Attorney Discipline and Risk Management for Lawyers 2019

Legal Malpractice 2019 | Albany
NYSBA Member: $150

4.0 MCLE Credits; 3.0 Ethics, 1.0 Law Practice Management

Tuesday, March 19, 2019
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

This program is being recorded and streamed as a live webcast.

New York State Bar Association | One Elk Street | Albany

NYSBA Member: $150 | Non-Member: $250

Lawsuits against lawyers arising from errors and/or omissions in the performance of legal services continue to rise. It is an essential part of a law firm’s business practice to evaluate its legal risk and malpractice insurance needs. This program is designed to educate attorneys on how to prosecute and/or defend a legal malpractice action. In addition, this program will educate attorneys about their legal malpractice exposures, what they should do in the event that a lawsuit or a grievance complaint is filed against them, and what they should do when situations arise that indicate that a legal malpractice claim is likely. Both solo practitioners and members of larger firms would benefit from knowing how to assess professional liability risk and manage legal malpractice litigation.

Program Faculty
A. Michael Furman, Esq., Overall Planning Chair, Furman Kornfeld & Brennan LLP
Scott W.  Bush, Esq., Albany, Planning Chair, Corrigan, McCoy &  Bush, PLLC
Nicole M. Marlow-Jones, Esq., Costello Cooney
James Bradley, Esq., Crum & Forster
Karin Kruidenier, Travelers Ins. Co.
Mike Mooney, USI Affinity
Andrew R. Jones, Esq., Furman Kornfeld & Brennan LLP
Crystal Ivy, Esq., AmTrust
Rachel Aghassi, Esq., Furman Kornfeld & Brenna LLP

Newly Admitted Attorneys: To receive skills credit, newly admitted attorneys must take accredited transitional CLE courses in traditional live classroom settings that have been approved by the CLE Board for use by newly admitted attorneys.  For more information about the CLE Rules, please go to www.nycourts.gov/Attorneys/CLE.

Out of State Accreditation: This program has also been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California, the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board and the Board of Continuing Legal Education of the State of New Jersey.  If you require MCLE credit in other states, we can provide you a Uniform MCLE Form.

Partial Credit for Program Segments Not Allowed: Under the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board Regulations and Guidelines, attendees at CLE programs cannot get MCLE credit for a program segment (typically, a lecture or panel, of which there are usually several in a program) unless they are present for the entire segment. Those who arrive late, depart early, or are absent for any portion of the segment WILL NOT receive credit for that program segment.

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If you have any questions about this program, please contact Jessica Patterson, LPM Program Manager.