Equine Law Symposium 2022: Equine Law In The 21st Century
This program will cover several aspects of equine law, including horse rescue, boarding, contracts, liability, the sport of horse racing, and equine therapy. Each area will examine the current law for directives, benefits, risks, and flaws.
- February 9, 2022
- 1:00 PM
- 5:00 PM
- 4.0
- 4.0
- Virtual Participation
1:00 p.m. – 1:05 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Planning Co-Chair:
June M. Castellano, Esq.
Law Office of June Castellano
Rochester, NY
1:05 p.m. – 1:55 p.m.
Equine Law Overview
Ms. Farrell will discuss “a day in the life” of an equine law practitioner. She will give an overview sketch of the kinds of issues encountered in her day-to-day work. She will touch on various areas and statutes, including lien laws, agricultural assessments, safety and agricultural tourism, boarding arrangements, and releases.
Speaker:
Fiona S. Farrell, Esq.
Full Circle Farm
Stillwater, NY
1.0 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice
1:55 p.m. – 2:55 p.m.
Equine Therapy
Ms. Farrell will explore the not-for-profit and 501(c)(3) issues affecting organizations. She will also cover hippo-therapy instruction related to licensing and certification, and public and private reimbursement.
Ms. Mancuso will provide the hands-on perspective of running a horse-related not-for-profit, including the necessary grant writing and bureaucratic requirements of rescue operations. She will also share details about her particular work in the area of emergency disaster response and animal welfare.
Speakers:
Fiona S. Farrell, Esq.
Full Circle Farm
Stillwater, NY
Deanna Mancuso
Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue
Dover Plains, NY
1.0 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice
2:55 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.
Liability and Prevention
Ms. Fershtman will present on issues of liability, exculpatory agreements, and other contract issues. She will review liability prevention for horse owners and liability issues for all individuals involved with horses, as well as related subtopics.
Speaker:
Julie Fershtman, Esq.
Foster Swift Collins & Smith
Southfield, MI
1.0 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice
3:55 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Drugs in Horse Racing
Mr. Liebman will present on drug-related issues in horse racing, including regulation and enforcement.
Speaker:
Bennett M. Liebman, Esq.
Albany Law School
Albany, NY
1.0 MCLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice
4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Q&A
Planning Co-Chairs:
June M. Castellano, Esq.
Law Office of June Castellano
Rochester, NY
Marc-Andre Cyr, Esq.
Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP
New York, NY
- June M. Castellano, Esq., Planning Co-Chair, Law Office of June Castellano
- Fiona S. Farrell, Esq., Speaker, Full Circle Farm
- Julie I. Fershtman, Esq., Speaker, Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.
- Bennett Liebman, Esq., Speaker, Albany Law School
- Deanna Mancuso, Speaker, Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue
- Marc-Andre Cyr, Esq., Planning Co-Chair, Sullivan & Cromwell, LLP
- Webinar
- 0LR31
- Committee on Animals and the Law
- Committee on Continuing Legal Education
