2010 PRBA Calendar

October 2010

Wine Tasting Reception
Puerto Rican Bar Association and Brooklyn Bar Association
At the Brooklyn Bar Association Building
$35 per person
Wednesday, October 6, 2010

September 2010

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Walk
PRBA Team Name: Lawyers for a Cure
Central Park
Sunday, September 12, 2010
8:00 a.m.
 
Blueprint For Financial Success Seminar
Hosted By New York Life Insurance Company
420 Lexington Ave, 15th Fl
New York, NY 10170
646-227-8317
Featured Guest Speakers Jeff Hatchman CLU, ChFC, CASLLou
Karol, Attorney
Thursday, September 16, 2010
6:00-7:30 p.m.

August 2010

PRBA Officers and Board of Directors Meeting
MirRam Group Offices
895 Broadway, 5th Floor
New York, NY  10005
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
6:00 p.m.

July 2010

Hispanic National Bar Foundation Board of Directors
Thursday, July 8, 2010
6:30 p.m. Reception
7:30 p.m. Dinner

CLE Course hosted by NYC Bar Association
"Using Bankruptcy to Retain Real Estate Ownership; Helping Residential Property Owners In Distress"
Program Co-Chairs:
Rachel S. Blumenfeld
The Law Office of Rachel Blumenfeld
Norma E. Ortiz
Ortiz & Ortiz, L.L.P.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
5:30 p.m.

FREE CLE "Federal Court Discovery Practice and the Role of the Magistrate Judge." 
Instructor: Magistrate Michael Orenstein
Location: Harris Beach PLLC, 100 Wall Street, 23rd Flr., New York, NY 10005
Credits: New York CLE 1 Ethics, 1 Skills - Transitional and Non-Transitional
Course Format: Live Classroom
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
5:00–7:00 p.m.
 
PRBA @ El Museo del Barrio
1230 Fifth Avenue (at 104th Street)
Thursday, July 29, 2010
6:00-9:00 p.m.

June 2010

Officers and Board of Directors Induction Ceremony
Appellate Division, First Dept.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
6:00 p.m.
 
Diversity for Success Seminar
Swissotel, Chicago, IL
Thursday-Friday, June 10-11, 2010
 
Puerto Rican Day Parade
Sunday, June 13, 2010
 
Supreme Court Admission
Washington, D.C.
Monday, June 21, 2010
 
Roles for Lawyers at Law Schools and Universities
Our colleague, Nitza Escalera, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at Fordham law Schools, will speak at  a panel at the NYC Bar Association entitled "Roles for Lawyers at Law Schools and Universities"
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
6:30 p.m. 

May 2010

Surviving Sales Tax in Today's Economy
1.0 CLE Credits 
Thursday, May 6, 2010
8:15-8:45 a.m. Registration/Networking
8:45-9:45 a.m. Seminar
 
53rd Anniversary Scholarship Fund Gala Banquet
“Celebrating a Tradition of Excellence: A New Generation of Leaders"  
The New York City Hilton Hotel
Thursday, May 13, 2010
6:00-10:00 p.m.
 
U.S. Supreme Court Admission Application deadline
Monday, May 24, 2010
 
CLE Class
Esquire Bank In Association with American Land Present “An Attorney’s Guide to IRC 1031 Tax Deferred  Exchanges – How to Effectively Represent an Exchange Client”
1 Penn Plaza, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
8:00 a.m.

April 2010

The Joint Minority Bar Judicial Internship Program Kick-Off Reception
Thursday, April 15, 2010
6:00-8:00 p.m.
 
Attention: Minority Law Students and Newly Admitted Minority Attorneys
Opportunities in Trusts & Estates
Free Seminar Hosted by the Diversity Committee of the
New York State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Law Section
"It’s a Matter of Life, Not Death"
31 Chambers Street, New York, NY
New York County Surrogate’s Court
Surrogate Troy K. Webber’s Courtroom
Thursday, April 15, 2010
6:00– 8:00 p.m.
Registration begins at 5:30 p.m.
 
Panel Discussion on "Gender Equality: Dimensions of Women's Equal Citizenship"
Moderator: Norman I. Silber, Hofstra Law School
Panelists:Deborah L. Brake, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; Ruth C. O'Brien
A book signing will follow the discussion and CLE credit is available
Hofstra Law School- Room 308
Monday, April 19, 2010
12:00 p.m.
 
PRBA Annual Meeting and Election
NYC Civil Court, 111 Centre Street, Room 325, New York, NY
Thursday, April 27, 2010
6:00 p.m.

March 2010

Judiciary Night - NEW DATE
Celebrating our Newly Appointed Latino Judges Thursday
The Appellate Division, First Department, New York, NY
Thursday, March 11, 2010 
6:00-9:00 p.m.
 
Increasing Diversity Among Labor And Employment Arbitrators: A how to panel discussion on breaking into the industry and mentoring registration event
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
42 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036
Thursday, March 11, 2010 
6:00 p.m.
 
PRBA Co-sponsors Women of Color Symposium with Bar None
Free Admission
Monday, March 15, 2010
4:00-9:00 p.m.
 
The PRBA’s Women’s History Month Event: A Celebration of Professional Latinas in our Community
Sponsored by Sidley Austin LLP
787 Seventh Avenue, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10019
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
6:00 p.m.

February 2010

Haitian Immigration Legal Assistance Program
Volunteer Attorney Legal Clinic
Special CLE Training
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
5:30-7:30 p.m.
 
Puerto Rican Bar Association General Membership Meeting & Reception
With Guest Speaker Hon. Victor Marrero
United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street, Room 850, New York, NY 10007
Thursday, February 11, 2010
6:00-8:00 p.m.
 
New York City Bar Diversity Champion Award Nominations DEADLINE
Friday, February 12, 2010
 
Panel Discussion: "How to Interview"
Fordham University School of Law - Rm 207
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
4:00-6:30 p.m.
 
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