Every June, New Yorkers celebrate Pride Month, an event intended to memorialize the Stonewall Riots which occurred in Manhattan in June of 1969. The Stonewall Riots precipitated various civil rights demonstrations, contributing to the fight to end discrimination against the LGBT+ Community.

As such, Pride Month is intended to both commemorate the work and sacrifices of prominent members of the LGBT+ and allied communities in raising awareness, and advocating visibility and acceptance, while also drawing attention to civil rights issues that remain to be addressed.

One June 9, 2018, the LGBTQ+ Committee at the Brooklyn Bar Association will be celebrating Pride locally with Brooklyn Pride (http://brooklynpride.org/), a non-profit organization that organizes a Pride Multi-Cultural Festival and Parade each year.

This June marks the three year anniversary since the establishment of The LGBTQ+ Committee at the Brooklyn Bar, originally proposed by Founding Chair Christina Golkin in 2015. Since its establishment, The LGBTQ+ Committee has hosted various topical Continuing Legal Education Courses, such as “Transgender Student Rights: An Emergent Legal Landscape,” in May 2018 and “Providing Culturally Competent Services to the LGBTQ+ Community,” in February 2018.

The LGBTQ+ Committee is honored to be representing the Brooklyn Bar at the Brooklyn Pride Multi-Cultural Festival (http://brooklynpride.org/pride-events/) alongside the Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project and the Brooklyn Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service. The Committee will also be marching in the Brooklyn Pride Twilight Parade (http://brooklynpride.org/pride-events/).  The Festival and Parade are scheduled to take place on June 9th, 2018 in Park Slope, and are expected to feature a diverse cross-section of the borough’s businesses, community members and city-wide organizations. The Festival will line six blocks of 5th Avenue, between 3rd street and 9th street, and runs from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Parade starts around Lincoln Place and ends at 9th St. & 5th Avenue. It steps off promptly at 7:30 p.m.

If you would like to join us in marching in the Brooklyn Pride Parade with other Brooklyn Bar Association members, please contact Christina Golkin at Christinagolkinesq@gmail.com for more information.

Please note that the members only event that was scheduled for Friday, April 27, 2018, An Evening with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, has been postponed due to the Justice’s recent shoulder injury. This event will be rescheduled in the near future. Notice will be sent to membership when we have more information.

The Brooklyn Bar Association wishes Justice Sotomayor a speedy and full recovery.

***THIS COURSE HAS BEEN POSTPONED.
NEW DATE TBA***

2 MCLE Credits (Skills)

Cost

BBA Member $60
Non-Member $100
Law Student $10
Non-Attorney $50
+$20 for walk-up registration

Faculty

Anthony J. Lamberti, Esq.

Howard Krooks, Esq., J.D., CELA*, CAP**
*CELA – Certified Elder Law Attorney through the National Elder Law Foundation as accredited by the American Bar Association
**CAP – Council of Advanced Practitioners

Description

This presentation will address issues the New York attorney must address when representing clients with ties to New York and Florida. Dual residence clients must address New York/Florida issues in their estate planning documents, whether to plan for government benefits eligibility in New York or Florida, and consider whether to execute advance directives such as durable power of attorney, health care proxy/surrogate and living will in only one state or both states.

Other topics to be discussed include:

• What are the res judicata and collateral estoppel effects of guardianship orders
• What should practioners be aware of in seeking compensation in guardianship cases?

BBA Sponsor

BBA Elder Law Committee
Anthony J. Lamberti, Esq. – Chair
Fern Finkel, Esq. – Vice-Chair

New Developments in Practice at the Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), New York City’s Central Administrative Tribunal

Tuesday, May 16, 2017
6-8:00PM 
2 MCLE Credits
(Professional Practice)

BBA Member $60 | Non-Member $100 | Law Student $10 | Non-Attorney $50
+$20 for walk-up registration

Faculty:
Hon. Fidel F. Del Valle
Chief Judge and Commissioner, OATH

Hon. Raymond E. Kramer
Executive Director, Center for Creative Conflict Resolution, OATH

Maria Marchiano, Esq.
Chief Clerk, OATH

Description:
OATH has implemented significant changes as part of a City-wide effort to reform the administrative justice system in the City of New York. This program will provide an overview of these far-reaching reforms.

Hearings Division: These reforms require both internal organizational changes at OATH, such as the creation of a new, centralized Clerk’s Office to unify OATH’s numerous hearing facilities in all five boroughs, as well as important external changes, such as the creation and implementation of a universal summons and electronic handheld summons-issuing technology. What had previously been three internal OATH tribunals hearing enforcement-related summons is now one unified Hearings Division. New OATH Hearings Division rules went into effect August 8, 2016 which streamlined the existing rules and procedures, so that the process by which people respond to summonses will be the same for all summonses filed at OATH. This is a major step forward in creating a uniform OATH Hearings Division that is responsible for the adjudication of all enforcement-related summonses. In addition, OATH’s jurisdiction has continued to expand. At the end of August 2016, per Executive Order 18 of 2016 signed by the Mayor, OATH began to hear cases from the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) that were previously adjudicated at an administrative tribunal housed within DCA. Also, with the enactment of the Criminal Justice Reform Act in June, OATH will be responsible, starting in June 2017, for adjudicating approximately 160,000 summonses that previously were heard in NYC Criminal Court. The new law also makes OATH responsible for establishing and administering a community service program as an alternative to the monetary penalties the law allows. This is a major criminal justice reform initiative that may serve as a national model.

Trials Division: The Trials Division continues to serve as the central administrative tribunal for more formal and complex administrative hearings referred by City agencies. The program will include an overview of the Trials Division and its jurisdiction and procedures.

Mediation: In addition to these City-wide initiatives, last year OATH launched the City’s Center for Creative Conflict Resolution (CCCR), which provides mediation and other conflict services to all City agencies and their employees

To Download Flyer Registration:
New Developments in Practice at the Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings (OATH), New York City’s Central Administrative Tribunal

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Monday, December 5, 2016

New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge Hotel

Black Tie Preferred

5:30 PM

You are cordially invited to attend the

Brooklyn Bar Association Foundation, Inc.

Annual Dinner

2016 Annual Award Recipients:

Hon. Martin M. Solomon
Justice,
Supreme Court, Kings County

Hon. Deborah A. Dowling
Justice,
Supreme Court, Kings County

Domenick Napoletano
Past President 2012-2013
Brooklyn Bar Association

On Tuesday, September 6, 2016 starting at 6 pm there will be a joint screening of the BBA and City Bar Judiciary Committees in the BBA auditorium.

At that time it is anticipated that 6 candidates will be interviewed:

Additional candidates may be participating so please plan for a full night of review.

Important Reminder

Please be reminded that pursuant to the BBA Judiciary Committee rules you as a member of the BBA Judiciary Committee, your family members and law partners are precluded from making contributions to judicial candidates and attending fundraisers for any candidate for judicial office in Kings County.  If you have already participated or plan to do so you should let Chair Andrew Fallek and I know so that you will be excluded from the review of that candidate and his/her opponent(s).

The Sky & The City: Development Rights in NYC

Monday, January 25, 2016
6-8:00PM 
2 MCLE Credits

Member $60 | Non-Member $100 | Law Student $10 | Non-Attorney $50
+$20 for walk-up registrations

Description:
This session examines the fundamentals of air rights in the New York City development process and its implications for real estate transactions. The session will address the legal history of air rights and describe the ways in which the city’s zoning code and land use policies govern their use, sale, and transfer. Through case studies of major redevelopment projects in New York City, the session will also show how air rights are playing a critical role in some of the city’s most critical planning issues including the redevelopment of Penn Station, the adoption of mandatory inclusionary zoning, and the revitalization of outer borough neighborhoods. Finally, the session will provide practical guidance on the utilization of air rights including the fundamentals of zoning lot mergers, title issues, unique zoning provisions, landmark considerations, and the rules affecting special districts.

Faculty:
Kevin Dwarka, MCP, JD, PHD
Managing Principal of KDLLC
Senior Fellow at Pace University’s Land Use Law Center
Adjunct Professor, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate

Sponsors:
Brooklyn Bar Association
Real Property Section
Mark J. Caruso, Esq., Chair

East Coast Appraisal Service

2015 Annual Update

Friday, November 13, 2015
9AM-5:00PM 
8 MCLE Credits
(1 Ethics; 7 Professional Practice)

Member $140 | Non-Member $225 | Law Student $25 | Non-Attorney $100
+$20 for payment received less than 24 hours before program

Description:
Join us for this comprehensive update course covering a year’s worth of changes to cases and statutes in the most popular topics for tort practitioners.

Faculty:
David Paul Horowitz, Esq. – Evidence
Mike Ross, Esq. – Ethics
Dan Santola, Esq. – Labor Law
John Bonina, Esq. – Med Mal
Dan Solinsky, Esq. – Municipal
Mitch Proner, Esq. – No Fault
Sim Shapiro, Esq. – Premises
Andrea Bonina, Esq. – Products
David Paul Horowitz, Esq. – Disclosure

Medical Malpractice

Member $60 | Non-Member $100 | Law Student $10 | Non-Attorney $50

+$20 for payment received less than 24 hours before program

How-To Tips and Practical Overview for Preparing Judgements of Divorce

Description:

Rejections of proposed judgments of divorce packets for form and substance defects result in delays.  This lunchtime CLE is designed to help you avoid some of the most common preparation pitfalls that result in rejections of proposed judgment of divorce packets.  This CLE is appropriate for attorneys of all experience levels as a how-to for newly admitted attorneys and as a refresher for attorneys with many years of experience.

Faculty:

Hon. Jeffrey S. Sunshine
Supervising Judge for Matrimonial Matters for Kings County

John Fiumara, Esq.
Deputy Chief Court Attorney, Law Department, Supreme Court, Kings County

Abigail Mattaro, Esq.
Principal Law Secretary to Hon. Jeffrey S. Sunshine

To download flyer & registration form, click this link: How To: Tips and Practical Overview for Preparing Judgements of Divorce

The Role of Trademarks in the Fashion Industry: Protecting your Brand in Style

Thursday, October 22, 2015
6-8:00PM (Dinner at 5:30)
2 MCLE Credits (Professional Practice)

Member $60 | Non-Member $100 | Law Student $10 | Non-Attorney $50
+$20 for payment received less than 24 hours before program

Description:
This CLE will cover different legal issues such as the importance of trademarks for fashion companies, the possible issues that may arise if a company doesn’t own a trademark for their brand and whether trademarks are necessary for fashion start-ups.

Moderator:
Biana Borukhovich, Esq.

Faculty:
Theodore C. Max, Esq.
Sheppard Mullin

Pamela Weinstock, Esq.
Associate General Counsel Kenneth Cole

Busaya Olupona, Esq.
Fashion Designer & Attorney