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Bridge the Gap

Satisfy a full year of CLE credits in one weekend via Zoom

Open to attorneys at all levels with New York and New Jersey credits available

The program takes place on Fordham Law School Zoom platform.


Friday – Sunday
January 13 - 15, 2023, schedule is subject to change*

  • Friday: 9:15 a.m. – 7:05 p.m.
  • Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Sunday: 8:05 a.m. – 2:20 p.m.

Topics

Arbitration & Mediation

Art Law

Clerkship

Compliance

Confliction Resolution

Contracts

Cybersecurity/Data Security

Diversity and Inclusion

Employment Law

Ethics

Financial Services

Intellectual Property

Law Practice Management

Legal Technology

Legal Writing

Mental Health 

Negotiations

Private Practice

Real Estate

Recent Graduate Committee Panel

Trade Secrets

FRIDAY, JANUARY 13

Topics + Speakers 
 

New York and New Jersey Tracks (Joint Sessions)
(10.5 total credits total; Professional Practice, Diversity, Cybersecurity, and Skills / NJ Specific - Municipal Court Law)

Topics (subject to change)

Aging Wisely: Elder Law in New York
Diversity in the Workplace: Beyond Checking the Box
Finance and Technology Legal Landscape: What to Expect in 2023
Municipal Law
Privacy and Cybersecurity: Data Protection as an Opportunity and a Challenge in 2023
RGC - Recent Developments in Employment Law
Worker's Rights in Urban Law

Speakers

Cesar Cardenas ′06
Senior Government Relations Specialist, Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno LLC

Honorable Chandra Cole
Municipal Court Presiding Judge, New Jersey Superior Court

Taylor Crabill ′17
Associate, Faruqi & Faruqui, LLP

Veronica Escobar ′03
Attorney, The Law Offices of Veronica Escobar

Palmina M. Fava ′97
Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Former President, Fordham Law Alumni Association

Nicole Fisher
Section Chief-Welfare & Support, Office of Essex County Counsel

Abdul Hafiz ′19
Judicial Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Alex Hartzband '15
Partner, Faruqi & Faruqui, LLP

Austen Ishii '15
Senior Employment & Litigation Counsel, Databricks, Inc.

Miyoshie Lamothe-Aime '19
Associate, Fried Frank 

Khasim K. Lockhart ′18
Associate, Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz
Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law

Rosevelie Marquez Morales '02
 Chief Diversity Officer - Americas, Hogans Lovells
Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School

Ramona Ortega '13 
Founder, WealthBuild

Kenneth Rashbaum
Partner, Head of Privacy, Cybersecurity and Technology Transactions, Barton LLP

Julia Riskowitz '17
Associate, Blank Rome LLP

Diana Santos ′10
Senior Attorney, Global Markets, IBM

Geeta Tewari ′05
Assistant Professor of Law, Widener University Delaware Law School

 

*Schedule and topics subject to change 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14

New York and New Jersey Tracks (Joint Sessions)
(8.5 total credits total; Ethics, Professional Practice, Law Practice Management, Cybersecurity Ethics, and Skills

Topics + Speakers 

Ethics and Mental Health: Is It Over Yet?
Legal Writing
Private Practice
RGC: Arbitration and Mediation Dynamics
Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, Trade Secrets & Technology Ethics

Speakers

Casey Campbell
Partner, Barnes & Thornburg

Edgar De Leon ′98
Attorney, The De Leon Firm, PLLC

Lauren Esposito 
Senior Appellate Court Attorney, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department

Scott Godes
Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Rachel Goot '19
Associate, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Michael Kahn
Co-Founder, ReelTime Creative Learning Experiences 

Mia Levi '13
Vice President of Global Development, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution 

Samiya Mir
Founder and Principle Attorney, The MIR Firm PLLC

Chris Osborn
Co-Founder, ReelTime Creative Learning Experiences 

Daniel Palmisano
Principal Law Clerk, New York State Unified Court System

Frank S. Restagno '14
Associate, Sadis & Goldberg

James B. Saylor '12
Partner, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Maria Scheuring '98
Attorney, Law Office of Maria Scheuring

Nelson Timken '22
Principal Law Clerk, New York State Unified Court System

Michael Zogby
Partner, Barnes & Thornburg LLP

*Schedule and topics subject to change 

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15

Topics + Speakers 
 

New York & New Jersey Tracks (Joint Sessions)
(9.5 total credits; Ethics, Skills, Professional Practice/NJ Specific - Civil & Criminal Trial Preparations & Basic Estate Planning) 


Copyright and Fine Art: Basics and Beyond
International Arbitration
Judicial Clerkship
Real Estate and Estate Planning at a Glance
The New Artificial Intelligence Inventors and Creators: Dabus Case and the Open AI GPT-3 Generator, Benefits and Concerns
Trial and Prep Law

Speakers

Carole Basri
President, Corporate Lawyering Group LLC
Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School

Raymond Dowd '91
Partner, Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP
Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School

Norberto Garcia
Civil Trial Attorney, Blume Forte Fried Zerres & Molonari

Ed Greason '91
Of Counsel, Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP

Mahnoor Misbah '18
Associate, Morrison Cohen LLP

Shade Quailey '19
Associate, Baker Hostetler

Hon. Patty Shwartz
United States Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School

Josephine von Schorlemer
Legal Extern, Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP

Shlomit Yanisky-Ravid, PhD
Visiting Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
The Head of Fordham Law CLIP IP-AI and Blockchain Project 

Ariella Zarfati '00
Principal Law Clerk, New York Supreme Court Appellate Division 

*Schedule and topics subject to change


CLE Credits


– NEW YORK

Both newly admitted and experienced attorneys (transitional and nontransitional) may earn a total of 24.0 New York CLE credits as detailed below.

  • Saturday — 10.5 total credits: 
  • Saturday — 7.0 total credits: 
  • Sunday — 6.5 total credits: 

– NEW JERSEY

Both newly admitted and experienced attorneys (transitional and nontransitional) may earn a total of 24.0 New Jersey CLE credits as detailed below.

  • Friday — 10.5 total credits: 
  • Saturday — 7.0 total credits: 
  • Sunday — 6.5 total credits: 
     

Registration Options


All Three Days (currently closed)

  • Fordham Law alumni in their first two years of bar admission: Free
  • Fordham Law alumni: $25
  • General registrants: $75

ALL THREE DAYS

Single Day
(Friday, Saturday or Sunday only)

  • Fordham Law alumni in their first two years of bar admission: Free
  • Fordham Law alumni: Free Comp
  • General registrants: Free

Day 1: January 13, 2023

Day 2: January 14, 2023

Day 3: January 15, 2023

 

 

 

Questions? Contact Shanelle Holley, director, conference services at 212-636-7885 or [email protected].

This event is presented in partnership with the Fordham Law Alumni Association and Career Planning Center.

CLE and Public Programs

Fordham University School of Law
Office of CLE and Public Programs
150 West 62nd Street, Suite 8-126, New York, NY 10023

Tel: 212-636-7295

Fax: 212-636-6984

Email: [email protected]