Join the New York Apartment Association for a morning program providing an overview of the new legislation for rental housing providers.

Topics to be discussed include:

• Introduction and Opening Remarks
• Good Cause Eviction
• Individual Apartment Improvements

After the formal presentations, there will be ample time for our panelists to answer questions from both the live and webinar audiences.

Gain an understanding about the law and ethics of Attorney Fees and collection methods. Our expert speaker will cover the core of a good contract, — the proverbial “must haves” — and provide examples of dozens of additional clauses to add for a modern legal practice. The course material will include 45 pages of sample clauses that can be incorporated into your basic agreement, depending on the circumstances.

Mr. Ducloux will also review fiduciary duties, the conflict rules, tips for obtaining client approval, confidentiality requirements, contingency fees, flat fees, the “brave new world” of subscription fees, trust accounts — and when it is necessary to resort to litigation.

In this collaborative CLE program, the New York County Lawyers Association’s Securities and Exchanges Committee and Elder Law Committee unite to equip attorneys with the knowledge to assist their clients and loved ones to address financial fraud.

According to the FBI, millions of seniors are targets of fraud annually amounting to billions of dollars of losses. Criminals frequently view seniors as prime targets for scams due to their substantial retirement savings and tendency to trust others. They often take advantage of victims’ mental or physical challenges, as well as their emotional needs and vulnerabilities to achieve their fraudulent objectives.

Join our program with the nation’s leading elder law and financial services attorneys committed to helping you understand senior financial exploitation, the law, and best practices to protect your clients and loved one’s assets before or after an incident occurs.

Panels include:

• Understanding Financial Fraud and Abuse
• Senior Susceptibility
• Elder Practitioner Issues/Challenges
• Top Frauds & Real-Life Examples
• Legal and Regulatory Developments
• Red Flags
• Navigating Financial Institutions and the “Back Office”
• Prevention and Solutions
• National Moonshot Initiative

Divorce involving members of the military, or retired members of the military, are often more complex than divorces involving civilians because of the benefits available to service members or retired members,

Hear from Gary Port, retired Lieutenant Colonel, family law attorney and Amy Reserve Ambassador for the State of New York, as he describes what you need to know about divorce and child support involving the military payment system.

He will cover such topics as:

• Divorces involving members of uniformed services and armed forces, including the Space Force
• The concept of income for child support
• Entitlements included as money for child support
• Post service pay
• Former Spouse Protection Act
• Disability Retired Pay
• Concurrent Retirement and Disability Payment Act
• Survivors Benefit Plan
• … and much more!

Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law requires that persons wishing to serve as Court Evaluators or Certified Guardians receive training approved by the Office of Court Administration (OCA).

This approved training program covers all the topics required by OCA.

Some of the issues to be discussed by our expert faculty include:

• Overview and Concepts of Article 81
• Counsel to the Alleged Incapacitated Person; The Court Evaluator: Duties, Responsibilities and Ethics
• Part 36 Rules of the Chief Judge
• Duties, Responsibilities and Ethics of the Guardian of the Person and Property
• A View from the Bench
• Forensic Accounting and Recovering Misappropriated Funds
• Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements: The Role of the Court Examiner
• Final Accountings from a Surrogate’s Court Practitioner’s Perspective

This all-day program will satisfy the 9 Skills and Ethics for 1st or 2nd year newly admitted attorneys in New York.

*For those who are Sabbath observant, you can sign up for the skills class on 12/19 and sign off a few minutes early from this webinar.

Topics include:

• Law Firm Financial Management
• Divorce Planning: What Is It and Why Is It Important
• Drafting an Effective Power of Attorney
• Winning Your Case with a Better Memory

*Part of BTG Skills and Ethics All-Day Event

Gain an understanding of financial concepts, practical advice and ethical considerations involved in managing or assisting in managing a law practice.

The program is designed to give insight into financial management and provide simple, yet powerful tools to obtain that goal. Case studies and examples are used throughout the seminar to provide easy to understand illustrations.

Topics will include:

• How to use your firm’s income statement as an important financial tool
• The 4 steps in the financial planning process
• Revenue planning, setting billing rates and ethical considerations
• Analysis of costs and how to minimize risks ethically
• Cash flow vs income
• Capital budgeting tools
• Important metrics to monitor financial performance
• The operating cycle and how to monitor and improve cash flow
• Having your CPA or financial planner assist you in achieving your goals ethically
• Discover ways to easily monitor financial performance so that you can quickly find and correct problems
• How to prevent and spot financial fraud in your law firm, and clients’ firms, along with ethical considerations
• … and more

*Part of BTG Skills and Ethics All-Day Event

Divorce is a significant life event with far-reaching financial implications.

Join matrimonial attorney Gus Dimopoulos, Esq. of Dimopoulos Bruggemann P.C. as he explores the importance of understanding a client’s full financial picture before the divorce process begins. Learn how early financial planning can minimize losses, maximize assets, avoid ethical issues and provide stability during a turbulent time.

Discover strategies for identifying marital versus separate property, understanding liabilities, and projecting future financial scenarios, including spousal support, child support, asset division, fundamental fairness and ethical considerations.

*Part of BTG Skills and Ethics All-Day Event

Not all powers of attorney are created equal.

Join elder law attorney Anthony J. Enea, Esq. as he shares his insights on this important document. Mr. Enea will cover the pros and cons of a durable vs. non-durable power of attorney, the benefits of broad gifting power, ethical considerations, and address the growing need to include digital assets.

He will also cover common pitfalls and how to avoid them, the proper appointment of agents and POA’s and financial institutions.

*Part of BTG Skills and Ethics All-Day Event

The benefits of an improved memory are endless for attorneys. A good memory helps save you time in court presentations, make polished presentations to the jury, become a better listener, cross examine with confidence, develop better concentration.

This program will help you to:

• Think quickly and clearly without fumbling for notes
• Remember important information about the jury
• Effectively recall facts from research and interviews
• Do not panic and commit unforced errors or ethical violations

As attorneys we seldom leave home without a computer, iPad and smartphone. Unfortunately, one of the most powerful tools we own is seldom plugged in and often fails us. Brain freeze? Memory lapse? Senior moment? Whatever you call it, thousands of attorneys have experienced it. The good news? You can do something about it!

By attending this program, you will learn how to have more time, less stress, better concentration and less trouble remembering names, faces and facts.

This presentation will enhance all participants’ safety and wellbeing by decreasing the probability that they will be become the victim of a violent crime.

In the U.S.A. two million people were the victims of a violent crime in 2023. How can someone significantly cut their chances of being victimized?

In traditional self-defense training, the focus is on teaching the students the physical techniques of how to defend themselves. Although that is of value, many people are not going to have the fitness, time and access to a martial arts studio to be able to learn those moves effectively. An element that is lacking in most of the self-defense training available is the mental awareness and preparedness to head off an attempted crime to begin with. We bridge that gap by teaching scientifically backed and time-tested techniques that are essential to you not being targeted.

You will learn:

• The anatomy of a crime, what is the formula from start to finish? It’s not a random development.
• What is the mental thought process of how criminals select their victims? Studies have been able to chronicle the specific traits that predators look for.
• How can you prepare your mind, body and outward presentation so that predators will take a pass on you and move on to pick an easier target.
• How you can set up your own safety perimeter.
• The best self defense exercise you can do to have this specific exercise ingrained in your day to day thinking.
• If all else fails, what are your options? Specific recommendations on verbal and physical defenses.