June 15/Nyc, NY - Ethical Issues in the Practice of Real Estate Law

This class is designed for practitioners of commercial and residential real estate and addresses a number of ethical issues and potential ethical pitfalls the attorney should be aware of in a real estate transaction. Particular attention is focused on potential conflicts in representing multiple parties in a real estate transaction, the requirement of obtaining a signed engagement letter,using non-attorneys such as paralegals and clerks to attend closings, handling escrow accounts, commingling escrow funds, and escrow account bookkeeping requirements. For more details, please visit CLE New York City

Title: Free New York City CLE On The Ethical Issues In The Practice Of Real Estate Law - June 15th, 2010

NYC CLE: Ethical Issues in the Practice of Real Estate Law

When:Tuesday, June 15, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Program

Where:

City National Bank400 Park Avenue, 7th Floor (at 54th Street) NYC

Speaker:Marc Israel - Executive Vice President, Kensington Vanguard National Land Services

CLE Credits:

3 credit hours ethics live presentation and a complimentary 3 hours Credit CLE self-study course

Capacity:

23 Seats

Cost:Free

RSVP:

Please RSVP by June 9 at (888) 664-4262 or via email to connie.luc@cnb.com

Notes:

Program presented by Kensington Vanguard National Land Services

City National Bank is not the accredited provider of this CLE program.

Attorneys receive CLE Ethics Credits* in the amount of 3 hours for the live presentation and a complimentary 3.0 hours Credit CLE self-study course** on Advanced 1031 Exchanges.*

This continuing legal education program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 3.0 credit hours, of which 3.0 credit hours can be applied toward the ethics requirement. The New York Institute for Continuing Education is an accredited CLE provider for this class. CLE credits are only applied to New York attorneys.

** Administered by the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education. This organization is an accredited CLE provider for this class. CLE credits are only applied to New York and New Jersey attorneys.

MORE :

http://legalseo.blogspot.com/2010/05/free-new-york-city-cle-on-ethical.html

June 9/Long Beach, CA - Litigating Tax Matters in Bankruptcy Court

PATENTAX^®TALK     
Business Networking Mixer Prior to the TALK

Presented by:   Harrington & Harrington

Speaker/Presenter:  A. Lavar Taylor,
                                The Law Offices of A. Lavar Taylor

What:  (1) Business Networking Mixer (6:00pm - 6:55pm)

What:  (2)CLE Presentation (7pm-9pm):
"LITIGATING TAX MATTERS IN BANKRUPTCY COURT"

When:     June 09, 2010  (2nd Wednesday of the month)

Topics:    1.     Learn why litigating tax disputes in bankruptcy
                            court differs significantly from other forums.
                2.     Learn the tactical considerations for forum selection.
                3.     Procedural Rules outside of bankruptcy which are
                            overcome in bankruptcy.
                4.     Learn how bankruptcy affects informal resolution
                            of a tax dispute.
                5.      Learn the limits of bankruptcy court jurisdiction
                            over tax disputes.

Where :  Cardinal Pacific Escrow Education Center
               Suite 105
               6621 E. Pacific Coast Highway
               Long Beach, CA 90803
                           (Located on the corner of PCH & Second Street/
               /Westminister,   at "The MARKETPLACE".
               Building 6621 is both directly behind building
                           behind building 6615, and is faced by the front of
               the United Artists Long Beach Marketplace 6
               Theatres.)

Cost:   Complimentary for all attendees; Free & Ample Parking

CLE/CPE SPONSOR:     HARRINGTON & HARRINGTON

CLE/CPE CREDIT For Attorneys, CPA's & Enrolled Agents:
            2.0 hours of MCLE credit for Attorneys
            2.0 hours of MCLE TAX SPECIALIZATION CREDIT
            2.4 hours of TAX CPE credit for CPA's & EA's

Accreditation Source:
           (1)   State Bar of California, Tax Specialization Provider 15203
           (2)   Harrington & Harrington is an IRS Approved
                   Education Provider - No. 672

Questions?  Call Curt Harrington at  (562)-594-9784 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              (562)-594-9784      end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Future Mixer and CLE/CPE Programs:
Date                                 Program
July 14, 2010     Federal Banking Account Rules (FBAR),
                                         What's Next.....

Speaker:   Michel R. Stein
                 of the firm of Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez

Check back with the website: http://www.patentax.com/CLE , for any last-minute updates!

 

Educational Facilities Sponsor:    Cardinal Pacific Escrow

MORE:

http://www.patentax.com/CLE/ 

June 8/NYC, NY - Immigration Law: Hot Topics and Ethical Issue

Subject:
Immigration Law
Tues. June 8, 6-8 p.m. 

Approved for 1.5 CLE credits (1 in Ethics, .5 in Practice Management). 

Title:

"Immigration Law: Hot Topics and Ethical Issues." 

FREE CLE Hosted by the Network of Bar Leaders (of which Brooklyn Bar Association and Brooklyn Women's Bar Association) and TD Bank. 

Reception to follow. 

RSVP by June 1 to Linds Underdue at (212) 425-0055 or networkofbarleaders@gmail.com.

Location:

TD Bank, 2 Wall St., Manhattan.

Originally Reported:

http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=4&id=35617

June 1/NYC, NY - How to Get on the Ballot … and Stay on the Ballot!

Subject:
Ballot Access Issues

Tues. June 1, 6-8 p.m. 

Approved for 1.5 free CLE credits (pending approval). 

Title:

"How to Get on the Ballot … and Stay on the Ballot!" 

Speaker:
Jerry H. Goldfeder of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. 

Location:

Fordham Law School, 140 West 62nd St., Room 204, Manhattan.

Free CLE 

Co-sponsored by the Brooklyn Women's Bar Association. 

To reserve a seat or for more information, contact Kim Ramos at (212) 505-6633 or email kramos@prba.net. 

Original Listing:

http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=4&id=35617

June 8/ Cleveland, OH - Public Practice Professional Conduct Seminar

This seminar is one in a series of continuing legal education programs offered free of charge by members of the Coalition for Continuing Legal Education. The Coalition is an informal consortium of representatives dedicated to offering relevant programs to public practice attorneys.

Title:

Public Practice Professional Conduct Seminar 2.50 total CLE credit hours, with 1.00 hour of ethics, 1.00 hour of professionalism0.50 hour of substance abuse instruction.

Coalition for Continuing Legal Education

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Registration begins at 12:30 PM

Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium

Cleveland Public Library

525 Superior Ave. Cleveland, OH

Sponsored by:

The Ohio Ethics Commission and The Supreme Court of Ohio

This course has been approved by the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education for  and 

Instructions

This seminar is available at no cost. However, seating is limited. Please register electronically; you will find the registration link beneath the CLE schedule on the Ohio Ethics Commission's web site. See http://www.dw.ohio.gov/ethics/CLE/Form.asp

Registrations will not be accepted over the telephone, by fax, or at the

door. You will be advised of your registration status electronically, so please provide an

accurate e-mail address. If you need to cancel your seminar registration, please do so before 12:00 noon on Thursday, May 28, 2009 to allow persons on the waiting list to be contacted. In the case of an

emergency preventing your attendance, you still must make the effort to contact the program

registrar. Unexplained failure to attend will be recorded and under State of Ohio Public Practice CLE Coalition guidelines, TWO NO-SHOWS within a consecutive TWELVE-MONTH

PERIOD will result in the loss of priority registration privileges for one year from the date of the

second occurrence. If you need to cancel your registration, or have any other questions,

please contact Eric Bruce at (614) 466-7090.

http://www.ethics.ohio.gov/EducationandPublicInfo_CLE.html
http://www.ethics.ohio.gov/EducationandPublicInfo_CLE_June.pdf

June 8/Webcast - Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors and their Children Part II 2010: Obtaining Safe Custody/Visitation Orders

Millions of Californians are unrepresented in Family Court matters (an estimated 80% of litigants are unrepresented). Low-income clients are in desperate need of your pro bono help.

Attend this free PLI program, Protecting Domestic Violence Survivors and their Children Part II on how to obtain safe custody/visitation orders and volunteer with your local legal services agency to represent domestic violence survivors in need.  With a limited time commitment, you can help obtain essential legal protections needed for survivors and their children to build a safe life free of abuse!

June 8, 2010, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm (P.D.T.)This is a webcast of the live San Francisco session.

Who Should Attend
Any California licensed attorney interested in providing pro bono assistance to low-income domestic violence survivors in restraining order cases.  Generally, this assistance can be provided on a limited scope basis (i.e. limited time commitment of 1 to 2 hearings), yet helping to obtain essential protective orders help domestic violence survivors escape the violence and create a safe and stable environment for themselves and their families.

More Information:
http://www.probono.net/calendar/event.313704-Protecting_Domestic_Violence_Survivors_and_Their_Children_Part_II_2010_Obta

June 17/Seattle, Wa - Recent Administrative Law Cases from the U.S. Supreme Court and How They Relate to Washington State Practice

This program will review recent administrative law cases from the U.S. Supreme Court including Coeur Alaska v. SE Alaska Cons. Council, involving jurisdiction to issue a permit under the Clean Water Act, FCC v. Fox, involving agency regulation of speech (expletives at the Billboard Music Awards). The program will also look at upcoming cases, such as Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Co. Acc'g Oversight Board, involving separation of powers. Our speakers are University of Washington professors of administrative law: William Andersen, who was instrumental in the drafting and enactment of the Washington state APA and who is a long-time favorite speaker, and Kathryn Watts, who joined the faculty in 2007.  There will be a complimentary reception for all attendees following the program.

Title:
"Recent Administrative Law Cases from the U.S. Supreme Court and How They Relate to Washington State Practice"

When: Thursday, June 17, 2010
            3:30–5:00 p.m. (reception to follow, 5:00–6:00 p.m.)
Where: University of Washington School of Law
              William H. Gates Hall, Room 138
CLE Credits: 1.5 general CLE credits


Co-Sponsored by the WSBA Administrative Law Section
Tuition:
Administrative Law Section members – Free
Non-Administrative Law Section members – $25
Law students – $12

Registration: Click here for further details and online registration. 

More information:
http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/administrativelaw/calendar+of+events.htm

June 8/NYC, NY - Filing Appeals in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Join our discussion to learn the nuts and bolts of prosecuting an appeal in the digital age. Learn how scheduling, motions and argument are handled by the Clerk's office.

Both the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure and the Local Rules have recently changed. What are the new traps to avoid, and how does a practitioner keep in the Clerk's good graces? What are the most common mistakes? What resources are available? This program is appropriate for beginners prosecuting their first appeal as well as experienced practitioners who may not be familiar with new practices.
Saturday, May 15, 2010

The Federal Bar Association – SDNY Chapter and the

Second Circuit Judicial Council

Present

Title:Brave New World: Filing Appeals in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Date: June 8, 2010

Time: 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Place: United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street, Room 850 New York, NY 10007-1312

Faculty: Catherine O'Hagan Wolfe, Clerk of Court for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
John G. McCarthy, Esq., Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Raymond J. Dowd, Esq., Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP

NYS CLE Credits:

Earns 1.5 credits in Professional Practice

Space is limited. Register now at:
http://ww2.ca2.uscourts.gov/cle/login.aspx

Reception to follow

More Info:http://copyrightlitigation.blogspot.com/2010/05/free-cle-on-filings-at-second-circuit.html

June 7/Idaho Falls, ID - Military Legal Assistance for National Guard troops deploying to Iraq

The Idaho National Guard http://www.idahoarmyguard.org/ and Idaho Volunteer Lawyer Program http://isb.idaho.gov/ilf/ivlp/beahero.html  are co-sponsoring free CLE classes for volunteer attorneys to help members of the Guard who are being deployed to Iraq later this year.

The CLE will cover Military Legal Assistance, applicable statutes and regulations, and how the volunteer program will operate.

The CLE is free and materials will be distributed.  Only attorneys who attend a CLE can provide Legal Assistance under this program. 

Two CLE credits have been requested from ISB.

If you are interested in this unique opportunity and CLE, please contact Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) M. Lynn Dunlap (208) 734-5885 dunlaplaw@yahoo.com or LTC David Dahle, the State Judge Advocate at (208) 272-5199 david.m.dahle@us.army.mil.

There are multiple CLE Scheduled:

Location	Date/Time	Physical Address
Pocatello	June 4	Pocatello Armory
Idaho Falls	June 7	Idaho Falls Armory
Ada County	July 16 and 19	Ada County Armory
Twin Falls	August 2	Twin Falls Armory

<><><><><>   More Information: http://isb.idaho.gov/ilf/ivlp/pro_bono_comm.html

June 3/Flat Rock, NC - Real Estate & Legal Issues in 2010

Attorneys and paralegals will learn about Real Estate Title Exams, Foreclosures, Short Sales and Deeds in Lieu, as well as fulfill their Ethics and Mental Health requirements.

Sponsors:
Browning Title
Small Business Center of Blue Ride Community College (Flat Rock, NC)

Date/time:
June 3, 2010  9 am - 4:15 pm.

Title:

Real Estate & Legal Issues in 2010:


Cost:
free

Credit hours;
6

Location:
BRCC
180 West Campus Drive
Flat Rock, NC  28731
Map: http://www.blueridge.edu/about_brcc/map2campus.php

Speakers:
T. Karlton Knight and John T. McLean, both with First American Title Insurance Company of North Carolina
Jim Blackburn, former U.S. Attorney and Lead Prosecutor for United States v. Jeffery MacDonald

Registration form:
http://www.browningtitle.net/Files/2010CLERegistrationForm.pdf

More Information:
http://www.browningtitle.net/clecpeinformatio.html

June 4/Pocatello ID - Military Legal Assistance for National Guard deploying to Iraq

The Idaho National Guard http://www.idahoarmyguard.org/ and Idaho Volunteer Lawyer Program http://isb.idaho.gov/ilf/ivlp/beahero.html  are co-sponsoring free CLE classes for volunteer attorneys to help members of the Guard who are being deployed to Iraq later this year.

The CLE will cover Military Legal Assistance, applicable statutes and regulations, and how the volunteer program will operate.

The CLE is free and materials will be distributed.  Only attorneys who attend a CLE can provide Legal Assistance under this program. 

Two CLE credits have been requested from ISB.

If you are interested in this unique opportunity and CLE, please contact Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) M. Lynn Dunlap (208) 734-5885 dunlaplaw@yahoo.com or LTC David Dahle, the State Judge Advocate at (208) 272-5199 david.m.dahle@us.army.mil.

There are multiple CLE Scheduled:

Location	Date/Time	Physical Address
Pocatello	June 4	Pocatello Armory
Idaho Falls	June 7	Idaho Falls Armory
Ada County	July 16 and 19	Ada County Armory
Twin Falls	August 2	Twin Falls Armory

More Information:  http://isb.idaho.gov/ilf/ivlp/pro_bono_comm.html

May 26/Stillwater, MN - Representing Muslim Clients

Imani Jaafar-Mohammad, Esq. and Murad Mohammad, Esq. of Mohammad & Jaafar-Mohammad, LLC, Woodbury, Minnesota, speak on "Representing Muslim Clients" May 26, 2010 at noon.

One Elimination of Bias CLE credit will be applied for.

The Washington County Law Library  ( http://www.co.washington.mn.us/info_for_residents/law_library/ ) presents this program in coordination with the Washington County Bar Association ( http://wcba-mn.org/ ), but membership in the Association is not required for attendance.

Unless otherwise noted, all programs are presented in Conference Room 21 (lower level), Washington County Government Center. All programs begin at noon and last for one hour.

Suggestions for programs are always welcome and should be directed to the County Law Librarian, who may be reached at 651-430-6330.

More information:
http://www.co.washington.mn.us/info_for_residents/law_library/continuing_legal_education/

May 25/Seattle: Duties of an Occupying Power under International Humanitarian Law: The U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan

Col. (ret.) Rick Lorenz, senior lecturer, UW Law School and UW Jackson School of International Studies will discuss and take questions about the international humanitarian law obligations of the U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Time/Place:
May 25, 2010, Noon-1:00 p.m. at the WSBA office, 1325 4th Ave., Ste. 600, Seattle.

Sponsor:
Washington State Bar Association Section on World Peace Through Law http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/worldpeace/

CLE Credit:
Approved for 1 general CLE credit.

Cost:
Free for Section members and law students; $25 for others.

Register now:
https://pro.wsba.org/forms/cle/M100427.asp

We hope to see you there!

Frederick "Rick" Lorenz served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 27 years as a judge advocate, including a tour as an infantry company commander. He was the senior legal advisor for the United Nations authorized military intervention in Somalia in 1992, returning there as senior legal advisor for the U.N. evacuation in 1995. In 1996 he served in Bosnia as a legal advisor for the NATO implementation force, and went on to teach Political Science at the National Defense University. After his retirement as a colonel in 1998, he served as a United Nations legal affairs officer in Kosovo, working in the U.N. Civil Administration.

Lorenz was a regular lecturer at the Canadian Peacekeeping Centre and has served with Canadian military and civilian peacekeepers on three continents. As a senior lecturer at the Jackson School of International Studies and the School of Law, University of Washington, he teaches international humanitarian law, international law and the use of force, and water and security in the Middle East. Lorenz previously spoke to the Section in September 2004 on "Prisoner Abuse, American Law & the Geneva Conventions."

May 27/NYC, NY - Rule of Law in the Age of Terror

Reconciling the protection of fundamental democratic liberties with the necessity of combating terrorism is a relatively new challenge to the United States.  Not so to many democratic countries that have had long struggles against terrorism.  Countries like Ireland, Britain and Israel have faced the powerful temptation – and in some cases, imperative - to compromise the rule of law and civil liberties when confronting terrorism.
 
As U.S. courts and criminal justice agencies grapple with the threat of domestic terrorism, this is an especially appropriate time for a dialogue on the delicate and symbiotic balance between fighting terrorism and protecting constitutional liberties.  The Irish, with their experience in addressing terrorism within the framework of a constitutional democracy, have much to add to this debate.

This program, presented by the Irish American Bar Association of New York, in association with Fordham Law School, and organized by the undersigned and Janet Walsh, Esq., will focus on what the United States can learn from other countries' legal responses to terrorism, with a particular emphasis on the Irish experience.  Join us for a fascinating discussion with academic experts who have studied this issue in depth, Benton Campbell, former Interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, who addresses these issues on a daily basis in actual investigations and prosecutions, and the Hon. Brian M. Cogan, who will moderate the discussion.  

Title: Rule of Law in the Age of Terror
When:   May 27, 2010, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (reception to follow)
Where:  Fordham Law School, 140 West 62nd Street, Room 430,
Panel:    Prof. Deborah Pearlstein (Princton University);
             Prof. Martin Flaherty (Fordham Law School);
             Prof. Arie Perliger (Stony Brook University/West Point);
             Aisling Reidy (Human Rights Watch; former director of the ICCL);
             Benton Campbell (former U.S. Attorney for the E.D.N.Y.)
Moderator:  Hon. Brian M. Cogan (U.S. District Judge, E.D.N.Y.)

This event is free and attendees earn two professional practice CLE credits

RSVP to janeannem@iabany.org or janetw@iabany.org

MORE INFO:

http://www.nyfederalcriminalpractice.com/2010/05/iabany-presents-roundtable-dis.html

June 11/New York, NY - Tax Issues for Immigration Practitioners and Tax Benefits for Haitian TPS Beneficiaries

This training is designed to help immigration practitioners understand tax issues that may affect their cases, and includes a detailed discussion of tax benefits for Haitian beneficiaries of TPS.

Why do your clients file as head of household, can they file married filing separate, and who qualifies as a dependent. What tax issues might implicate the "good moral character" of your client. The second half of the training will detail refundable tax credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, that can be retroactively claimed by Haitian Recipients of TPS. The training will be conducted by Samuel C. Rock, Esq., of the Rock Law Group, PLC/founder of Patriot Tax International, LLC, and Director of ITIN Business Program at Jackson Hewitt.

Title:
Tax Issues for Immigration Practitioners and Tax Benefits for Haitian TPS Beneficiaries

June 11 , 2010
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

By: 
The New York Immigration Coalition
http://www.thenyic.org/

Location:
137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues)
New York, NY

Contact:
Jonathan Vidal
The New York Immigration Coalition – Immigrant Concerns Training Institute
jvidal@thenyic.org
(212) 627-2227 ext.
http://www.thenyic.org/

CLE credit: 
2 credits in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys.

Attachment(s): 
http://www.probono.net/calendar/attachment.169519

More:
http://www.probono.net/calendar/event.307316-Tax_Issues_for_Immigration_Practitioners_and_Tax_Benefits_for_Haitian_TPS_B

June 8/Santa Clara, CA - Hot Topics in Blog, Social Network and Internet Law

Join us for a discussion of the following topics:

• Revisiting consumer criticism and gripe sites in light of new CDA and Lanham Act case law
• New copyright and DMCA decisions involving BitTorrent and UGC sites and their impact on law and business developments
• Latest law on preemption of third party IP claims for conduct occurring on blogs or elsewhere over the Internet
• The $30 million jury verdict in Louis Vuitton Malletier v. Akanoc Solutions, Inc. and its impact on secondary trademark liability
• Potential investor liability
• Legal trends circuit splits and other differences in the law applied in different venues
• Terms of use and privacy policies: Why Commonly Used Provisions May Render an Agreement Unenforceable and How to Address This Problem
• Update on eDiscovery and spoliation of electronic records in Internet litigation

Title:
Hot Topics in Blog, Social Network and Internet Law
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Wiegand Room
Arts & Sciences Building, Santa Clara Law
Santa Clara Law
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, California 95053
408.554.4361
http://law.scu.edu/

Speakers:
Ian C. Ballon, Internet and IP litigator, Greenberg Traurig LLP and Author, E-Commerce and Internet Law: Treatise with Forms 2d Edition (Thomson West, 4 volumes, http://www.ianballon.net/).
Professor Eric Goldman, Santa Clara Law

To RSVP, please email GTSVEvents@gtlaw.com

More:
http://law.scu.edu/hightech/greenberg-traurig-talk.cfm
http://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2010/04/upcoming_talks_1.htm

May 25/Seattle, WA - Duties of an Occupying Power under International Humanitarian Law: The U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan

The World Peace Through Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association presentss Col. (ret.) Rick Lorenz, senior lecturer, UW Law School and Jackson School, who will discuss and take questions about the international humanitarian law obligations of the U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Time/Place: Noon-1:00p.m. at the WSBA office, 1325 4th Ave., Ste. 600, Seattle.

CLE Credit: Approved for 1 general CLE credit.

Cost: Free for Section members and law students; $25 for others. Register now! We hope to see you there

Title:Duties of an Occupying Power under International Humanitarian Law: The U.S. in Iraq and Afghanistan

About the Speaker: 

Frederick (Rick) Lorenz served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 27 years as a judge advocate, including a tour as an infantry company commander. He was the senior legal advisor for the United Nations authorized military intervention in Somalia in 1992, returning there as senior legal advisor for the U.N. evacuation in 1995. In 1996 he served in Bosnia as a legal advisor for the NATO implementation force, and went on to teach Political Science at the National Defense University. After his retirement as a colonel in 1998 he served as a United Nations legal affairs officer in Kosovo, working in the U.N. Civil Administration.

Lorenz was a regular lecturer at the Canadian Peacekeeping Centre and has served with Canadian military and civilian peacekeepers on three continents. As a Senior Lecturer at the Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, and at Seattle University School of Law, he teaches on International Humanitarian Law International Law and the Use of Force and Water and Security in the Middle East. Section members will recall that he spoke to us in September 2004 on "Prisoner Abuse, American Law & the Geneva Conventions".

More Information:

http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/worldpeace/worldpeacecalendar2009.htm

Note: you can join the section here:

http://www.wsbacle.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=WS&Product_Code=WORLDPEACE&Category_Code=sec_mem

... and then  and future Mini-CLEs free!

Jun 1/ New Orleans, LA - Electronic Courtroom Technology CLE

On Tuesday, June 1, 2010, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, the Clerk's Office of the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association  http://www.nofba.org/ ) will present a seminar on how to use the newly-installed evidence presentation systems.  Attorneys can now present photos, videos, documents, and other evidence in an electronic format. 

The seminar will take place in Courtroom 709, United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 500 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana.  The seminar is free, and attendees will receive an hour of CLE credit. 

To register, please contact Camille Zeller at 589-7990 or click on the registration form below.

Download Electronic Courtroom Technology CLE Registration

MORE:

http://www.nofba.org/nofba/2010/05/electronic-courtroom-technology-cle.html

May 12/Long Beach, CA - LICENSING AND TAXATION

PATENTAX® TALK

Business Networking Mixer Prior to the TALK

Presented by: Harrington & Harrington

Speaker/Presenter: Curt Harrington,Harrington & Harrington

What:
(1) Business Networking Mixer (6:00pm - 6:55pm)
(2)CLE Presentation (7pm-9pm):

Title:
"LICENSING AND TAXATION"

When:
May 12, 2010 (2nd Wednesday of the month)
Topics:
1. Fundamental License Origins
2. IRS sale/ordinary income treatment
3. Taxation of Trademark & Patent Licenses
4. Much More.....

Where :
Cardinal Pacific Escrow Education Center
Suite 105
6621 E. Pacific Coast Highway
Long Beach, CA 90803
(Located on the corner of PCH & Second Street//Westminister, at "The MARKETPLACE".
Building 6621 is both directly behind building 6615, and is faced by the front of the United Artists Long Beach Marketplace 6 Theatres.)
Cost:
Complimentary for all attendees; Free & Ample Parking
CLE/CPE SPONSOR:
HARRINGTON & HARRINGTON

CLE/CPE CREDIT For Attorneys, CPA's & Enrolled Agents:

2.0 hours of MCLE credit for Attorneys
2.0 hours of MCLE TAX SPECIALIZATION CREDIT
2.4 hours of TAX CPE credit for CPA's & EA's
Accreditation Source:
(1) State Bar of California, Tax Specialization Provider 15203
(2) Harrington & Harrington is an IRS Approved Education Provider - No. 672

Questions? Call Curt Harrington at (562)-594-9784
Future Mixer and CLE/CPE Programs:
May 12, 2010 Licensing & Taxation
Check back with the website: http://www.patentax.com/CLE for anylast-minute updates
Harrington & Harrington offers free CLE on the 2nd Wednesday of every month.

More information:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112868825403005&ref=mf

May 21/Baltimore MD - An Introduction to LexisNexis File & Serve

Admission, including lunch, is FREE to BABC members, and is $35.00 for non-members. RSVP to info@baltimorebar.org. An Introduction to LexisNexis® File & Serve for e-serve and e-file projects CLE will be held on Friday, May 21, 2010; this seminar is sponsored by the Baltimore Bar Association (http://www.baltimorebar.org/ ) Technology Committee.   The event will take place from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm, in the Bar Library's Brown Room, 504 Clarence Mitchell Building, at the Courthouse. 

The seminar will be taught by Attorney Angela Melton, Client Solutions and Training Specialist for File & Serve. 

For Full program details, click on the following link:  http://www.baltimorebar.org/files/pdfs/File&Serve5-21-2010.pdf.

Thanks for the head's up:

http://fileandserve.typepad.com/lexisnexis_file_serve/2010/04/lexisnexis-file-serve-training-cle-in-baltimore-md.html

May 4/New York - Immigration Fundamentals for International Adoption

The presentation will outline fundamentals on obtaining immigration benefits for adopted children from outside the United States either via an orphan or a family petition. It will provide an overview of statutory requirements and CIS filing procedures as well as guidance on immigrant visa processing, and an update on the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation with Respect to InterCountry Adoption. The workshop will be conducted by Wanyong Austin, Esq., Director of Immigration Legal Services for the Lutheran Social Services of New York.

In case of economic hardship, an application for waiver of fee will be considered upon request, according to this seminar's flyer: http://www.probono.net/calendar/attachment.169518

Title:
Immigration Fundamentals for International Adoption

Tuesday May 04 , 2010 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

By: The New York Immigration Coalition http://thenyic.org/content.asp?sid=18

Location:

The New York Immigration Coalition

137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues)

New York, NY

Contact:

Jonathan Vidal The New York Immigration Coalition – Immigrant Concerns Training Institute
jvidal@thenyic.org
(212) 627-2227 ext.

Website: thenyic.org

CLE Credit Comments:

CLE Credit: 2 credits in professional practice. This course provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys and non-transitional credit for experienced attorneys.

More Information:
http://www.probono.net/calendar/event.307315-Immigration_Fundamentals_for_International_Adoption

May 6/New York City, NY - Temporary Protective Status for Haitian Immigrants

The Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs is pleased to be partnering with several non-profit organizations, including the New York Immigration Coalition, Haitian Americans United for Progress (HAUP) and CAMBA, to offer free legal assistance to Haitian immigrants who may be eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

Title:
Temporary Protective Status for Haitian Immigrants

Thursday May 06 , 2010 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

By:
Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, New York Immigration Coalition, Haitian Americans United for Progress (HAUP) and CAMBA

Location:
TBD
New York, NY

Contact:
Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs
MOIA@cityhall.nyc.gov
(212) 788-7654

About TPS
On January 15, 2010, the Attorney General designated Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) due to the devastation caused by the earthquake in that country. To be eligible, a Haitian national has to have resided in the United States on or before January 12, 2010. Individuals granted this temporary immigration status will be allowed to remain in the United States, and to obtain work authorization during the 18-month TPS validity period. The registration period to apply for TPS is currently scheduled to end on July 20, 2010.
Volunteers Needed
Volunteer lawyers are needed to staff temporary legal clinics in Brooklyn and Queens where they will provide legal information about TPS and assist Haitian nationals in completing applications.

If you are an attorney and interested in participating, you can register through NYC Service's website, http://www.nycservice.org/advanced_search.php#s, which will take you to the advanced search section. From there you can select "legal & justice" on the scroll-down menu of the "search by interest(s)" section, where you'll find "HELP HAITIAN NEW YORKERS" as the third listed opportunity. This site will describe the four free 2-hour TPS trainings being offered to lawyers interested in volunteering from now until July 20, 2010. Attorneys will receive 2 CLE credits (Professional Practice) appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. Additional information about obtaining CLE credits will be provided at the time of registration.
Training dates, times and locations
If there are 40 attorneys or fewer that register for any one particular training offering, the training location will be at the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) located at 137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor. If the number of attendees exceeds 40, we will be offering the training at one of the courtrooms at 111 Centre Street to accommodate the larger attendance. Once we know how many people have enrolled through the City's NYC Service website, we will know whether the alternative site will be necessary and will contact you by e-mail. Please note that registrations for the trainings will close two (2) days prior to each scheduled training.

Thursday, May 6th, 6-8 p.m.
Location (<40): NYIC Conf. Room
Location (>40): Courthouse space TBA
Thursday, June 3rd, 6-8 p.m.
Location (<40): NYIC Conf. Room
Location (>40): Courthouse space TBA

Service Events (Clinics)
There will be several upcoming opportunities for trained attorneys to be part of the service events being held in Brooklyn and Queens from March through July. It is at these events that Haitian immigrants seeking TPS will be helped with such applications. Once trained, volunteer attorneys will receive notification about these clinics and will be asked to participate. Such information will be disseminated as early as the date of the training, or shortly thereafter.
For further information about this program, please call the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs at (212) 788-7654 or send an e-mail to MOIA@cityhall.nyc.gov.
CLE Credit Comments:Attorneys will receive 2 CLE credits (Professional Practice) appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys. Additional information about obtaining CLE credits will be provided at the time of registration.
More:
http://www.probono.net/calendar/event.303091-Temporary_Protective_Status_for_Haitian_Immigrants