Practicing in NYS Supreme Court (Part One Only) (OnDemand)
Part One: Personnel, Terminology, and Culture of Supreme Court
Originally held on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Program Fee:
$149 for Members | $249 for Nonmembers
Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2020-2022), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, and attorneys who practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.
CLE Credit:
New York: 2.0 Skills
New Jersey: 2.4 General
California: 1.5 General
Pennsylvania: 1.5 General
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Please Note: Newly admitted NY attorneys cannot fulfill ethics or skills credits through our on-demand programs under OCA rules. For more information on this, please see http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/changes_for_2016.shtml.
Description
In this two-part program seasoned attorneys, judges, and court staff
will provide a how-to guide for practicing in New York Supreme Court.
In Part One, Personnel, Terminology, and Culture of Supreme Court, the
panel will offer a nuts and bolts introduction to civil practice in the
Supreme Court. They will identify and discuss key differences between
litigation in New York state court and federal court, basic terms and
key players in the state courts, the rules of practice governing Supreme
Court practice, the locations of and functions of Supreme Court offices
in New York City, the mechanics of how a litigation progresses in the
Supreme Court, filing papers and courtroom custom and practice.
In Part Two, Judicial Perspectives on Practice in Supreme Court, the
panel of judges will discuss the lifecycle of common categories of
Supreme Court actions. The panel also will share insights on their own
priorities and motivations in handling their caseloads.
Click Here to View Program Agenda & Faculty
Program Co-Chairs:
Erik S. Groothuis, Schlam Stone & Dolan LLP
Isaac Zaur, Clarick Gueron Reisbaum LLP
Sponsoring Association Committees:
Litigation, John Lundin, Chair
Small Law Firm, Anne Wolfson, Chair
Co-Sponsored By:
Small Law Firm Center