• When the Plaintiff is the U.S. Department of Labor (11/19/2004)
• Carbonell Film Series: American Standoff (11/14/2004)
• Reception and CLE Program on Ethics in Immigration Law (11/9/2004)
• Film Screening: Love & Diane (11/2-11/3/2004)
• Tony Coelho Lecture in Disability Employment Law and Policy (10/21/2004)
• Triangle: The Fire That Changed America (10/19/2004)
• Carbonell Film Series: Live Nude Girls UNITE! (10/10/2004)
• Understanding the New Federal Overtime Regulations (9/24/2004)  

Co-sponsored by
Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations Alumni Association

This installment of the Labor & Employment Law CLE Breakfast Series program took place in the Wellington Conference Center at New York Law School from 8:15 a.m. to 9:30am on Friday, November 19, 2004. All programs have been approved for newly admitted and experienced attorneys for 1.5 CLE credits in Professional Practice. New York Law School has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of Continuing Legal Education in the State of New York. For more information about the CLE Breakfast Series, please contact lawoftheworkplace@nyls.edu or Jamie Wenger at 212.431.2127.  

November 14, 2004, 2 p.m.

Overnite Transportation refuses to accept union organizing, and the Teamsters Union is ready to strike. American Standoff takes us there as workers throughout the U.S. lift picket signs to claim safe working conditions, protection from unjustified firings, and fair wages and benefits. What the Teamsters do not know is that Overnite Transportation aims to use the strike to bankrupt and destroy the Union. Meanwhile, the Teamsters, lead by Jimmy Hoffa, Jr., are working to overcome a reputation as a mob-controlled union dating from a time when Jimmy Hoffa, Sr., was president. (Hoffa Sr.'s mysterious death was recently explained in a deathbed confession by a mob killer who helped to murder him.) Director Kristi Jacobsen presents us with a compelling snapshot of the human costs of labor strife as she follows the Teamsters through their three-year battle on the picket lines.

Following the film there was a panel discussion. 

This November 9, 2004 event combined a two-credit program on "Ethics and the Unauthorized Practice of Immigration Law" with a reception to honor New York Law School Aluman Deborah Notkin, a foremost practitioner in the field of immigration law. The program was a joint offering of the Justice Action Center and the Office of Alumni Affairs.

Deborah graduated from the Evening Division Program in 1987. She is the president-elect of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the largest bar association of immigration lawyers and professors, with more than 8,500 members worldwide. Deborah is a partner at the firm of Barst and Mukamal.  Speakers at the reception shared moments from Deborah’s life as a law student, a lawyer, and as a contributor to the work of immigration law reform and the development of the AILA.

"Ethics and the Unauthorized Practice of Immigration Law" focused on the current regulation and proposal for reforms governing assisting people with immigration law matters. The program qualified for two hours of CLE credit (one hour of Ethics and one hour of Professional Practice).  The panelists included:

• Deborah J. Notkin, Esq.
  Partner, Barst & Mukamal; President-Elect of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (NYLS '87)
  State and Local Reform Proposals and How They Affect Immigration Practice
• Norberto Terrazas, Esq.
  Legal Officer, Mexican Consulate General (NYLS '00)
  The Experiences of the Mexican Community and the Consequences of the Unauthorized Practice of Law
• Allen E. Kaye, Esq.
  Law Offices of Allen E. Kaye, P.C.
  Combating the Unauthorized Practice of Immigration Law

The panel was moderated by Lenni Benson, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Justice Action Center at New York Law School.

Professor Frank Munger and the Justice Action Center invite the New York Law School community to two screenings of Love & Diane, a film about a mother, her daughter, and their attempt to constitute a family despite intrusions by social workers, therapists, and the criminal justice system.

First Screening:
Tuesday, November 2, 2004, 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. in the Mendik Library Boardroom.

Second Screening:
Wednesday, November 3, 2004, 3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. in Room A400.

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