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International Reparations: The Quest to Reclaim Assets Stolen by the Nazis
Produced on December 21, 2014
Course Information
Course Description
This CLE program covers a story of hope, faith, courage, struggle, teamwork, law, politics, history, government and war. The unforgettable tale recounts how attorneys Paul Kerson, Joseph Yamaner, and their colleagues were able to fulfill their client’s dying wish to recover assets stolen from his family’s corporate empire in 1935 by the Nazis.
The epic journey began in a local state court, inspired 56 similar cases in the United States, and caused the U.S. Treasury Department to step in to settle all Holocaust claims in the entire world with a $5 billion fund assembled from dozens of major German banks and corporations.
The narrative involves most of the subjects of a standard American law school curriculum – trusts and estates, criminal law, civil procedure, constitutional law, international law, torts, contracts, property, administrative law, evidence, corporations, and commercial law.
Don't miss this truly riveting CLE program that you will never forget!
Learning Objectives:
- Grasp the issues in the lawsuit against Dresdner Bank in Queens Supreme Court
- Understand the issues and considerations of the lawsuit in Germany
- Know how the survey of properties in East Germany was handled
- Meet with Building Department Directors
- Comprehend Compensation
- Gain knowledge of the involvement of the U.S. Treasury Department
- Realize the conclusion of U.S. and German cases
This course originally appeared as a part of our December 2014 Bridge the Gap Event.
Credit Information
Faculty
Joseph Yamaner
Yamaner
Joseph Yamaner
Before attending law school Joseph served as a reconnaissance commanding officer in the Israeli Defense Forces and the Border Guard serving during The Six Day and Yom Kippur Wars. He was cited a number of times for courage and leadership during battles with terrorists.
Joseph’s opinion as how to deal with clients is in his own words, "I learned to treat people with respect and each decision with careful consideration. At the same time, I learned how to take a deliberate action when necessary, and have a full control over my clients' interests.”
Although most cases are not life and death matters (while estate matters ironically are), every transaction is important from complex shopping center deals to home transactions to estate disputes and administration.
In addition to speaking English and Hebrew, Joseph also is fluent in Turkish and (Ladino) Spanish. His world view enables him to appreciate different cultures and perspectives. His experience and tenacity in negotiations enables him to strongly pursue your best interests while maintaining active communication with you.
Paul Kerson
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Paul E. Kerson, attorney-at-law, is ranked as one of New York’s “SuperLawyers” by his peers. With more than thirty years of experience as a judge, prosecutor, trial attorney and legal negotiator, Paul is one of the most experienced attorneys in metropolitan New York.
If you, your business, or someone you care about is called into court, you want the best representation possible. Paul E. Kerson and his fellow attorneys at Leavitt, Kerson and Duane will provide you with confidential counsel and aggressively represent your interests.
Paul specializes as a criminal defense attorney, a business attorneyand a trusts attorney. His long record of success on behalf of his clients includes:
• Winning multi-million dollar verdicts for injured plaintiffs
• Winning acquittal for wrongly-accused defendants
• Successful resolution of complex business disputes
• Settling disputed wills, trusts and estates
Editor of the Queens Bar Bulletin and former President of the Criminal Courts Bar Association of Queens County, Paul practices in the Supreme Court, the Surrogate’s Court, and other courts throughout the New York metropolitan area. He can represent you, your family and your business anywhere in the five boroughs of New York City, as well as Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland, Orange Westchester and Putnam counties.
Paul is known in his profession as a “lawyer’s lawyer” – the attorney other attorneys turn to when they have a difficult case or problem. You can put his judgment and experience to work for you.
There is no charge for an initial consultation. For confidential legal assistance, contact Paul E. Kerson of the Law Offices of Leavitt, Kerson and Duane at 212-973-9339 or email at PaulKerson@LeavittKersonandDuane.com
Reviews
I believe that this was the best class I have ever taken!
Incredible.
Best CLE!
This was the best legal lecture I have ever heard.
Best CLE ever!
Fascinating and always timely.
Best Lawline CLE course I have watched. Fascinating... Should be a movie
this was a moving experience. what an amazing story, and what inspiring lawyers. and intellectually engaging- an entire world of law, crossing jurisdictions, branches, and borders. note to lawline--more courses like this--inspiring feats of justice, integrative descriptions of entire cases.
This presentation was fantastic. The story was compellingly told by these passionate and inspiring attorneys who took on the case of a lifetime.
Great presenter, and really informative!
Great presentation - very interesting
Very interesting story; compellingly presented. Extremely useful to get both lawyers’ perspectives.
The best CLE course ever! The story should be made into a movie. My husband, who is not a lawyer, watched the video with me. As a daughter and granddaughter of the Holocaust survivors from Ukraine, THANK YOU!
great topic. fascinating.
Fascinating
Inspiring.
This was an excellent CLE/case study.
Outstanding in every which way!
An outstanding presentation!
A great pleasure to hear this story. These lawyers are heroes and it doesn't speak well of our profession that their names are not more well known. A great presentation which inspires me to be a better lawyer.
This course was really interesting and it was due to the speakers involved. Loved it.
One of the most interesting courses I have taken. Truly enjoyed the speakers.
Fascinating. Excellent presentation with respect to the legal theories and tactics and also very moving and inspiring.
Outstanding presentation and inspirational story
amazing story
This was by far the most interesting CLE I ever attended! Kudos to the presenters for making it so captivating and real!
Really enjoyed this... great story and legal content
Excellent presentation.
Amazing story! Should be made into a movie! These attorneys are something special!
I love this story-made CLE entertaining!
This was truly fascinating!
Best CLE! Very interesting!
fantastic program
Best CLE i have taken
Excellent presentation. Thank you.
Very interesting case...
Great information.
What a great story. Thanks for sharing it in this format. Loved listening on the app!
Fun and engaging presentation.
Compelling. Fascinating. Gripping. Riveting.
great lecture and presentation
these two represent the best of our profession
Fascinating story of a quest for justice
Fascinating story--talk about sticking with it to the end!!! And good inspiration for lawyers to take tough cases where justice can be done!!!
Terrific lecture in terms of the presentation as well as the content. Inspirational fight for justice.
Easily the best lecture ever. Very inspiring!!!
Heart-warming and enlightening!
I really enjoyed this course, and I worked in this field for some time. These attorneys were excellent.
Outstanding presentation! Interesting interplay of so many areas of law! And reminds one powerfully of the good lawyers can and should do!!!!
The best CLE I have ever taken! The presenters are amazing lawyers who did the right thing.
I was engrossed with the story behind the CLE. Amazed and very impressed with the presenters!
Best CLE course I have ever taken.
Awesome one of a kind course!!!
Fascinating story that is not only inspiring but practically weaves multiple areas of law practice from the local, state, federal courts to foreign courts and international politics. The best three hours of CLE I can remember..
Wonderful, fascinating, grueling case, but what an opportunity to be involved in trying to right a historical wrong! If you love history, this lecture will hold you spellbound.
Outstanding story, great conclusioARY REMARKS
Excellent!
Thanks to these lawyers, in the name of humanity and justice, for the work they did. You fellows made me proud to be a lawyer.
probably THE most interesting CLE I have ever seen!
One of the very best courses I've ever taken!
The speakers and presentation were excellent. Extremely informative and very engaging.
great
This was the best CLE I watched on lawline. Very good stuff.
Outstanding
Great story, great lawyers.
Fabulous.
Unbelievable.
This was the best CLE I have ever heard or attended in 32 years. It was a legal and history lesson. Something all should hear.
Wonderful - I had goosebumps from the start.
Terrific. Informative andan example of how law should be practiced.
That was by far the most engaging CLE I've seen. It would be fantastic if Lawline offered more courses in which experienced lawyers told the stories of their most challenging/inspiring cases.
The mother of all entertaining CLEs.
Extremely interesting and timely topic.
Great course - what a story!
Very Informative
Excellant
Mexcellent!
Fascinating - inspirational - riveting story with a powerful message
Incredibly interesting topic. Very well done.
One of the most interesting presentations I have ever seen!
One of the best CLE's I've ever seen/attended.
Excellent and riveting presentation. Probably the best CLE I have ever attended. What an inspiring story!
Excellent.
Outstanding. Reminded me of why I decided to become a lawyer in the first place.
Very engaging!
Fascinating!
Extraordinary experience listening to this course. Nothing like it.
Here is an example of a noble profession and those who believe in it.... Truely motivating!
Excellent! Such an interesting case and presented in a very compelling way.
The BEST CLE I've ever listened to. Amazing story and speakers.
Excellent melding of legal matters with a history lesson
Fascinating case and very inspiring story.
I was captivated from beginning to end. The nearly 3 hours of time went by so quickly. The best part was not just the legal information but also the motivational nature of the CLE. It makes the solo practitioner feel like they are not alone in the fight
Best CLE I have watched from LawLine
`This was an absolutely fascinating discussion.
Very interesting. Very human. Thank you. It was hard to hear on my iPad.
Great CLE, but it would've been better if it was 2 hours instead of 3.
Very interesting topic. Nice to hear a positive story about lawyers, too.
Very interesting
Absolutely fantastic. The lawyers are so commendable for all the hard work and tenacity. They didn't give up!
An extremely informative and motivating lecture that has made it imperative that I try to do something for halocaust survivors who had property taken away from them by the Nazi's in Poland.
One of the best CLEs I've ever taken
Fabulous, inspiring!
One of the best CLE's I have done. It was great to hear about the law and legal process through the story of the participants, rather than just a lecture on the various laws/statutes/procedures.
This seminar was particularly interesting. not only was the topic intriguing, but it was presented in a way the held my attention.
Fascinating topic, excellent presentation and very inspirational speakers.
Best program I've seen in a long time. Thank you!
Excellent!!
Excellent!
What an amazing story and well told and education. I loved this CLE.
Superbly taught, thank you for offering it!
very interesting!
Fantastic!!
Important course for any lawyer.
BEST LECTURE EVER!!!!!! THANK YOU!! I am inspired!!
WELL DONE
Very informative and interesting.
Fascinating
very intersting ---i am jewish and my grandparents came from eastern europe --but before ww2.