Law School - Fall 2011 CLE Weekend

November 05, 2011 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
St. John’s School of Law | 8000 Utopia Parkway | Queens, NY 11439

The Law School's Office of Alumni Realtions invites you to attend a weekend of engaging and practical Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs for newly admitted and veteran attorneys. Attendees can earn up to 16 CLE credits.

Dates/Times
Saturday, November 5, 2011
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sunday, November 6, 2011
8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Location
St. John’s School of Law
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, NY  11439

Saturday Program
8 – 8:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Ethics in the Current Economic Condition and Related Issues

11:15 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Concurrent sessions (please register for one)

New York Legal Research on the Internet


Techniques for Negotiating and Drafting Business Documents

1 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.
Concurrent sessions (please register for one)

A Primer on Appellate Practice

Negotiating the Better Win

3:20 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Concurrent sessions (please register for one)

The Deposition – From the Point of View of the Plaintiff and Defendant

The ABC’s of Drafting ADR Contract Clauses – Providing the Option for Mediation, Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution

Sunday Program
8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Concurrent sessions (please register for one)

Back to business – So you are Thinking About Starting a Business…What do you Need to Think About?

The Basics of Adoption Law


Jury Selection – From Theory to Practice


10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Concurrent sessions (please register for one)

Back to business – The Many Issues That Business Partners Face – Managing and Running a Business

‘Til Death or Divorce Do Us Part – Consequences of Marital Agreements on Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Estate Litigation

Mortgage Foreclosures in New York


1 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.
Lunch

1:40 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Concurrent sessions (please register for one)

Back to Business – Financing the Business and Exiting the Business

The Basics of DWI


Bankruptcy Fundamentals: The Importance to General Practitioners


The impact of Social Media and Cloud Computing on Investigations and the Law


Fee
$160.00/weekend for St. John’s Law School classes of 2010 and 2011
$285.00/weekend for active St. John’s Law Alumni Association members (dues paid for 2011)
$325.00/weekend for inactive St. John’s Law Alumni Association members
$375.00/weekend for alumni of other law schools
$200.00/day for either Saturday or Sunday program

Registration
Please register for the Fall CLE Weekend at St. John’s School of Law by completing and returning the Registration Form.

More information
Claire McKeever
Office of Alumni Relations
mckeevec@stjohns.edu
(718) 990-6006

St. John’s School of Law has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an accredited provider of Continuing Legal Education (CLE) in the State of New York. For information on New York’s CLE requirements, contact the Office of Court Administration at www.courts.state.ny.us.