. Siragusa's Courtroom

100 State Street

Rochester, NY 14614

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MCLE Credits: 2.0 Ethics and Professionalism

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:37:07 MST

Event Time: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 from 4:00PM to 6:00PM MST (Wednesday, February 8, 2012 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM EST).
Event Location: Brooklyn, NY
Created: 2/3/12 9:37:07 AM MST
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Ethics Update 2012 - MCLE Credits: 2.0 Ethics and Professionalism - Brooklyn Chapter

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Albany Law School Women’s Law Caucus Mixer

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:27:04 MST

Event Time: All day Thursday, February 9, 2012
Event Location: Albany Law School
Created: 12/12/11 9:27:04 AM MST
Note: What: Albany Law School Women’s Law Caucus Mixer
When: February 9, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
Where: Albany Law School
Details: A diverse panel of CDWBA members will discuss issues faced by women in the legal profession and much more. The panel will be followed by a cocktail reception where the CDWBA and WLC members can mix and mingle. Stay tuned for more details to come. We hope to see you there!
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Judicial Reception And Installation Dinner

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:40:43 MST

Event Time: All day Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Created: 1/27/12 10:40:43 AM MST
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Judicial Reception And Installation Dinner - Volunteers Needed! - The Judicial Reception and Installation Dinner Committee would like to invite you to an envelope stuffing party on Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Delicious food will be provided in exchange for services. If interested please e-mail Dinna Eskin-Colon at deskin1@yahoo.com. Thank you in advance for your help!

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Women's Connections Presents Women in the Law Panel

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:25:00 MST

Event Time: Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 3:30PM to 5:30PM MST (Thursday, February 16, 2012 from 5:30PM to 7:30PM EST).
Event Location: Nixon Peabody LLP
Created: 1/13/12 1:25:00 PM MST
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Women's Connections Presents Women in the Law Panel - The Women's Connections Committee* presents "Women in Law or There is More Than One Way to Skin a Cat" a panel discussion about the common - and not-so-common - career paths of some local women attorneys. Panelists and additional details to follow.

Thank you to Harris Beach PLLC for underwriting this event.

*Women's Connections Committee is the combined, former GRAWA Attorneys in Transition and Mentoring Committees.

Nixon Peabody LLP

1300 Clinton Square

14th Floor

Rochester, NY 14604

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Legal, Ethical, and Mental Health Issues on Today’s Higher Education Campus

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:20:40 MST

Event Time: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 from 6:30AM to 2:00PM MST (Tuesday, February 21, 2012 from 8:30AM to 4:00PM EST).
Event Location: Lincoln Center Campus, McNally Amphitheatre and Platt Atrium
Created: 1/10/12 9:19:45 AM MST
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Legal, Ethical, and Mental Health Issues on Today’s Higher Education Campus

Sponsors - Fordham University School of Law and Stein Center for Law and Ethics, Fordham University Department of Psychology, Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service Be The Evidence Project.

Co-Sponsors - Health Law Section, New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), NYSBA Committee on Ethical Issues in the Provision of Health Care, NYSBA Committee on Issues Affecting Persons with Disabilities, Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York.

Law Firm and Community Sponsors - Scalise & Hamilton, LLP, Scarsdale, New York, Collaborative for Palliative Care Westchester and NYS Southern Region, National Health Care Decisions Day (NHDD) New York State Colleges and Universities Coalition.

The American campus has been permanently altered by the increase in students with significant mental health issues who are now able to attend colleges and universities because of the gain made in pharmacological treatment and therapy as well as a cultural shift in the stigma associated with serious mental illness and developmental and psychological disorders. Oftentimes students and their families find themselves lost in the maze of the campus community and needing assistance with health care, mental health, substance abuse or related services. Unfortunately, too often these campus issues move from the clinical to the legal in the multiple contexts of student or judicial affairs, medical leave mandates, campus safety concerns as seen in recent college campus events around the country, misinterpretation of symptoms and treatments, and lack of adequate professional training to equip college and university professionals and staff with the skills necessary to deal with student life crises. Although families may have utilized high school counselors and consultants to assist in getting their child into the college of their choice, those services end at the high school doors, and no one of that experience or expertise follows the family onto the higher education campus to assist with services, interventions, advice and guidance.

Attorneys who practice in the areas of health care, mental health, education law and related concentrations, as well as interdisciplinary professionals, can learn from this program including the current state of the law in this area, the laws governing higher education, confidentiality, legal options in health care and mental health matters on a campus, legal resources in representing clients with these issues, the integration of legal and clinical aspects of these matters, on and off-campus legal and clinical services and coordination of on and off-campus legal staff when representing these clients. Knowledge of the clinical issues and legal options available to assist clients in these cases can go a long way in negotiating and finalizing a solution in the best interests of students, their families and college and university communities.

Program:

9:00-9:15 Introductions and Welcome:

Dr. Mary Beth Morrissey, Fordham University (Postdoctoral Researcher, Fordham Graduate School of Social Service Be The Evidence Project); Chair, Collaborative for Palliative Care (Westchester and NYS Southern Region); Chair, NHDD NYS Colleges and Universities Coalition; and NYSBA Committee on Ethical Issues in the Provision of Health Care; and Lawrence Faulkner, Esq., General Counsel to Westchester ARC, and Chair, NYSBA Committee on Ethical Issues in the Provision of Health Care.

9:15-10:05 Mental Health Legal Issues in the Higher Education Setting (1 practice credit) Carolyn R. Wolf, JD (Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Greeenberg, Formato, & Einiger, LLP)

10:05-10:20 Break
10:20-11:10 Medical/Psychiatric Issues (1 skills credit) Victor Schwarz, JD, and Alice Herb, JD (Brooklyn Law School and Sarah Lawrence College)

11:10-12:00 Virginia Tech, An Autopsy of Events and a Study of Violence on Campus, Legal Issues and Interaction of State and Federal Law (1 practice credit) Scott Lewis, JD (St. Mary's College, Texas) and Alice Herb, JD

12:00-12:30 Lunch

12:30– 1:20 Panel on Supported Education and Advance Directives (1 practice credit) Donna Siegmann, RN, BSN, Coordinator of Supported Education Services, and Dr. Lauren Greiner, PhD, Psychologist, SUNY Purchase College; Carolyn Beauchamp, ACSW, President and CEO. Mental Health Association in New Jersey; and
Lawrence Faulkner, JD, and Mary Beth Morrissey, PhD, MPH, JD, Discussants.

1:20-2:35 Ethical, Educational & Administrative Issues (1 1/2 ethics credits). Scott Lewis, JD; Melinda Saran, JD (SUNY at Buffalo Law School); and Deborah Scalise, Esq. (Scalise & Hamilton); Who is the “client”, whose “best interests” are considered, balancing the interests of the student, family and institution.

2:35-2:45 Break

2:45-4:00 Panel Discussion: Reality of Public Safety, Need for Legal Strategies and Budget Deficits/Mental Health Resources (1 skills credit, ½ ethics credit). Dr. Frederick J. Wertz (Past Chair, Fordham Psychology Dept.; Chair, Media and Communication Dept.), Discussion Leader; Melinda Saran, JD; Teddy Morrissey (Undergraduate Student and Vice President of Interfraternity Council, Chair of Judicial, Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University); and students from Fordham University and Sarah Lawrence College.

Registration on the day of the program will open at 8:30 am. Those who are also pre-registered must report to the registration desk before the program begins. Students with an ID from any college or university may enter the program for $15. Please direct any additional inquiries about registration to BeTheEvidenceProject@gmail.com.

Lunch: A boxed lunch (sandwich, chips, and soda) will be provided for those who preregister for the program.

CLE CREDIT IS AVAILABLE: This conference is appropriate for newly admitted and experienced attorneys and is approved for a maximum of 7 transitional and non-transitional credit hours according to the following allocation: 2 skills, 2 ethics, and 3 professional practice ($185 CLE, $125 CLE for Fordham alumni, public interest attorneys, and academicians)

This CLE credit allocation is approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. To determine whether another state will award credit, please contact the CLE administrator’s office for that particular state.

Fordham Law School has a financial hardship policy for this course. To apply, please mail or fax a written request to: Director of Public Programming and CLE, Fordham Law School, 140 West 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023, 212-636-6984. Hardship Applications are available at http://law.fordham.edu/cle.htm.

Email: BeTheEvidenceProject@gmail.com.

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Your Client Refuses to Pay - Now What? Collecting Attorneys' Fee

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:39:32 MST

Event Time: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 from 4:00PM to 6:00PM MST (Tuesday, February 28, 2012 from 6:00PM to 8:00PM EST).
Event Location: New York Life Insurance Co., New York NY
Created: 2/3/12 9:39:32 AM MST
Note: Your Client Refuses to Pay - Now What? Collecting Attorneys' Fee - The Duty to Arbitrate - New York Chapter
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Speed Mentoring

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:29:44 MST

Event Time: All day Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Event Location: Albany Law School
Created: 1/27/12 10:28:25 AM MST
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The Mentoring Committee will be participating in speed mentoring at Albany Law School at 12:00PM. This is an opportunity to speak briefly, one-on-one, with a number of students. It is modeled on speed dating, so a student will come and sit in front of you to ask you questions about your career. After several minutes, the student will be told to move on to the next mentoring lawyer, and a new student will come speak to you. This is a great opportunity to share your knowledge and to talk to young lawyers-to-be. If you are interested, please send an email to Lianne Pinchuk at lsp@gwlaw.com and provide a brief summary of your legal experience (one paragraph) by no later than Wednesday, February 22nd.

Albany Law School

80 New Scotland Avenue

Albany, NY 12208

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QCWBA's Night of Heart Healthy Fun

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:18:28 MST

Event Time: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 from 3:30PM to 7:30PM MST (Wednesday, February 29, 2012 from 5:30PM to 9:30PM EST).
Event Location: My Kitchen Restaurant
Created: 2/2/12 12:10:08 PM MST
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QCWBA's night of Heart Healthy Fun - The program will feature a guest speaker, Barbara Mendez, R.Ph. M.S., Nutritional Consultant and Registered Pharmacist, who will teach us some heart healthy tips, our own Terry Vasquez, Esq., RN who will be taking everyone's blood pressure and a ZUMBA demonstration!

The cost is $35.00 for members and $40.00 for non-members. This includes dinner. This program is graciously sponsored, in part, by East Coast Appraisal Service and Signature Bank. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the American Heart Foundation. Feel free to bring someone whose heart you care about.

Please be sure to RSVP by February 8, 2012 to: qcwba@yahoo.com or Deb Garibaldi at 718-386-4345 ext. 16 or Nicole McGregor Mundy at NMcgrego@courts.state.ny.us or Jeneen Wunder at jwunder@courts.state.ny.us.

My Kitchen Restaurant

106-17 Metropolitan Avenue

Forest Hills, NY 11375

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