New York CLE - Trial Skills Courses
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Mastering the Client Interview
Earn client trust and information through an expertly guided initial interview. This CLE course starts with the importance of small talk and of defining legal terms to clients. Then, this course hones in on making sure attorneys memorialize their client’s goals (and manage expectations for those goals). Next, some candid conversation about how attorneys bill for their time. After the introduction and explanation of the forms highlighted in this course, the discussion moves to the im... More Info
$501Prof Practice -
Math as a Powerful Tool in Law: Criminal, Civil, Commercial, Employment and Chapter 11
This fascinating CLE course will explain the applicability of statistics and probability theory to a wide range of legal areas from discrimination to criminal trials to corporate law, and will explain how they are applied. Various theorems typically used in the application of mathematics in determinations will be presented and potential determinations on the basis of mathematics will be outlined. More Info
$501Prof Practice -
Mediating and Settling Nursing Home Cases
For some, mediation is a convenient, cost-effective way to avoid a trial. For others, it’s a compromise that leaves them if not the winner, at least not the loser. Regardless of why a party might seek mediation and settlement, it’s imperative to understand the cost/benefit of mediation, to evaluate the likelihood of success, and to understand the parameters of mediation. This informative CLE course will review the process of mediation from start to finish including how to broach the to... More Info
$501Skills Credit -
Medical Malpractice: Complex, High Stakes Medical Negligence Litigation
This CLE course will evaluate the state of medical negligence lawsuits in the current environment. The course will provide a brief overview of the rights of medical negligence victims throughout the country, focusing on disparate care that is offered to different groups of people. This course will provide the participant an opportunity to examine medical negligence as an issue that needs to be addressed at the roots – and find ways to work together to advocate for a fair justice system... More Info
$501Prof Practice -
Medical Malpractice: Pick Your Cases Carefully
This CLE lecture will focus on the selection and review of potential medical malpractice cases. The importance of case selection and early review has a huge impact on the outcome of a medical malpractice case and has broader implications. Medical Malpractice cases are one of the few types of cases that require a certificate of merit prior to even being filed. As the injuries from Medical Malpractice are typically severe and the verdicts and settlements derived from these cases can be significa... More Info
$751.5Prof Practice -
Medicare Lien Issues for Insurance Defense Counsel
In 2007, the federal government amended the long-ignored Medicare Secondary Payer Statute 42 USC § 1395y(b)(2) (“MSP”) to empower Medicare to recover funds from liability settlements and lawsuits. Regardless of how a settlement agreement characterizes the damages, the amended law allows Medicare to recover directly from the plaintiff’s law firm, the defendant’s insurer or the defendant’s law firm, even if the defendant or the insurer already paid the plaintiff. Additionally, the amendment esta... More Info
$501Prof Practice -
Meteorology and the Law: Hazardous Weather Preparedness and Litigation
Failure to prepare in advance for weather events, either as a result of misinformation or lack of knowledge about how to do so, is the cause of many weather-related lawsuits. Proper preparation in advance of both minor and major weather hazards can protect lives and property and create a more resilient community in the face of a changing climate. This course will present a survey of the field of forensic meteorology, including a discussion of the types of cases on which meteorologist... More Info
$751.5Prof Practice -
Mindfulness and the Practice of Law
This CLE program is presented by psychologist Amanda Schwait, Ph.D., and Upchurch Watson White & Max mediators Carl Schwait and Renée Thompson, who are former trial attorneys. The program will define what mindfulness can mean to a law practice. Attendees will be given an understanding of its emotional, psychological and physical benefits, plus tools to incorporate mindfulness into daily life. More Info
$501Prof Practice -
Mindfulness for Lawyers
Everyone knows that attorneys work in high stress, competitive and highly demanding environments that often take a toll on their productivity, creativity, professional responsibilities and personal relationships. Join Cynthia Pong, a wellness trainer for lawyers and former public defender, for a workshop to help you identify the negative effects of the highly charged legal environment and ways to deal with them. Using guided mindfulness exercises and other techniques, you will learn how t... More Info
$751.5Total Credits1 Skills, 0.5 Ethics -
Motion Practice in Family Law: Tips and Techniques
In this CLE program, John Teufel, a matrimonial lawyer who has dedicated his practice to drafting motions and briefs for family attorneys, will share his tips and tricks for: creating effective affidavits and affirmations, explain the procedural boxes litigators must check, and discuss the larger strategic importance behind family law motion practice. More Info
$751.5Prof Practice