Why you should attend
Satisfy part of your 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 28, 2013. 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 7.8 live NJ CLE credit hours by attending the PLI
New Jersey Basic CLE Marathon.
Morning Session: 9:00 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
9:00
Opening Remarks and Introduction
9:05
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
- Review of significant cases
Frank J. DeAngelis, Lan Hoang
10:30
New Jersey 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
- Review of significant cases
Andrew B. Smith
11:30
Break
11:40
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
- Review of significant cases
Stephen V. Falanga, Sheila Raftery Wiggins
12:40
Lunch
Afternoon Session: 1:45 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.
1:45
New Jersey 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
- Review of significant cases
Nancy A. Lottinville
2:45
New Jersey Basic Estate Planning
- Estate planning interviews and financial planning considerations
- Guardianships
- Drafting estate planning documents
- Execution and retention of estate planning documents
- Review of significant cases
Christopher G. Rohde
3:45
Break
4:00
New Jersey Criminal Trial Practice
- Arrest, indictment and arraignment
- Discovery
- Status conferences, pre-trial conferences and pre-trial hearings
- Plea negotiations and agreements
- Trial – presentment of evidence and witnesses
- Post-trial motions
- Review of significant cases
Stacy A. Biancamano, Remi L. Spencer
5:05
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
The New York Hilton & Towers1335 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 0495741. You can also
make reservations online 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
Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, 811 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10019, 1-800-325-3535 or (212) 581-1000. When calling, please mention Practising Law Institute and mention SET#311155. You may also book
online.
PLI programs qualify for credit in all states that require mandatory continuing legal education for attorneys. Please be sure to check with your state and the credit calculator to the right 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. PLI programs may qualify for credit based on the requirements outlined in the MCLE Regulations and Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. Rule 45.
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.