NYSBA 2016 Leadership Conference (Audio Only)

 

Total Credits: 7.5 (Skills 3.0, LPM 3.0, Ethics 1.5)

 

Program topics include: Tips for Structuring the Leadership Role of Managing Partner and Implementing a Leadership Structure in Law Firms; The Obligation and Importance of Attorney Supervision in Law Firms and Law Departments:  Challenges, Guidelines and Requirements; Competent Supervision | Challenges and Guidelines for the Legal Profession; Managing and Mentoring Millennial Leaders and Technology Concerns for Law Firm Leaders | The Mind of the Lawyer Manager – Using Emotional Intelligence to Build a Team-Driven, Client Focused Work Environment and Being a Leader as a Solo Practitioner – Marketing, Ethics and Maximizing Efficiency

 

Leadership in Challenging Times 
Speaker:  Marian C. Rice, Esq., L’Abbate Balkan Colavita & Contini, LLP, Garden City, NY

Tips for Structuring the Leadership Role of Managing Partner | Implementing a Leadership Structure in Law Firms 
• Necessity for Defining Management Philosophy and Position of Managing Partner within Firm Structure – Firm Size; Single/Multiple Offices, etc.
• Identifying Leadership Responsibilities of Managing Partner and Desired Areas of Responsibility
• Specific Job Duties of Managing Partner; What Can be Delegated, What Should be Delegated, What Needs to be Done Personally.
• Desired Attributes of Managing Partner
• Danger Areas that Managing Partner Should Avoid

Panelists
Joel A. Rose, Joel A. Rose & Associates, Cherry Hill, NJ
Craig S. Brown, Esq., B3 Legal/OmniVere LLC
Jonathan K. Pollack, Esq., Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP, New York City
Marc A. Landis, Esq., Phillips Nizer LLP, New York City
Joel M. Miller, Esq., Miller & Wrubel P.C., New York City
Steven Kobre, Kobre and Kim, New York City

Lessons in Leadership
• Principles in lawyer leadership
• Leading through difficult circumstances
• Leaving a leadership legacy
• Leading lawyers through an uncertain future of change 
Speaker:
Tom Grella, Esq., McGuire Wood & Bissette Law Firm, Asheville, NC

The Obligation and Importance of Attorney Supervision in Law Firms and Law Departments:  Challenges, Guidelines and Requirements | Competent Supervision | Challenges and Guidelines for the Legal Profession
Panelists:
Sarah Diane McShea, Esq., Law Offices of Sarah Diane McShea, New York City
Vivian D. Wesson, Esq., Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, New York City
Patricia K. Spataro, LMHC, Director, Lawyer Assistance Program, Albany, NY

Managing and Mentoring Millennial Leaders and Technology Concerns for Law Firm Leaders | The Mind of the Lawyer Manager – Using Emotional Intelligence to Build a Team-Driven, Client Focused Work Environment 
Panelists:
Carol Schiro Greenwald, PhD, MarketingPartners, Larchmont, NY
John R. McCarron, Jr., Esq., Carmel, NY
Anastasia V. Boyko, Esq., Axiom Global, New York City

Being a Leader as a Solo Practitioner – Marketing, Ethics and Maximizing Efficiency
Speaker:
Clifford R. Ennico, Esq., Law Offices of Clifford R. Ennico, Fairfield, CT