This practical skills program is designed for the newly admitted attorney or the attorney seeking a fundamental but practical overview of handling a matrimonial matter. The program consists of six major topic areas which shall each be taught through lectures coordinated with the comprehensive materials.

Program Topics

• Matrimonial Actions

• Practice Management, Ethics and Professionalism

• Discovery

• Motions and Pretrial Intervention

• Introduction to Equitable Distribution and Maintenance

• Matrimonial Agreements and the Introduction to the Child Support Standards Act (CSSA)

Program Faculty

Jennifer Powers Rutkey, Esq. (Chair)
Gordon, Tepper & DeCoursey, LLP
—Glenville, NY

Michael P. Friedman, Esq.
Friedman & Molinsek PC
—Delmar

James A. Montagnino, Esq.
Court Attorney/Referee / Law Clerk to Hon. Catherine Cholakis
Unified Court System Rensselaer County Family Court
—Troy

Hon. Kimberly A. O’Connor
Acting Supreme Court Justice
Third Judicial District
— Albany

Hon. Joseph M. Sise
Supreme Court Justice
4th Judicial District
— Fonda

Jenifer M. Wharton, Esq.
Gordon Tepper & DeCoursey LLP
—Glenville, NY

Total MCLE Credits  6.5
Ethics MCLE Credits 1.0

This archived webcast is a video online program that you will view and listen to on your computer screen.