Gold/Fox: Non Billable

Gold who is an adjunct professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York and Fox who is an assistant professor of business law at Mount Saint Mary's College in Newburgh, New York talk about the new normal on their respective campuses.

They talk about what its like teaching a class where students are 12 hours away, how the reopening plans have given students multiple options for online and in-person learning and what some of the challenges have been so far this semester. 

They then turn the questions on 'Producer Brendan,' who talks about returning to work at the NYSBA offices and balancing working from home with two children, ages 1 and 3.

Domenick Napoletano, a solo practitioner in Brooklyn and NYSBA Treasurer joins the show to talk about how as a solo practitioner he's adjusted to working amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, how he became involved in bar association work and some of the unique activities he takes part in with his colleagues. 

Napoletano discusses the small group of lawyers from the Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn that participates in a book club, where they read well-known books and novels and then dine on meals associated with the books. He talks about the group's most recent meeting where they dined on food discussed in The Terra-Cotta Dog. 

Napoletano is the past president of the Brooklyn Bar Association, the Columbian Lawyers Association of Brooklyn, The Confederation of Columbian Lawyers of the State of New York, and the Catholic Lawyers Guild of Kings County.

Hon. Karen Peters and Libby Coreno, the co-chairs of the NYSBA Attorney Well-being Task Force join the show to talk about their path on how they became involved in this area of the law, how cultural expectations have led to unhealthy work habits in the legal profession and how the Task Force will examine the factors that negatively impact the health and well-being of the legal community.

They also talk about the role stress, substance abuse, and technology play in the lives of attorneys and how they have a negative impact on their personal and professional lives.

Justice Peters is the former Presiding Justice of the Third Appellate Division and the first woman to hold that position and Coreno is general counsel to Bonacio Construction, Inc and also has a boutique practice where she advises clients on zoning, planning and real property development.

Check out all NYSBA Attorney Well-being initiatives, including the Lawyer to Lawyer Well-Being Roundtable, by clicking here.

Danielle Quinn, an associate at Patterson, Bellknap, Webb & Tyler in Manhattan, joins the show to talk about her role with the Historical Society of the New York Courts' project to document how attorneys all across New York have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Quinn, a 2015 graduate of Albany Law School, discusses how this project came to be, what the goal is for the project, and what lessons attorneys are learning about themselves and their practice due to COVID-19.

If you're interested in learning more about the Creating an Archive: Responding to the 2020 Pandemic, get in touch with Danielle via email. Or you can contact Daniel Sierra, at the Historical Society of the NY Courts.

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Rick Collins, partner at Collins, Gann, McCloskey, & Barry on Long Island is this week's guest. Collins talks about his practice work in criminal defense and how he began his career as a Nassau County Assistant District Attorney.  

Collins, a past president of the Nassau County Bar Association, then talks about his acting career, where he stared in the "Toxic Avenger" TV series and had a brief role in the HBO classic "The Sopranos." He also talks about his passion for weightlifting and recalls the time he met his childhood idol, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

NYSBA President-elect T. Andrew Brown joins the show to talk about his work on the New York State Board of Regents, outlines his goals for his term as NYSBA President in 2021, discusses the history of Juneteenth and how the state bar can respond to fight racial injustice.

Patricia Salkin is the Professor of Law and Provost, Graduate and Professional Divisions and former Dean at Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. She joins the show to talk about her career in higher education, how the skills a lawyer learns throughout their career can prepare them for a leadership role on a college campus, and how she’s translated her love for Billy Joel into a law course.

Retired U.S. Magistrate Judge from the Southern District of New York, Andrew Peck joins Sarah and Mike this week to talk about his path to the law, how he became a judge, and what he does now that he's retired from the bench.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Judge Peck describes how he started out as a math and computer major at Cornell before switching majors and attending law school, thanks to his love of history and Perry Mason. He talks about how two events in his professional career led him to pursue a career on the bench and how much he enjoyed being a decision-maker more than an advocate. 

He then talks about his post-retirement life, including his love for Sherlock Holmes and the New York Yankees.

Lee Redeye an associate at Lippes, Mathias, Wexler, Friedman in Buffalo is this week's guest. 

Redeye who is a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians talks about his community involvement with the Seneca Commission for Economic Development and the Native American Legal Assistance Clinic, which he founded in partnership with the Erie County Bar Association. He also discusses his path to the law and how he got his start practicing Indian law, commercial litigation, and how he became involved in various pro bono initiatives. 

Marne Onderdonk, Court Attorney for Hon. Margaret T. Walsh in Albany County Family Court joins the show to talk about her path to the law, her commitment to Bar Association service, and her passion for bird watching.

Onderdonk, a past president of the Saratoga County Bar Association, board member of the Adirondack Women's Bar Association and a member of the NYSBA House of Delegates describes how her commitment to bar association service has led her to make lifelong connections with fellow practitioners and allowed her to continue to learn from colleagues in different practice areas.

Onderdonk also talks about her passion for birding or bird watching, which was instilled in her by her grandparents. Michael and Sarah quiz her knowledge of bird sounds.