Persuasive Legal Writing for Lawyers with Honorable Gerald Lebovits
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
- Location -
Melville Marriott Long Island
1350 Old Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY 11747
(631) 423-1600
EVENING PROGRAM
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER - HONORABLE GERALD LEBOVITS
Learn easy-to-remember and
simple-to-understand methods of persuasive writing that will make a
difference in your next court case. Gerald Lebovits is a judge of the
New York City Civil Court and an adjunct professor at
Columbia, Fordham, and New York University law schools. He has
authored many publications, including the New York State Bar Association
Journal’s Legal Writer column since 2001.
Come see why so many consider Judge Lebovits to be
New York's best speaker on legal writing!
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C an’t Attend in Person?
This program offers a simultaneous live webcast option allowing you
to “attend” the program from the convenience of your
office.
NOTE: Newly admitted attorneys (less than twenty-four months) must
attend the program in person to receive New York MCLE credit.
3.5 TOTAL CREDITS
3.0 Skills; 0.5 Ethics
NEW! Electronic Online Course Materials Debut this Fall!
Click here for more
details!
PROGRAM TOPICS
- Elements of a Winning Brief
- How to Write Clearly and Ethically
- Using the Right Organization and Style
- Legal Writing Do’s and Don’ts
Please note:
Evening programs will run from 6:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m.
Afternoon program will run from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Registration begins 30 minutes prior to program start time.
There will be a brief refreshment break during each program.
PROGRAM LOCATIONS
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Please note that these are all evening
programs.)
Monday, December 3, 2012
Westchester (Tarrytown)
Westchester Marriott
670 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
New York City LIVE AND WEBCAST OPTION
New York Hotel Pennsylvania
401 7th Avenue @ 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Long Island (Melville)
Melville Marriott
1350 Old Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY 11747
Thursday, December 6, 2012
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Please note that this is an afternoon
program.)
Albany
New York State Bar Association
1 Elk Street
Albany, NY 12207
MCLE CREDITS
3.5 TOTAL CREDITS
3.0 skills; 0.5 ethics
This course has been approved for MCLE credit in New
York for all attorneys, including newly admitted (less than 24
months).
This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing
Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for
3.5 hours of total CLE credit. Of
these, 0.5 qualify as hours of credit for
ethics/professionalism, and 0 qualify as hours of
credit toward certification in civil trial law, criminal trial law,
workers compensation law and/or matrimonial law. This course does not
qualify under any of the nine specified new admit areas, in five of
which New Jersey attorneys admitted in 2009 or thereafter, in their
first full two-year compliance period, must take 15 of their 24 required
credit hours (see BCLE Reg. 201:2).
This program has also been approved for MCLE credit by the
State Bar of California and the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal
Education Board for 2.0 credit hours of
substantive law and 0.5 credit in ethics. All inquiries
regarding MCLE credits may be directed to (518) 487-5606.
This course includes 0.0 credit hours for the
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements of New York
and New Jersey CPAs. Sponsor numbers: New York: 000026; New
Jersey: 20CE00099900.
The New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Continuing
Legal Education has been certified by the New York State Continuing
Legal Education Board as an accredited provider of continuing legal
education in the State of New York.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: PARTIAL CREDIT FOR PROGRAM SEGMENTS NOT ALLOWED.
Under the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board Regulations
and Guidelines, attendees at CLE programs cannot receive MCLE credit for
a program segment unless they are present for the entire segment.
Persons who arrive late, depart early, or are absent for any portion of
the segment will not receive credit for that segment.
ELECTRONIC COURSE MATERIALS
New this fall!
All program materials will be distributed exclusively online in
searchable PDF format, allowing attendees more flexibility in storing
this information and allowing you to copy and paste relevant portions of
the materials for specific use in your practice. A CLE
NotePad © (paper) will be provided to all attendees at the live
program site. The CLE NotePad © includes lined pages
for taking notes on each topic, as well as any PowerPoint presentations
submitted prior to printing.
Prior to a scheduled program date, all registrants will receive an
email message containing a hyperlink that when clicked will provide you
with access to the complete course materials in a searchable PDF format
which can be downloaded to your computer using the “Save As”
option under your “File” tab. Printing the complete
materials is not required for attending the program. Online
materials are updated periodically to reflect last minute submissions
from program faculty, guaranteeing that you will always have the latest
version of the materials.
Traditional printed course books may be ordered at the program site
for a discounted price and will be shipped subsequent to the program
date.
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Can’t Attend in Person?
This program offers a simultaneous live webcast option allowing you
to “attend” the program from the convenience of your
office.
NOTE: Newly admitted attorneys (less than twenty-four months) must
attend the program in person to receive New York MCLE credit.
3.5 TOTAL CREDITS
3.0 Skills; 0.5 Ethics
NEW! Electronic Online Course Materials Debut this Fall!
Click here for more
details!
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Learn easy-to-remember and simple-to-understand
methods of persuasive writing that will make a difference in your next
court case. Gerald Lebovits is a judge of the New York City Civil Court
and an adjunct professor at Columbia, Fordham, and New York
University law schools. He has authored many publications, including the
New York State Bar Association Journal’s Legal Writer column since
2001.
Come see why so many consider Judge Lebovits to be New York's best
speaker on legal writing!
PROGRAM TOPICS
- Elements of a Winning Brief
- How to Write Clearly and Ethically
- Using the Right Organization and Style
- Legal Writing Do’s and Don’ts
Please note:
Evening programs will run from 6:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m.
Afternoon program will run from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Registration begins 30 minutes prior to program start time.
There will be a brief refreshment break during each program.
PROGRAM LOCATIONS
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (Please note that these are all evening
programs.)
Monday, December 3, 2012
Westchester (Tarrytown)
Westchester
Marriott
670 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
New York City LIVE
AND WEBCAST OPTION
New York Hotel Pennsylvania
401 7th Avenue @ 33rd Street
New York, NY 10001
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Long Island (Melville)
Melville Marriott
1350 Old Walt Whitman Road
Melville, NY 11747
Thursday, December 6, 2012
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Please note that this is an afternoon
program.)
Albany
New York State Bar Association
1 Elk Street
Albany, NY 12207
MCLE CREDITS
3.5 TOTAL CREDITS
3.0 skills; 0.5 ethics
This course has been approved for MCLE credit in New
York for all attorneys, including newly admitted (less than 24
months).
This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing
Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for
3.5 hours of total CLE credit. Of
these, 0.5 qualify as hours of credit for
ethics/professionalism, and 0 qualify as hours of
credit toward certification in civil trial law, criminal trial law,
workers compensation law and/or matrimonial law. This course does not
qualify under any of the nine specified new admit areas, in five of
which New Jersey attorneys admitted in 2009 or thereafter, in their
first full two-year compliance period, must take 15 of their 24 required
credit hours (see BCLE Reg. 201:2).
This program has also been approved for MCLE credit by the
State Bar of California and the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal
Education Board for 2.0 credit hours of
substantive law and 0.5 credit in ethics. All inquiries
regarding MCLE credits may be directed to (518) 487-5606.
This course includes 0.0 credit hours for the
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements of New York
and New Jersey CPAs. Sponsor numbers: New York: 000026; New
Jersey: 20CE00099900.
The New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Continuing
Legal Education has been certified by the New York State Continuing
Legal Education Board as an accredited provider of continuing legal
education in the State of New York.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: PARTIAL CREDIT FOR PROGRAM SEGMENTS NOT ALLOWED.
Under the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board Regulations
and Guidelines, attendees at CLE programs cannot receive MCLE credit for
a program segment unless they are present for the entire segment.
Persons who arrive late, depart early, or are absent for any portion of
the segment will not receive credit for that segment.
ELECTRONIC COURSE MATERIALS
New this fall!
All program materials will be distributed exclusively online in
searchable PDF format, allowing attendees more flexibility in storing
this information and allowing you to copy and paste relevant portions of
the materials for specific use in your practice. A CLE
NotePad © (paper) will be provided to all attendees at the live
program site. The CLE NotePad © includes lined pages
for taking notes on each topic, as well as any PowerPoint presentations
submitted prior to printing.
Prior to a scheduled program date, all registrants will receive an
email message containing a hyperlink that when clicked will provide you
with access to the complete course materials in a searchable PDF format
which can be downloaded to your computer using the “Save As”
option under your “File” tab. Printing the complete
materials is not required for attending the program. Online
materials are updated periodically to reflect last minute submissions
from program faculty, guaranteeing that you will always have the latest
version of the materials.
Traditional printed course books may be ordered at the program site
for a discounted price and will be shipped subsequent to the program
date.
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DirectionsFrom Eastern Long Island: Take the Long
Island Expressway (495) West to Exit 49 North (Route 110 Huntington).
Stay on the Service Road and after the second light, the hotel is on the
right hand side. From Western Long Island: Take the Long Island
Expressway (495) East to Exit 49 South (Route 110 Huntington). Make a
left at the first light into Old Walt Whitman Road. Stay on Old Walt
Whitman Road and the hotel will be on the right side. From the Northern
State Parkway: Take the Northern State Parkway to Exit 40 South (Route
110 South). Continue to the westbound Service Road of the Long Island
Expressway (495) West. Make a left onto the Service Road and the hotel
will be on your right hand side. From the Southern State Parkway: Take
the Southern State Parkway to Exit 32 North (Route 110 Huntington) to
the Service Road of the Long Island Expressway (495) West. Make a left
onto the Service Road and the hotel will be on your right hand side.
From MacArthur (Islip) Airport: Take Veterans Memorial Highway (Junction
454) Northbound to the Long Island Expressway (495) West to Exit 49
North (Route 110 Huntington) Continue on the Service Road and the hotel
is just past the second light on the right hand side. From LaGuardia
Airport: Take the Grand Central Parkway Eastbound to the Northern State
Parkway East to Exit 40 South (Route 110 South) Continue to the
Westbound Service Road of the Long Island Expressway (495). Make a right
at the light onto the Service Road and the hotel is on the right hand
side. From JFK Airport: Take the JFK Expressway East to the Belt Parkway
East and follow the signs to the Southern State Parkway East. Take the
Southern State Parkway to Exit 32 North (Route 110 Huntington). Make a
left onto the Westbound Service Road of the Long Island Expressway (495)
and the hotel will be on your right hand side. From Newark International
Airport: Take the New Jersey Turnpike North (Route 95) to Exit 13. To
the Verrazanno Bridge. From the bridge take the Belt Parkway East to the
Cross Island Parkway North to the Long Island Expressway East to Exit 49
South (Route 110 Huntington). Make a left at the first light, onto Old
Walt Whitman Road and the hotel will be on your right hand side. From
the Verrazanno Bridge, Staten Island, New Jersey and Brooklyn: Belt
Parkway East to the Cross Island Parkway North to the Long Island
Expressway (495) to Exit 49 South (Route 110 Huntington). Make a left at
the first light onto Old Walt Whitman Road and the hotel will be on your
right hand side. From Throgs Neck Bridge, Whitestone Bridge, Upstate NY
and New England: Cross Island Parkway South to the Long Island
Expressway (495) East to Exit 49 South (Route 110 Huntington). Make a
left at the first light onto Old Walt Whitman Road and the hotel will be
on the right hand side.
The last day to pre-register online was December 4, 2012.
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