Brooklyn Bar Association

Serving the Brooklyn Community Since 1872

Welcome

Established in 1872, the Brooklyn Bar Association’s primary purpose is to promote professional competence among attorneys and increased respect for the legal system.

We promote access to the legal system through our Lawyer Referral Service which provides referrals for legal assistance in multiple practice areas. We advance leadership and promote opportunities for success through our networking opportunities and through our sections and committees, which focus on improvements in the practice of law. We provide Continuing Legal Education, which enhances the skills, competence and ethics of our members.

Our belief that the administration of justice is achieved through the integrity, honor and courtesy of the members of the legal profession is the foundation of our association.

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Support LGBTQIA Homeless Youth

Please join the Brooklyn Bar Association’s LGBTQ+ Committee in a Holiday Drive to Support LGBTQIA Homeless Youth

We are collecting the following items in a collection box located on the first floor of the Brooklyn Bar Association, 123 Remsen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 during regular office hours from Monday, November 11th until Friday, December 6, 2019. You are also welcome to have items shipped to this address for the drive.

Gift Cards in $10 denominations to Ali Forney Center approved vendors:

    • McDonald’s 
    • Applebee’s
    • Dunkin Donuts
    • Old Navy
    • Starbucks
    • H&M


      Approved clothing items:

    • New hats, gloves, and scarves
    • New socks
    • New undergarments (men’s and women’s underwear, bras, under shirts)
      _______

      What is the Ali Forney Center?

      The Ali Forney Center houses and protects LGBTQ+ homeless youth including medical, mental health, mentoring, education, life skills, and career training. For more information, please visit www.aliforneycenter.org.

      Interested in hosting a collection box in your office? Contact the Committee Chair, Christina Golkin at christinagolkinesq@gmail.com for more information about hosting a collection box, this drive, and/or the LGBTQ+ Committee.
Mon 09

Brooklyn Bar Association Foundation Annual Dinner 2019

$250

Monday, December 9, 2019
New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge Hotel
5:30 – 7:00 PM Cocktails
7:30 PM Dinner and Awards

Black Tie Preferred

Honorees

2019 Annual Award Recipients:

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
U.S. Representative for New York’s 8th Congressional District

Hon. Desmond Green
Administrative Judge, 13th Judicial District – Richmond County

Hon. David Vaughan
Kings County Supreme Court, Civil Term

Lisa Schreibersdorf
Executive Director – Brooklyn Defender Services

Vivian H. Agress Trailblazer Award:
Hon. Cheryl Chambers
Associate Justice of the Appellate Division, 2nd Judicial District

Retirees
Hon. Michael Pesce
Hon. John Ingram
Hon. William Miller

Tue 17

2019 Bankruptcy Update

Free – $120

Tuesday, December 17th and Wednesday, December 18th
6:00 – 8:30PM
5  MCLE Credits in Professional Practice (for both nights)

Topics include:

  • Recent developments, Rule changes and trends
  • Update on exemptions and increased amounts
  • New significant cases: Chapter 7 & Chapter 13
  • New Chapter 13 Plan and Practice

Faculty

David J. Doyaga, Sr. Esq.
Gregory M. Messer, Esq.

Cost

BBA Member $80
Non-Member $120
Government Attorney $70
Non-Attorney $70
Student Member $20
**CLE Pre-Paid Loyalty Pass FREE
+$20 for walk-up registration

**For information on our pre-paid Loyalty Pass, please contact Jen Bryan at 718-624-0675 ext. 209.

BBA Sponsors

Brooklyn Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee
David J. Doyaga, Sr. Esq., Chair
Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong, Vice Chair

Sponsored by

Jan 13

Foundation Law Program: Consumer Debt and Bankruptcy 2020

Free

Consumer Debt and Bankruptcy: The Process, Defenses and Options

Monday, January 13, 2020
6:00 – 7:30PM

All members of the public are invited to attend this FREE informational lecture. 

Topics will include:

  • Consumer Debt: The process of a typical consumer collection proceeding; Defenses available to the debtor/consumer; Other options and strategies
  • Bankruptcy: Differences between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 petitions; Mechanics of a Chapter 7 filing; Automatic stay and discharge

This program does not provide CLE credit.

Faculty

Richard A. Klass, Esq., Principal, Law Office of Richard A. Klass, Esq.
Presenter

Fern J. Finkel, Esq., Chair, Foundation Law Committee and Program Organizer

Light refreshments will be served

This Brooklyn Bar Association Foundation Law Committee program is a joint presentation with the Brooklyn Bar Association, the Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyer’s Project, Inc., and the Brooklyn Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service.

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