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

  • 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

  • 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 
  • 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: 
     

All Three Days (currently closed)

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

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

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.