The President's Track

June 10, 2024

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

The President's Track

Presented by the Executive Committee

About the Program

This one-hour program will focus on changes in the legal industry and how they impact upon law firms of today and law firms of the future, and offer guidance as to how firms need to change in order to succeed in the future.

You Will Learn

• About current trends in the legal industry and likely future changes
• How law firms can respond to those changes

Who Should Attend

Attorneys interested in what the future of the legal practice will look like, and how to prepare.

Credit

CT: 1.0 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 1.0 CLE Credits (LPM)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits. 

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml.

June 10, 2024

10:15 AM to 12:15 PM

The President's Track

Presented by the Executive Committee and the Estates and Probate Section

About the Program

Some aspects of the Trusts & Estates practice are changing rapidly while some issues seem to be evergreen.  This panel discussion will address a range of practical ethical issues faced by Trusts & Estates attorneys today, from those posed by advances in technology to traditional conflicts of interest.  The panelists will discuss the most common ethical issues you are likely to encounter in your Trusts & Estates Practice – if you haven't encountered them already.

You Will Learn

Practical advice for: 

• Digitizing your file room
• Applying generative AI in your practice
• Updating your engagement letters to address modern issues and changes in law
• Addressing intra-family conflicts of interest
• Marketing and attorneys’ fees
  

Who Should Attend

All attorneys who encounter Trusts & Estates issues in their practice.

Credit

CT: 2.0 CLE Credit (Ethics)
NY: 2.0 CLE Credit (Ethics)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits. 

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml.

June 10, 2024

2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

The President's Track

Presented by the Executive Committee and the Intellectual Property Section  

About the Program

This program will provide a 360 degree view of trade secret theft in two modules.    Representatives from the FBI and U.S. Attorney's office will present a module on the risks of trade secret theft emerging from foreign actors and states.  This was recently featured in a 60 Minutes interview with FBI Director Christopher Wray.   The FBI, U.S. attorney, and a private practitioner will have a panel discussion in a second module directed to best practices and guidelines for engaging law enforcement in addressing IP theft.  

You Will Learn

• About the risks of trade secret theft emerging from foreign actors and states
• About best practices and guidelines for engaging law enforcement in addressing IP theft
• About views from the bench in effectively asserting a trade secret theft claim

Who Should Attend

In-house counsel and outside counsel assisting clients on IP and trade secret theft issues.

Credit

CT: 1.5 CLE Credit (General)
NY: 1.5 CLE Credit (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits. 

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml.

June 10, 2024

3:45 PM to 5:15 PM

The President's Track

Presented by the Executive Committee

About the Program

At a time when democracy seems to be threatened in the United States, and abroad, three former CBA presidents along with a legislator from each party will share their perspectives on what lawyers can do to promote and preserve democracy.

You Will Learn

What you can do as a lawyer to promote and preserve democracy.

Who Should Attend

Any attorney.

Credit

CT: 1.5 CLE Credit (General)

June 10, 2024

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

The President's Track

Presented by the CBA Executive Committee and the Connecticut Hate Crimes Advisory Council

About the Program

Hate crimes are criminal offenses motivated in whole or substantial part by bias or bigotry against a person because of their actual or perceived race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender or gender expression, sexual orientation, or disability. While the National Crime Victimization Survey reports approximately 250,000 hate crimes per year in the United States, only 10,000 are charged by law enforcement agencies, and even fewer lead to convictions. Whether victims of hate crimes are uncomfortable, fear retaliation, or are uncertain that justice will be served, underreporting of hate crimes is prevalent. The state of Connecticut has undertaken a number of measures to combat hate crimes, including revising the hate crimes statutes, creating a Hate Crimes Investigative Unit in the Connecticut State Police, overhauling the police hate crimes reporting protocol, and establishing a Hate Crimes Advisory Council. 

Working collaboratively with the Governor’s office, legislature, judicial branch, law enforcement, and our communities throughout Connecticut, the Connecticut Hate Crimes Advisory Council is responsible for encouraging and coordinating programs that increase community awareness and reporting of hate crimes and to combat such crimes. It also can make recommendations for legislation, including recommendations on the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of hate crimes, restitution for victims of hate crimes, community service designed to remedy damage caused by hate crimes, and additional alternative sentencing programs for first-time offenders and juvenile offenders involved in hate crimes.

Presenters will define hate crimes, address the rise in hate crimes and evaluate how they are handled in Connecticut. They will offer recommendations on how Connecticut might take the lead in ensuring that there is no place for hate in the state.

Material for this seminar are free.

You Will Learn

• About hate crimes in Connecticut and how they are handled
• About the Council’s recommendations on ensuring there is no place for hate in the state

Who Should Attend

Attorneys interested in reducing and eliminating hate crimes.

Credit

CT: 1.0 CLE Credit (Ethics)
NY: 1.0 CLE Credit (D&I)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for experienced attorneys CLE credits. 

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml.