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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online Federal Sentencing
Faculty: Ed Sapone and Fred Hafetz
This course will cover the differences in state and federal court, the important statutory authority, controlling SCOTUS and Second Circuit caselaw, the process from the moment a defendant is found or pleads guilty through the sentencing hearing, and cutting-edge practice tips and dangerous land mines. You will learn how to handle a presentence investigation, deal with the crushing guidelines for career offenders and other clients with colorful criminal histories. And to help you understand what judges want when you make your crucial sentencing arguments, you will hear from special guest, United States District Judge Eric Vitaliano!
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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online The Federal Criminal Trial
Faculty: Stacey Richman and Anthony Ricco
Federal court is a different world from state court. Once you enter a federal courtroom to try a case, you ‘ain’t in Kansas anymore! In federal court you won’t likely know your jurors until they’ve told you on the courthouse steps why they convicted your client. From jury selection, handled by judges and not lawyers, to anonymous juries, to closing arguments when prosecutors sum up first and last, federal trial practice is a different animal than its state court counterpart. In this program you will learn what you will be ordered to provide to your adversary and the court prior to trial, how you can possibly master the boxes of documents provided to you on the eve of trial, how to pick the best jury without the benefit of lawyervoir dire, how to navigate the flood of uncharged crime evidence you will face under FRE 404(b), how to utilize the most important of all the federal rules of evidence, how to deal with the implicit biases against the defendant and lawyer, why you must be up and awake and checking your emails at 2 am, and all around best practices to try a case from beginning to end. For the state court practitioner who wants to handle federal trials to the federal practitioner who wants to sharpen their sword, this course is a must view.
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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online Federal Pretrial Dispositions #2 – Cooperation
Faculty: Mark Cohen and Nicholas Kaizer
With punishing mandatory minimums and sentencing guidelines in the stratosphere staring them in the face, many federal defendants want to know what they can do to get home — even if that home is in a top secret location — even more quickly than a traditional guilty plea and sentencing may offer them. The answer, if they understand what they are getting into and if the Government is interested in what they have to offer, is often for them to cooperate with the Government in the investigation and prosecution of others. If completed successfully, cooperation usually does offer a greatly reduced sentence but even though you can get below the statutory minimum, that can mean different things before different judges. Before you bring your client in for his first meeting with the Government, there is much for him and you to think about and discuss, as things do not always turn out the way you mapped it. And your client may not truly be prepared to talk honestly about his entire criminal past — and that of his family and friends. This course will walk you through the timing, the considerations, the process, the formalities and the pitfalls of seeking a federal cooperation agreement. What does an agreement and a plea with a cooperator look like, what are the expectations, what are the limits and what are the consequences if it fails to work out. There is much you can still do. What is your role and how can you impact the end result?
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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online Federal Pretrial Dispositions #1 – Guilty Pleas
Faculty: Cesar DeCastro and Eric Franz
Given that 97% of all federal criminal cases resolve with a plea of guilty, plea-bargaining is among the most important work of a defense lawyer. The change of plea process in federal court is drastically different from that of New York State court. In state court, the plea of guilty with its “promised sentence” is the last critical part of the case. In federal court, the guilty plea marks a new beginning. None of the many agreed upon terms of the plea, including the advisory U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, are binding on the sentencing court. But with limited exceptions, the many serious mandatory minimum terms of incarceration are—and your clients need to be aware of them before changing their plea. “Tell me in your own words what you did that makes you guilty” is not an invitation to merely recite words in a statute. The defendant must be carefully guided through an allocution towards the end of a change of plea hearing that might last 45 minutes. Federal court judges don’t get involved in plea discussions, and fact-bargaining is not allowed. From the written, multi-page plea agreement, including appellate waivers, to the statutory mandates of forfeiture, restitution and fines, when guiding clients through the federal plea process, you’re not in Kansas anymore.
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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online Federal Discovery, Motions and Pre-Trial Hearings
Faculty: Richard Levitt and Bobbi Sternheim
Federal criminal law motion practice is filled with landmines for the unsuspecting state court practitioner. So, if you want to practice in federal court but also want to minimize the risk of starring in a section 2255 motion after justice is done, this lecture is for you. You will: learn the nuts and bolts of federal motion practice; explore available research tools to jump start your motions; learn the ins and outs of Rules 12 and 16; examine differences between state and federal motion practice; avoid looking like a neophyte when making and arguing motions; learn to make effective discovery motions and demands for a bill of particulars; And much more!
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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online Representing a Detained Federal Defendant
Faculty: Scott Tulman and Steven Brill
Visiting a client in jail is a vital part of any criminal practice. In federal practice, defendants are most often detained at local facilities in Manhattan (MCC) and Brooklyn (MDC), as well as other BOP and GEO Facilities in New York, and like Rikers, they each have their own regulations, quirks, and tricks of the trade. In this course, you will learn what to expect, and all you need to know about getting in (and getting out) of your counsel visits when your client is incarcerated. Our presenters will cover: how to efficiently enter the facilities and what forms are required; usual wait times and potential delays; a description of the facilities; how to make the counsel visit run smoothly; how to efficiently deal with BOP Legal Bureau; communicating with detained clients; how to arrange visitation for your investigator, paralegal, interpreters, and experts; how to arrange for “co-defendant meetings”; how best to facilitate discovery review in light of BOP technology, separation orders, and protective orders; meeting a client who is in the SHU; what happens if a client is found with contraband?; helping a client with their medical and commissary issues; video and telephonic counsel visits; and representing a client in a COVID world and beyond.
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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online The Arrest and Presentment in Federal Court
Faculty: James Kousouros and Ronald Rubenstein
This course will walk you through a negotiated surrender and the arrest, presentment, and detention processes of a federal criminal case. We will also evaluate the statutes, caselaw, legal presumptions and burdens at a detention hearing as well as the importance of the pretrial services report. Should we consent to detention and live to fight another day? Know when to hold ‘em and when to fold ‘em.
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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online The Pre-Arrest Federal Investigation
Faculty: Marc Agnifilo and Raymond Granger
Find out what happens in the earliest stages of a federal criminal case and how crucial this time period is to your client’s fate. Attorneys Marc Agnifilo and Raymond Granger share their experiences including discussing how federal Investigations differ from state investigations, what you can learn about the government’s case, client and attorney proffers, preserving and safeguarding electronic data, search warrants resulting in the seizure of privileged material and more.
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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online Trying the Mistaken Identification Case
Faculty: Andy Eibel
Experienced former New York Legal Aid Society Supervising Attorney Andy Eibel shows you exactly how prosecutors relying on eyewitness identification often results in “getting the wrong guy” and how criminal defense attorneys need to use extreme diligence, as well as freeing themselves of implicit biases, to help prevent potentially innocent clients from being sent to jail for crimes they did not commit.
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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online International Litigation
Faculty: Thomas Vandenabeele
This course will take a look at how to handle some of the most common questions that arise during civil proceedings that involve foreign parties and discovery abroad. You will learn the proper way to serve internationally and the conventions and doctrines that guide the process.
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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online The Ethics and Art of Settlement at Mediation
Faculty: Bob Worden
This course will focus on the best way for attorneys to benefit from mediation, including presentation, psychology, strategy and the moves that help to get the best results. The course will examine the mediation process and how ethical behavior can ultimately lead to success.
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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online The Foreclosure Process
Faculty: Thomas Frank
This course will provide a basic overview of the foreclosure process in New York and discuss what you need to know to successfully and efficiently handle a foreclosure action.
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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online The Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Law Practice
Faculty: Michael Pospis
This course will show you all the components to consider when opening your own law practice and how to decide if going solo is the right move for you.
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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online Divorce 101
Faculty: Morghan Richardson
This course provides an introduction to the divorce process from the initial meeting to the final settlement. Ms Richardson will address common misunderstandings about divorce, discuss splitting assets and custody arrangements, and teach important strategies to employ when representing your client in order to have a good outcome.
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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online Establishing Proper Surrogate’s Court Practice
Faculty: Erica Gomez
In this course, Ms. Gomez will take you through the basics of surrogate’s court practice, including which cases belong in surrogate’s court, who the key players are when dealing with wills and estates, and how to file in different types of proceedings.
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Date Course Information Credits Cost Online Introduction to Social Security Law
Faculty: Robert Dorf
This course provides an overview of disability and social security law, what benefits are available, who is eligible, and how to advocate for your client and most effectively handle administrative hearings and court appeals.
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