Plain and Simple: Making the Legal System Accessible to All
The Center for Children, Families and the Law presents
Plain and Simple:
Making the Legal System Accessible to All
Siben & Siben Conference
on Plain Language and Simplification
Friday, March 29, 2019 | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | Hofstra Law School
Registration and continental breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m.
Keynote Speaker
Judge Jonathan Lippman
Of Counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP, and Former Chief Judge of New York and Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
Space is limited. There is no cost to attend.
The conference will have five Working Groups:
- Group “A” — The Nuts and Bolts of Plain Language and Simplification
- Group “B” — Plain Language and Simplification Reform in Matrimonial and Family Law
- Group “C” — Undergraduate Curriculum and Career Pathways in Plain Language
- Group “D” — Law Schools and Plain Language
- Group “E” — Plain Language and Simplification in New York State Laws and Judicial Opinions
Co-Sponsored By
The Self-Represented Litigation Network, the Institute For the Advancement of the American Legal System, and the Hofstra J.D. and Master of Forensic Linguistics Joint Degree Program
Judges, Court Administrators, Attorneys, Educators, Legislators and Students are Encouraged to Attend
This conference was made possible, in part, by the
Abraham J. Gross '78 Conference and Lecture Fund.
Agenda
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8:30-9 a.m. |
8:30-9 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast |
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9-9:10 a.m. |
9-9:10 a.m. Welcome |
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9:10- 9:15 a.m. |
9:10- 9:15 a.m. Remarks on Hofstra Law Navigator Program by Hon. Jeffrey A. Goodstein, Supervising Judge of The Nassau County Supreme Court Matrimonial Center |
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9:20-9:30 a.m. |
9:20-9:30 a.m. Keynote Presentation by Hon. Jonathan Lippman, Of Counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP, and Former Chief Judge Of New York and Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals |
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9:30-10:30 a.m. |
9:30-10:30 a.m. Panel Discussion/Presentation — “The Movement for Plain Language And Simplification” |
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10:30-10:45 a.m. |
10:30-10:45 a.m. Morning Break |
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10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. |
10:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Begin Working Groups |
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12:30-12:45 p.m. |
12:30-12:45 p.m. Retrieve Boxed Lunches |
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12:45-2:45 p.m. |
12:45-2:45 p.m. Continue Working Groups |
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2:45-3 p.m. |
2:45-3 p.m. Afternoon Break |
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3-3:20 p.m. |
3-3:20 p.m. Conference Report Presented By Emily J. Stolzenberg, Esq. |
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3:20-3:30 p.m. |
3:20-3:30 p.m. “Next Steps” Presented By Judge Fern A. Fisher |
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3:30-4 p.m. |
3:30-4 p.m. Q&A / Closing Remarks |
CLE Materials
CLE Credit in Areas of Professional Practice
The Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University is certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an accredited provider of continuing legal education (CLE) in the state of New York. New York CLE credits are available to satisfy the mandatory, transitional/nontransitional requirements for attorneys attending the program. Lawyers admitted in jurisdictions other than New York should check with those jurisdictions to determine CLE requirements in their states.
For more information regarding CLE contact Judith Black, Judith.N.Black@hofstra.edu.