George Floyd / BLM Civil Litigation Taskforce
National Lawyers Guild – New York City Chapter
Civil Rights Litigation: Avoiding Mistakes at Intake
This program will focus on the procedures of intake for civil rights claims and identifying the elements and typical defenses of these claims. This is the first in a series of Civil Litigation CLEs.
Presented by Michael Lumer, Esq.
Moderated by Rosa Palmeri, George Floyd / BLM Civil Litigation Taskforce
Monday, June 27, 2022
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Live Webcast Format
A Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Course: 1.0 CLE Credit
1 Skills credit – non-transitional/transitional (attorneys admitted less than two-years)
This event is free for NLG-NYC members.
The registration fee for non-member attorneys is $50, which includes a one-year membership in the National Lawyers Guild – New York City Chapter.
Fee waivers upon request to: nyccivilrights@nlg.org
Registration required
Webcasting information provided upon registration.
Under CLE regulations, credit will be offered only to those attorneys completing the entire program; attorneys attending only part of the program are not eligible for CLE credit. Certificates will be sent upon receipt of completed affirmation of attendance and evaluation forms following the program.
The New York City Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of Continuing Legal Education in New York State.
Speaker bio:
Michael Lumer is a civil rights attorney located in the City Hall neighborhood of Manhattan. Mr. Lumer was a Richardson Scholar and Edward V. Sparer Public Interest Fellow at Brooklyn Law School, and an editor on the Brooklyn Law Review. The author of articles published in the Law Review and the Brooklyn Law Journal of Law and Policy concerning Rosario material and the history of New York’s death penalty, Mr. Lumer graduated in 1995 and was subsequently admitted to the New York bar, as well as the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Mr. Lumer began his career in civil and criminal litigation, with a particular focus on criminal appeals and post-conviction matters. Soon thereafter he found himself handing his first few civil rights cases. Over the past 20 years he has dedicated the vast majority of his time to Section 1983 cases in both state and federal court, though the majority of his actions have been filed in federal court. These cases largely concern police and law enforcement misconduct, including wrongful arrests and prosecutions, and the use of excessive force. Mr. Lumer has a successful trial track record and has handled numerous appeals in civil and criminal cases, primarily in the Second Circuit.