This program is intended for both experienced and junior practitioners and provides a broad overview of the emerging field of animal law, explores specific cutting-edge issues in this area, and offers practical tips on incorporating animal law into a law practice. The faculty includes experienced practitioners who have chosen to focus their law practices primarily on animal law or who have incorporated animal law into broader practice areas, as well as practitioners who have enriched their professional lives through pro bono service in animal law. The speakers discuss their focus areas within animal law, individual experiences, cases of interest, substantive law and current issues relevant to their animal law practices, and offer advice and insight on building a successful animal law practice.

Program Contents

• Creating a Practice Through a Passion: How to Do What You Love, Make a Difference, and Make a Living
• What a Pet Trust and Pet Protection Agreement Should Include: The Benefits and Pitfalls
• Opportunities for a New Area of Practice
• The Many Applications of Animals in the Law
• Pursuing and Perfecting a Pet Practice

Program Speakers

Maureen A. Gest, Esq. (Co-Chair)
Attorney at Law
—Bethpage

Ann F. Spector, Esq. (Co-Chair)
Attorney at Law
—Chittenango

Amy L. Chaitoff, Esq.
Chaitoff Law
—Smithtown

Rachel Hirschfeld, Esq.
Law Offices of Rachel Hirschfeld
—New York City

Beverly M. Poppell, Esq.
New York City Office of Collective Bargaining
—New York City

Alan E. Sash, Esq.
McLaughlin & Stern, LLP
—New York City

Marshall H. Tanick, Esq.
Mansfield Tanick & Cohen, P.A.
—Minneapolis, MN

Total MCLE Credits  3.0
Ethics MCLE Credits 0.0

* Each additional person who uses the tapes for MCLE credit must purchase a copy of the “MCLE coursebook.”