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62 Nassau Law. 1 (2012-2013)

handle is hein.barjournals/nassau0062 and id is 1 raw text is: ass au THE JOURNAL OF THE NASSAU CoUmN BAR ASSOCIATION W September 2012 www.nassaubar.org Vol. 6 No. 1 Follow us on facebook f Hundreds Take Advantage .... of Unlimited CLE Program. UI iNuII By Valerie Zurblis NCBA Member Benefit- I.D. Card Photo Obtain your photo for court identification cards at NCBA Tech Center. Cost $10. Oct. 23, 24 & 25 - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. EVENTS Domus-on-the-Lawn Wednesday, September 12, 2012 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Mortgage Foreclosure Clinic Monday, Oct. 1,2012 1 - 3 p.m. at Domus Judiciary Night Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:30 p.m. at Domus Pro Bono Fair Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 3 - 7 p.m. at Domus WHAT'S INSIDE FOCUS: REAL ESTATE LAW Entities and Issues, Things to Think About in Real Estate Page 3 Resolving Disputes Between Adjoining Landowners Private Lenders Beware Page 3 Page 5 Problems and pitfalls in short sales Page 7 GENERAL ARTICLES Under Seal: Filing False Claims Act Cases in Nassau County Page 9 Where do I sign? The danger of playing fast and loose with signatures Page 11 Book Review Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts (3d Ed.) Page 15 The Lawyer Assistance Program provides confidential help to lawyers and judges for alcoholism, drug abuse and mental health problems. Call 1-888-408-6222. Calls are completely confidential. Last year, hundreds of NCBA mem- bers expanded their knowledge on many legal issues and business practices by taking advantage of NCBA's ground- breaking Domus Scholar Circle program. For just one initial tuition payment of $189, they attended as many 1, 2 and 3 credit continuing legal education pro- grams as they wanted. Don't let another year go by without giving this unique opportunity a try! Members who have renewed their dues for the 2012-13 year are now eli- gible to enroll in the Circle. From September 1, 2012 to August 31, 2012, Domus Scholar Circle members will be able to attend the majority of Nassau Academy of Law CLE programs, as well as Dean's Hours programs and CLE programs offered at NCBA committee meetings. That's more than 70 programs throughout the year, along with another 70 offered at committee meetings, at no additional cost. 'Members have continually asked us about auditing CLE programs that may be of interest, but may not be in their cur- rent area of practice, noted NAL Dean Ralph Catalano. 'The Domus Scholar Circle has proved to be so popular, and the members who took advantage of it so pleased, that we are offering it again this year at the same price. Smart attor- neys know a good deal when they see one. To join, just fill out the application form inserted in this issue of the Nassau Lawyer, or download an application on the website at www.nassaubar.org>MCLE> Domus Scholar Circle, and send with your check or credit card information to the Nassau Academy of Law, (516) 747- 4464. The DSC application and payment may also be returned with your dues renewal. Volunteer Attorneys Help Residents Keep Their Homes By Gale D. Berg and Roberta Scoll As Director of Pro Bono Attorney Activities for the Nassau County Bar Association, and as the Coordinator for the Volunteer Lawyers Project Landlord/Tenant Attorney of the Day Program for Nassau Suffolk Law Services, one of our main jobs is to recruit attorneys to give legal services on a pro bono basis to those less fortu- nate and in need of assistance regarding their housing. One might consider this a daunting Gale task, but in fact, it is not as dif- ficult as you would imagine, due in part to those generous volunteer attorneys who are willing to help. Unfortunately, the need for legal assistance in finding and keeping housing in Nassau County is not diminishing as we all had hoped. There are many areas of law and various Robei programs currently in play where volunteer attorneys are urgently needed. You, too, can help make a differ- ence in someone's life, even if you only have a few hours to donate. D. VOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT The Volunteer Lawyers Project Attorney of the Day program is served by pro bono attorneys Monday-Thursday from 9:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in room 277 in District Court at 99 Main Street, Hempstead. The clients are low and/or no income tenants who seek legal counsel and representation in summary proceedings but can- not afford a private attorney. They are prescreened for eligi- bility before their files are Berg given to the attorney. Once qualifications are established, the volunteer attorney of the day meets with the client and represents him/her in land- lord/tenant court for the day. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE PRO BONO PROJECT I The NCBA Mortgage Fore- rta Scoll closure Project serves Nassau residents in two ways. The first is our monthly award winning clinics, held at NCBA's headquarters in Mineola, See HOMES, Page 4 - National Pro Bono Week - Volunteers Needed at October's NCBA Pro Bono Legal FAIR By Valerie Zurblis In celebration of national Pro Bono Week, and because it was so successful last year, this year the Nassau County Bar Association along with Nassau/Suffolk Law Services is again running the free legal Pro Bono FAIR (Free Assistance, Information and Referral) to be held on Thursday, October 25 at Domus, it was announced by Steven Eisman, NCBA's 2nd Vice President and chair of the event. Nassau residents are being invited to come to the Bar Association's headquarters in Mineola, between 3-7 p.m. and meet with an attorney one-on-one for legal guidance. Last year, we had more than 50 volun- teer attorneys who helped more than 150 residents with their legal questions on a wide variety of issues, noted Eisman. 'The NCBA FAIR is another effort in our long tradition of providing pro bono and legal community assistance and education, and we are looking forward to another great event. Attorneys are needed to volunteer to meet one-on-one with residents to provide information and refer them for more assis- tance if needed. Attorneys will not provide legal representation. Some of the major areas include: bankruptcy and consumer debt divorce and family issues education and special education health and disabilities immigration and the Dream Act mortgage foreclosure and hous- ing matters senior citizen issues Bi-lingual attorneys are especially need- ed. Through our BOLD (Bridge Over Language Divides) Program, we are reach- ing out to residents who would be more comfortable speaking with attorneys in their native languages, Eisman added. We plan to have bi-lingual attorneys flu- ent in many languages, such as Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, Turkish and Korean and other languages upon request. NCBA members who would like to help in any of the practice areas at either the 3-5 p.m. session or 5-7 p.m. session (or both) can contact Gale D. Berg, Director of Pro Bono Attorney Activities, gberg@nassaubar.org. UPCOMING PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE MEETINGS Thurs., Sept. 13, 2012 0 Thurs., Oct. 11, 2012 - 12:45 at Domus

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