LeGaL New & Events
Last Call for Thursday's Happy Hour(s) at Elmo. Why not join us for an evening of drinks, food and networking at Elmo in Chelsea? Bring a friend (and get him or her to join LeGaL!). Food for the event (while it lasts) is generously being provided by our friends at Bloomberg Law. Where: Elmo, 156 7th Avenue (b/w 19th & 20th), Downstairs Lounge
When: Thursday October 6, 2011 from 6:00-11:00 PM To rsvp for the event, click here _______________________________ The Impact of Marriage Equality in New York CLE. LeGaL is pleased to present this CLE program designed for attorneys in all practice areas who are interested in learning about the impact of marriage equality in New York. The discussion will focus on many of the areas potentially impacted by marriage equality in New York, including estate planning, taxation, divorce/dissolution, pre-nups & post-nups, and adoption/second-parent adoption.
The program will explore what we know and what we don't know in the wake of the historic marriage equality victory. To that end, the discussion will feature Lessons Learned from Massachusetts. Joyce Kauffman, a Massachusetts-based attorney who has been at the forefront of LGBT family law and who has handled several same sex divorces in MA since the Goodridge decision, will provide insight from the Massachusetts experience and some guidance on what we might expect in New York. Date/Time: Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 6:00 p.m Location: The Center, 208 West 13th Street (Manhattan) Register Today! Credits: 3.0 credits (Areas of Professional Practice) (Transitional & Non-Transitional)
Faculty:
Erica Bell
Weiss Buell & Bell
Joyce Kauffman
Law Office of Joyce Kauffman Carol Buell
Weiss Buell & Bell
Eric Wrubel
McLaughlin & Stern, LLP Gregory L. Matalon (Moderator)
Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld LLP
Cost: LeGaL Member*: $35.00, Non-Member: $65.00 Law Student: $20.00**
* Rate available only to members in good standing.
** Law Student Rate may be subject to limited availability.
_______________________________ October Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast. The October edition of the Lesbian/Gay Law Notes Podcast has been posted to our podcasting weblog. Take a listen to a lively discussion featuring LeGaL Executive Director Brad Snyder and Professor Art Leonard covering three stories from the October issue of Law Notes, including a 9th Circuit case concerning an effort by Arizona to repeal health care benefits for the same-sex partners of state employees; an Alaskan case concerning a challenge by three same-sex couples to the constitutionality of an Alaskan real property tax exemption; and a New York Surrogate's Court case involving a challenge to a probate decree relating to the will of member of a same-sex couple who had married in Canada prior to his death. _______________________________ Defense of Marriage Act Litigation: Strategy, Tactics & Theory CLE. LeGaL is pleased to co-sponsor this timely CLE concerning DOMA litigation - LeGaL members enjoy the City Bar Member rate. The CLE will explore the ramifications of Attorney General Holder's important announcement regarding DOMA and Speaker Boehner's response that the House would step in to defend the constitutionality of Section 3 of DOMA. Our panel will include renowned litigators, Roberta Kaplan and James Esseks, who represent Edith Windsor, the 81-year-old widow whose suit arose when she was required to pay $350,000 in federal estate taxes as a result of the federal government's refusal to recognize her marriage. Kaplan and Esseks will discuss the various legal and strategic issues that have arisen in Windsor v. United States. We will hear from one of the nation's top appellate lawyers, Paul Smith, who successfully argued Lawrence v. Texas, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case invalidating statutes criminalizing adult consensual private sexual intimacy. Smith currently represents the plaintiffs in Pedersen, whose marriages are recognized under the laws of Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire. DOMA bars these plaintiffs from securing a variety of federal benefits for, or from, their same-sex spouses. We will also hear from prominent constitutional law scholar Kenji Yoshino, who will explore the equal protection issues raised by Holder's "heightened scrutiny" analysis, the separation of powers issues raised by Holder's refusal to defend a Congressional statute, and the federalism issues raised by DOMA's intrusion into a matter traditionally left to the states. Date: October 20, 2011 Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Location: City Bar (42 West 44th Street) CLE Credits: 2.0 credits in professional practice (transitional & non-transitional) For complete details, and to register, visit here. ___________________________ Save-the-Date: October 19 Career Workshop - Envisioning Your Ideal Career, Creating an Action Plan to Get There. Join Certified Life/Career Coach and Entertainment Lawyer Jim Arnoff in a highly interactive workshop to learn the insider's take on envisioning the career that embraces your strengths, skills and passions. Maximize your options, get clarity about your career direction and breakthrough the walls that have been holding you back. Through one-on-one coaching, gain the tools to expand your choices and see possibilities for your legal skills far beyond where you are now and strategize ways of making that dream career happen. Date: October 19, 2011 Time: 6:30-8:30 Additional details and registration coming soon. | 
