Lawyers in Transition Free Webcast: “How to Find a Public Service Job”

Lawyers in Transition Free Webcast 

“How to Find a Public Service Job”

Monday, April 23, 2012 
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Register Online
www.nysba.org/April23rdWebcast

 2012 Career Development Free Live Webcast Series

Sponsored by the Committee on Lawyers in Transition

This webcast is free* to all attorneys, but pre-registration is required.

Panelists will discuss strategies and techniques for seeking, networking and finding a position in the public interest or in local, state or federal government.

Featuring

Christopher J. Muller
Counsel to the Commissioner
Columbia County Department of Social Services

Lillian M. Moy, Esq.
Executive Director, Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Inc.

Henry M. Greenberg, Esq.
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP

Wayne G. Hawley, Esq.
Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel, Conflicts of Interest Board

This program is part of the New York State Bar Association Committee on Lawyers in Transition series of free, live webcasts on Career Development to help lawyers better manage their careers during this tough economy.  If you are looking to make a career change, leave your current job, or transition back to the workforce after time away from the profession, the Committee on Lawyers in Transition is here to help.  Designed to help attorneys in transition, the career development series of programs offer advice and resources to increase the odds of finding rewarding work. 

Please note: This program does not carry MCLE credit.

In the Albany area?  Attend in person.*
The live program will be held at the State Bar Center, One Elk Street, Albany, NY.

*NYSBA members are invited to attend in person to be a part of the live audience at no charge.  The non-member, in person registrant fee is $25.

In-person participants must arrive by 11:30 a.m.  Pre-registration is required.
Please note that your name must be added to a security list to enter the building.

Register online: www.nysba.org/April23rdWebcast

Reentry Resource Center – New York

Reentry Net/NY is a support network and information clearinghouse on prison and jail reentry, and the consequences of criminal proceedings in New York State. Attorneys, social service providers, policy advocates, individuals with criminal records, family and community members are encouraged to join for full access to the online resource library, monthly mailings, and calendar updates.

Quick Links to Issue Areas

For Employment Advocates

For Housing Attorneys

For Reentry Case Managers and Discharge Planners

Padilla v. Kentucky Compliance Guide

The People’s Guide to The Consequences of Criminal Charges

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Most Popular Resources

Attorney’s manual on collateral consequences of criminal proceedings

Reference charts of immigration consequences of pleas and convictions

Sample letters educating employers about the employment rights of people with criminal records

Overviews of criminal procedure and glossary of criminal law terminology

Resources and Application Forms for Certificates of Relief from Disability and Certificates of Good Conduct

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ABCNY: Providing For Your Pets In The Event of Your Death or Hospitalization

 

Planning for Your Pets in Your Will

Designating Caretakers
Providing Funds for Pet Care
Designating a Shelter or Charitable Organization To Care for Your Pets
Making a Conditional Bequest
Establishing a Pet Trust
Providing for Euthanasia If Care takers Cannot Be Found
Providing Funds for Pet Care During The Transitional Period
Planning for Short-Term Pet Care
Arranging for a Shelter or Charitable Organization to Provide Short-Term Care
Emergency Instructions
Providing Copies of Instructions to an Executor

Samples
Sample Will Provision I
Sample Will Provision II
Sample Will Provision III
Sample Will Provision IV
Sample Will Provision V
Sample Testamentary Trust for the Care of Dogs and Cats
Sample Testamentary Trust for the Care of Horses and Farm Animals
Sample Note to Carry in Wallet Regarding Emergency Care of Pets

 

 

Related articles

• Estate Plans Should Include Provisions for Pets (forbes.com)

Property Tax Cap Filing Requirements

Local governments should be aware that they are required to file certain data with the Office of the State Comptroller under the new Property Tax Cap Law prior to the adoption of their annual budgets – even if they have overridden the cap by local law or resolution. For many municipalities, whose fiscal years are the same as the calendar year, this deadline is approaching soon. OSC is committed to helping local government officials comply with the law, and has created a website to guide you through its complexities. If you need assistance, please visit www.osc.state.ny.us and click the “Real Property Tax Cap Information” link, or call our office at (518) 473-0006.

Related articles

• Majority of State’s Fire Districts Failed to Meet Deadline Under Governor’s Property Tax Cap Law (lennyesq.wordpress.com)
• The tax cap: It runs broader than you realize (timesunion.com)
• Cuomo’s online tax cap guide (timesunion.com)

Deep Overtime Cuts Bring Delay, Rethinking of Case Presentation-NYLJ

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Justice Michael V. Coccoma (See Profile), the chief administrative judge for courts outside of New York City, said he receives eight to 12 requests daily, mainly in Family Court and often when someone is being remanded and transportation becomes an issue late in the day.

“I try to determine if this is something unanticipated, if it is going to cause a financial hardship to the parties [to push the matter over to the next day], whether it is an emergency,” Justice Coccoma said. “I put a lot of weight on the judge and what he or she tells me is going on.”

Justice Coccoma said sometimes it is cheaper to spend the money for overtime than require a jury close to verdict to return the next day, or to stop jury selection when only one more juror is needed. Jurors and prospective jurors get paid $40 a day.

“For the most part, the requests have been reasonable,” Justice Coccoma said. “But if I start seeing a court that is frequently asking for OT, I will take a closer look. Is it a problem with the judge’s case management or calendar? Is it a problem of over scheduling cases? The judges have been cooperative; the court staff has been cooperative. We just have to learn to work with it.”

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Read entire NYLJ article here.(May require registration)

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Related articles

• Denying Public Access to Family Court Proceedings (nytimes.com)

Majority of State’s Fire Districts Failed to Meet Deadline Under Governor’s Property Tax Cap Law

More than 56 percent of New York’s 882 fire districts recently passed budgets without filing the required tax cap data with the Office of the State Comptroller, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The electronic filings were due by November 4. State law requires fire districts to file their proposed budget data for review by OSC prior to adoption of their annual budgets to ensure that the districts’ tax cap calculations are accurate.

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Comptroller DiNapoli’s web page, “Real Property Tax Cap,” is available to help localities navigate the complexities of the property tax cap. State law restricts tax levy increases for local governments, most school districts and other smaller independent entities, such as library, fire or water districts, to no more than 2 percent this year.

Related articles

• Comptroller lists fire districts with non-filers syndrome (timesunion.com)
• The tax cap: It runs broader than you realize (timesunion.com)
• A.M. Roundup: Fire districts miss cap deadline (timesunion.com)

Baum foreclosure law firm closing – Business – The Buffalo News

The closure comes just days after both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac banned the law firm from receiving any new foreclosure, bankruptcy or other legal work from lenders and servicers working on behalf of the mortgage finance giants. Baum could still continue handling work it had already been referred and begun processing, but would not receive any new business.

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Read entire article here.

Related articles

• Baum Law Firm Closes (ken_ashford.typepad.com)
• Foreclosure Firm Steven J. Baum to Close Down (dealbook.nytimes.com)
• Steven J. Baum P.C., Law firm That Hosted Foreclosure Costume Party To Layoff One-Third Of Employees (huffingtonpost.com)
• Firm that threw foreclosure costume party closing(seattletimes.nwsource.com)
• Awful Homelessness-Mocking Foreclosure Firm Closes [The Rich](gawker.com)
• Baum Weighs In After Uproar (nytimes.com)
• The Demise of Steven J. Baum PC: A Chronology (blogs.wsj.com)
• Foreclosure law firm famed for mocking the foreclosed-on will close; world’s tiniest violin plays sad song (boingboing.net)
• Foreclosure firm that mocked homeless at party to close (usatoday.com)
• Layoffs at NY firm with foreclosure costume party (sfgate.com)

Empire Justice Center: New York Laws Involving the Confidentiality of Domestic Violence Victim-Related Information

For a comprehensive listing of New York’s confidentiality protections for domestic violence victims, see:

 http://www.empirejustice.org/issue-areas/domestic-violence/case-laws-statues/confidentiality/new-york-laws-involving-the.html

Review the provisions of New York’s new AddressConfidentiality Program, effective June, 2012.

Related articles

• Albany Law shines the light on Domestic Violence(albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com)
• Governor Cuomo Signs Domestic Violence Firearm Protection Legislation(yonkerstribune.typepad.com)

Live Webcast: NYSBA House of Delegates

Meeting of the House of Delegates
Webcast Live from The Bar Center in Albany

Saturday, November 5, 2011 

Watch the NYSBA House of Delegates in action on Saturday, November 5 beginning at 9:30 a.m. by clickingwww.nysba.org/HODwebcast and choosing the November meeting from the left-hand menu.

As an exciting accompaniment to the live webcast, NYSBA Secretary David P. Miranda will be tweeting live from the House meeting. If you wish to follow NYSBA’s live tweets go www.twitter.com/nysba and follow NYSBA. You will need to register for a Twitter account if you do not already have one. To be part of the conversation use the hashtag #NovemberHOD (hashtags serve to keep all tweets about a specific topic together as one thread). Remember to mention @NYSBA as you retweet and discuss this event!

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LexisNexis ® Presents a Complimentary CLE-Accredited* Webinar: New Developments in New York Mortgage Foreclosure Laws

Thursday, November 3, 2011

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (Americas) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Dangers and unintended consequences of new and proposed legislation in New York responding to the foreclosure crisisare explored by Bruce J. Bergman, author of Bergman on NY Mortgage Foreclosures, in a new CLE offered by LexisNexis. Mr. Bergman will answer questions and speak in-depth about new issues and what the future may hold for mortgage foreclosure law and practice in New York during a complimentary webinar on Nov. 3, 2011 from 2:00-3:30 PM, ET.

Bruce J. Bergman is a partner at the Garden City, New York law firm Berkman, Henoch, Peterson, Peddy & Fenchel, P.C. and concentrates his practice on real estate litigation and mortgage foreclosure. He has authored more than 350 articles on the subjects of mortgage foreclosure, real estate and construction law. He is the author of the 3-volume work entitled Bergman on New York Mortgage Foreclosures, published by LexisNexis, which is updated by its author twice a year. This year is the 20th year that the treatise has been cited by New York courts and it was recently cited outside of New York, by the California Court of Appeal.

Mr. Bergman will discuss the following topics:

• The unintended consequences of new foreclosure legislation
• The danger to lenders and foreclosing parties of contemplated and passed foreclosure legislation
• Standing: Is it even possible in light of proposed legislation?
• Impacts of residential foreclosure laws on commercial mortgages
• The problem of legislation awarding legal fees to borrowers
• The morass of passed omnibus foreclosure litigation effective 2010
• The peril of proposed New York City legislation on foreclosure and lender maintenance requirements

Mr. Bergman will also answer your questions on this important topic.

Click here t o register.