The Suffolk Academy of Law

Excellent program today on Strangulation presented by Shauna Kerr and Michelle Tepper! This CLE accredited course helped our members to:
· Understand the elements of crimes – criminal obstruction of
breathing and strangulation
· Understand the medical assessment in a strangulation case
· Identify the signs and symptoms of strangulation

DATE TO REMEMBER! The SCBA Pro Bono Project is hosting a Free Legal Clinic for Veterans! Thursday, November 3, 2022 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Last night we had the always impressive Professor Patrick M. Connors present the CPLR 2022 Update! Professor Connors presented a comprehensive overview of amendments and updates to the CPLR and decisions affecting civil practice over the past year.

Another excellent program off to a great start!

You'll earn 2 skills MCLE on Thursday evening from two distinguished Jurists. They will give you guidelines you should consider when developing your strategy for each case you take to trial. Hon. Eric Sachs, District Court Judge, Hon. James A. Saladino, District Court Judge will help you Shake Off the Rust: Basic Trial Skills, the Arraignment Process and more on September 15, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. The program will be held live in the Great Hall in Hauppauge and virtually. Don't miss a chance to meet the judges in person!

Register online: https://scba.org/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=257011&evSubAction=viewMonth&calmonth=202209

HYBRID - Signature Series-Shaking Off the Rust - SCBA & SAL CLE Calendar Every case in unique. This course will give you guidelines you should consider when developing your strategies and adapting your approach to each individual case. Our distinguished faculty w8ill help you make suitable, informed decisions, by providing different viewpoints, examples and trial tips.

How to Run and Grow Your Law Firm
Thursday, September 8, 2022
12:45 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.
Virtual Webinar
Generating New Business – “Pick the Low Hanging Fruit”

Learn how to increase your business. The most likely and lowest-hanging fruit is the starting point – and this course will help you understand how to harness the power of this strategy for growing your practice.

Faculty: Michael Smith and Sara Frasca
Point NorthEast
Moderator: Karen J. Tenenbaum, Esq. LL.M, CPA

https://scba.org/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=257238&evSubAction=viewMonth&calmonth=202209

Missed our Better Billing Series? Visit our website for the complete series. SCBA.ORG
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Rob Harper from Farrell Fritz presents a CLE course about Spousal Rights at Death Under New York Law. Visit SCBA.ORG to view it ondemand. https://scba.org/?pg=Store

Learn how to pick your next jury!
TRYING TRIALS IN TRYING TIMES
How to Deal with Litigation Since COVID
Thursday, July 21, 2022
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Virtual Webinar
How can we become more effective by adapting to what we know about human behavior? Expert jury consultant, Dr. Laurie Kuslansky, will help you understand juror attitudes in light of the confusing and anxiety-provoking events of the past few years. This course will examine common drivers of human behavior and decision making when faced with the challenges of the pandemic and how trial lawyers can become more effective by adapting to what we know about human behavior.

Faculty: Laurie Kuslansky, PhD, Expert Jury Consultant
Laurie Kuslansky & Associates, LLC

https://scba.org/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=252732&evSubAction=viewMonth&calmonth=202207

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SIGNATURE SERIES:
Conducting Due Diligence in a Commercial Real Estate Purchase
Thursday, July 14, 2022
1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
Virtual Webinar
This program will discuss the due diligence involved when purchasing commercial real estate. The program is designed to aid attorneys by identifying the potential risks and pitfalls associated with the purchase of commercial property and providing strategies for investigating such risks.
Faculty:
Laura M. Endres, Esq., Taylor Eldridge & Endres, PC
Philip J. Siegel, Esq., Siegel & Sitler, PLLC

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SUMMER SERIES 2022

BETTER BILLING and GETTING PAID:
Practice Tips and Best Practices
Lunch and Learn Series
Virtual Webinars
1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
Proper billing is serious business and key to the success of your law firm. Many times, lawyers spend a good portion of their day performing various non-billable tasks. These tasks often include billing-related activities like preparing and sending invoices, processing payments, and updating trust ledgers.

Do you have a standardized billing policy in place? If not, this is the course you need to save you time and bill more hours.

MONDAY, JULY 11, 2022
TOP TIPS AND BEST PRACTICES
Christopher Anderson
1 Law Practice Management

MONDAY, JULY 18, 2022
RETAINER LETTERS
Patrick McCormick, Danielle Coysh, Christopher Glass
1 Law Practice Management

MONDAY, JULY 25, 2022
HOW TO GET PAID: The Eight Commandments
Marco Brown
1 Law Practice Management

MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2022
RETAINING AND CHARGING LIENS
Matthew K. Mady, Bryan R. Johnson
1 Law Practice Management

MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2022
COLLECTION PRACTICES – What to do if your client stops paying you
Lester P. Taroff and John J. Ricciardi
1 Law Practice Management

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