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CLE | Vanguard Research & Title Services, Inc. CLE Series, Part Four: Real Property Practice

This fourth and final session of our series provides the info you’ll need to ethically practice Real Property Law. PLUS, you’ll learn from Hal R. Romans, a licensed land surveyor, about the various kinds of surveys and why your client should have a survey done.

CLE | OCBA Professional Ethics Series 2018: The Life Cycle of a Law Practice “Gaining Speed – Practicing Law in the Digital Age”

Find out what the scoop, ethically speaking, from government and private practitioners at this CLE about the distinction between Inadvertent Disclosure vs. Unauthorized Disclosure PLUS Relevant rules re electronically stored client information and discovery (and earn 1.0 ETHICS credit)!

June 2018 Bar Reporter

Learn how Mackenzie Hughes’ Jillian McGuire earned the Hanna S. Cohn Award from the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York, read up on how recent tax reforms may affect charitable giving, plus catch all your favorite Bar Reporter features!

Summer Fling @ The Everson set for July 26th! See you there!!

This is an easy one to calendar – an after-work event at one of Syracuse’s smashiest cultural institutions complete with live music, tasty fare from Diamond Catering and a cash bar. See YOU there!!

CLE | Vanguard Research & Title Services, Inc. CLE Series | Part Two: Hot Topics in Real Property Litigation

This second session of our Four-part series aims to provide insight in the HOT topics in Real Property Litigation. Get in the know about: Foreclosure, Adverse Possession, Boundary Disputes, Fraudulent Inducement, plus get a primer on Easements.

Bench & Bar Buffet – the Breakfast edition!

Join us for BREAKFAST June 26th! You’ll meet The Supremes (Onondaga County Supreme Court justices, that is) and start the day with your fellow colleagues at this FREE event! See you there!

CLE | Examination of two NEW sets of Uniform Rules Regarding Practice in the Fourth Department

DO NOT MISS this CLE opportunity to hear from the authors of the new Electronic Filing and Practice Rules of the Appellate Division. Led by Hon. Mark W. Bennett along with an esteemed panel of practitioners, this seminar will set you up for proper filing in this court.

May 2018 Bar Reporter

This is the biggest Bar Reporter yet!! Thirty-nine colorful pages of news and information. Read about Bobby, VALAC’s most recent rescue pup plus check out photos from Law Day, Elder Law Fair and more!

CLE | The Vanguard Research & Title Services CLE Series: Part One – Understanding Abstracts of Title and Title Insurance

Receive a basic blueprint re the realities of practicing Real Property Law. Come hear the Chief Underwriting Counsel for Vanguard Research & Title speak about Title Insurance. Register NOW!

Jean Shirley Named 2018 Liberty Bell Award Recipient

Nominated by her Hiscock Legal Aid Society coworkers, Jean Shirley is the 2018 Liberty Bell Award honoree. Bestowed upon a non-lawyer who, outside of his or her regular employment, selflessly promotes the values of the American democracy and its rule of law, the Liberty Bell award is among the American Bar Association’s top honors.