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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Women on the Move Navigating a New Path 2015 CLE Program and Networking Reception Monday, October 26, 2015 CLE Program 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Networking Reception 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.

com Register Online www.nysba.org/womenonthemove2015 Keynote Address Hon. Karen K. Peters Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Third Department Hon. Kathy M.

1 NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Women on the Move Navigating a New Path 2015 CLE Program and Networking Reception Monday, October 26, 2015 CLE Program 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Networking Reception 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Approved for MCLE credit for all attorneys, including those newly admitted. NYSBACLE 4.0 MCLE Credits INCLUDES 1.0 ethics credit Fort Orange Club 110 Washington Ave. Albany, NY Register Online Keynote Address Hon. Karen K. Peters Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Third Department Hon. Kathy M. Sheehan Mayor of the City of Albany $125 NYSBA Member $250 Non-Member Sponsored by the Committee on Women in the Law, the Law Practice Management Committee, the Committee on Lawyers in Transition, and the Committee on Continuing Legal Education of the New York State Bar Association

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION WOMEN ON THE MOVE 2015 Navigating a New Path The Women on the Move program is a Continuing Legal Education seminar focusing on an array of topics of particular interest to women

2 PROGRAM DESCRIPTION WOMEN ON THE MOVE 2015 Navigating a New Path The Women on the Move program is a Continuing Legal Education seminar focusing on an array of topics of particular interest to women attorneys. This year s program theme is transition and navigating a new path. Distinguished panelists and speakers will share their experiences and valuable insights on topics such as hiring trends in the public and private sector, negotiating your worth, forming partnerships and ethical considerations for transitioning attorneys. Transitioning between the public and private sector can be a challenge to even a seasoned practitioner. It can also be an exciting and rewarding opportunity. This CLE program will highlight the practical skills that have helped women attorneys successfully navigate the particular challenges presented with professional transitions. Specific ethical rules that are relevant to those leaving the public sector to practice in a private law firm setting, as well as the rules governing the reverse transition will also be discussed. Panelists will explore the current employment climate, hiring trends, and life balance issues that should be considered prior to navigating a new career path, including opening your own firm. Learn the tools and tips recommended by women who have navigated transitions successfully, including how to translate your skills from private to public/public to private and feel confident in the value you bring to your new endeavor. Join us for an afternoon of learning on how to transition and navigate your new path. This year s program will be held in Albany, New York on Monday, October 26, 2015 at the Fort Orange Club and will feature a keynote address by Hon. Karen K. Peters, Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Third Department and Hon. Kathy M. Sheehan, Mayor, City of Albany. ELECTRONIC COURSE MATERIALS (ECM) Course Materials for NYSBA CLE programs are now distributed electronically. All program materials are distributed online in searchable PDF format, allowing attendees more flexibility and the ability to copy and paste relevant portions of the materials for specific use in your practice. A CLE NotePad (paper) will be provided to all attendees at the live program site. The CLE NotePad includes lined pages for taking notes on each topic, as well as any PowerPoint presentations submitted prior to printing. Prior to a scheduled program date, all registrants will receive an message containing a hyperlink that when clicked will provide you with access to the complete course materials in a searchable PDF format which can be downloaded to your computer. Printing the complete materials is not required for attending the program. Online materials are updated periodically to reflect last minute submissions from program faculty, guaranteeing that you will always have the latest version of the materials. 4.0 TOTAL CREDITS: 3.0 law practice management; 1.0 ethics This course has been approved for MCLE credit in New York for all attorneys, including newly admitted (less than 24 months). This program has also been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California and the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 2.5 credit hours of substantive law and 1.0 credit hours of ethics. All inquiries regarding MCLE credits may be directed to (518) This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4.4 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.0 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/ professionalism, and 0.0 qualify as hours of credit toward certification in civil trial law, criminal trial law, workers compensation law and/ or matrimonial law. This course does not qualify under any of the nine specified new admit areas, in five of which New Jersey attorneys admitted in 2009 or thereafter, in their first full two-year compliance period, must take 15 of their 24 required credit hours (see BCLE Reg. 201:2). The New York State Bar Association s Committee on Continuing Legal Education has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an accredited provider of continuing legal education in the State of New York. IMPORTANT NOTICE: PARTIAL CREDIT FOR PROGRAM SEGMENTS NOT ALLOWED. Under the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board Regulations and Guidelines, attendees at CLE programs cannot receive MCLE credit for a program segment unless they are present for the entire segment. Persons who arrive late, depart early, or are absent for any portion of the segment will not receive credit for that segment.

AGENDA MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015 (3.0 areas of law practice management, 1.0 ethics) 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:50 p.m. 2:50 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:50 p.m. 3:50 p.m. 5:00 p.

, Co-Chair, Women on the Move Keynote Presentation Navigating a New Path Hon. Karen K. Peters, Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Third Department Hon. Kathy M.

3 AGENDA MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2015 (3.0 areas of law practice management, 1.0 ethics) 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:50 p.m. 2:50 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:50 p.m. 3:50 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Registration Welcome Remarks Claire P. Gutekunst, Esq., NYSBA President-Elect Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton, Esq., Co-Chair, Women on the Move Keynote Presentation Navigating a New Path Hon. Karen K. Peters, Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Third Department Hon. Kathy M. Sheehan, Mayor of the City of Albany (1.0 MCLE Credit) Ethical Considerations for Transitioning Attorneys Karl J. Sleight, Esq., Member, Harris Beach, PLLC Asst. Dean Kim Wolf Price, Syracuse University Law School (1.0 MCLE Credit in Ethics) Break Your New Path Partnerships and Practical Skills Moderated Panel Discussion Hon. Ann C. Crowell, Justice, NYS Supreme Court, 4th Judicial District Sarah E. Gold, Esq., Gold Law Firm Linda B. Johnson, Esq., Capital District Women s Bar Association Morghan L. Richardson, Esq., Richardson Legal PLLC Linda A. Redlisky, Esq., Moderator, Co-Chair, Women on the Move (1.0 MCLE Credit) Capitalizing on Your Strengths & Strategies for Transition Moderated Panel Discussion Hon. Ann C. Crowell, Justice, NYS Supreme Court, 4th Judicial District Sarah E. Gold, Esq., Gold Law Firm Hon. Helena A. Heath, Albany City Court Judge Linda B. Johnson, Esq., Capital District Women s Bar Association Dean Alicia Ouellette, Albany Law School Asst. Dean Kim Wolf Price, Syracuse University Law School Morghan L. Richardson, Esq., Richardson Legal PLLC Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton, Esq. & Linda A. Redlisky, Esq., Moderators (1.0 MCLE Credit) Networking Reception with Section Co-Sponsors Welcoming Remarks by David P. Miranda, Esq., NYSBA President Keynote Speakers Hon. Karen K. Peters, Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, Third Department On April 5, 2012, Judge Peters became the first woman to be Presiding Justice of the Third Department when appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Previously, she served as a member of the Commission on Judicial Conduct from 2000 to In 1992, became the first woman elected to the Supreme Court in the Third Department, and was re-elected in A graduate of George Washington University (1969) and New York University School of Law (1972), she began her legal career in private practice, later serving as an Assistant District Attorney in Dutchess County. Hon. Kathy M. Sheehan, Mayor of the City of Albany On January 1st, 2014, Kathy Moran Sheehan became Albany, New York s 75th mayor. Mayor Sheehan has dedicated her administration to unleashing Albany s full potential, leading with a commitment to community, equity, and opportunity. She is an energetic champion of the renaissance now underway in Albany, and is working to revitalize all of the City s neighborhoods. Kathy attended Albany Law School on an academic scholarship, graduating magna cum laude in 1994.

4 Program Chairs Linda A. Redlisky is a partner at Rafferty & Redlisky, LLP concentrating in elder law, guardianships, Medicaid recoveries on behalf of long term health care facilities, and general civil litigation. She routinely is appointed by the Court to serve as Court Evaluator, Guardian and Counsel to the Alleged Incapacitated Person in complex matters involving turnover proceedings and surcharge hearings. Redlisky is a graduate of the Albany School of Law where she earned her Juris Doctor degree in Redlisky attended the State University of New York at Binghamton, where she graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree with honors in Debra Vey Voda-Hamilton, the principal of Hamilton Law and Mediation, (HLM) provides an alternative means of resolving disagreements between pet enthusiasts over misunderstandings, misstatements or oversights. She helps owners deal with neighbors over barking dogs and divorcing couples arranging pet custody agreements. She enables a less heated conversation to take place between vets and their clients, condo/coop tenant and management and pet information or product providers and their readers or clients. Her mediation practice provides a neutral ground on which to have the conversation you want to have while peacefully retaining a relationship among the parties. PANELISTS Hon. Ann C. Crowell, New York State Supreme Court Justice, Fourth Judicial District. With her 2011 election, Justice Crowell became the first woman elected a Supreme Court Justice in the eleven-county Fourth Judicial District. She entered Albany Law School after 10 years in sales and marketing at AT&T, graduating in Her legal career has spanned the private and public sectors, serving as a law clerk in both the Schenectady County Public Defender s Office and the Rensselaer County District Attorney s office, and after working for several area law firms as a trial attorney Justice Crowell returned to the public sector in 1999 as deputy counsel to the New York State Division of Parole. Sarah E. Gold, Owner, Gold Law Firm. Prior to forming her firm in 2011, Gold served as an associate for a local law firm, working extensively in the hedge fund industry, negotiating and drafting contractual agreements with some of the largest banks in the world. She created her firm as a way to work locally with small for-profit and not-for-profit businesses to help them with their issues. She forms companies, drafts and negotiates employment contracts, and helps businesses exercise their legal rights. Gold has been extensively involved with the New York State Bar Association, currently serving as First Vice-Chair of the Business Law Section. She is also a Board Member of the Capital District Women s Bar Association. Hon. Helena A. Heath, Albany City Court Judge. Since election to the bench in 2005, Judge Heath-Roland has presided over thousands of trials and proceedings involving civil, traffic, and criminal cases, including landlord-tenant and small claims matters. Previously, she spent 17 years serving as counsel in various capacities in state government, including Senior Assistant Counsel, New York State Assembly, Office of Counsel to the Majority, Senior Associate Counsel, New York State Department of Economic Development, Counsel s Office, Assistant Attorney General, New York State Department of Law, Litigation Bureau, and Senior Court Attorney, New York Court of Appeals. Linda B. Johnson, Partner and the managing attorney for the Capital District office of Hinman, Howard & Kattell, LLP. A Rensselaer County native, with 13 years of litigation and appellate experience, Johnson focuses her practice on plaintiff s personal injury, construction disputes, civil and criminal appeals, commercial litigation and general civil litigation. Johnson initially joined the commercial litigation department of Hinman, Howard & Kattell in Binghamton in She rejoined the firm in 2010 after moving back to the Capital District, and serving as an appellate court attorney for the New York State Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Third Judicial Department from Johnson is the President of the Capital District Women s Bar Association. Dean Alicia Ouellette, President and Dean, Professor of Law, Albany Law School. Appointed President and Dean in 2015, Dean Ouellette had served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Intellectual Life. She is also a Professor of Law at Albany Law School and a Professor of Bioethics in the Union Graduate College/Mt. Sinai School of Medicine Program in Bioethics. Her research focuses on health law, disability rights, family law, children s rights, and human reproduction. Before joining the law faculty, Dean Ouellette served as an Assistant Solicitor General in the New York State Attorney General s office. As ASG, she briefed and argued more than 100 appeals on issues ranging from termination of treatment for the terminally ill to the responsibility of gun manufacturers for injuries caused by handguns. Kim Wolf Price, Assistant Dean and Director of Career Services, Syracuse University College of Law. Ms. Wolf Price also serves as an adjunct professor, instructing a 1L professionalism course. In addition, she speaks on issues of professionalism, career training and ethics and has co-authored articles on subjects ranging from securities litigation to New York civil practice. Before joining the Syracuse Law administration, Wolf Price worked as an associate in securities litigation and white collar criminal defense for the New York City office of Clifford Chance. More recently she was an associate with Gilberti, Stinziano, Heintz & Smith in Syracuse where she practiced civil litigation with a focus on complex business litigation and environmental law. Morghan L. Richardson, Managing Attorney, Richardson Legal, PLLC. Richardson is a divorce attorney and mediator in New York City. She focuses on divorce and family law issues, such as Custody, Child Support, Alimony and Marital Property issues, including complex asset discovery and protection. Before starting her law practice, Richardson worked for two national litigation firms in D.C. and New York. She juggles her job as an attorney and blogger, The Divorce Artist, with her other job as a divorced mom. Prior to law school, she worked for four years as a journalist at newspapers in Florida and Texas. Karl J. Sleight, former Executive Director of the New York State Ethics Commission and now a member of the firm Harris Beach, PLLC. He was integral in establishing its Government Compliance and Investigations Practice Group. His practice focuses on providing legal counsel and strategic advice to clients that operate in highly regulated environments having an active government oversight component. In his practice, Mr. Sleight represents individuals, businesses and institutions in civil litigation, government and oversight body administrative investigations, lobbying and ethics compliance, and white collar criminal defense matters.

PROGRAM LOCATION Monday, October 26, 2015 CLE Program 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m., Networking Reception 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Fort Orange Club PC: 0ED61 110 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY www.fortorangeclub.

5 PROGRAM LOCATION Monday, October 26, 2015 CLE Program 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m., Networking Reception 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Fort Orange Club PC: 0ED Washington Avenue, Albany, NY REGISTER ONLINE Join or Renew Your NYSBA Membership and Save With NYSBA Membership You Can Do More: 1. Save money with members-only discounts on CLE of more than 30% 2. Stay informed with up-to-date, accurate members-only information and publications 3. Access members-only job and career resources at 4. Network with the best via exclusive, members-only Section benefits Become a NYSBA Member Today! Go to PRICING $125 NYSBA Members $250 Non-Member Learn more about the Committee on Women in the Law Antitrust Law Section Business Law Section Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Corporate Counsel Section Criminal Justice Section Dispute Resolution Section Elder Law and Special Needs Section Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section Family Law Section General Practice Section Intellectual Property Law Section INFORMATION AND POLICIES PROGRAM CO-SPONSORS Judicial Section Labor and Employment Law Section Real Property Law Section Senior Lawyers Section Tax Section Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section Trial Lawyers Section Trusts and Estates Law Section Young Lawyers Section Pre-registration Strongly Advised: You can save money and guarantee your seat and course materials by registering early. Registrations received or postmarked within 10 days of the event, or at the door, are subject to a higher registration fee. Seating is limited in all locations and registrations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Cancellations are easy full refunds are given: Your full registration fee will be refunded if you give us notice no later than the close of business (4:45 p.m. EST) on the day prior to the date of the program for which you registered. To cancel, write the Member Resource Center at One Elk Street, Albany, New York 12207; or fax (518) ; or call (800) If you do not cancel and do not attend the program, access to a complete set of course materials in PDF format will be forwarded to you via in consideration of the registration fee. Non-registrants may purchase program materials after the final program date. MCLE Credit: This program is acceptable for MCLE credit in New York and many other MCLE jurisdictions. Tuition Assistance: New York attorneys may apply for tuition assistance to attend this program based on financial hardship. Any New York attorney who has a genuine financial hardship may apply for tuition assistance for a CLE program by completing a Tuition Assistance Request Form and returning it to the CLE Department no later than five working days prior to the program, explaining the basis of his/her hardship. If granted, the attorney will receive tuition assistance, depending on the individual s circumstances. For more details, please contact our Member Resource Center at (800) Recording of NYSBA Seminars in any form is strictly prohibited. Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities: NYSBA welcomes participation by individuals with disabilities. NYSBA is committed to complying with all applicable laws that prohibit discrimination against individuals on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of its goods, services, programs, activities, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations. To request auxiliary aids or services or if you have any questions regarding accessibility, please contact Cindy O Brien at (518) or cobrien@nysba.org.

6 NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION One Elk Street, Albany, NY Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Albany, N.Y. Permit No. 155 NYSBA Law Practice Management Whether you re a solo practitioner or a managing partner at a national law firm, you ll find law practice management resources to meet your day-to-day practice needs.checklists, best practices, publications, and continuing legal education programs provide up-to-date information and practical tips to help you better manage your law practice. Starting a Practice Managing Your Practice Protecting Your Practice Technology and Your Practice Marketing Your Practice Escrow Accounts, IOLA, Ethics Selling Your Practice and Retirement Planning Ahead Women on the Move MCLE Credits Call Mail 4 WAYS TO REGISTER (U.S. and Canada) or in Albany & surrounding area New York State Bar Association, Member Resource Center, One Elk Street, Albany, NY Fort Orange Club Monday, October 26, 2015 CLE: 1:00 5:00 p.m. Reception: 5:00 7:00 p.m. Fax Download an order form online at Online Please Note CLE seminar coupons and complimentary passes CANNOT be used for this program. Source Code: CL4295

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