Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
TICL Section Executive Committee Meeting: 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Beekman, 2nd Floor
Trial Lawyers Section Executive Committee Meeting: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | New York, 4th Floor
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2020
Meeting Program: 8:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. | Sutton Center, 2nd Floor | 7.0 MCLE Credits
[This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys including those newly admitted.]
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
TICL Chair: James P. O'Connor, Maroney O'Connor LLP, New York, NY
Trial Lawyers Chair: Kevin Sullivan, Nichols & Sullivan P.C., Buffalo, NY
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Proving Your Prima Facie Case at Trial (1.5 Credit in Skills)
Knowing your burden of proof is the first consideration in your quest to prosecute your case. No matter what your burden of proof is and no matter what forum you are prosecuting your case, the attorney must have a plan on how to achieve a successful prosecution of his or her case.
Speaker: Jesus M. Zeno, Esq., Law Office of Jesus M. Zeno, P.C., Brooklyn, NY
10:15 a.m. - 10:25 a.m. Break
10:25 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. Summary Jury Trials (SJT) in the Supreme Court-Queens County (1.5 Credit in Skills)
Every attorney, whether for the plaintiff or the defendant, needs to become familiar with the SJT option and the value it represents. SJTs are by no means limited to low value cases. SJT juries often return verdicts in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and the $1000,000 threshold has already been breached.
This presentation by Hon. Richard Lazarus will draw upon his multi-year experience with SJTs and address the advantages to litigators, both plaintiffs and defendants in electing an SJT as opposed to a plenary trial. Also covered will be the anatomy of an SJT, preparing for and conducting the all-important evidentiary hearing and content of the evidentiary packet. Sample templates will be provided for the packet, charges and verdict sheet. Strategy will be considered and there will be an interactive question and answer period.
Speaker: Hon. Richard Lazarus, Referee, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Jamaica, NY
11:40 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. A View from the Bench: Common Mistakes Attorneys Make at Trial That They Later Regret on Appeal (0.5 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice)
This segment will examine the importance of preserving arguments for appellate review and explore the common mistakes attorneys make in not protecting the record. Some of those mistakes include not making proper motions, failing to raise a specific objection, not moving for a trial order of dismissal on a specific ground, failing to request a mistrial, failing to put crucial sidebar discussions on the record, and failing to develop the record on evidentiary issues. The ultimate objective of the preservation rule is to provide an opportunity for the trial court to correct any errors, and a sufficient record for an appellate court to review those errors.
Speaker: Hon. Michelle Weston, Associate Justice of the Appellate Team, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 2nd, 11th & 13th Judicial Districts
12:05 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. A View from the Bench (0.5 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice)
Some lawyers say the most critical phase of the trial is the closing argument, while some say the most critical phase of a trial is cross-examination. Come hear a view about these two phases of trial from the trial bench.
Speaker: Hon. Wilma Guzman, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Bronx County, Bronx, New York
Awards Luncheon: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Sutton North, 2nd Floor
Luncheon Chair: Evan M. Goldberg, Esq., Evan M. Goldberg, Attorney at Law, Spring Valley, New York
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. CPLR Update 2020 (1.5 Credits in Areas of Professional Practice)
A review of recent case law and statutory changes; and an analysis how the Court’s interpretation and the legislature’s actions may impact the application of the CPLR to attorneys that practice in the areas of Torts, Insurance, Compensation, and Trial Law in New York State.
Speakers: Hon. Ariel Belen (Ret.), JAMS Mediator & Arbitrator, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Brooklyn, NY; Hon. Robert Miller, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of the New York, Appellate Division, 2nd Department, Brooklyn, NY
3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Construction Site Accidents/Labor Law Update (1.5 Credits in Areas of Professional Practice)
A review of recent case decisions as they impact Construction Site and work-related accidents, with particular attention on cases in the area of Labor Law Section 240(1); Labor Law Section 241(6) and Labor Law Section 200 claims. Analysis of recent trends by the Courts in this important substantive area for those that are that practice Torts, Insurance, Compensation, and Trial Law in New York State.
Speaker: Kevin Faley, Esq., Morris, Duffy, Alonso & Faley, New York, NY
Section Chairs: James P. O'Connor, Esq., Maroney O'Connor LLC, New York, NY; Kevin J. Sullivan, Esq., Nichols & Sullivan P.C., Buffalo, NY
Program Chairs: James P. O'Connor, Esq., Maroney O'Connor LLC, New York, NY; Violet Samuels, Samuels & Associates, Rosedale, NY
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