Please join us on February 13, 2025 for an event titled "A Survey of Practicing Criminal Law as a Defense Attorney" hosted by AABANY's Solo & Small Firm Practice Committee.

Please use this Zoom Link to log in to the session. 

Meeting ID: 834 6081 4571
Passcode: 124815

During this session you will learn the following:

● Initial Investigation:

- What defense attorneys need to know during the investigation stage
- Different ways criminal cases can commence and how defense should be handling
the situation
- Probable cause and evidence gathering
- Best practices during the pre-arrest stage
- Ethical concerns

● Arrest, charges, arraignment, bail:
- Overview of arrest procedures and best practices
- The rights of the arrestee
- Consequences upon the commencement of a criminal case
- Practical and ethical concerns
- Procedures for arraignment (Felonies vs Misdemeanors)
- Pre-trial motions, and client representation at initial court appearances
- Grand Jury actions

● Discovery, Negotiation, and Preparing for Trial:
- Assessment of the case
- Discovery obligations of the parties
- Speedy trial obligations
- Plea bargain while preparing for trial
- What the defendant-client should be doing in the meantime
- Think mitigation
- Motions to consider
- Pre-trial hearings to consider
- Best practices and strategies
- Ethical considerations

● Trial:
- Best practices and trial strategies
- Consideration for jury trials
- Examination techniques
- Preserving issues for appeal
- The anatomy of a criminal trial
- Ethical considerations

● Sentencing and Appeals:
- Navigating sentencing
- Mitigation, domestic violence considerations
- post-trial motions or appeals

This program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the CLE Board for a maximum of 1.5 credit hours towards the Skills requirement. This program is suitable for both transitional and non-transitional New York attorneys.