Summary Jury Trials. Becoming Part of the Civil Practice Fabric. Hon. Lucindo Suarez Statewide Coordinator for Summary Jury Trials

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1 Summary Jury Trials Becoming Part of the Civil Practice Fabric Hon. Lucindo Suarez Statewide Coordinator for Summary Jury Trials New York County Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education - Two CLE Professional Practice Credits - Friday May 13, :10 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. New York County Lawyers Association 14 Vesey Street New York City

2 Continuing Legal Education Agenda * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1:10 pm Welcome, Opening Remarks and Introduction Donna M. Lennon, Esq. New York County Lawyers Association 1:11 pm Summary Jury Trials: an Introduction Hon. Lucindo Suarez Statewide Coordinator for Summary Jury Trials 1:13 pm Summary Jury Trial DVD Video The Office of Court Administration and the Eighth Judicial District 1:23 pm Summary Jury Trials: Becoming Part of the Civil Practice Fabric PowerPoint Presentation Hon. Lucindo Suarez Statewide Coordinator for Summary Jury Trials 2:45 pm Open Discussion, Questions, Comments Hon. Lucindo Suarez Statewide Coordinator for Summary Jury Trials and CLE Attendees 2:50 pm Conclusion Hon. Lucindo Suarez Statewide Coordinator for Summary Jury Trials

3 Summary Jury Trials Becoming Part of the Civil Practice Fabric Hon. Lucindo Suarez Statewide Coordinator for Summary Jury Trials New York County Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education - Two CLE Professional Practice Credits - PowerPoint Presentation Friday May 13, :10 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. New York County Lawyers Association 14 Vesey Street New York City

4 Summary Jury Trials Becoming Part of the Civil Practice Fabric Hon. Lucindo Suarez Statewide Coordinator for Summary Jury Trials New York County Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education - Two CLE Professional Practice Credits - Friday May 13, :10 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. New York County Lawyers Association 14 Vesey Street New York City

5 Continuing Legal Education Agenda * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1:10 pm Welcome, Opening Remarks and Introduction Donna M. Lennon, Esq. New York County Lawyers Association 1:11 pm Summary Jury Trials: an Introduction Hon. Lucindo Suarez Statewide Coordinator for Summary Jury Trials 1:13 pm Summary Jury Trial DVD Video The Office of Court Administration and the Eighth Judicial District 1:23 pm Summary Jury Trials: Becoming Part of the Civil Practice Fabric PowerPoint Presentation Hon. Lucindo Suarez Statewide Coordinator for Summary Jury Trials 2:45 pm Open Discussion, Questions, Comments Hon. Lucindo Suarez Statewide Coordinator for Summary Jury Trials and CLE Attendees 2:50 pm Conclusion Hon. Lucindo Suarez Statewide Coordinator for Summary Jury Trials

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62 LUCINDO SUAREZ NYS Supreme Court, Bronx County 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY EDUCATION BARUCH COLLEGE, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS Degree: Masters of Public Administration September 2010 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL Degree: Juris Doctor May 1976 FORDHAM UNIVERSITY Degree: Bachelor of Arts May 1973 Major: English EMPLOYMENT NYS SUPREME COURT Position: Statewide Coordinator for Summary Jury Trials Apr Present Individual Assignment Part 19, Bronx County Apr Present NYS SUPREME COURT - APPELLATE TERM First Department: 1st & 12th Judicial Districts (Manhattan & Bronx) Position: Presiding Justice Feb Apr Associate Justice Feb Feb NYS SUPREME COURT New York County Position: Justice Feb Apr Bronx County Position: Justice Jan Jan NYC CIVIL COURT Bronx County Position: Judge Jan Dec LEHMAN COLLEGE Bronx, New York Position: Adjunct Professor Nov Jan BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE Bronx, New York Position: Assistant Professor Associate Professor 1993 Adjunct Professor RODRIGUEZ & LEID, P.C. Bronx, New York Position: Of Counsel to the firm June Dec LUCINDO SUAREZ, ESQ. Bronx, New York Position: Private Solo Practitioner April Dec COLLEGE OF NEW ROCHELLE - School of New Resources Bronx, New York Position: Law Instructor Jan May 1983 MALCOLM KING HARLEM COLLEGE EXTENSION New York, New York Position: Volunteer Faculty Sept Dec. 1982

63 SERVED AS COUNSEL TO: NYS SENATE Administrative Regulations Review Commission Sept Apr NYS ASSEMBLYMAN Armando Montano Democratic Program Committee Jan Mar Committee on Aging Jan Dec Sub-Committee on Bilingual/Bicultural Education June Dec AFFILIATIONS Association of Judges of Hispanic Heritage - Treasurer - 7/96-11/97 Director Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York Supreme Court Justices Association of the City of New York - Director 7/06-6/07 th Board of Justices - 12 Judicial District (Bronx County) Bronx County Bar Association New York County Lawyers Association Puerto Rican Bar Association The Cervantes Society COMMUNITY SERVICE April Present Jan Sept July Sept July Dec February Present Bronx Community College Paralegal Studies Program Advisory Board Chairman - 1/99 - Present BASICS, INC. and affiliate entities (Multi-social services organizations) Secretary - 1/98 - Sept PROM ESA SYSTEM S, INC. & affiliates (Multi-social services organizations) Secretary - 7/09 - Sept NYC Civil Court - Small Claims Part Arbitrator Present Board of Directors - Thurgood M arshall M ock Trial Program Member Present Board of M anagers, Shorehaven Condominium Member May Sept Nov June 2006 May Dec Lehman College Paralegal Advisory Board Member El Coqui Lions Club President - 7/83-6/85 Community Board No. 2, Bronx Member - 6/83-12/87 Chairman - 7/84-6/87 PERSONAL Married; two children. Interests: reading; running; philately; baritone horn.