CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (“CLE”) SEMINAR
New York, by Webinar
Free for DANY members, $20 for non-members
Defense Association of New York (“DANY”) has been granted CLE accreditation by the New York Office of Court Administration, and will provide the following program:
Creating a More Inclusive Work Environment: Why Interrupting Implicit Bias Matters
Appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Panelist: Mirna Martinez Santiago, Esq. – President and CEO, Girls Rule the Law
Description: This presentation discusses various ways in which law relates to implicit bias, including the Constitution (how white supremacy and anti-black bias was codified into law); SCOTUS cases and their findings (Parents Involved in Community Schools v Seattle School District; Brown vs Bd of Ed); legislation (Civil Rights Act of 1964, NY’s Crown Act, NY’s Fair Chance Act, NY’s Exec. Law 296); legal enforcement (NYC Commission on Human Rights’ finding that Gucci violated the anti-discrimination laws by continuing to sell a “black face” sweater in NY); the code of professional conduct (Rule 8.2 states that lawyers must not act in any way that harasses or discriminates another on the basis of a protected classification); and many others.
Supported by: SpeakEasy Services, by Maria Goldberg, President
To Join DANY: Visit http://www.defenseassociationofnewyork.org/page-769847
One year of free membership for attorneys / law firms in the Third and Fourth Departments!
DANY President: Bradley J. Corsair
DANY President-Elect: Claire F. Rush
CLE Committee: Teresa A. Klaum and Bradley J. Corsair, Chairs;
Steven R. Dyki, Heather Wiltshire Clement and Eileen E. Buholtz
One CLE Credit will be granted in Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias to New York attorneys who attend the entire presentation and state the announced course code(s) in an affirmation (see link below) submitted by e-mail to danyexecdir@gmail.com. http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/affirmation_sample.pdf.
FINANCIAL HARDSHIP: For information on payment plans, volunteer service in lieu of tuition, or needs based scholarships; call DANY-212.313.3657
* This CLE is intended to be free of charge for attorneys who have an individual membership with DANY or are with a firm which has a DANY group membership. If the CLE registration system does not recognize your membership status, please send an email to danyexecdir@gmail.com.