Why you should attend
Satisfy part of the newly instated mandatory continuing legal education requirements in New Jersey and hone your legal professionalism by attending PLI’s New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon program on May 29, 2012. In accordance with New Jersey’s requirements, this one-day program will include New Jersey-specific instruction and discussion on topics authorized by the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board of Continuing Legal Education.
What you will learn
- Civil Trial Practice
- Criminal Trial Practice
- Basic Estate Administration
- Real Estate Closing Procedures
- Trust and Business Accounting
- New Jersey Professional Responsibility and Ethics
Who should attend
Attorneys licensed in New Jersey are now required to complete twenty-four credit hours of mandatory continuing legal education every two years. Of those twenty-four credits, at least four credits must be in ethics and/or professionalism and at least twelve credits must be obtained through live attendance at a New Jersey accredited continuing legal education program.
In addition to the general requirements, a newly admitted lawyer must obtain fifteen credit hours in any five of nine designated subject areas during the newly admitted lawyer’s first compliance period, including New Jersey basic estate planning, New Jersey civil trial preparation; New Jersey family law, New Jersey real estate closing procedures and New Jersey municipal court practice. Newly admitted attorneys can obtain six live NJ CLE credit hours by attending the PLI New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon.
Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
9:00 Opening Remarks and Introduction
9:15 Civil Trial Practice - The Trial
- Trial Preparation - the 90 days before trial
- Motions in limine, evidence, stipulations
- Bench or jury trials
- Opening and closing statements
- Presentation of evidence and witness
- Post-trial motions
Frank DeAngelis, Lan Hoang
10:15
Trust and Business Accounting
- Fiduciary responsibilities of an attorney and client funds
- Creating and maintaining an attorney trust account
- Accounting for attorney trust accounts
- Creating and maintaining an attorney business account
- Compliance with the New Jersey Rules of Professional Responsibility
Andrew B. Smith
11:15
Break
11:30
New Jersey Professional Responsibility & Ethics
- Overview of New Jersey Rules of Professional Responsibility
- Sources of ethics law beyond the RPCs
- Lawyers' funds for client protection
- Professionalism in the bar
- Case law review
Stephen Falanga
12:30
Lunch
Afternoon Session: 1:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
1:45
Real Estate Closing Procedures
- Classes of property and types of ownership
- Land use controls and regulations
- Financing and the mortgage market
- Mandated disclosures
- Transfer of property
Nancy Lottinville
2:45
Basic Estate Administration
- Collecting information on the decedent
- Probate process
- Collecting, managing and distributing probate assets
- Estate and inheritance taxes
- Termination of the estate administration
Christopher G. Rohde
3:45
Break
4:00
Criminal Trial Practice
- Arrest, indictment and arraignment
- Discovery and depositions
- Status conferences, pre-trial conferences and pre-trial hearings
- Plea negotiations and agreements
- Trial - presentment of evidence and witnesses
- Post-trial motions
Jennifer Mara, Remi L. Spencer
5:00
Adjourn
New York City Seminar Location
PLI New York Center, 810 Seventh Avenue at 53rd Street (21st floor), New York, New York 10019. Message Center, program days only: (212) 824-5733.
New York City Hotel Accommodations
Due to high demand and limited inventory in NYC, we recommend reserving hotel rooms as early as possible.
The New York Hilton & Towers, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. 1 block from PLI Center. Reservations 1-800-HILTONS or, 1-877-NYC-HILT. Please mention that you are booking a room under the Practising Law Institute Corporate rate and the Client File # is N495741. Reservations on line at www.hilton.com and enter the same Client File # in the Corporate ID # field to access Practising Law Institute rates.
The Warwick New York Hotel, 65 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019. 1 block from PLI Center. Reservations 800-223-4099 or, hotel direct 212-247-2700. Please mention that you are booking a room under the Practising Law Institute Corporate rate. Reservations on line at www.warwickhotelny.com Click reservations in menu bar on left. Select desired dates. In 'Special Rates' drop down window select Corporate Rate. In 'Rate Code' enter PLIN. Click search and select desired room type and rate plan. Or, you may email reservation requests to: res.ny@warwickhotels.com
PLI's live programs are approved in all states that require mandatory continuing legal education for attorneys, except Arizona. Please be sure to check with your state for details.
Please check the CLE Calculator above each product description for CLE information specific to your state.
Special Note: In New York, newly admitted attorneys may receive CLE credit only for attendance at "transitional" programs during their first two years of admission to the Bar. Non-traditional course formats such as on-demand web programs or recorded items, are not acceptable for CLE credit. Experienced attorneys may choose to attend and receive CLE credit for either a transitional course or for one geared to experienced attorneys. All product types, including on-demand web programs and recorded items, are approved for experienced attorneys.
Please note: The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement.
If you have already received credit for attending some or the entire program, please be aware that state administrators do not permit you to accrue additional credit for repeat viewing even if an additional credit certificate is subsequently issued.
Credit will be granted only to the individual on record as the purchaser unless alternative arrangements (prearranged groupcast) are made in advance.