This program will satisfy the LIVE NY Skills and Ethics requirements for first and second year newly admitted attorneys in New York.

• Jan 23^rd 5:30pm – 8:00pm Using AI and State Court Data to Automate Litigation Tasks/Protecting Against Scams & Data Breaches
• Jan 27^th 5:30pm – 8:30pm Fact, Fiction and the French Connection/What’s the Weather Outside? Understanding the Weather Record and the Role it May Play in Your Client’s Case
• Feb 6^th 5:15pm – 8:15pm Succession Planning for Businesses – A Strategic Imperative

The evening will begin with a discussion of how state court litigators can use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and state court data to automate litigation tasks , such as evaluating cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies and more — of course all subject to review and verified by counsel.

Then hear a discussion about popular scams that lawyers and firms are facing, as well as what to do in the case of a data breach. As more and more transactions are conducted virtually, people are working remotely and data is stored electronically, it is more important than ever to understand how to protect yourself, your firm and clients — and what to do in the case of a breach.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is destined to improve productivity in the legal profession.

Hear how state court litigators can leverage AI technology to complete tasks such as evaluating cases, automate brief drafting, suggest winning strategies and more — of course all reviewed and verified by counsel.

Learn how to stay ahead of the curve by attending this fascinating discussion.

Join us for a discussion of the cybersecurity threats that lawyers are facing with the trends toward online communications, remote work, virtual meetings and hearings, as well as the precautions that should be implemented by attorneys, firms and their clients.

Topics include:

• Scams and how to spot them
• Securing your online identity and communications
• Protecting client data
• Responding to a data breach
• Best practices and ethical considerations
• … and more

Join us for fascinating discussions on 2 great topics.

The evening begins with a discussion of the most fascinating drug bust in the history of the NYPD. The program chronicles the history of the underlying crime, the legal machinations behind the scene to get the book about the case published and the film about it made, and the rather ambiguous legal, ethical and cultural legacy surrounding the French Connection case and its resulting literary properties.

The second session takes a look at the weather record and the unique role it plays in legal cases. Hear from our speaker, a Certified Consulting Meteorologist, how she acquires, analyzes and interprets historical weather data that can make or break the outcome of your case.

In a matter of fact surpassing fiction, the 1971 Academy Award-winner The French Connection was more than a highly-successful thriller. The film depicted one of the most evocative drug busts in the history of the NYPD.

The movie, and Robin Moore’s best-selling non-fiction account of the same name, were based on the real-life exploits of NYPD detective Eddie Egan and his partner Sonny Grosso. In 1962, Egan and Grosso made a spectacular drug bust that resulted in the seizure of 120 pounds of pure heroin with a street value of $32 million.

The cunning French godfather who mastermind the scheme to import such a large cache of narcotics from Marseilles to New York, Jean Jehan, escaped justice.

Most telling of all, months before the Academy Awards ceremony, a hundred pounds of the heroin that had been seized ten years earlier were taken from an NYPD property clerk’s office never to be seen again.

Fact, Fiction, and the French Connection chronicles the history of the underlying crime, the legal machinations behinds the scenes to get the book published and the film made, and the rather ambiguous legal, ethical and cultural legacy surrounding the French Connection case and its resulting literary properties.

We all know that the weather has a huge impact upon your daily life, but did you also know that the weather can greatly affect the outcome of one of your client’s cases?

Join Kelly Cebulko, a Certified Consulting Meteorologist, as she discusses the weather record and the unique role it plays in attorney’ cases. Adept at communicating complex meteorological information clearly to diverse audiences, she will explore how she acquires, analyzes and interprets historical weather data that can make or break the outcome of your case.

Join NYCLA’s ADR Committee as it welcomes Albert M. Levi, ADR Coordinator/Court Attorney/Referee, Bronx Supreme Court, Civil Term to discuss his role as a coordinator, as well as what he expects from mediators handling cases in his district …. AND MORE!

There will also be ample time to ask questions as well as an opportunity to network with your peers for those people who are attending in person.

Approximately 80 trillion in wealth will be transferred from the baby boomers to the next generations over the next two decade. This phenomenon makes succession planning and shareholder litigation one of the hottest areas of the law.

Join an ALL-STAR faculty of leading business attorneys and judges and mediators who will discuss, among other topics:

Overview Pivotal, Recent Case Law Judicial Perspective Estate Planning Issues Pertinent to Succession Planning Valuation issues Best Practices in Settling Shareholder and Member Disputes Drafting and Additional Litigation Considerations