Westlaw: Advanced Research on Westlaw Next 1:30PM - 2:30PM

Discover a variety of Westlaw Next search techniques that can help you become a power researcher. Learn how Westlaw Next makes it easy to uncover the cases cited most often for a particular point of law.

Faculty: West Research Specialist

So You Want to Learn How to Do a Real Estate Closing

Learn what you need to know to take a real estate deal from start to finish including: •Understanding who your client is and how that affects the deal •What are the terms of the deal •The role of the real estate broker •Proper communication between parties •Basic contract of sale, including riders, exhibits, descriptions, surveys and certificates of occupancy •Responsibilities of the buyer's attorney: time limits; ordering title; guiding a client to obtain financing and using mortgage brokers •Responsibilities of the seller's attorney: time frames; clearing title; ordering payoff letters; preparing deeds; negotiating short sales •Setting the closing •The closing: key players; common problems and solutions; bank closing requirements

Faculty: Moderator: Kevin McMullen, Esq. Faculty: William J. Horan and Peter J. Wagner, Horan & Wagner, PC

Saving the Distressed Homeowner: A View From the Homeowner’s and the Bank’s Side

Since this program was first presented at NYCLA in 2009, the law relating to mortgage foreclosures and legal ways for distressed homeowner to save their investments has been evolving. The rules of the game for both homeowners and banks have changed, and the chances of reaching a settlement or obtaining relief from the courts have improved. Join a panel of experts as they discuss strategies that really work for homeowners faced with the threat of foreclosure. Learn about the bank's perspective and the best ways to work with them. Find out how to get a deal done, court room techniques that prove effective, as well as how to use short sales and other tactics. This is one program that no real estate practitioner can afford to miss.

Faculty: Moderator: Kevin McMullen, Esq. Faculty: William J. Horan and Peter J. Wagner, Horan & Wagner, PC; Adam Gross, Gross, Polowy Orlans

Lexis: Research Update 12:30PM - 1:30PM Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 12:30PM - 1:30PM

This class are made to Lexis.com regularly, so if you want to stay up-to-date on what’s new to Lexis come and learn about how these new features and sources can help you.

Faculty: Lexis Staff Attorney

e-Discovery and Social Media

Faculty: Joseph Bambara, UCNY, Inc.; Matthew Knouff and Natalie Feher, Complete Discovery Source, Inc. (CDS)

U Visas – Temporary Legal Status for Crime Victims and Aid to Law Enforcement

Learn from an expert panel about U Visas -- designed to give victims of crimes occurring in the U.S. or a U.S. territory, temporary legal status in the U.S., including work eligibility, for up to 4 years. Understand eligibility requirements, filing requirements and the need for petitioners to assist government officials in learning more about the crime they were a victim of, including a willingness to work with local law enforcement officials.

Faculty: Program Co-sponsor: NYCLA’s Women’s Rights Committee Faculty: Hon. Andrea Maisley, NY County Family Court; Debra Steinberg, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP; Harlan York, Harlan York & Associares

Advice From More Experts: More Successful Strategies for Winning Commercial Cases in New York State Courts

Back by popular demand -- but with new topics and faculty! join Program Chair Robert Haig, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, and an unparalleled faculty from the bench and bar for a full day program exploring how to win commercial cases in New York State Courts. Topics to be discussed include: •Dispositive Motions: Robert S. Fischler, Ropes & Gray LLP; Thomas J. Hall, Chadbourne & Parke LLP; Thomas J. Kavaler, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP; Hon. Jeffrey K. Oing, Sup. Ct., NYS; Kevin J. Walsh, Locke Lord LLP •Document Discovery: James E. Brandt, Latham & Watkins LLP; Stephen Fishbein, Shearman & Sterling LLP; Hon. Barbara R. Kapnick, Sup. Ct., NYS; David J. Lender, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; Heidi Levine, DLA Piper LLP; Mitchell A. Lowenthal, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP •Mediation and Arbitration: Michael B. Carlinsky, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP; William A. Escobar, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP; Hon. Helen E. Freedman, App. Div., 1st Dept.; Hon. Bernard J. Fried, JAMS; Louis B. Kimmelman, Allen & Overy LLP; Bradley I. Ruskin, Proskauer Rose LLP • Ethical Issues in Commercial Cases: Robert J. Anello, Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Anello P.C.; Charles G. Berry, Arnold & Porter LLP; T. Barry Kingham, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP; William G. McGuinness, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP; A. Robert Pietrzak, Sidley Austin LLP • Selection of Experts and Expert Testimony: Hon. Richard T. Andrias, App. Div. 1st Dept.; J. Peter Coll, Jr., Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Harvey Kurzweil, Winston & Strawn LLP; Deborah E. Lans, Cohen Clair Lans Greifer & Thorpe LLP; Jeffrey Q. Smith, Bingham McCutchen LLP • Trials: Garrard R. Beeney, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP; Hon. Shirley Werner Kornreich, Sup. Ct., NYS; Andrew J. Levander, Dechert LLP; William R. Maguire, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP; Gary P. Naftalis, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP; Michael R. Young, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP • Appeals to the Appellate Division: Frederick A. Brodie, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP; Jay P. Lefkowitz, Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Hon. Karla Moskowitz, App. Div., 1st Dept.; Mary Kay Vyskocil, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Stephen P. Younger, Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP • The Client’s Expectations, Preferences, and Requirements: John Hartje, Chief Litigation Counsel, NCR Corporation; Todd Kahn, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Coach, Inc.; Michael W. Leahy, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Head of Litigation, American International Group, Inc.; Michele Coleman Mayes, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, The New York Public Library; Randal Milch, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Verizon Communications Inc.; Elizabeth D. Moore, General Counsel, Consolidated Edison, Inc. NOTE: The critically acclaimed 6-volume Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, published by NYCLA and Thomson Reuters, and a CD-ROM containing forms and jury instructions are available for an additional fee of $200 to be paid at the time of the seminar.

Faculty: Program Chair: Robert Haig, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Westlaw: Introduction on Business Law on Westlaw Next - June 11 (11:30AM - 12:30PM)

Learn how to identify, compile, update and get the most productive use out of the latest online resources for business law on Westlaw Next. CLE certificates will be issued to participants from the Westlaw offices

Faculty: West Research Specialist

U. S. Bankruptcy Court Electronic Case Filing System 10:00AM - 12:30PM

The judiciary-developed Electronic Case Filing System (ECFS) enables attorneys and litigants to submit pleadings and corresponding docket entries to the court via the Internet, thereby eliminating paper handling and processing time. It also permits any interested party instantaneous access to the entire official case docket and documents on select civil and bankruptcy cases within certain jurisdictions. This newly updated training class is designed to enable attorneys to use ECFS effectively. The course includes instruction in all of the system's online, document-scanning and other software requirements. Additions to this course include new procedures for motions and online payments.

Faculty: Projects Manager, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York

Using Bloomberglaw.com for a Corporate Transactional Practice - June 20 (11:05AM - 11:55AM)

BLOOMBERG LAW® invites you and the members of your firm to attend a CLE program that will give you an overview of how to use Bloomberglaw.com for a corporate transactional practice. Bloomberglaw.com is a new and revolutionary online legal workspace that integrates legal research with financial intelligence, real-time news, company information, unlimited search and other innovative features in a single platform. You will learn how to use Bloomberg Law to: •Execute EDGAR Searches •Search Model Agreements using Bloomberg Law DealMaker •Access Bloomberg Law Practice Area Pages •Conduct Due Diligence Searches using Bloomberg Current Awareness Sources

Faculty: Bloomberg Staff Attorney

An Overview and Prospective on the Key Provisions of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012: What it Means for You… What it Means for Your Clients

Faculty: Program Co-sponsor: NYCLA’s Estates and Trusts Section Faculty:Maury Cartine, David M. First and Jeffrey L. Saltzer, Marcum

Westlaw: Real Estate Law Research on Westlaw Next - June 26 (3:00PM - 4:00PM)

Learn how to identify, compile, update and get the most productive use out of the latest online resources for Real Estate law on Westlaw Next. CLE certificates will be issued to participants from the Westlaw offices.

Faculty: West Research Specialist