November 1st, 2017
5:30 – 8:00PM
2.5 MCLE Credits (Professional Practice)

Networking Reception hosted by Brooklyn Bar Association President Aimee L. Richter, Esq.
5:00 – 5:30 PM

Cost
FREE for members and nonmembers

Speakers
Hon. Deborah A. Kaplan, Statewide Coordinating Judge for Family Violence Cases

Hon. Matthew J. D’Emic, Administrative Judge for Criminal Matters, Kings County

Joan Levenson, Esq., Chief of Staff, Office of the Statewide Coordinating Judge for Family Violence Cases (OFVC)

Anthony Lamberti, Esq., Chair, Elder Law Committee, Armstrong & Lamberti, PLLC

Hon. Lisa S. Ottley, Acting Justice of the Supreme Court, Kings County

Deanna J. Lucci, Esq., Assistant Deputy Counsel, Office of the Statewide Coordinating Judge for Family Violence Cases (OFVC)

Description
This program will include a discussion of what is elder abuse, generally, its prevalence, risk factors, red flags, perpetrators and relevant statutes, as well as an in-depth discussion of intimate partner violence in later life and financial exploitation of older adults. Additionally, the program will explore the different transaction-specific legal standards of capacity, including the interplay between diminished capacity, undue influence and meaningful consent. The evening will conclude with a Q&A with the Hon. Lisa S. Ottley about guardianship matters, with an emphasis on some of the predominant legal issues that arise in these matters, the particular demands of guardianship cases and best practices.

Session 1: Introduction to Elder Abuse, 1 credit

Session 2: Legal Capacity – Not a Yes/No Inquiry, 1 credit

Session 3: Q and A with a Guardianship Judge, .5 credit

Co-sponsored by:
Brooklyn Bar Association’s Elder Abuse Committee
Office of the Statewide Coordinating Judge for Family Violence Cases