Young Lawyers Section Fall Program
On Thursday and Friday, October 20 and 21, 2011, the YLS held its Fall Program and CLE at the Bar Center in Albany. The Section's business was conducted first at the Executive Committee meeting, held Thursday afternoon. Among the items on the agenda, a number of the Section's upcoming programs were discussed, as well as our Section's interaction with the State Bar's other 24 Sections. After the Executive Committee meeting, we were graciously hosted at the New York State Court of Appeals Building, across the street from the Bar Center, where Judge Graffeo provided a detailed, behind-the-scenes tour of the Court building and the work of the Court. Our group was also addressed by Chief Judge Lippman, who welcomed us in the courtroom. The tour was a terrific event, and we are grateful to Judge Graffeo and the Chief Judge for their time, courtesy, and warmth in welcoming us to the highest Court in our State. After the Court of Appeals tour, our Fall Program dinner was held at Jack's Oyster House in downtown Albany. It was a time for officers, members, staff and CLE presenters to enjoy a meal and networking. With several Past Chairs in attendance, the officers recognized our outgoing Section Liaison, Megan O'Toole, for all of her work with us over the last five years in building the Section membership and programming. Megan remains with us as Manager of the Bar's Membership Services, but won't be working with our Section as much on a day-to-day basis. We also welcomed our new Section Liaison, Tiffany Bardwell, whom we are all looking forward to working with.
On Friday, the Section held it's full-day CLE program, which offered 8 credits including 2 ethics credits. The panels included state and federal judges, professors, and practitioners from across New York State. The panels covered topics including state and federal pleadings, discovery and depositions, bankruptcy practice, jury selection, mediation and arbitration, and ethics in litigation/ethics in everyday practice. The Fall Program was a tremendous success, and we thank all of those who attended, including our CLE faculty. Several photographs of the day's activities are included with this article.
Keep an eye out for our future events, the next of which is the Section's Annual Meeting programming, being held Wednesday through Friday, January 25-27, 2012 at the Hilton New York City. The Section will hold its Annual Executive Committee Meeting and elections, as well as a half-day CLE program on immigration law, and a 2-day Bridge-the-Gap CLE program. The annual Outstanding Young Lawyer Award will also be presented that week. Please watch your mail and e-mail for more information. All Section members are welcome to any and all events, including the Executive Committee meetings. We hope to see everyone in January.
Michael L. Fox, Esq.
Chair-Elect
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