“This was a practical CLE program on the changes that have been made in the Appellate Division to e-filing of documents with the court, which has followed the conversion of document filing from paper to electronic filing in the other New York state courts,” Klass said.

“The Appellate Division decided to mandate e-filing, which had not been previously been available,” Klass continued. “It’s being phased in. Not all of the appeals are mandated of being e-filed as of yet, but within the next few months it is likely that all appeals will be processed in this manner.”

E-filing has been a part of the court system for a few years already, but is brand new to the Appellate Division. It is possible that attorneys who practice solely in the Appellate Division are not familiar with the process, but even attorneys who have been e-filing for years were provided guidance to the new processes.

The two-hour CLE walked attorneys through the e-filing requirements and exact procedures. The panel discussed the court’s procedures as well as procedures in e-filing documents with the court.

“In particular, something that was very different from prior practice is that is now required to file the initial case information with the appellate division electronically,” Klass said. “Most of the information comes from the RADI form [a request for appellate division intervention], but now the respondent on an appeal has to also register on e-courts,” Klass explained. “Within a certain period of time, the attorney on an appeal has to indicate that they’re representing the respondent so that they consent to receive electronic records from the court.”

The Brooklyn Bar Association has no further CLEs schedule at this time. It will resume CLE lectures in September. Check www.BrooklynBar.org later this summer for information on CLEs beginning in the fall.

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