Kings County Final Conference Part.
What Every Law Firm Needs to Know.

Your associate's phone is ringing. The partner, not the client, which is somehow worse. They were stuck on the BQE and the Kings County Final Conference Part calendar had already been called. Nobody submitted a consent order two days earlier. If your firm was the plaintiff and the defendant answered, the action can be marked Administratively Dismissed or Marked Off on default. If your firm was the defendant and the plaintiff answered, an order goes in against you on default. Either way, the trial date you spent two years working toward is now in jeopardy, and a conference that should have taken twenty minutes is weeks of motion practice.

It is a preventable mistake. But it happens constantly to firms that are unfamiliar with how the Kings County Note of Issue Final Conference Part actually works.

What Is the Kings County Note of Issue Final Conference Part?

The Note of Issue Final Conference Part, commonly called the Final Conference Part or NI-FCP, is the last pre-trial conference in civil litigation in Kings County Supreme Court (Brooklyn, New York). It is the gatekeeper to the trial calendar. The part is presided over by Hon. Brian L. Gotlieb, who also holds IAS Part 71 and the other Kings County Discovery Parts, and it sits in Courtroom 282 at 360 Adams Street. See our guide to Justice Gotlieb and the Kings County Discovery Parts.

At a Final Conference appearance, the court confirms that the Note of Issue and Certificate of Readiness have been filed, that discovery is closed (or addresses any narrow open items), and that the case is ready to be placed on the trial calendar. If the Note of Issue has not yet been filed, the court will set a firm deadline. It is the last pre-trial off ramp before the case becomes a trial date.

Where Does the Final Conference Part Fit in the Litigation Timeline?

The Note of Issue Final Conference comes after the compliance conference and is typically the last conference before the case is placed on the trial calendar. Here is where it sits:

The Final Conference Part is the off ramp before trial. By this point, the Note of Issue is supposed to be filed. The court is not looking to extend deadlines casually. If discovery is genuinely incomplete or the Note of Issue cannot be filed on time, the parties should have a written stipulation extending the deadline ready to submit at the conference.

How the Final Conference Calendar Works

Understanding the mechanics of the Final Conference Part calendar is the difference between a smooth appearance and a trial date pushed by months.

Where the Part Sits, and a Conflict on the Call Time

The Final Conference Part sits in Courtroom 282 at 360 Adams Street, the same courtroom used by the Compliance Conference Part. It is called once. There is no second call.

On the time, two official sources do not agree, and we would rather show you the conflict than pick one. The Kings County Discovery Part Rules updated April 13, 2026 state that there is a single calendar call in Courtroom 282 at 11:00 AM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and at 11:30 AM on Thursdays for each discovery part other than CCP-OA, which includes the Note of Issue Final Conference Part. The eCourts calendar entries we have reviewed for this part have shown a 9:30 AM appearance time, which is also the time the rules give for Courtroom 282 opening. The rules also state that cases are called as soon as they are ready. Our practice is to be in the courtroom by 9:30 AM and to expect the call later in the morning. Read the time printed on your own court notice, and if it conflicts with the published rules, call the part at 347-401-9054 before the date.

The Consent Order Deadline

You do not have to appear if the parties agree. The rule for this part gives you the same choice as the Compliance Conference Part: submit an order with the consent of all parties by 3:00 PM two days before the conference, or appear in person. Insert dates certain rather than intervals, because a proposed order that says "within 45 days" is rejected. On an e-filed case, proposed orders and stipulations should only be uploaded to NYSCEF, and the rule is explicit on the follow-up: “Do not e-mail the part to inform the Court that you have uploaded an order.”

What you submit is a proposal. A consent order is not effective, and cannot be copied, until a court attorney has reviewed it and the Judge or JHO has signed it. The order that controls is the one filed on NYSCEF, and its terms can differ from what the parties proposed, so do not calendar a trial readiness deadline off your own draft.

Note of Issue and Stipulation Practice

Final Conferences are scheduled six weeks before the Note of Issue due date, so the conference date is a reliable signal of where your filing deadline sits. The rules also state plainly that the time to file a Note of Issue will not be extended at the Note of Issue Final Conference absent good cause shown.

The whole point of the Final Conference Part is to confirm that the Note of Issue and Certificate of Readiness have been filed and the case is trial ready. If the Note of Issue is filed and discovery is closed, the conference is short. If not, the parties have two practical paths:

1. Stipulation extending the Note of Issue deadline. If all sides agree that a narrow item of discovery is still outstanding (a non-party deposition, an outstanding IME, a records subpoena response), prepare a written stipulation extending the NOI filing date and have it signed before the conference.
2. So-ordered compliance schedule. If the parties cannot agree, the court will impose its own deadline at the appearance. That deadline is generally less generous than what the parties would have agreed to themselves.

Either path requires that someone with substantive knowledge of the file answer the call. The court will not entertain a substantive request from an attorney who cannot answer questions about discovery status.

What to Bring and Know Before You Appear

Walking into a Final Conference Part appearance without preparation is a fast path to a court-imposed trial readiness deadline you did not choose. Come ready with the following:

The Five Most Common Final Conference Mistakes

After 28 years of covering Kings County conference parts, the same mistakes come up at the Final Conference Part again and again. Here are the five most costly:

When and How to Use a Per Diem Attorney for Final Conference Coverage

Used correctly, a per diem attorney is one of the most efficient tools a civil litigation firm has at the Final Conference Part. Used carelessly, it creates more exposure than it solves at the worst possible point in the case, right before trial.

When Per Diem Coverage Makes Sense

• Scheduling conflicts — your trial attorney is on trial, in mediation, or covering another conference the same morning
• Understaffed litigation departments handling high volumes of Kings County matters
• Out-of-area firms with a single Kings County matter who lack a Brooklyn presence
• Cost-efficiency — a flat-fee conference appearance at a fraction of associate billing rates, especially when the conference is largely procedural

What to Expect After the Appearance

A reliable per diem attorney provides a written summary immediately after the appearance: what the court ordered, any deadlines imposed, and the status of the case going forward. At the Law Office of Frederic R. Abramson, every Final Conference appearance includes a same-day email report so you are never in the dark about what happened in court.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Bottom Line

The Kings County Final Conference Part is the off ramp before trial. One calendar call in Courtroom 282, a consent order deadline two days before the conference, the Note of Issue as the focus, and a court that will not extend the filing deadline absent good cause shown. After two years of discovery, this is the conference where the case either certifies as trial ready or gets pushed.

Understanding the rules before you appear, or before you assign coverage, is the difference between a clean trial date and a case marked off the calendar. Whether you are handling it yourself or delegating to a per diem, preparation is everything. Bring the Note of Issue receipt, bring an extension stipulation if you need one, and bring an attorney who knows the file.

If you need reliable, experienced coverage for your next Kings County Final Conference Part appearance, we have handled these conferences for 28 years.

When your case is on the line, send someone who knows the courtroom.

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