Upcoming Programs

Topic:

Rules and Ethical Issues in Administrative Proceedings Before Oath’s Trials Division

Date:

Thursday, November 13, 2025

Program Description: 

What constitutes appearing before OATH? What preparation for a pretrial settlement conference is required?  Can I rely only on hearsay at trial? What is the duty of candor toward a tribunal?  Are there special obligations of attorneys working for the government? What if an attorney’s client has diminished capacity?

The program’s first half will provide an overview of the rules and best practices for appearing at OATH’s Trials Division. The program’s second half will review relevant sections of the New York Rules of Professional Conduct and related ethics opinions and their impact on practitioners who appear before OATH’s Trials Division.

Instructors:

Kevin Casey was appointed to the position of Administrative Law Judge in November 2004.  He is an adjunct professor at Brooklyn Law School, where he teaches Appellate Advocacy.  For nearly two decades, he was an attorney with The Legal Aid Society in New York, specializing in appellate law.

Judge Casey is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School and received his undergraduate degree from Fordham University.

Julia Davis has served as an Administrative Law Judge at the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings since November 2021.  She has previously served in five City agencies, including the Comptroller’s Office, the Conflicts of Interest Board, the Business Integrity Commission, and the Department of Investigation.  ALJ Davis has been published on criminal, anti-corruption, and government ethics issues in the New York Law Journal and State Bar publications.  She received an A.B. from Smith College and a J.D. from American University’s Washington College of Law.

Faye Lewis was appointed to the position of an Administrative Law Judge at OATH in 1991. Prior to that, she was an associate at the law firm of Obermaier, Morvillo and Abramowitz, and later served as an Assistant Attorney General in the labor bureau of the New York State Department of Law. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University and her law degree from New York University School of Law.

Christine Stecura was appointed as an OATH Administrative Law Judge in 2021.  Prior to that, she was a Senior Counsel in the Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Bureau at the Law Department, where she regularly appeared before the OATH Trials Division, as well as in federal and state courts. Judge Stecura also served as an Assistant Attorney General at the New York State Office of the Attorney General and started her career as a litigation associate at the law firm of Hughes Hubbard and Reed.  She received her law and undergraduate degrees from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

CLE Credits: 

1.0 CLE credit in Areas of Professional Practice and 1.0 CLE credit in Ethics and Professionalism (transitional/non-transitional)

Topic:

Leadership 101: Elevating in Legal Leadership Without Losing Yourself

Date:

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Program Description: 

For legal professionals stepping into leadership roles, the transition can be disorienting. Legal training often does not prepare one to supervise teams, drive innovation, or make value-based decisions in conflict-rich environments. This course, framed with humor and passion using the epic tale of King Midas as an unforgettable transformational lens, highlights the unique challenges for new leaders in judicial and legal administration -- and offers a framework for leading with ethical clarity and institutional alignment. Using mythic archetypes, real-world “in-the-trenches” experience, and practical learning lessons, participants will craft an internal playbook for navigating their own transformation from practitioner to leader.
Takeaways:

• Understand how legal practice skills can conflict with effective organizational leadership.
• Recognize common myths that inhibit leadership growth in tribunal or government settings.
• Learn to manage risk while exercising ethical, values-aligned authority.
• Build an adaptive, clear-eyed leadership development plan to avoid stagnation or regression.
• Pinpoint ethical pitfalls faced by new legal leaders and how to proactively navigate them.

Instructors:

Scott Mason, the Myth Slayer, is a speaker, executive coach, and former senior New York City government executive with over two decades of experience leading complex, high-impact initiatives in the public and nonprofit sectors. A graduate of Columbia Law School, Scott has overseen the implementation of citywide institutional reform efforts, led initiatives serving hundreds of social service providers, and directed large-scale capital and technology modernization projects — including time serving as First Deputy Chief Executive of New York City’s Office of Administrative Trials & Hearings.

Scott is a 2x TEDx speaker and author of the forthcoming four-book series The Myth Slayer, which reimagines Greek myths as actionable allegories for bold, human-centered leadership. He also hosts a growing YouTube channel dedicated to personal and professional reinvention.

His insights have been featured in published book compilations, online magazines, international television outlets, and on over 100 podcasts and radio programs. Scott has electrified audiences through keynote speeches, workshops, and CLE-accredited programs for global and local corporations, bar associations, national nonprofits, CLE providers, and leadership summits across the country.

After one of his appearances at PMI’s Mile Hi Chapter, an event organizer remarked, “I have never met anyone as passionate as Scott. He is charismatic, engaging, and deeply cares about people. These attributes make him a magnetizing presenter…Scott is the embodiment of charisma.”

Scott brings mythic insight, strategic clarity, and contagious energy to every stage — equipping legal leaders to meet complexity with confidence, resilience, and ethical strength.

CLE Credits: 

2.0 Ethics and Professionalism (transitional/non-transitional)