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#2392 The Canadian Cottage Update

Presented on April 13, 2021 (expires 4/13/26)

**1.0 CLE credit:** Areas of Professional Practice
*Appropriate for all attorneys*

U.S. Attorneys should be aware of the Canadian tax consequences related to U.S. clients buying, selling, holding Canadian property as well as consequences of owing Canadian property at death. Learn the “Deeming” rules which require U.S. residents to file Canadian tax returns and pay capital gains tax in the case of family transfers and in the case of death. Avoid penalties and interest for failure to file or on time. Learn of new taxes and new filings that are required of U.S. residents, including filing requirements on transfers of shares in U.S. cottage holding companies. Understand how Ancillary Estate proceeding are handled in Ontario. This should prove to be a very useful and informative program for the U.S. attorney who wants to understand how certain events can trigger Canadian tax consequences with respect to the holding of Canadian property for the benefit of your clients. Will include of a review of what has been in place and what new things are applicable to U.S. clients in these situations. During this program you will learn:

Procedures in transfers of Canadian property

Procedures on Ancillary Probate proceedings in Ontario

Canadian taxes applicable to transfers and dispositions

Estate planning techniques

Use of Trusts and U.S. resident corporations

Application of new Land Speculation Tax

Filing requirements by U.S. Resident Corporations in Canada

Filing requirements by owners of U.S. Resident Corporations in Canada

Tax Consequences of gifting, death and divorce

Capital gains tax and the U.S. – Canada Tax Treaty

Filing requirements when U.S. Resident corporation shares are disposed of or transferred

**Available Format:** CD, OnDemand

**OnDemand:** $40 Members **(Promo Code:** member2025), $80 Non-Members

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#2394 Guiding Non-Profits Through COVID and Crisis Management

Presented on April 27, 2021 (expires 4/27/26)

**1.0 CLE credit:** Areas of Professional Practice
*Appropriate for all attorneys*

This program addresses legal issues faced by not-for-profit organizations in crisis situations, including governance practices and tax-exemption compliance matters, with a particular focus on current concerns and opportunities arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

**Moderator:** **Katherine M. Liebner, Esq.**, Gross Shuman, P.C.

**Speaker:** **Lauren A. Suttell, Esq.**, Lippes Mathias Wexler Friedman LLP

**Available Format:** OnDemand, CD, DVD

**OnDemand:** $40 Members (**Promo Code:** member2025), $80 Non-Members

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#2395 Crisis Communication and Ethics: How to Win in the Court of Law and Public Opinion

Presented on May 4, 2021 (expires 5/4/26)

**1.5 CLE credits:** 0.5 Ethics, 1.0 Skills
*Appropriate for Experienced Attorneys only*

In this CLE, experienced public relations counselor Rick Lyke from Mower furnishes proven guidance to navigating the often-rough waters a client faces in the midst of a crisis. Lisa A. Coppola, Esq. from The Coppola Firm joins him and provides insight into the legal ethics implications of a crisis, especially when there is media attention and public outcry.

**Speakers:**
**Lisa Coppola, Esq.**, The Coppola Firm
**Rick Lyke, EVP,** Managing Director, Mower

**Available Format:** OnDemand, CD, DVD

**OnDemand:** $45 Members (**Promo Code:** member2025), $90 Non-Members

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#2397 New York’s Right of Publicity Protecting Names, Portraits and Voices: Not Just for the Living Anymore

Presented on May 7, 2021 (expires 5/7/26)

**2.0 CLE credits:** Skills
*Appropriate for Experienced Attorneys only*

New Yorker’s have had the right to control the commercial use of their image for years, but starting in May 2021, that right continues after death. Join the BAECs Intellectual Property and Surrogate’s Court committees for a 2-hour session on the state’s new Civil Rights Law Section 50-f, and how it might impact planning an estate.

In just two short hours, we will review the “right of publicity,” assess new rights under the act, and address common estate planning considerations that might be posed by the new law. This program will be of interest to estate attorneys, attorneys who represent artists and performers, attorneys representing any media, talent agents, publishers, and artistic managers.

**Topics covered include:**

Current “right of publicity” universe in NY (and beyond)

What the new Civil Rights Law 50-f creates

Estate Planner Considerations

**Moderators:**
**Stephanie A. Adams, Esq.**, Chair, Intellectual Property, Computer and Entertainment Law Committee
**Linda Stravalaci Grear, Esq.**, Chair, Surrogate’s Court Committee

**Speakers:**
**Leslie M. Greenbaum, Esq.,** Gross Shuman, P.C.
**Stuart B. Shapiro, Esq.,** Shapiro Law
**Britta L. McKenna, Esq.,** Hodgson Russ LLP

**Available Format:** OnDemand, CD, DVD

**OnDemand:** $60 Members (**Promo Code:** member2025), $120 Non-Members

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#2399 Curious About Being an Arbitrator? An Introduction to the Role

Presented on May 20, 2021 (expires 5/20/26)

**1.0 CLE credits:** Skills
*Appropriate for Experienced Attorneys only*

**Objectives:**

Locate the Authority for Arbitration

Identify the components of a simple Arbitration

Review basic provisions of framing documents (Agreement to Arbitrate/Arbitration Retainer/Pre-submission or Structure Letter (outlining expectations for participants)

Consider how Arbitration may fit into current practice

Recognize/Appreciate Skills a Successful Arbitrator will need to develop

**Moderator:** Katie L. Kestel Martin, Esq., Chair, BAEC Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee

**Presenters:**

Hilary C. Banker, Esq., Partner, Burgio, Curvin & Banker, Buffalo, New York

Melissa H. Nickson, Esq., Court Attorney Referee, 8th Judicial District Martin P. Violante ADR Center

This program is presented by the BAEC Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, in collaboration with the **WNY Chapter of Women’s Bar Association** and the **Minority Bar Association of WNY**.

**Available Format:** OnDemand, CD, DVD

**OnDemand:** $40 Members (**Promo Code:** member2025), $80 Non-Members

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#2401 Brush Up on Your Writing - Zooming Out: A Big Picture Look at Making Writing Easier (Part 1) — #2401 Brush Up on Your Writing – Zooming Out: A Big Picture Look at Making Writing Easier (Part 1)

Presented on June 1, 2021 (expires 6/1/26)

**1.0 CLE credits:** Skills
*Appropriate for Experienced Attorneys only*

**Topics covered include:**

Planning vs. Procrastination

Audience and Tone

Organization

Topic sentences that guide your reader

Ethics

**Speaker:** Margaret Phillips, J.D., Daemen College, Associate Professor/Director, Paralegal Studies Program

Be sure to also watch **Part 2: Zooming In: Looking at Details that Can Improve Your Writing**!

**Available Format:** OnDemand, CD, DVD

**OnDemand:** $40 Members (**Promo Code:** member2025), $80 Non-Members

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#2402 Brush Up On Your Writing – Zooming In: Looking at Details that Can Improve Your Writing (Part 2)

Presented on June 8, 2021 (expires 6/8/26)

**1.0 CLE credit:** Skills
*Appropriate for Experienced Attorneys only*

**Topics covered include:**

Word choice

Tone

Persuasive writing techniques

Topic sentences and case holding sentences

Ethics

**Speaker:** Margaret Phillips, J.D., Daemen College, Associate Professor/Director, Paralegal Studies Program

Be sure to also watch **Part 1: Zooming Out: A Big Picture Look at Making Writing Easier**!

**Available Format:** OnDemand, CD, DVD

**OnDemand:** $40 Members (**Promo Code:** member2025), $80 Non-Members

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#2403 Getting the Lead Out: Recent Changes to the City of Buffalo and Erie County Laws to Prevent lead Paint Poisoning

Presented on June 10, 2021 (expires 6/10/26)

**1.0 CLE credit:** Areas of Professional Practice
*Appropriate for all attorneys*

A conversation on lead paint issues and updates to new City of Buffalo and Erie County efforts and legislation.

**Moderator:** John N. Lipsitz, Esq., Lipsitz, Ponterio & Comerford, LLC

**Panelists:**
Anna Falicov, MPH/JD, Department of Law
Cara Matteliano, Senior Director, Policy and Strategic Partnerships, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, Convener of the Buffalo & Erie County Lead Safe Task Force
Thomas Muscarella, Senior Public Health Sanitarian, Erie County Health Department
Mitch Nowakowski, Buffalo City Council – Fillmore District
Lou Petrucci, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Permit and Inspection Services
Andrea Ó Súilleabháin, JD., Executive Director, Partnership for the Public Good

This program was presented by the BAEC Diversity & Inclusion, Human Rights and Negligence Committees.

**Available format:** OnDemand, CD, DVD

**OnDemand:** $40 members (**Promo Code**: member2025), $80 Non-members

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#2405 What Lawyers Need to Know About the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA)

Presented on June 24, 2021 (expires 6/24/26)

**4.0 CLE credits total:** 0.5 Ethics and Professionalism, 2.0 Areas of Professional Practice, 1.5 Skills
*Appropriate for Experienced Attorneys only*

**Agenda:**

**History and Overview of Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA)**

History

Office of Cannabis Management

Medical Cannabis

Adult Use Cannabis

**Municipal Options**

Opt Out

Special Permit

Social Responsibility Rationale of Law

Equity programs for minority communities

**Business Opportunities and Contract Considerations**

**Insurance and Liability Issues**

**Criminal Law**

Probable Cause

Expungement

**Employment Law**

**Ethical Issues**

**Speakers:**
Colin M. Knoer, Esq., The Knoer Group
Alexis M. Florczak, Esq., Hurwitz & Fine
Amber E. Storr, Esq., Hurwitz & Fine
Ryan P. Maxwell, Esq., Hurwitz & Fine
James Auricchio, Esq., Auricchio Law Offices
Katherine L. Wood, Esq., Hurwitz & Fine
Robert E. Knoer, Esq., The Knoer Group

**Available format:** OnDemand, CD, DVD

**OnDemand:** $100 members (**Promo Code**: member2025), $200 Non-members

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#2406 Navigating the Regulatory Pitfalls of a Post-COVID World

Presented on June 28, 2021 (expires 6/28/26)

**1.5 CLE credits:** Areas of Professional Practice
*Appropriate for all attorneys*

**Topics:**

EEOC Updates and Vaccination Considerations for Employers: A View from Inside the EEOC

EEOC Updates and Vaccination Considerations for Employers: A View from the Private Sector

Vaccinating the Work Force: To Mandate or Not to Mandate?

Update on OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard and NYS Hero Act

Restaurant Reopening: Where We Are Now and Where We May Go

**Speakers:**
Elizabeth Fox-Solomon, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Peter H. Wiltenburg, Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC
Andrea Sammarco, Sammarco Law Firm, LLP
Steven J. Ricca, Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC
Jacob S. Piorkowski, The Tarantino Law Firm, LLP

**Available format:** OnDemand, CD, DVD

**OnDemand:** $45 members (**Promo Code**: member2025), $90 Non-members

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#2410 No Safe Place: Recognizing & Responding to Intimate Partner Violence & Technology-Facilitated Abuse

Presented on September 22, 2021 (expires 9/22/26)

**2.0 CLE credits:** 1.0 Areas of Professional Practice, 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias
*Appropriate for Experienced Attorneys only*

This program, organized under the POWER Act by the Federal Court, WDNY, and led by Chief Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford, WDNY convenes an array of speakers and perspectives to discuss intimate partner violence in atypical settings. The speakers will also explore technology facilitated abuse and the resulting harm to victims of intimate partner violence. This program is designed for legal practitioners, social workers, and attorneys.

**Welcome and Introduction/Moderator**
Amy Schwartz-Wallace, Esq., Empire Justice Center
Welcome from Chief Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford, WDNY

**Part One:** **Expect the Unexpected: When Intimate Partner Violence Arises in Your Area of Law**
Lisa Nolan, Willow Domestic Violence Center
Remla Parthasarathy, Project Leader, Crime Victims Legal Network

What is intimate partner violence – overview of power and control dynamics of abusive relationships (including LGBTQ+ communities, people with disabilities, and other marginalized communities)

How intimate partner violence arises in federal court cases (i.e. financial abuse and tax/bankruptcy, fair housing, discrimination, criminal cases, and more)

What can you do if you suspect there is intimate partner violence —representing the victim or the perpetrator.

Overview of local resources, including pro bono assistance.

**Part Two:** **Technology-Facilitated Abuse (TFA): A High-Risk Reality**
Aurore DeCarlo, Esq., C.A. Goldberg
Craig R. Gestring, Esq., U.S. Attorney’s Office
Melissa M. Marangola, Esq., U.S. Attorney’s Office
Andrew Sta. Ana, Esq., Director of Law and Policy, Day One

Although emerging technologies bring advancements, they can also be twisted into tools for stalking, threats, intimidation, humiliation, and privacy invasion. Cyber-abuse and harassment, including so-called “revenge porn,” has received a great deal of attention in the courts and in the media in recent years. This diverse group of panelists will discuss the nature of the problem, the harms caused by this form of abuse, civil and state and federal criminal legal interventions, and emerging policy issues.

**Available format:** OnDemand, CD, DVD

**OnDemand:** $60 members (**Promo Code**: member2025), $120 Non-members

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#2412 Is There a HERO in Your HVAC? New Law, New Obligations

Presented on September 30, 2021 (expires 9/30/26)

**1.5 CLE credits total:** 1.0 Areas of Professional Practice, 0.5 Skills
*Appropriate for Experienced Attorneys only*

New York’s “HERO” Act obligates NY employers to adopt an industry-specific safety plan for fighting airborne disease at the workplace, and enables employees to be a formal part of that plan’s development. Join us for a 1.5-hour, interactive and engaging CLE on the “checklist” points of complying with this new law.

This session and the materials will be of particular interest to attorneys who practice in the areas of labor/employment, landlord/tenant, construction/planning, and personal injury. HR professionals, construction project managers, and those with HVAC responsibilities will find it useful, too.

**Speakers:**
Stephanie A. Adams, Esq., The Law Office of Stephanie Adams, PLLC
Steven J. Ricca, Esq., Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC

**Available Format:** OnDemand, CD, DVD

**OnDemand:** $45 Members **(Promo Code:** member2025), $90 Non-Members

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#2420 Preventing Patent Pitfalls: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Patent Law

Presented on December 15, 2021 (expires 12/15/26)

**1.0 CLE credit:** 0.5 Areas of Professional Practice, 0.5 Skills
*Appropriate for Experienced Attorneys only*

Patent issues can arise for any innovative business that is creating something unique. Patent Attorney Rebecca M. Stadler will bring her extensive patent law experience to guide attendees through the patent process in a clear and concise manner. This course will help attorneys understand and recognize the patent needs of their clients. Attendees will be provided with an introductory overview of patent law including what a patent is, requirements for patentability, the process to obtain a patent, possible infringement issues, avoiding patent pitfalls, and the value of filling a patent application.

**Speaker:** Rebecca Stadler, Esq., Stadler IP Law

**Available Format:** OnDemand, CD, DVD

**OnDemand:** $40 Members **(Promo Code:** member2025), $80 Non-Members

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Red Flag Law CLE — #2438 New York’s Red Flag Law: What Attorneys Need to Know to File an Application (Extreme Risk Protection Order)

This program is also available for free without CLE credit on our YouTube page.

Presented on June 15, 2022 (expires 6/15/27)

**1.5 CLE credits:** 1.0 Areas of Professional Practice, 0.5 Skills
*Appropriate for Experienced Attorneys only*

The Red Flag Law, also known as the Extreme Risk Protection Order Law, prevents individuals who are at risk of hurting themselves or others from purchasing or possessing firearms, rifles, or shotguns. This law, which went into effect in August 2019, is an important tool in preventing domestic violence homicides, suicides, and situations of mass violence, but many practitioners still don’t know about Emergency Risk Protection Orders (ERPO) and how to obtain this civil protection order.

In response to the 5-14-22 tragedy, the **Minority Bar Association of WNY** has joined with the Bar Association of Erie County and the **Empire Justice Center** to address this important legal issue related to mass shootings. This is the first part of a series. We hope you can continue the dialogue with us.

**Moderator: Oliver C. Young, Esq.,** Former President, BAEC, Of Counsel, Barclay Damon LLC

**Speakers:**

**Samuel Alba, Esq.,** Senior Deputy Attorney, Town of Amherst

**Remla Parthasarathy, Esq.,** Senior Attorney, Empire Justice Center and Project Leader of the Crime Victims Legal Network

**Amy Schwartz-Wallace, Esq.,** Empire Justice Center

**Available format:** OnDemand, CD, DVD

**OnDemand:** $45 members (**Promo Code**: member2025), $90 Non-members

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#2450 Public Speaking for Lawyers

Presented on November 14, 2022 (expires 11/14/27)

**1.0 CLE credit:** Skills
*Appropriate for Experienced Attorneys only*

Learn how to capture your audience’s attention! Attend this program to learn the secrets to becoming an effective public speaker. You will learn how to talk confidently and persuasively, how to plan and deliver your presentations skillfully, and how to take these skills beyond the courtroom. Use these new techniques when lecturing to business owners, other attorneys, when pitching to a potential client and when networking.

**Moderator:** Hugh M. Russ, III, Esq., Dean, Erie Institute of Law

**Speaker:** Jennifer P. Stergion, Stergion Speaks, LLC

**Available format:** OnDemand, CD, DVD

**OnDemand:** $40 members (**Promo Code**: member2025), $80 Non-members

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#3000 The Florida Bar Survey of Florida Law 2025

**CLE Approval Period:** 11/10/2025 to 5/31/2027

This program qualifies an attorney for 15.0 General/4.5 Ethics/1.5 Technology/1.0 Professionalism Florida CLER credits. (NOT approved for NY MCLE credits.)

**You must be a BAEC member in good standing** and must return the CDs within two weeks.

To rent this CLE program, please email Erie Institute of Law by clicking **here**.

**Available Format:** CD ONLY.

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#2392 The Canadian Cottage Update

#2394 Guiding Non-Profits Through COVID and Crisis Management

#2395 Crisis Communication and Ethics: How to Win in the Court of Law and Public Opinion

#2397 New York’s Right of Publicity Protecting Names, Portraits and Voices: Not Just for the Living Anymore

#2399 Curious About Being an Arbitrator? An Introduction to the Role

#2401 Brush Up on Your Writing – Zooming Out: A Big Picture Look at Making Writing Easier (Part 1)

#2402 Brush Up On Your Writing – Zooming In: Looking at Details that Can Improve Your Writing (Part 2)

#2403 Getting the Lead Out: Recent Changes to the City of Buffalo and Erie County Laws to Prevent lead Paint Poisoning

#2405 What Lawyers Need to Know About the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA)

#2406 Navigating the Regulatory Pitfalls of a Post-COVID World

#2410 No Safe Place: Recognizing & Responding to Intimate Partner Violence & Technology-Facilitated Abuse

#2412 Is There a HERO in Your HVAC? New Law, New Obligations

#2420 Preventing Patent Pitfalls: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know About Patent Law

#2438 New York’s Red Flag Law: What Attorneys Need to Know to File an Application (Extreme Risk Protection Order)

This program is also available for free without CLE credit on our YouTube page.

#2450 Public Speaking for Lawyers

#3000 The Florida Bar Survey of Florida Law 2025

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