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Basics of Criminal Law for the Criminal & Civil Lawyer

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Holiday Inn Amherst
1881 Niagara Falls Blvd.
Amherst, NY 14228
(716) 691-8181

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: Paul J. Cambria, Jr., Esq.  (Partner: Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, LLP, Buffalo)  (Local Program Chair)

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: Angelo Musitano, Esq.  (Law Offices of Angelo Musitano, Niagara Falls)

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: Joseph M. LaTona, Esq. (Law Offices of Joseph M. LaTona, Buffalo)

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: Michael Mohun, Esq.  (Partner: Law Office of Mohun and Killelea, Cowlesville)

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: Herbert L. Greenman, Esq. (Partner: Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, LLP, Buffalo)

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: Barry N. Covert, Esq.  (Partner: Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria, LLP, Buffalo)

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: Thomas J. Eoannou, Esq.  (Law Offices of Thomas J. Eoannou, Buffalo)

4:30 p.m.     Adjournment

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

Directions

From Buffalo-Niagara Int'l Airport: Exit the airport onto Rt. 33W and continue to the 90E. Take exit 50, Rt. 290W. Exit on Niagara Falls Blvd. exit 3 turn right.From the Canadian Border: (Peace Bridge) Take the 190N to the 290E to exit 3B, Niagara Falls Blvd. N (Rt. 62). Our hotel is just past the overpass on the right.From Niagara Falls Canada: (Rainbow Bridge) Take the 190S to the 290E to exit 3B, Niagara Falls Blvd. N (Rt 62). Our hotel is just past the overpass on the right.From the NYS Thruway (90) E or W: Exit 50, Rt. 290 W to exit 3, Niagara Falls Blvd. Turn right at the signal and right again into our parking lot.

The last day to pre-register online was March 12, 2013.

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