Monroe County Bar Association

Attention Members! The Monroe County Bar Association Benefits Open Enrollment Begins November 9 The Ahrens Bar Association Marketplace is a multi-carrier private exchange designed for MCBA members, their staff and dependents. Available to both individuals, employer groups of all sizes and Medicare members, the exchange offers health insurance options and more. The Ahrens Group is also raffling off two $250 Amazon gift cards to members that log into their online portal during open enrollment and view their benefits! To learn more and access your user portal visit here: https://www.mcba.org/bar-news/article.aspx/?id=118 or visit here: https://ahrensbarmarketplace.com/.

Today the MCBA will host its last Judicial Candidates Forum on Connections with Evan Dawson: Hon. Christopher Ciaccio, Candidate for Surrogate’s Court. Listen online at 1 p.m. here: https://www.wxxinews.org/programs/connections

Chief Judge DiFiore's weekly update on COVID-19: Video: http://wowza.nycourts.gov/vod/WowzaPlayer-CJ.php Transcript: www.nycourts.gov

Join us for our next Tech Talk featuring Joe Testani, the Director of the Justice & Security Institute at Roberts Wesleyan College. Access to a Digital Forensics Lab: What Is It and Why Is It Important? The program will talk about the recently opened, state of the art Digital Forensics Lab and some of the available services. The lab was opened as a research space for students and private sector clients, such as corporate security teams, lawyers, and public institutions. Mr. T...estani will also cover some of the available investigative services including: forensic acquisition, data recovery and analysis, mobile device extraction and analysis, data destruction and forensics wiping, virus and malware scanning, and forensic reporting. Register online: https://www.mcba.org/calendar/register/?eventno=7071 Or contact Susan Hearn at [email protected] See more

Listen today at noon to Connections with Evan Dawson to learn more about candidates for Monroe County Court. The MCBA’s third Judicial Candidates Forum will feature Meredith Vacca and Derek Harnsberger to discuss their platforms, priorities, and work on the bench: https://www.wxxinews.org/programs/connections

New CLE just Announced! Join us on November 4 at 12 p.m. for Defending Rochester: Overview of Criminal Defense and Civil Litigation in Protest-related Cases This CLE is for criminal defense and civil rights attorneys. The panel, including distinguished civil rights attorney Elliot Dolby Shields, as well as experienced and zealous criminal defense attorneys Jessica Naclerio and William Weir, will provide an overview of the law as it applies to protest-related criminal cases, t...he groundwork to challenge criminal charges under state and federal law, and provide an overview of constitutional challenges in criminal and civil court. The panel will also discuss the interplay between criminal law and civil law in protest-related cases including issue spotting, collateral consequences, and ethical obligations. The presentation seeks to ensure criminal defense attorneys and civil practitioners have the information needed to understand basic issues involved when criminal charges arise from the government interfering with the exercise of constitutional rights. Register online here: https://www.mcba.org/calendar/register/?eventno=7070 Or contact Susan Hearn at [email protected]

Join us this Friday at noon to learn the dos, the don’ts and best practices for taking a virtual deposition. Plus, special tips and tricks that will help make the court reporter’s life easier and your transcript more clear. Stick around after the CLE portion ends at 1 p.m. for a 30-minute Tips & Tricks Session with John DiMartino from a court reporter's perspective. Register online here: https://www.mcba.org/calendar/register/?eventno=7043. Or, contact Susan Hearn at [email protected]

Listen today at noon to Connections with Evan Dawson to learn more about candidates for state supreme court. The MCBA’s second Judicial Candidates Forum will feature Julie Cianca, Hon. Vince Dinolfo and William Gargan to discuss their platforms, priorities, and work on the bench: https://www.wxxinews.org//coming-connections-wednesday-oct. County court candidates will be featured on Connections with Evan Dawson on October 23, with surrogate court candidates featured on October 27. For more details and recordings, visit the Connections show page here: https://www.wxxinews.org/programs/connections. WXXI

In case you missed the live program, Marty O'Toole's 2020 Trusts and Estate Federal and New York Case Law Update is now available to view on demand! A BIG thank you to Marty for providing this popular annual update. This year, he discussed bills (passed by the Legislature but not yet signed by the Governor) to change laws governing powers of attorney and remote acknowledgements and witnessing, the impact of the SECURE Act on estate planning for retirement assets, proposals to... do away with "step-up" in basis and (possibly) treat death as a deemed sale for capital gain purposes, and other federal and New York statutory and case law developments of note. Thank you to our sponsors: Bank of America Private Bank; Canandaigua National Bank & Trust; ESL Trust Services, LLC; Exeter Trust Company; KeyBank; Sage Rutty & Co., Inc.; Tompkins Trust Company Watch on demand here: https://mcba.fastcle.com/store/seminar/seminar.php

2020 Election Judicial Candidates Yesterday, the MCBA hosted its first Judicial Candidates Forum on Connections with Evan Dawson: Candidates for State Supreme Court (Group 1). Hon. Stephen Lindley, Hon. Daniel Doyle, and Hon. Gino Nitti discussed their platforms, priorities, and work on the bench: https://www.wxxinews.org//connections-candidates-state-sup. Additional candidates will be featured on Connections with Evan Dawson on October 21, 22, 23 and 27. For more details and recordings, visit the Connections show page here: https://www.wxxinews.org/programs/connections.

Court Update: The Chief Judge’s message, regarding the latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic and the New York State Courts, is available at: http://wowza.nycourts.gov/vod/WowzaPlayer-CJ.php For a transcript of the Chief Judge’s message, go to:... www.nycourts.gov See more

Connecting with others and resilience during COVID-19 are critical. Join us on November 3 from 5 to 6 p.m. for our next online monthly support group. Connect with and support fellow lawyers and legal professionals during this unique and challenging times. Please contact Liz Novak at [email protected] for the Zoom credentials. https://www.mcba.org/calendar/register/?eventno=6995