Date: Monday, July 30, 2012
Time: 5:45 to 7:45 p.m.
Location: Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, Ceremonial Courtroom, 9th
Floor, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY
Moderator
The Honorable Martin Glenn
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge - SDNY
Panelists
Professor Kathleen C. Engel
Associate Dean for Intellectual Life and Professor of Law
Suffolk University Law School
Megan Lewis, Esq.
Senior Counsel for Enforcement Strategy, Northeast Region
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Paul Kiel
Staff Reporter
ProPublica
Lynn E. Szymoniak, Esq.
Mortgage Fraud Whistleblower
Szymoniak Firm, P.A.
Program Coordinators
Cynthia A. Kouril, Esq., Robert L. Folks & Associates, LLP
Robin F. Zwerling, Esq., Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP
Federal Bar Council Program Committee Chair
David B. Pitofsky, Esq., Goodwin Procter LLP
Program Description
This program looks at the foreclosure crisis from the point of view of its effects on
consumers. It will examine questions of standing on the part of the foreclosing
entity, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems (MERS), robo-signing, the
consequences of securitization on the perfection of the mortgagee's security
interest, bankruptcy implications and more. There will also be a discussion of the
50 State Attorney General Settlement and how that will impact foreclosures going
forward.
CLE Credit Information
This program will provide 2.0 transitional/non-transitional CLE credits in Areas of
Professional Practice
Registration Information
All attendees must register online. CLE credit is provided free of charge to all
Federal Bar Council members in good standing. There is a $150.00 charge for
CLE credit for non-members.
Federal Bar Council Membership Information
Non-members who join now will enjoy 4 extra months of membership at no
additional charge. Non-members may join online at
www.federalbarcouncil.org. Dues for membership in the Federal Bar Council
are as follows: free for federal judicial law clerks in the Second Circuit (for a
maximum of 2 years); $50 for retiree members; $75 for lawyers who practice in
the federal court as government employees or who practice law for not-for-profit
entities; $100 for lawyers admitted for 5 years or less; $100 for lawyers who
practice outside the Second Circuit; $275 for regular members; and $475 for
sustaining members. Membership includes, among other things, free CLE
Programs, a free copy of the Second Circuit Redbook, a free subscription to the
Federal Bar Council Quarterly and advance invitations to lectures and events.
Sustaining members also receive a complimentary copy of The Remarkable
Hands, An Affectionate Portrait and identification as a sustaining member in the
membership listing section of the Second Circuit Redbook.
Financial Hardship Policy
The Federal Bar Council is pleased to offer a 50% discount on the cost of its CLE
Programs to attorneys who are unemployed, employed in the public sector or
who work for a not-for-profit entity and who can establish financial hardship. The
original application for this discount must be submitted to the Federal Bar Council
at least two weeks prior to the CLE Program for which it applies. Please contact
the Council for an application form.
Due to security screening and sign-in procedures, attendees should arrive no
later than 5:30 p.m.
The Federal Bar Council is certified by the New York State Continuing Legal
Education Board as an Accredited Provider of Legal Education in New York State.
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