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Upcoming Events

Please check back for upcoming events. Nothing is scheduled at this time.

Information on the Small Claims Arbitrators Association Training

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Community Seminar Series

Community Seminars are free and open to the public. To suggest topics, please send email to outreachcivil@courts.state.ny.us.

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News

A new video celebrating the 40th anniversary of Housing Court is posted on the NYS Courts Access to Justice Program's YouTube channel. This video was produced for the New York City's Housing Court's 40th anniversary. On March 11, 2013 the Association of the Housing Court Judges, The Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU, and the New York City Bar Association held a conference called "New York City's Housing Court at 40: Controversies, Challenges and Prospects for its Future". This video is a compilation of interviews of many people who were involved with the formation of Housing Court, its implementation and its advancement.

The Civil Court is now accepting electronic filing in No-Fault actions. To learn how to participate, contact Eddy Valdez at 646 386-5417 or email evaldez@courts.state.ny.us.

The Civil Court has a new easy to use DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Form that will prepare a personalized individual adult name change petition ready to print and file in a New York City Civil courthouse.

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Continuing Legal Education

The Housing Court's Volunteer Lawyers Program offers free Continuing Legal Education (CLE) certified training to attorneys who agree to volunteer in the Court's Help Centers by giving unrepresented litigants legal advice and information. Register now by submitting an on-line application ( http://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyc/vlp.jsp ) and email us at VLPHousing@nycourts.gov
If you would like to receive an email announcement of the next training, please fill out the on-line application ( http://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/nyc/vlp.jsp ).
Eight and a half hours of Free Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credit is offered for our "Fundamentals of Landlord-Tenant Law" training course, including a half hour of Ethics.
This required course is taught by experts in their field. In exchange for the free CLE credit, attorneys commit to volunteering in the Housing Court's Help Centers for a minimum of twelve hours over the course of six months.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THE HOUSING COURT VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROGRAM!

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Guardian Ad Litem Program

The Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) Program offers free Continuing Legal Education (CLE) training to attorneys interested in becoming a Guardian Ad Litem in Housing Court. Up to 8 free CLE credit is offered for attending the two day GAL training (9:00am-1:30pm each day), including one credit hour of ethics. This required course is taught by a panel of experts in the fields of legal and social work advocacy and landlord-tenant law.

In exchange for the credit, attorneys commit to taking on a minimum of 3 pro-bono appointments over the course of the first year following training. Pro-bono appointments are appointments involving a ward that is not an Adult Protective Services client.

To learn more about how to apply to become a GAL please go to Prospective Guardian Ad Litem Application Process. If you need additional information, send an email to dcgreena@courts.state.ny.us.

*Note: Attorneys admitted to the NY State bar for less than two years cannot receive CLE credit for watching video replays, but are welcome to participate in the GAL Program.

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Small Claims Arbitrators

The Association of Small Claims Arbitrators provides 2 free CLE credits to any attorney, admitted to practice over five years, who completes the training to serve as a small claims arbitrator. Once you have completed the training, which includes one or two evenings observing an experienced arbitrator, you will be sworn in and may choose where and how often you would like to sit throughout the year.

For more information, contact Joseph A. J. Gebbia, Executive Director of the Association of Small Claims Arbitrators, at (646) 386-3975.

Register for all classes by contacting the Executive Director of the Association of Small Claims Arbitrators, Joseph A. J. Gebbia at: JGEBBIA@nycourts.gov

New Arbitrator Training (2 Free CLE Credits)
May 2nd, 2013 6 PM to 8 PM
New York City Civil Court
111 Centre Street, Room 325
New York, NY 10013

Collections (2 CLE Credits)
The NYC Marshal's Association will cover all aspects of collections
(Free to Arbitrators Association Members, Non-members $25)
May 16th, 2013 6 PM to 8 PM
New York City Civil Court
111 Centre Street, Room 325
New York, NY 10013

New Arbitrator Training (2 Free CLE Credits)
May 23rd, 2013 6 PM to 8 PM
Kings Civil Court
141 Livingston Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Ethics Update (2 CLE Credits)
Presented by Deborah A. Scalise, Esq.
(Free to Arbitrators Association Members, Non-members $25)
October 10th, 2013 6 PM to 8 PM
New York City Civil Court
111 Centre Street, Room 325
New York, NY 10013

How to Properly Try a Case in the NYC Courts (2 CLE Credits)
Presented by Paul W. Siegert, Esq.
(Free to Arbitrators Association Members, Non-members $25)
December 5th, 2013 6 PM to 8 PM
New York City Civil Court
111 Centre Street, Room 325
New York, NY 10013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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