HalfMoon Education Seminars: A Comprehensive Guide to Professional Development

HalfMoon Education Seminars offer a wide array of continuing education opportunities for professionals in various fields. These seminars, often presented as live courses or interactive webinars, are designed to help professionals stay current with industry trends, enhance their skills, and meet continuing education requirements for their respective licenses and certifications.

Continuing Education Credits and Approvals

HalfMoon Education seminars are structured to qualify for professional development hours (PDHs), continuing education hours (CEHs), and continuing legal education (CLE) credits for attorneys and paralegals. They also offer continuing professional education (CPE) credits for accountants. The specific credits and approvals vary by profession, state, and course format (live vs. on-demand).

Engineering and Land Surveying

Many HalfMoon Education seminars are designed to qualify for PDHs for professional engineers and land surveyors. For instance, a webinar may qualify for 6.5 PDHs for professional engineers and land surveyors in Alaska. HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in several states, including Florida, Indiana, Maryland, and New Jersey.

Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Licensed architects and landscape architects can also benefit from HalfMoon Education seminars, with many courses offering HSW (Health, Safety, and Welfare) continuing education hours. A course might qualify for 6.0 HSW continuing education hours for licensed architects and landscape architects in states that allow the learning method. HalfMoon Education is also deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers, architects, and landscape architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System (AIA/CES) and the Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System (LA/CES).

Legal Professionals

For legal professionals, HalfMoon Education seminars provide opportunities to earn CLE credits. A webinar might be designed to qualify for 8.0 CLE hours, including 1.0 ethics hour, for paralegals in Arizona. Some courses are specifically reviewed and approved by state MCLE boards, such as the Virginia MCLE Board, for CLE credits. HalfMoon Education is certified by the New York State CLE Board as an Accredited Provider of CLE programs, offering Areas of Professional Practice CLE hours suitable for experienced attorneys.

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Accounting Professionals

Accountants can earn CPE credits through HalfMoon Education seminars. A webinar might offer 8.0 CPE credit hours (based on 50-minute hours) of intermediate-level group internet-based CPE credits in the area of Taxes. These courses often benefit from knowledge of taxation, and no advanced preparation is typically recommended. HalfMoon Education is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors.

Planning Professionals

HalfMoon Education is an approved CM Provider with the American Planning Association, offering continuing education opportunities for planning professionals.

Course Formats and Credit Applicability

HalfMoon Education offers courses in various formats, including traditional in-person classroom courses (group live) and simultaneous, interactive webinars (group internet-based). It is important to note that credit information typically applies only to the live presentation. On-demand courses may not be pre-approved by licensing boards and may not qualify for the same credits. Professionals should consult their licensing boards to ensure that a structured, asynchronous learning format is appropriate for their continuing education requirements.

Expertise and Instructors

HalfMoon Education seminars feature a diverse range of experienced instructors who are experts in their respective fields. These instructors bring a wealth of knowledge and practical experience to the courses, providing valuable insights and guidance to attendees.

Tax Law and Controversy

Stephanie Bruns has multiple years of experience helping clients resolve a wide range of tax issues. Her practice encompasses a broad range of tax topics, from state and local tax planning and controversy work to federal regulatory and licensing work. She has experience at the state and local level in property, sales, income, and excise taxes, providing in-depth analysis on complex tax issues for local, national, and international businesses alike, including multi-state surveys on narrow tax issues. Stephanie also represents clients in tax disputes, through administrative protest or settlement, and when necessary, through tax litigation in administrative tribunals, state courts and appellate courts. At the federal level, Stephanie has experience working with the Internal Revenue Service to settle disputes on behalf of taxpayers and assist clients with their tax collection needs, including pursuing offers in compromise.

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Yvonne R. Cort focuses her practice on resolving Federal and New York State tax controversies. For over twenty years, she has assisted individuals and businesses with IRS and NYS tax matters including New York State and New York City residency audits, IRS and NYS audits and appeals, unfiled returns, income tax, sales tax, withholding tax, responsible person assessments, liens and levies, tax warrants, innocent spouse, voluntary disclosure, installment agreements and offers in compromise.

Jeffrey S. Reed concentrates his practice on state tax controversies, planning and unclaimed property. A former litigator for the Massachusetts Department of Revenue, he has represented clients in state tax controversy matters in over 30 states and has obtained favorable letter rulings for clients in several different jurisdictions. Mr. Reed regularly advises on the constitutionality of state tax positions, the availability of exemptions and incentives, and how to source revenue streams for state corporate income tax and sales tax purposes.

Lance E. Rothenberg represents clients before the Internal Revenue Service and various state revenue departments, with special expertise in matters before the New York Department of Taxation and Finance, the New York City Finance Department, and the New Jersey Division of Taxation. Among other areas, he specializes in residency taxation, sales and use taxation, responsible person assessment defense, remote worker taxation, and multistate nexus analyses, as well as tax audits and appeals for businesses and business owners.

Property Tax

Mr. Chestnut has been involved with real and business personal property tax for more than 30 years. He has extensive experience with property tax reduction, administrative appeal representation, assisting clients with strategic tax planning, compliance work including the preparation of all business personal property tax forms and applications, audit representation, and testimony.

State and Local Tax (SALT)

Mr. Swain is an Associate Professor of Business Law and Ethics at the Indiana University Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics in South Bend, Indiana. He also teaches business law in Rice University’s online MBA program at the Jones Graduate School of Business. His area of expertise in business law is state and local tax (SALT). Before entering academia, Professor Swain served for 12 years as Chief Counsel of the Revenue Division for the Indiana Attorney General, overseeing all state tax litigation. He previously worked as a tax manager in the SALT practices at KPMG and Arthur Andersen in Denver, Colorado, focusing on state tax audit defense and corporate transactions.

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Ms. Judy leads the compliance services team, which manages tax credits, training grants, and property tax abatements on behalf of clients through the United States. In addition to her role with KSM Location Advisors, Ms. Judy is a director in Katz, Sapper & Miller’s State and Local Tax Group. She has extensive compliance expertise in the areas of property tax, multistate sales and income taxes, and other state taxes.

Family Law

Mr. Cunningham joined Donaldson Stewart in 2021 as an associate and has been actively engaged in family law and juvenile litigation in Maricopa, Pinal and Yavapai Counties. He focuses his practice on family court mediation, litigation and helping survivors of domestic violence navigate the family court. Prior to joining Donaldson Stewart, Mr. Cunningham spent nearly six years with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office as a prosecutor completing more than 25 felony jury trials and countless bench trials. His last two years with the County Attorney’s Office were spent in the Family Violence Unit prosecuting cases involving homicide, child abuse and domestic violence.

Mr. Diener owns and operates Diener Law, PLLC, a boutique family law firm located in Prescott, Arizona. As an advocate, he not only draws on his teaching background, but he also draws on his experience as a professional writer and as a seasoned public speaker to champion his clients’ positions in contested family law matters. Mr. Diener enjoys sharing his knowledge and insight with his fellow legal professionals. Over the years, he has presented at CLEs sponsored by the State Bar of Arizona, Yavapai County Bar Association, National Business Institute, National Bank of Arizona, and the local ranch of the National Association for Legal Support Professionals.

Mr. Sapelli focuses his practice primarily on domestic relations, including divorce, with or without children, and all issues that may arise in both types of cases. Mr. Sapelli effectively and compassionately advances his clients’ interests in matters involving legal decision-making, parenting time, child support, division of property and debts, spousal maintenance, and other issues. Mr. Sapelli also has experience in complex divorce matters including complex custody and property issues. Aside from divorce matters, his practice also focuses on paternity issues and third-party rights issues, such as grandparents’ rights, step-parents’ rights, and other non-parental rights for children. After an eight-year term of teaching junior high school, Mr. Sapelli’s love for family and children inspired him to work in family law.

Land Use and Environmental Regulation

Mr. Farrell has over 40 years of experience before county supervisors, planning commissions and boards of zoning appeals in matters of real estate development, land use and environmental regulation, including rezoning, site plans and wetlands approvals. He has represented landowners and developers in innumerable land use and environmental cases and controversies including comprehensive planning, infrastructure financing and bonding and microbial, asbestos and lead contamination issues.

Land Surveying

Mr. Fox founded Fox Land Surveying, PC in 2015. He was initially registered as a land surveyor in the Commonwealth of Virginia in 2007 and has worked with a wide variety of clients from developers and contractors, to real estate agents and homeowners. The primary goal of all Fox Land Surveying projects is to provide clients with a relationship in which they feel invested and empowered, as well as leaving them with the satisfaction that their expectations have been met and that their project has been completed on-time and on-budget. Fox Land Surveying, PC, can provide the following services in-house: Mortgage Surveys, ALTA/ACSM Surveys, Boundary Surveys, Topographic Surveys, Residential Site Plans, FEMA Evaluation Certificates, and Subdivision Plats.

Maritime and Riparian Law

Mr. Peeples focuses his practice in the areas of maritime and riparian law, construction law, worker’s compensation, and national security. He has also taught CLE courses on the topic of riparian rights throughout the Commonwealth.

Alaska Native Law

Mr. Blumstein works primarily with Alaska native corporations and other private businesses on corporate affairs, real estate transactions, Alaska native law issues, and mergers and acquisitions. His ability to quickly analyze issues and identify legal solutions across a broad range of practice areas is unique. He serves as general counsel to numerous private and public entities in the state of Alaska and represents clients in multimillion-dollar commercial and real estate transactions. In addition, Mr. Blumstein handles litigation related to government contracts, environmental law, antitrust and municipal law matters.

Conservation and Sustainable Community Issues

Ms. Williams has been actively involved in conservation and sustainable community issues for over 40 years. After serving in the Department of Interior’s Solicitors Honors Program in Washington D.C., Ms. Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska. Between 1981 and 1994, she practiced law, and was the executive director of the Alaska Consumer Advocacy Program and of the Alaska Lung Association (with an emphasis on reducing air pollution), while serving on many boards and commissions, including the Municipal Health Commission (chair of the Environmental Health Committee) and as chair of the non-profit environmental litigation firm Trustees for Alaska. In 1994, Ms. Williams received a Presidential appointment, and became the Special Assistant to the Secretary of Interior for Alaska, in which position she advised the Secretary about managing over 220 million acres of national lands in Alaska and working with Alaska tribes and others associated with the Department’s broad natural and cultural resource jurisdiction. She also was a trustee on the Exxon Valdez Trustee Council and other boards. Her public service work was recognized with multiple honors. Ms. Williams then served as the executive director of the Alaska Conservation Foundation, winning many awards in that role and helping to achieve numerous public policy victories for the environment and indigenous peoples. During her tenure, Readers Digest named Alaska Conservation Foundation as one of the 12 Best Charities in the nation. Subsequently, Ms. Williams became president of Alaska Conservation Solutions, an organization devoted to addressing climate change.

Geotechnical Engineering

Mr. Ray Meyer brings an extensive background of over 50 years in the field of Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Materials Engineering and Testing, and Forensic Investigations. In his role as an Adjunct Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Houston, Mr. Meyer instructs courses on Construction Materials Testing, and Soils Mechanics and Foundation Engineering. Mr. Meyer’s career spans a wide range of civil engineering projects, where he has applied his geotechnical expertise to design and…

Soil Biology

Mr. Caccavella’s journey into soil biology began eight years ago, driven by a deep fascination with mycology. This initial curiosity soon evolved into a broader passion for permaculture, regenerative agriculture, and holistic soil health. In 2022, he enrolled in Dr. Elaine Ingham’s Soil Food Web School, earning certification as a laboratory technician specializing in the biological analysis of soil food web microorganisms. Through Salem Soil Solutions, he operates a cutting-edge biological testing laboratory, providing comprehensive soil assessments and a diverse range of biologically active soil amendments, including compost, vermicompost, and organic mineral amendments. Mr. Caccavella’s applied work serves private homeowners, farmers, and landscapers throughout the Piedmont Triad of North Carolina. By generating valuable soil testing data, he tailors precise amendment applications to meet the specific needs of each client, ensuring healthier soils and more resilient landscapes.

Erosion and Sediment Control

Mr. Moore is a dedicated professional with a passion for sustainability and preserving our natural waterways. As the Founder and Chief Brand Ambassador of Erosion & Construction Solutions, Joe brings over two decades of expertise in erosion and sediment control.

Airfield Pavement Evaluation

Mr. Gerardi is an expert in ride quality, smoothness testing & air-field pavement evaluation. He has been specialized in airfield pavement evaluation since 1993. As co-founder of APR Consultants, he has helped pioneer the use of aircraft simulation to identify and quantify pavement roughness as experienced by the aircraft itself. This work has made Mr. Gerardi a recognized expert in profile measurement, data collection, and roughness analysis.

HVAC Industry

Mr. Miller has been a distinguished leader in the HVAC industry since 1995, bringing three decades of expertise spanning nearly all areas of focus in the HVAC industry. He holds an HVAC Master’s License in Maryland and Virginia, as well as a Stationary Engineer license. Mr. Miller is a proud member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), recently lecturing at the 2025 annual conference regarding Thermal Energy Networks.

Deep Foundations

Mr. Hussein frequently organizes educational courses and seminars on deep foundations, including the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Continuing Education Class: Deep Foundations Design, Construction, and Quality Control. Mr. Hussein is a member of the committees related to deep foundations of DFI, ASTM, PDCA, ASCE, and TRB.

Geotechnical and Structural Engineering

Mr. Simpson founded Gradelta Engineering in 2020 with the intent to help clients better understand the combination of geotechnical and structural engineering that he has worked with for the past 20 years. He earned his B.S.C.E. and M.S.C.E. degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology. He currently provides engineering services to contractors and fellow engineers for earth structure pricing, along with the plans and calculations needed for construction.

Transportation, Aviation, and Construction

Ms. Quiroz brings over 20 years of experience in transportation, aviation, and construction. She has an Executive MBA, and M.S. in Construction Management and is a LEED AP BD+C and Parksmart Advisor for parking structures.

Design for Manufacturing

Ms. Hill comes to Halfmoon Education with a deep background in design, she specializes in design for manufacturing, modular and off-site BIM. She has spent much of her 35 years of design experience focused on off-site construction using modular or panelized construction methods and the use of CAD/CAM software for DfMA and enjoys educating others on the benefits and challenges within the industry.

Compensatory Mitigation

Ms. Keefer, MS has been a restoration biologist for the Stream + Wetlands Foundation (S+W) since June 2020, and she has eight years of experience working in the natural resources field. She is responsible for preparing and overseeing coordination of S+W’s mitigation project submittals to the Interagency Review Team. During her time at S+W, she has been instrumental in the submission and approval of over 20 in-lieu fee (ILF), mitigation bank, and permitee responsible projects. To date, the S+W ILF program is fully in compliance with all its advance credit sales obligations. Prior to joining the S+W team, Ms. Keefer worked for a northeast Ohio environmental consulting firm where she primarily worked on mitigation projects. She also worked at two different environmental test laboratories performing soil and water analyses using sophisticated equipment. During her formal education, she conducted a rigorous research study in native species revegetation and seed ecology.

Mr. Martin has worked with compensatory mitigation policy and evaluation of mitigation proposals for 20 years. He assisted non-profits in evaluating potential mitigation projects and consults for the Ecological Restoration Business Association (ERBA) and the private sector. Mr. Martin co-authored EPA’s Mitigation and In-Lieu Fee Program Review Workbooks and checklists. He has collaborated with ERBA and the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC) on quantitative and qualitative analyses of mitigation bank approvals. Mr. Martin is currently working with two In Lieu Fee (ILF) programs; the Coastal Virginia Conservancy and the Florida Keys Restoration Fund. He retired from the Corps’ Institute for Water Resources (IWR) as a mitigation specialist. Mr. Martin’s work at IWR included national implementation of the Regulatory In-lieu fee and Bank Information Tracking System (RIBITS), teaching aspects of compensatory mitigation policy and practices to Corps staff and other agencies, and development of tools to improve compensatory mitigation. He co-authored handbooks on financial assurances and site protection. Prior to joining IWR, Mr. Martin worked for the Army Corps’ Norfolk District Regulatory Branch where he participated in delineations, permitting, enforcement, and compensatory mitigation.

Ms. Stedman has worked in a wide range of wetlands with over 35 years of experience in wetlands with private industry and NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service. As a wetland consultant working in New York and New Jersey she prepared permit applications, conducted environmental reviews, and designed compensatory mitigation projects. During her lengthy federal career she represented NOAA on the White House Wetlands Working Group, the Interagency Coastal Wetlands Working Group, and many other interagency cooperative efforts. As a wetland expert for NOAA she wrote regulations, policy, and guidance related to wetland conservation and compensatory mitigation, including the NOAA Mitigation Policy.

Mr. Thomas has more than 26 years of extensive consulting experience specializing in natural resource studies, federal and state authorities having jurisdiction for environmental permitting and compliance, acquisition support, natural resource mitigation, transportation, mining, industrial, municipal, energy, private and public sector clients, in support of various projects for commercial, federal, state, and local entities. Through trusted relationships with clients and authorities having jurisdiction for environmental permitting and compliance, he has built partnerships to deliver on large, complex natural resource projects. These partnerships have led to financial savings, increased community engagement for stakeholders, and allowed for long-term sustainable practices for clients. Mr. Thomas builds and champions multi-disciplinary teams to perform natural resource assessments, impacts, and design full Permittee Responsible Mitigation (PRM) or Mitigation Banking Instrument (MBI) plans for natural resource projects that include Clean Water Act (CWA…

Course Examples and Topics

HalfMoon Education seminars cover a diverse range of topics relevant to various professions. Some examples include:

Tax Law: State and local tax issues, federal tax controversies, residency audits, and responsible person assessments.
Family Law: Divorce, child custody, support, and third-party rights issues.
Land Use and Environmental Regulation: Rezoning, site plans, wetlands approvals, and environmental compliance.
Engineering: Geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing, soil mechanics, and foundation engineering.
Architecture: Design for manufacturing, modular construction, and passive house design.
Environmental Science: Soil biology, permaculture, regenerative agriculture, and erosion and sediment control.
Alaska Native Law: Corporate affairs, real estate transactions, and government contracts.

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