Section Program
Thursday, January 21, 2021 – Part I
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 28, 2021 – Part II
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Pandemic Practice Tips
Collective Bargaining; Appearances & Public Hearings Before Public Bodies; Gubernatorial, State Legislative & Home Rule Powers; Ethics; Open Meetings & Freedom of Information Laws; and Diversity in the Legal Profession.
Chairs
Section Chair
Sharon Berlin
Lamb & Barnosky
Section CLE Co-Chairs
Bernis E. Nelson
Bernis E. Nelson, Attorney At Law
Thomas B. Wassel
Cullen and Dykman, LLP.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Pandemic Practice Tips – Part One
3.0 MCLE Credits- 2.0 Areas of Professional Practice; 1.0 Ethics and Professionalism
This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys including those newly admitted
9:00 AM – 9:10 AM
Welcome, Introduction, Business Meeting, and Presentation 2021 Carol Van Scoyoc Fellowship
Speaker
Sharon N. Berlin, Esq. | Section Chair, Lamb & Barnosky, LLP., Melville, NY
9:10 AM – 10:00 AM
Interface Among Gubernatorial, State Legislative, and Local Home Rule Powers
Speaker
Richard Briffault, Esq. | Professor, Columbia Law School, New York, NY
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM
Break
10:10 AM – 11:00 AM
NYS Freedom of Information Law and Open Meetings Law
An overview of the public’s rights and government agency responsibilities with regards to New York State open government statutes.
Speaker
Shoshanah V. Bewlay, Esq. | Executive Director, Committee on Open Government, NYS Department of State, Albany, NY
Kristin O’Neill, Esq. | Assistant Director, Committee on Open Government, NYS Department of State, Albany, NY
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice
11:00 AM – 11:10 AM
Break
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM
Government Attorneys and the Rules of Professional Conduct – Pitfalls and Land Mines
Learn what parts of the Rules of Professional Conduct apply particularly to attorneys in public service, or those who represent government clients. What are the do’s and don’ts? Where should angels fear to tread?
Speaker
Steven G. Leventhal, Esq. | Leventhal, Mullaney & Blinkoff, LLP., Roslyn, NY
A. Thomas Levin, Esq. | Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., Garden City, NY
1.0 Credit in Ethics
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Pandemic Practice Tips – Part Two
3.0 MCLE Credits- 2.0 Areas of Professional Practice; 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias
This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys including those newly admitted
2:00 PM – 2:10 PM
Welcome and Introduction
Speaker
Sharon N. Berlin, Esq. | Section Chair, Lamb & Barnosky, LLP, Melville, NY
2:10 PM – 3:00 PM
Land Use in a Pandemic: How to Keep Applications Moving Forward When the World Slows Down
An applicants’ attorney and a municipal attorney address the challenges and opportunities presented by local land use applications in the age of COVID.
Speaker
Anna Vikse, Esq. | Village of Westbury, Westbury, NY
Anthony F. Morando, Esq. | Cuddy & Feder, LLP., Fishkill, NY
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice
3:00 PM – 3:10 PM
Break
3:10 PM – 4:00 PM
Diversity and Inclusion (or Lack Thereof) in Local Government Settings – Experiences, Perspectives and Addressing the Challenges
Speakers
Simone Marie Freeman, Esq. | Jaspan Schlesinger, LLP and Deputy Village Attorney & Counsel to Board of Zoning & Appeals, Village of Valley Stream, Valley Stream, NY
Cherice P. Vanderhall, Esq. | Village Attorney, Village of Hempstead, Hempstead, NY
Moderator
Martha Krisel, Esq. | Executive Director, Nassau County Civil Service Commission, Hempstead, NY
1.0 Credit in Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias
4:00 PM – 4:10 PM
Break
4:10 PM – 5:00 PM
Collective Bargaining Procedures, Trends and Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Speakers
Mariam Ming Li Manichaikul, Esq. | NYS Public Employment Relations Board, Brooklyn, NY
Adam S. Ross, Esq. | Lamb & Barnosky, LLP., Melville, NY
Richard K. Zuckerman, Esq. | Lamb & Barnosky, LLP., Melville, NY
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION (Before 12/31/20)
$149: Section Member | $179: NYSBA Member | $299: Non-NYSBA Member
REGULAR REGISTRATION (1/1/21 and after)
$199: Section Member | $239: NYSBA Member | $399: Non-NYSBA Member
IMPORTANT: For those of you that wish to attend multiple Section or Committee programs, we are extending a discount of 25% off the pricing of 2 or more programs, however you must contact our MRC Department directly and register over the phone.
MEMBER RESOURCE CENTER
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Carol Van Scoyoc Scholarship
New York State Bar Association Local and State Government Law Section 2021
Catherine Larrabee
Catherine Larrabee is a 2L at New York University Law School. Catherine’s career interests lie in civil enforcement at the state and local government levels. This summer, she will intern at the New York City Law Department. She will also extern this semester for New York City’s Fair Housing Litigation Unit. Previously, Catherine has interned at the New York and California AGs’ Offices, working on issues of civil rights and workers’ rights. She is a staff editor on NYU’s Moot Court Board and serves on the boards of the Public Interest Law Students Association and the Law & Government Society. Prior to law school, Catherine was a paralegal at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. She also did a year of service in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps, working as a case manager at a nonprofit in the Bronx. Catherine received her BA in Theology from Boston College. She is originally from the Chicago area and currently lives in Brooklyn.
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Use discount code: PUBAM21 during the checkout process.
- The discount code (PUBAM21) expires on January 29 on the final day of Annual Meeting
- The 25% discount will be taken off of your qualifying process based on your NYSBA Membership status
- On-Demand CLE programs available in the online store do not qualify for the 25% discount.
FEATURED PRODUCTS
Lefkowitz On Public Sector Labor And Employment Law, Fourth Edition
Regular Member Price: $160.00
Municipal Ethics In New York
Regular Member Price: $60.00
Is America Fulfilling Its Promise? Safeguarding Legal Protections For Immigrants
Regular Member Price: $15.00
SECTION PUBLICATIONS
Government, Law and Policy Journal
Interested in writing an article for the Government, Law and Policy Journal? Please contact Scott Fein at sfein@woh.com.
Municipal Lawyer
Interested in writing an article for Municipal Lawyer? Please contact Mike Lewyn at mlewyn@hotmail.com.
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