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Location: Auditorium Course ID: C050406 Number of Sessions: 3 Credits: 17 MCLE Credits
17 MCLE Credits: 1 Ethics; 7 Skills; 3 Law Practice Management; 6 Professional Practice; Transitional Course Description:
This program is designed for the experienced state criminal defense practitioner seeking to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to develop a federal criminal practice. An unparalleled panel of experts from the bench, bar, government and law schools will discuss such topics as: a statutory overview of the principal law governing federal criminal practice; initiation of the criminal proceeding; pretrial issues; common ethical issues arising in the course of federal defense practice; the federal criminal trial; federal evidence considerations; a comprehensive overview of federal sentencing guidelines; federal appeal considerations; and an overview of available resources to assist the federal criminal defense practitioner.
Beginning on a Thursday evening with an opening session, attendees are also invited to an opening reception and social hour, providing an opportunity for Institute participants to meet the faculty, members of the judiciary and honored guests. Full day sessions will be held on Friday and Saturday. Lunch and light refreshments will be provided each day.**
Faculty:
Robert J. Anello, Partner, Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Silberberg; Hon. Deborah A. Batts, United States District Judge, Southern District of New York; James J. Benjamin Jr., Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP; Hon. Frederick Block, United States District Court, E.D.N.Y.; David Brodsky, Partner, Latham & Watkins; John J. Byrnes, Federal Defender Division, Legal Aid; Professor Eugene Cerruti, New York Law School; Hon. Denny Chin, United States District Court, S.D.N.Y.; Faith Colangelo, Pace Law School; Paul J. Fishman, Partner, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP, Federal Bar Council; Linda Fowle, Supervising U.S. Probation Officer, Eastern District of New York; Daniel Gitner, Lankler Siffert & Wohl LLP; Hon. John Gleeson, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York; Hon. Steven M. Gold, U.S. Magistrate Judge E.D.N.Y.; Hector Gonzalez, Partner, Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw; Professor Mariana J. Hogan, New York Law School; NYCLA Board Member; James Johnson, Debevoise & Plimpton; Karen Greve Milton, United State Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Chauncey G. Parker, Director, Justice Office of the Governor, NYS; Marjorie J. Peerce, Partner, Stillman & Friedman PC; David Pitofsky, Goodwin Procter LLP; William B. Pollard, III, Partner, Kornstein Veisz Wexler & Pollard; Henry Putzel, III, Esq.; Peter E. Quijano, Esq., Partner, Quijano & Ennis, P.C.; Norman L. Reimer, Partner, Gould Reimer Walsh Goffin Cohn, LLP, President, NYCLA; Anthony Ricco, Esq.; Lee S. Richards, III, Partner, Richards Spears Kibbe & Orbe; Bobbi Sternheim, Partner, Rochman Platzer Fallick Sternheim Luca & Pearl, LLP; Charles A. Stillman, Partner, Stillman & Friedman, PC; Richard J. Sullivan, General Counsel, Marsh Inc.; Jeremy H. Temkin, Partner, Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Silberberg; Alan Vinegrad, Partner, Covington & Burling; Richard Ware Levitt, Esq.; Hon. Patricia Anne Williams, Acting Justice, New York State Supreme Court; Additional Faculty to be Announced Program Co-Sponsors:
NYCLA
Federal Bar Council
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Law Association of Greater New York (LeGal)
Metropolitan Black Bar Association
Program Co-Chairs:
Paul J. Fishman, Partner, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP; Federal Bar Council
Hector Gonzalez, Partner, Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw
Professor Mariana J. Hogan, New York Law School; NYCLA Board Member
Note: *Members of participating organizations pay the member registration fee
Note: **The registration fee includes an invitation to the opening reception and social hour, continental breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks on both full days and written course materials.
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