NYSBA

Basics of Criminal Law for the Criminal & Civil Lawyer

Friday, March 15, 2013

- Location -
Radisson Martinique on Broadway
49 West 32nd Street
New York, NY 10001
(212) 736-3800

Description

Are you beginning a career in criminal law; either prosecution or defense? Are you a civil law practitioner looking to expand your practice to include representation of criminal defendants? Or are you an established criminal law practitioner looking for updates and practice pointers from highly regarded colleagues? This program will provide you with invaluable substantive knowledge and practical skills advice: from taking the initial phone call, to arraignment and Grand Jury practice, and all the way to plea bargaining.

A faculty of seasoned practitioners will discuss:

  • Initial client contact
  • Bail Applications
  • Arraignment
  • Grand Jury Practice: Prosecution and Defense
  • Discovery
  • Plea bargaining
  • Ethical issues

This comprehensive introductory program is invaluable for the new criminal law practitioner and the civil law practitioner who handles the occasional criminal case. Don't miss this opportunity to learn the fundamentals from well-respected criminal law practitioners. Register today!

Agenda

8:30 a.m.                       Registration

9:00 - 9:10 a.m.           Welcome and Introductions

9:10 - 10:00 a.m.        What Happens When I Get the Call?
                                            - Filing Notices
                                            - Preparing for and Handling the Arraignment
                                            - The Bail Application and its Components
                                            - Reviewing the Complaint for Sufficiency
                                                  Speaker:  Maurice H. Sercarz, Esq., Sercarz & Riopelle, LLP, NYC

10:00 - 10:50 a.m.     Rules of Evidence
                                            - The Business Records rule
                                            - The Prior Inconsistent Statement
                                            - Introducing the Photo (including Photoshop issues)
                                            - Hospital Records
                                                  Speaker:  Xavier Donadlson, Esq., Donaldson & Chilliest, LLP, NYC

10:50 - 11:05 a.m.    Coffee break

11:05 - 11:55 a.m.   The Grand Jury (Prosecution focus)
                                           - How does it Work?
                                           - What is a Grand Jury Subpoena?
                                           - What does the D. A. have to produce? Does the Defense have to produce records?
                                           - What are the implications of producing records?
                                                  Speaker:  Daniel N. Arshack, Esq., Arshack & Hajek, NYC

11:55 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.               Lunch (on your own)

1:00 - 1:50 p.m.      Ethics Problems for the Wary
                                          - Contraband Evidence
                                          - Multiple Defendants
                                          - Fee Arrangements and the Written Retainer
                                                Speaker:  Prof. Ellen Yaroshefsky, Esq., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, NYC

1:50 - 2:40 p.m.     Effective Discovery
                                         - Open File Discovery
                                         - The Bill of Particulars
                                         - FOIA Requests
                                         - Getting Scientific Evidence from Labs (Recent Police Lab Problems)
                                         - Brady Evidence
                                         - The Demand Discovery Notice
                                                Speaker:  Marvin E. Schechter, Esq., Marvin E. Schechter Law Firm, NYC

2:40 - 2:50 p.m.                        Refreshment break

2:50 - 3:40 p.m.     Grand Jury Practice (Defense focus)
                                        - The decision to put the Client in the Grand Jury
                                        - Dealing with Grand Jury Subpoenas for Records
                                        - Problems representing corporations before the Grand Jury
                                        - The Defendant's Grand Jury Presentation
                                        - Requesting Grand Jury Instructions as to Defenses
                                                Speaker:  John M. Youngblood, Esq., New York County Defender Services, NYC

3:40 - 4:30 p.m.   The Art of Plea Bargaining
                                       - Was there a real victim?
                                       - Restitution?
                                       - Cap of Probation?
                                       - Community Service?
                                       - Defendant's roots in the community: Job?; Family?; Breadwinner?
                                              Speaker:  Sherry Levin Wallach, Esq., Wallach & Rendo LLP, NYC

4:30 p.m.                              Adjournment

Total MCLE Credits: 7.0 (4.0 Skills; 2.0 Areas of Professional Practice; 1.0 Ethics)

Directions

North: Take 95 South onto Cross Bronx Expressway to exit (Henry Hudson Pkwy South). Drive down to 42nd Street, then make right onto Broadway. Take it down to 32nd and Broadway.South: Take 95 North onto the NJ Turnpike. Follow directions into the Lincoln Tunnel. When exiting the Tunnel, follow signs to 34th Street Exit. Drive East to 7th Avenue. Make a right on 7th Avenue and drive to 32nd Street and make a left go down one 1/2 block to Broadway. The hotel is on the cornerof 32nd Street.West: Route 80 to New Jersey Turnpike South. Follow signs to Lincoln Tunnel. When exiting the Tunnel, follow signs to 34th Street Exit. Drive East to 7th Avenue. Make a right on 7th Avenue and drive to 32nd Street, then make left go down one 1/2 blocks to Broadway. The hotel is on the corner of 32nd and Broadway.East: Take LI Expressway into Queens. Exit at the Midtown Tunnel. Follow signs to 34th Street exit. Go west to 5th Avenue turn left. Go down to 33rd Street. Turn right on 33rd Street go down one block to Broadway make right. Go one block to 32nd Street. The hotel is on the corner of 32nd and Broadway.

The last day to pre-register online was March 14, 2013.

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Pricing Information for Member
Seminar
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NYC-Registration $165.00
 

Pricing Information for Non Member
Seminar
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NYC-Registration $265.00
 

Pricing Information for Student Member
Seminar
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NYC-Registration $60.00
 

Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities:
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