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CLE Event: Two Cases, One Client: Coordinating Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Representation
Live In-person & Live Webinar
CLE Event: Two Cases, One Client: Coordinating Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Representation
Start
10/21/2026 - 6:00 PM
End
10/21/2026 - 8:05 PM
COURSE DETAILS
When a client is arrested, two cases are often born at once: the criminal prosecution and a potential civil rights action. Decisions made in the first weeks of the criminal case — what disposition to accept, what record to make, what motions to file, whether to file a CCRB complaint, when to serve a notice of claim — can preserve or permanently destroy the client’s civil claims.
This program brings together experienced criminal defense and civil rights practitioners for a practical discussion of how the two sides of the bar should work together. Topics include the civil claims that arise from arrests and police misconduct under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and New York law; how each criminal disposition (plea, ACD, § 30.30 dismissal, interest-of-justice dismissal, acquittal) affects each civil claim after Thompson v. Clark; the deadlines that run while the criminal case is pending, including the 90-day notice of claim; parallel-proceeding traps involving 50-h examinations, CCRB statements, and the Fifth Amendment; special considerations in protest and mass-arrest cases; and the practical mechanics of referral, evidence preservation, and joint strategy.
FACULTY
Moderator: Elliot Shields, Associate at Roth and Roth, LLP and Co-Chair of NYCLA’s Civil Rights and Liberties Committee
Faculty: Tim White, Staff Attorney at The Legal Aid Society; Asha Smith, Chair of NYCLA’s Criminal Justic Committee and Principal, The Law Office of Asha Smith; Gideon Oliver, Attorney at Law; Rob Rickner, Principal of Rickner Moskovitz LLP; Ilyssa Fuchs, Partner at Cohen & Fitch, LLP and Co-Chair of NYCLA’s Civil Rights and Liberties Committee
CLE CREDITS
2.5 NY Credits: 2.5 Skills; Transitional and Non-Transitional
GENERAL INFORMATION
To Register: Click the Register button below. You will be prompted to log in or create an account to complete your checkout. To receive the membership discount you must be a member before completing your checkout. Click here to learn more about becoming a member.
In-person Location: 111 Broadway 10th Floor, New York, NY 10006.
Webinar Link: After completing the checkout, you will receive a separate email with webinar access instructions. That email will arrive closer to the program start time.
Course Materials: We will email the link to download course materials 30 minutes before the program starts.
CLE Certificates: After verifying your attendance, we will add your certificate to the “Download CLE Certificates” page, which you can access from your “My Account” page.
Tuition Assistance: Tuition Assistance is available to qualified attorneys. Click here for the application and submission procedure.
For assistance please contact cle@nycla.org or dial 212-267-6646 ext 215. For technical assistance please contact Daler Radjabov or dial 212-267-6646 ext 238.