Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Mar 13/NYC - Prisoners’ Civil Litigation in Federal Court

Learn the basics of representing prisoners in civil rights litigation in Federal Court, including proper defendants, immunity issues, relationship of § 1983 and habeas corpus, and navigating the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
Title:
Prisoners’ Civil Litigation in Federal Court 
Part of The Legal Aid Society's 2011-2012 CLE Pro Bono Training Program  
Date/Time/Place:
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Hosted by Dechert LLP
1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036
Registration starts 6 pm
Program 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

Faculty Chairs: 
  • John Boston, Esq., Prisoners’ Rights Project
  • Betsy Ginsberg, Esq., NYU Law School.
CLE Credit: 
2 credits total: 1 hour of professional practice/practice management and 1 hour skills. This program provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys.
Contact: 
Rosemary Hare-Bey
The Legal Aid Society
RHarebey@legal-aid.org
More:
To see a full schedule or find training resources from trainings that have already taken place, please visit The Legal Aid Society's CLE Pro Bono Training Program portal page.
Training is without charge, but attorneys who attend one or more of the sessions are expected to undertake the pro bono representation of one or more Legal Aid Society clients over the course of the next year.
Additional information about The Legal Aid Society and its Pro Bono Practice can be found at www.legal-aid.org.

Mar 13/Boston - VLP Training - VLP Training - Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

This training will prepare volunteer attorneys to assist low-income, unrepresented litigants in civil collection cases through VLP's Fair Debt Collection Lawyer of the Day project at the Boston Municipal Court.  The training will cover civil procedure and practice at the BMC, Limited Assistance Representation, as well as substantive areas of consumer and fair debt collection law that you will need as a volunteer.  Fair debt collection cases are a great opportunity for lawyers seeking courtroom experience. 
About this project: 
Volunteer attorneys assist low-income debtors and creditors at the Boston Municipal Court in the Brooke Courthouse on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon and 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on a Limited Assistance Representation (LAR) basis.  LAR means that the attorney only represents the client in the proceeding (case management conference, motion, etc.) before the court that day.  The representation begins and ends on the same day.
This project is joint effort of the Volunteer Lawyers Project, Senior Partners for Justice, and the Litigation Section of the Boston Bar Association.
VLP trainings are offered free of charge to active volunteers. Please see the VLP Training Policy.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
99 Chauncy Street, Suite 400, Boston MA 02111
Questions?
Contact Emily T. Jarrell
More:
http://vlp.volunteerhub.com/Events/Browse.aspx

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Feb 29/Web - U.S. Supreme Court Year In Review: A Strategic Perspective On Key Criminal Law Rulings In Year 2011

Title: 
U.S. Supreme Court Year In Review: A Strategic Perspective On Key Criminal Law Rulings In Year 2011
Date/Time/Place: 
Wed, February 29, 2012
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time (NOTE TIME ZONE!)
Webinar
Professor Christo Lassiter
Speaker:
Professor Christo Lassiter of the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
Directions: 
  • To be eligible for this webinar, you must have an account on the AFDA website. However, creating such an account is free! Simple go to http://afda.org/page/Seminar1 and follow directions.
  • To earn CLE create for this webinar, consult your credit-granting authority.
  • Thanks to Madison Attorney Rob Ruth for the head's up on this event!
More:
http://afda.org/page/Seminar1

Monday, February 27, 2012

Mar 19/Boston - Intro to Guardianship of Minors - VLP Training


The training will provide a nuts and bolts approach to handling an uncontested guardianship of a minor case. The training will include instruction on how to complete the petition and accompanying pleadings, waive fees and costs, obtain assents from the ward's parents, and how to handle issues of service and the bond. 
This class will give participants the tools they need to handle simple guardianship of minor cases from filing through the establishment of a permanent guardianship. In addition, attorneys and law students who attend this class will be qualified to participate in the VLP/Senior Partners for Justice guardianship petition assistance projects in the Norfolk (Wednesday), Middlesex (Thursday) and Suffolk (Tuesday and Wednesday) Probate & Family Courts on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. These are limited assistance representation projects in which volunteers help pro se petitioners complete and file the guardian of minor petition and other pleadings.
VLP trainings are offered free of charge to volunteers. Please see the VLP Training Policy.
Title:
Intro to Guardianship of Minors - VLP Training 
Date/Time/Location:
Monday, March 19, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
99 Chauncy Street, Suite 400
Boston MA 02111
Questions?
Contact Isabel Burney
Register Now Before Seats Fill Up:
http://vlp.volunteerhub.com/Events/Event/Summary.aspx?EventID=646402

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Mar 14/Peoria, IL - Drivers License Reinstatement Hearings

This free course provides one (1) hour of general MCLE credit and is available only to members of the Peoria County Bar Association. Lunch is included. The topic of Adoption will be presented by Jeffrey Hall.
Title:
Drivers License Reinstatement Hearings
Date/Time/Place:
March 14, 2012
(Time not available; please contact provider)
Peoria County Bar Association
110 SW Jefferson Ave
Ste 520
Peoria, Peoria County, IL 61602
Provider: 
Peoria County Bar Association
www.peoriabar.org
Costs:
$0.00
Credit:
1 Hour - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee
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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Mar 2/Web - Unbundling Legal Service Delivery - Topics In Digital Law Practice #4

Topics In Digital Law Practice (TDLP) takes a new approach to legal education: a nine-session webinar inviting participant interaction and collaboration, open to any person anywhere, developed for law faculty and students, but of utility to lawyers and technologists as well.
Title:
Unbundling Legal Service Delivery 
Date/Time/Place:
Friday, March 2, 2012
2pm-3pm EST
Webcast With Homework
The recording is also now available for viewing anytime! 
Speaker:
Richard Granat
Attorney Richard Granat
Credit:
Washington State: The live program was approved for 1 general credit Activity 309607.
Other Jurisdictions:
The hosts have not applied for CLE credit. This appears not to be because they have an adverse opinion as to its suitability for CLE credit, but because they're addressing an academic audience and don't need to go through the hassle and expense of applying for credit.
As a result, attorneys will have to go to the effort of applying for credit on their own. This appears to me to be a reasonable approach; let those of us who want the credit, apply for the credit. Either way, the educational value of the experience is unchanged.
Topic:
This course provides an overview of the changes that are occurring in the practice of law today, especially with respect to technology.
Structure:
The TDLP series runs for one hour a week for nine weeks and will feature a different guest speaker each week. Each class will be delivered via webcast and will have a 30 minute lecture presentation followed by a question & answer period and an online, interactive homework assignment for all course students to complete. IMO this interactivity offers an exceptional educational value; how often have you wanted to hang around after a CLE and talk things over with the other participants, but didn't because you had to rush off to some other business!
Access:
The audience for this seminar is primarily law students and law faculty who will be given priority. Anyone else can join the course for one or all of the sessions. The presentations will be recorded and posted to the course blog.
Cost:
Free.
Registration:
Register for the course.
Host:
The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit consortium of over 200 US law schools. Non-US law schools, law firms, business schools, paralegal programs and individuals can also join CALI to support its mission. More information about CALI membership: http://www.cali.org/faq/8054.

More:
Please see this FAQ if you have more questions about the course.

Mar 14/Minneapolis - New Volunteer Orientation

This meeting introduces new volunteers to our organization, specific volunteer opportunities and our staff. It is a great opportunity to meet with other volunteers too.
To RSVP, please call (612)752-6655 or email vln@volunteerlawyersnetwork.org
Title:
New Volunteer Orientation
Date/Time/Place:
Wednesday - March 14
Noon - 1pm
HCBA
600 Nicollet Mall - Suite 390
 Minneapolis
Credit:
1.0 Standard CLE Credit
Pizza lunch provided  

More:
http://www.volunteerlawyersnetwork.org/CLEs

When The Feds Knock On Your Door - On-Demand CLE

Jacqueline Arango
Akerman Senterfitt
Companies in all industries are facing increased investigation activity and criminal prosecution in areas ranging from health care fraud to public and private corruption, false claims act cases oftentimes initiated by whistleblower complaints, and money laundering.
Increased enforcement scrutiny and a much tighter operating environment intolerant of corporate wrongdoing present continuing problems for in-house counsel. Compliance policies and practices, as well as self-policing can take the sting out and lessen liability.
Trial lawyer Jacqui Arango shares best practices for operating in this increasingly anti-business environment and handling federal agents and prosecutors bent on attacking your company.
Title:
When The Feds Knock On Your Door
Speaker:
Jacqueline Arango -- Akerman Senterfitt (Miami, FL)
Credit:
.25 CLE Credit Hours Available for AK AZ CA CO FL GA HI KY LA MO ND NJ NY TX UT WA
More:
http://www.trial.com/cle/courses/2011-ca/arango.html

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Mar 8/Web - Best Practices in Patent Illustration

This webinar will demonstrate proven techniques that improve figure clarity and generate top quality first drafts that reduce office actions. 
Patent attorneys, patent agents and paralegals will find these webinars very useful and will be able to manage their patent prosecution in a more effective and efficient way.  
Title:
Date/Time/Place:
March 8th, 2012
12:00 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour
Prior Registration Highly Recommended To Ensure Seating!
Topics:
  • Techniques that reduce examiner confusion and improve figure clarity
  • Best practices for working with inventors and vendors
  • Quality control - what details are examiners looking for in your illustrations
  • How can you help your vendor complete the drawings in one draft instead of three?
  • Lines, shading, text and fills for Utility and Design patents
  • Samples and examples throughout the webinar 
Speaker: 
Legal Advantage's Hal Pieroway has been conducting webinars focusing on these critical areas over the last year. Coming from industrial design and product design backgrounds, he also bring a wealth of knowledge from more than 10 years of experience working with intellectual property professionals from top IP and AmLaw firms to individual inventors. 
Credit:
AR, DE, FL, ID, OH, MO, NH, NM, OK, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV & WY

Mar 19/Web - Ethics Essentials for Successful Online Legal Marketing

Are you shying away from online marketing and social media out of fear of violating ethics guidelines?

According to the ABA
The Rules of Professional Conduct of your state bar aren’t a marketing obstacle — they’re actually a helpful guide to showcasing the professionalism of your firm and attracting more quality clients.
Learn how to develop legal ethics best practices that will empower your online marketing during this complimentary (to ABA members) 90-minute webinar presented by Larry Bodine, senior director and editor in chief of Lawyers.com(SM). In this session we’ll focus on compliance with Rules of Professional Conduct in the following areas:

    o  Web Presence: Key design and content decisions for law firm websites and search engine optimization (SEO)
    o  Joining the Conversation: How to participate in social media – LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube
    o  Thought Leadership: Blogging best practices and pitfalls to beware
    o  Customer Validation: Guidance for online use of testimonials and case histories
    o  Showcasing Achievements: Considerations for promoting your ratings and rankings

Benefit from real-world examples of law firms that are using these essential practices successfully, as you learn how to apply them to your own marketing strategy. We’ll also share examples of law firm marketing on the Web that violates ethics rules, and how to avoid repeating them.

Uncertainty and indecision about professional responsibility can hinder your ability to effectively market your firm and generate new business. Attend this webinar to help make ethics compliance an asset — and ensure your online marketing is in harmony with the latest best practices.
Title:
Ethics Essentials for Successful Online Legal Marketing 
Date/Time/Place:
March 19, 2012
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET
Webinar
Speaker:
Larry Bodine, Senior Director and Editor in Chief, Lawyers.com, Glen Ellyn, IL.
Mr. Bodine has helped more than 250 law firms generate new revenue and attract new clients. He has served as editor and publisher of the American Bar Association Journal, associate editor at The National Law Journal® and as a reporter for the New York Daily News and New Jersey’s Star Ledger. Mr. Bodine also practiced law in Madison, Wis., before starting his own consulting business.
Cost:
Free to ABA Members
Credit:
Ethics Credit Requested.The ABA will seek 1.5 hours of ethics CLE credit in 60-minute-hour states and 1.8 hours of ethics CLE credit in 50-minute-hour-states.
ABA live webinars and teleconferences ordinarily receive CLE credit in AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY
The ABA does not seek direct accreditation of live webinars and teleconferences in IN, KS, NE, NJ, OH, and PA.
More:
http://www.americanbar.org/calendar/2012/03/ethics_essentials.html

Friday, February 24, 2012

Mar 15/Minneapolis - Lessons for Litigators: The Critical Distinction Between Law and Policy

Title:
Lessons for Litigators: The Critical Distinction Between Law and Policy
The Fredrikson lecture in honor of John Byron and a Medtronic Business and Law Roundtable.
Speaker:
The Honorable Michael Mukasey, former Attorney General of the U.S. and former Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York
Date/Time/Place:
Thursday, March 15, 2012
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Schulze Grand Atrium
Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership, St. Thomas School of Law
1000 LaSalle Ave
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403
Cost:
Free
CLE credits have been applied for 
More:
http://www.stthomas.edu/hollorancenter/conferences/20120315_lessonsforl.html

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Feb 28/Seattle + Web - Home Foreclosure Legal Aid Project training

There is a Home Foreclosure Legal Aid Project training next Tuesday, Feb. 28 at WSBA’s CLE Conference Center in Seattle, with option to webcast. 
Topics covered will include the new Foreclosure Fairness Act (FFA) and foreclosure prevention mediation advocacy under FFA . 

Date/Time/Place:
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
08:30 AM - 5:00 PM
WSBA-CLE Conference Center
1501 4th Ave Ste 308
Seattle, WA 98101-1660  ( View Map )
Also available as webcast; directions will be made available upon registration.
Requirements:
To attend the CLE, attorneys must
  1. Sign up to participate on the Home Foreclosure pro bono panel (see below)  
    • Go to www.myWSBA.org
    • Click on the green Home Foreclosure Legal Aid Project icon
    • Click the “Sign Up Now” link.
  2. Pregister for the training:
Attorneys who sign up aren’t obligated to accept a case referral at any particular time, but are highly encouraged to accept at least one pro bono case through the program.
Credits:
5.5 General Credits and 0.5 Ethics Credits Pending. 
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Mar 7/Peoria, IL - Adoptions: 2012 Brown Bag Seminar

This free course provides one (1) hour of general MCLE credit and is available only to members of the Peoria County Bar Association. Lunch is included. The topic of Adoption will be presented by Theresa Hardesty.
Title:
Adoptions: 2012 Brown Bag Seminar
Date/Time/Place:
March 7, 2012
(Time not available; please contact provider)
Peoria County Bar Association
110 SW Jefferson Ave
Ste 520
Peoria, Peoria County, IL 61602
Provider: 
Peoria County Bar Association
www.peoriabar.org
Costs:
$0.00
Credit:
1 Hour - Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee
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Feb 24/Web - Technology In The Courts - #TDLP Number 3

Topics In Digital Law Practice (TDLP) takes a new approach to legal education. While at this time it is unclear whether any particular jurisdiction will grant credit, the likelihood that at least some will, plus the high utility of the content and its innovative approach to participant interaction and collaboration, make this series well worth trying.
Date/Time/Place:
Friday, February 24, 2012
2pm-3pm EST - NOTE TIME ZONE!
Webcast With Homework
Recording now available! 
Credit:
The hosts have not applied for CLE credit. This appears not to be because they have an adverse opinion as to its suitability for CLE credit, but because they're addressing an academic audience and don't need to go through the hassle and expense of applying for credit.
As a result, attorneys will have to go to the effort of applying for credit on their own. This appears to me to be a reasonable approach; let those of us who want the credit, apply for the credit. Either way, the educational value of the experience is unchanged.
Topic:
This course provides an overview of the changes that are occurring in the practice of law today, especially with respect to technology.
Structure:
The TDLP series runs for one hour a week for nine weeks and will feature a different guest speaker each week. Each class will be delivered via webcast and will have a 30 minute lecture presentation followed by a question & answer period and an online, interactive homework assignment for all course students to complete. IMO this interactivity offers an exceptional educational value; how often have you wanted to hang around after a CLE and talk things over with the other participants, but didn't because you had to rush off to some other business!
Access:
The audience for this seminar is primarily law students and law faculty who will be given priority. Anyone else can join the course for one or all of the sessions. The presentations will be recorded and posted to the course blog.
Cost:
Free.
Registration:
Register for the course.
Host:
The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit consortium of over 200 US law schools. Non-US law schools, law firms, business schools, paralegal programs and individuals can also join CALI to support its mission. More information about CALI membership: http://www.cali.org/faq/8054.

More:
Please see this FAQ if you have more questions about the course.

Mar 7/Cleveland, OH - From Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy to Medical Child Abuse: Shifting Focus to the Victim and Away from the Abuser

Physicians and attorneys will address the issues surrounding medical child abuse.  Attendees will learn the history of Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy and medical child abuse, and find out  why the legal and medical communities strive to rid their vocabularies of the term, “Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy.”  Additionally, the physicians will discuss how medical child abuse can be detected and the appropriate steps to ensure a child's safety.  Finally, the attorneys will highlight the relevant Ohio Revised Code Sections that are impacted by medical child abuse.

A reception in the Atrium will follow the program.
Title:

From Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy to Medical Child Abuse: Shifting Focus to the Victim and Away from the Abuser
Date/Time/Place:
Wed, 03/07/2012 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
1801 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 (Moot Court Room) [map]
Speakers:
  • Carole Jenny, M.D., professor of Pediatrics at Brown University, director of the ChildSafe child protection program at Hasbro Children's Hospital
  • Thomas A. Roesler, M.D., associate professor at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, co-director of the Hasbro Children's Partial Hospital Program
  • Thomas H. Allison, DVM, Esq., associate counsel at the Cleveland Clinic Law Department
  • Johanna Goldfarb, M.D., director of the Center for Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Cleveland Clinic
  • Yvonne Billingsley, Esq., assistant prosecuting attorney, supervisor of the Children and Family Services Unit
Sponsors:
This program is hosted by the Cleveland- Marshall College of Law Journal of Law and Health and the Center for Health Law and Policy.
CLE credit:
3 free hours
More:
https://www.law.csuohio.edu/newsevents/events/2012030713001280

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Mar 6/NYC - The Law of Prisoners’ Rights

Learn the substantive law applied in prisoners’ civil rights litigation, including claims of cruel and unusual punishment, denial of due process, violation of other substantive constitutional rights, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.
CLE Credit: 

2 credits total: 2 hours of professional practice/practice management. This program provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys. 

Title:
The Law of Prisoners’ Rights
Part of The Legal Aid Society's 2011-2012 CLE Pro Bono Training Program Date/Time/Place:
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Hosted by Dechert LLP
1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036
Registration starts 6 pm
Program 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Faculty Chairs:
  • John Boston, Esq., Prisoners’ Rights Project
  • Betsy Ginsberg, Esq., NYU Law School.
CLE Credit: 
2 credits total: 2 hours of professional practice/practice management. This program provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys.
Contact: 
Rosemary Hare-Bey
The Legal Aid Society
RHarebey@legal-aid.org
More:
To see a full schedule or find training resources from trainings that have already taken place, please visit The Legal Aid Society's CLE Pro Bono Training Program portal page.
Training is without charge, but attorneys who attend one or more of the sessions are expected to undertake the pro bono representation of one or more Legal Aid Society clients over the course of the next year.
Additional information about The Legal Aid Society and its Pro Bono Practice can be found at www.legal-aid.org.

Feb 27/Web - Best Practices: Prior Art Search

Our CLE provides strategies that improves your Prior Art Search
making sure you get the relevant results the first time
. This course has helped attendees manage their patent prosecution matters and searches more effectively and efficiently. Patent attorneys, patent agents and paralegals will find this webinar very useful.
Title:
Date/Time/Place:
February 27, 2012
12:00 PM EST
Webinar
Prior Registration Highly Recommended To Ensure Seating!
Topics:
  • Key components of an effective search strategy
  • Database strengths and weaknesses
  • Processes to save you and your clients' time and money
  • Best practices in dealing with vendors and clients
  • Various searches and benefits
  • Review of basic building blocks.
Speakers: 
Coming from varied technical and management backgrounds, Mirza Baig and Tapan Brahma
bring a wealth of knowledge from more than 40 years of combined experience working with IP professionals from top IP and AmLaw firms to individual inventors.

Legal Advantage has conducted over 3,000 combined searches, with a cross section of experience of searching for patent and non-patent literature in databases mirrored with extensive on-site search experience at the USPTO.    
Credit:
AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, ID, NH, NM, OH, OK, TX, VA, VT, WA, WV & WY & VT

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Age Discrimination in the Workplace: Senior Legal Issues - On-Demand CLE

An informative talk about age discrimination laws that affect people in the workplace context, including the ADEA. This workshop will explain the law and use examples to show how the law can be used to protect those facing age discrimination at work.
Note: This audio in this recording seems to cut out for less than a minute during the introduction, but resumes after a short time.

Title:
Senior Legal Issues: Age Discrimination in the Workplace
Speaker:
Tamika Butler of LAS-ELC.
Credit:
CA 1 Credit Self-Study
This webinar is intended to provide legal information, not legal advice for the purposes of training only practicing attorneys. The legal information in this webinar is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, we do not intend to create an attorney-client relationship with any listener.
More:
http://vimeo.com/21503182

Mar 1/NYC - New York Liquor Laws and Liquor Licensing

This class is designed for any attorneys engaged in representing or advising clients on real estate related matters and specifically advising clients on issues related to liquor law matters, including practitioners representing clients purchasing or leasing property who intend to use it for the manufacture, sale and/or distribution of alcoholic beverages.
Title:
New York Liquor Laws and Liquor Licensing
Date/Time/Place:
March 1, 2012
8:30 am to 12:00 pm
Bank of America, 114 West 47th Street, 12th Floor (US Trust Bldg)
New York, NY
Instructor: 
Donald M. Bernstein, Esq., Victor & Bernstein, P.C.
CLE Credit: 
3 Areas of Professional Practice Credits
Sponsor:
Bank of America
MarcIsrael.com

More:
http://marcisrael.com/launch/register-now/?event=242

Monday, February 20, 2012

Anytime/Web - Washington State Home Foreclosure Assistance Project Training

Washington State Attorneys can earn free CLE credits while preparing to help their community through the Home Foreclosure Legal Aid Project, which reports:
"A partnership between the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) and the Northwest Justice Project, the Home Foreclosure Legal Aid Project provides an opportunity for lawyers to provide meaningful and much-needed assistance to low- and moderate-income homeowners in need. Participating lawyers can access free live and online training. Ongoing support from fellow members of the Bar who are experienced in housing and foreclosure matters is also available. 
The Home Foreclosure Legal Aid Project offers service opportunities for lawyers who want to volunteer a little or a lot of time. We want to make it as easy as possible for lawyers to be of service to their communities, and fulfill aspirational pro bono obligations. Lawyers are in a unique position to serve and make a difference.
Please visit www.wsba.org/publicservicetraining for a complete list of live and on-line MCLE-accredited trainings available to Home Foreclosure Legal Aid Project volunteers.  Check back often as we continue to update and revise our course offerings!"
More:
Home Foreclosure Assistance Project
EDITTED::
See also:  
February 28, 2012 LIVE CLE for HFLAP - you can participate either in-person or in your office via the web!

Illinois - Bar or professional association meetings may earn CLE credit

According to the Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board of the Supreme Court of Illinois:
"A bar association or professional association meeting may qualify for CLE credits if substantive law, matters of practice, professionalism, diversity issues, mental illness and addiction issues, civility, or legal ethics are discussed. The discussion must have significant intellectual, educational or practical content, and its primary objective must be to increase each participant's professional competence as an attorney and must deal primarily with matters related to the practice of law. (Rule 795(d)(3).)

Credits may be obtained at such meetings, whether or not a meal is provided. The time for any meal offered in conjunction with a course or activity may not be included in the CLE credit hour time. Whenever a meal is offered in conjunction with a course or activity, no less than 15 minutes must be allocated to the meal with no MCLE credit for meal time.

Such course or activity is eligible for no more than one hour of credit per bar or professional association meeting. If an attorney has questions as to whether the attorney attended a meeting of a bar association or professional association, please contact the bar association or professional association directly as these organizations are to keep their own attendance records.

Bar or professional association meetings are a nontraditional CLE activity under Rule 795(d)."
More:
http://mcle.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/82/

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Feb 28/NYC - Air Rights Deals: Buying, Selling and Transferring Development Rights

In New York City where the availability of land is limited often the only way to build is by acquiring development rights (a/k/a “air rights”). This class provides a comprehensive review and analysis of air rights including the history and development of the legal concept of air rights, the role of the NYC Zoning Resolution in air rights deals, how to determine if there are available air rights to acquire, the nuts and bolts of an acquisition of air rights, the documents necessary to memorialize an air rights deal, and the title company’s role in an air rights transaction.
Title:
Air Rights Deals: Buying, Selling and Transferring Development Rights
Date/Time/Place:
February 28, 2012
8:30 am to 12:00 pm
Bank of America, 114 West 47th Street, 12th Floor (US Trust Bldg)
Instructor: 
Caroline Harris, Esq., Law Offices of Howard Goldman
CLE Credit: 
3 Areas of Professional Practice Credits
Sponsor:
Bank of America
MarcIsrael.com
More:
http://marcisrael.com/launch/register-now/?event=241

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Feb 24/Chicago - Effectively Deposing Your Opponent's Financial Expert

The presentation provides an overview of the types of questions that should be asked of financial experts, how to spot and question the assumptions relied upon and what their corresponding weaknesses may be, as well as general tactics and knowledge that a deposing attorney will need. Presentation's points are supported by real life examples drawn from experience of McGovern & Greene's testifying financial experts.
Title:
Effectively Deposing Your Opponent's Financial Expert
Date/Time/Place:
2/24/2012
Querrey & Harrow
175 W Jackson Blvd
Ste 1600
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60604
Total CLE Hours:      
1.00 hrs
Costs: 
$0.00
Provider: 
McGovern & Greene
www.mcgoverngreene.com
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Disability Insurance Claims - (On-Demand CLE)

Designed for the practitioner with no experience in handling disability insurance claims, the program covers all of the administrative and legal topics related to disability insurance claims.
Topics include the process of applying for disability insurance benefits to a review of the rules that govern ERISA litigation. Other topics covered include the role of federal judges in ERISA long-term disability claims, and information on video surveillance, field interviews and compulsory medical examinations. Also included is a case study analysis of each of the major disability companies.
Title:
Introduction to Disability Insurance Claims and ERISA Law
Sponsor:

This CLE course was created by Disability Attorneys Dell & Schaefer.
CLE Credit:
The course is comprised of multiple videos totaling 255 minutes, netting between 4.25 to 5 CLE credits depending on your state.
Washington: 4.25 credits (activity ID 296146)
More:
http://www.diattorney.com/cle/

Mar 6/Boston - Family Law 102

Family Law 102 covers Temporary Orders, Pre-Trial Conferences, and how to finalize a divorce or other family law matter.  Written materials, including sample pleadings, will be provided. 
Information about jurisdiction, venue, filing a complaint, service and other basic topics are covered in the Family Law 101.
VLP trainings are offered free of charge to volunteers. Please see the VLP Training Policy.
Title:
Family Law 102 - VLP Training
Date/Time/Location:
Tuesday, March 6, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
99 Chauncy Street, Suite 400
Boston MA 02111
Questions?
Contact Isabel Burney
Register Now Before Seats Fill Up:
http://vlp.volunteerhub.com/Events/Event/Summary.aspx?EventID=353383

Friday, February 17, 2012

Apr 25/Atlanta: Veterans Pro Bono Training (Apply Now To Ensure Seating!)

Training for the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program is open for applications now! One all-day training will be held in Atlanta, Georgia on April 25, 2012, and can lead not only to a large amount of free CLE, but a career-changing opportunity to "do well by doing good".
Title:
2012 Training Seminar
Date/Time/Place:
April 25, 2012
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Morris, Manning & Martin LLP, Atlanta, GA Office
Sponsor:
Morris, Manning & Martin LLP and the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program
Registration:
In order to attend the training, you must complete the application form, which is available here. You would be wise to register early; earlier programs have filled up quickly!
The Program provides training free of charge to attorneys who agree to represent a veteran/VA claimant or family member before the Veterans Court. As well as receiving the day-long training, attorneys who participate are assigned a case that has been screened for merit and provided a screening memo outlining the issues in the case. Volunteers are also assigned a mentor (a practicing veterans’ law lawyer or practitioner) to give advice and share sample pleadings. Attorneys also receive the Veterans Benefits Manual (VBM) and other resource materials.
  • Malpractice insurance is provided.
  • CLE credits are available.
Learn more at:
http://www.vetsprobono.org/volunteer-today/training-dates-for-volunteer-attorneys/

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Feb 28/Web - A Better Way to Do Business: The Competitive Advantages of Online Client Collaboration for Law Firms

In the 2011 ABA Legal Technology Survey Report the American Bar Association reported that 72 percent of large law firms today offer clients access to a secure client portal to interact and transact business online. However, only 6.4 percent of smaller firms are using client extranets to service their clients. Why the disparity?
This session will explore:
• Findings from the 2011 ABA Legal Technology Survey
• Surface professional responsibility and ethical concerns with using online tools
• Review real-world examples of how your firm can use extranets and online tools to securely and efficiently collaborate with clients
• Discuss the latest technologies for establishing an online portal to dramatically improve client communications.
Finally, we’ll discuss how online collaboration tools can become a strategic asset differentiating your firm from your competitors. With this program, you can learn how to make your website more than an online brochure by adding services that can include document sharing,  case status updates, scheduling/calendaring, and more.
Title:
A Better Way to Do Business: The Competitive Advantages of Online Client Collaboration for Law Firms
Date/Time/Place:
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
Webinar
Preregister:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/169147298
Featured Speakers:Samantha Miller
Attorney and Director of Product Management, Website Services, LexisNexis®
Christopher Anderson
Attorney and Product Manager for LexisNexis Firm Manager™, LexisNexis®
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*CLE is in the process of approval in the following mandatory CLE states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Texas, and Utah (self-study only).
More:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/169147298

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

An In-House Lawyer's Professional Duties vs. Rights as an Employee - On-Demand CLE

Joe Ortego
Nixon Peabody
Balancing an in-house lawyer’s employment rights and duties with his/her ethical and fiduciary obligations of confidentiality.
Trial Lawyer Joe Ortego discusses the few decisions in this growing minefield of problems for in-house counsel and their corporate clients.
Title:
An In-House Lawyer's Professional Duties vs. Rights as an Employee
Speaker:
Joe Ortego -- Nixon Peabody (New York, NY)
Where/When:
On-Demand CLE
Credit:
.25 CLE Credit Hours Available for AK AZ CA CO FL GA HI KY LA MO ND NJ NY TX UT WA
Sponsor:
Trial.com
More: 
http://www.trial.com/cle/courses/2011-ca/ortego.html

Mar 13/Salem, OR: Legal Aid/Pro Bono – cases with attorney fee clauses

Title:
Free CLE for MCBA members.  Bring your own brown bag lunch and earn a free CLE credit.  Non-members $10.00.
Date/Time/Place: 
March 13
12:00 to 1:00
Judge James’ courtroom
Sponsor:
Marion County Bar Association
Future Programs:
  • April 10 – Election law
  • June 12 – Employment Law for Lawyers
  • October 9 – Immigration Issues
  • November 13 – Child Abuse Reporting
More:

Monday, February 13, 2012

Feb 27/Web - General Counsel: Principled Advisor to Management and the Directors - ABA Webinar

Learn from the general counsel of four of the world's most dynamic corporations how modern law departments work and what they need and expect from outside counsel.
Title:
General Counsel: Principled Advisor to Management and the Directors
Date/Time/Place:
Monday, February 27, 2012
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM ET
Webinar
Cost:
Free to ABA Members

Program Moderator

William H. NeukomFormer Microsoft EVP, Law & Corporate Affairs
Partner, K&L Gates, Seattle, WA
Chairman Emeritus, San Francisco Giants

Distinguished Faculty

Paula E. Boggs, EVP, General Counsel
Starbucks Coffee Company
Seattle, WA
Michael Holston, Immediate Past Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Hewlett-Packard Company
Palo Alto, CA
R. William Ide III, Partner
McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP
Atlanta, GA
Credit:
The ABA will seek 1.5 hours of CLE credit in 60-minute-hour states and 1.8 hours of CLE credit in 50-minute-hour-states.
ABA live webinars and teleconferences ordinarily receive CLE credit in AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY
The ABA does not seek direct accreditation of live webinars and teleconferences in IN, KS, NE, NJ, OH, and PA.
Full CLE credit information.

More:
http://www.americanbar.org/calendar/2012/02/general_counsel.html

Mar 8/NYC - Child and spousal support - inMotion Training


Attorneys will be trained to represent inMotion-referred clients in child and spousal support proceedings in Family Court. Procedural and substantive aspects will be discussed in detail. Training manuals and sample documents will be provided at the training.
A child and/or spousal support case will be assigned at the training or shortly thereafter.  Attorneys can work on the case individually or as part of a team of two or more attorneys.
The assigned pro bono case will require one or more court appearances.
You must be an attorney at one of inMotion's Corporate Partner firms in order to participate in this training.
Pre-registration required. 
Title:
Child and spousal support
Date/Time/Place:
Thursday, March 8, 2012
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern
Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP
1633 Broadway
(btwn 50th Street and 51st Street)
New York, NY 10019
View map 
Instructors:
Anna Ognibene, Esq., Staff Attorney, inMotion, Inc.
Wendy Silva, Esq., Senior Staff Attorney, inMotion, Inc
By: 
inMotion
Contact:
CLEtrainings-queens@inmotiononline.org
http://www.inmotiononline.org
CLE Credit: 
3 CLE credits upon course completion 1.5 skills / 1.0 professional practice / 0.5 ethics
Up to 6 CLE pro bono credits for providing an inMotion client with direct legal representation (1 skills credit for every 300 minutes, up to a maximum of 6 credits per attorney registration period)
More:
http://www.inmotiononline.org/content/view/77/215/lang,en/

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Feb 14+16/ - New Lawyers Nuts and Bolts: Free Two-Day CLE for New Lawyers*

Hennepin County Bar Association presents:  
 
New Lawyers Nuts and Bolts: Free Two-Day CLE for New Lawyers*

Get the Boost You Need Without Paying an Arm and a Leg.

Tuesday, February 14, from 9:00 a.m to 12 noon, at HCBA.
Thursday, February 16, from 12:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., at HCBA.


It's two days of essential training, new insights, and practical advice to help you in your legal career. 


6.5 CLE credits applied for, including 1.0 Ethics and 1.0 Elim of Bias.  


Topics Include:
-- The Other Two Thirds: Things They Didn't Teach You in Law School

-- Collecting Fees from Clients

-- How to Dress for Success

-- Student Loan Repayment Options and Collections

-- One Flew into the Lawyer's Office: Effectively Dealing with Difficult Clients

--  Doing Deals... and other Aspects of Transactional Law

-- It's Not Easy Being Green (Eliminating Bias in the Profession)

-- Jury Selection: Getting to Know Your Jurors

-- Keynote by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Nelson: The Legal Profession and the Courts: A Time of Great Change.  
Plus great prize drawings including $150 Brooks Brothers Gift Card, HCBA annual CLE pass, and more.


*Free registration is limited to current HCBA members admitted to practice in the past 6 years, or who are younger than 37.  Registration is $175 for all other registrants. 



Location:
600 Nicollet Mall #390,Minneapolis, MN 55402.

Space is limited. RSVP today. Call 612-752-6600 or register online.
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