March 12: San Francisco + Webcast - California Eviction Defense: Protecting Low-Income Tenants 2014 #MCLE

In the current economic climate an increasing number of low-income Californians are facing eviction. Unfortunately, many tenants are evicted without the benefit of legal counsel to guide them through the process or the representation necessary to vigorously defend against unlawful actions. As a result, families face the very real possibility of homelessness. This training is designed to help mitigate the crisis by providing attorneys with a basic understanding of eviction defense and housing law and an opportunity to connect with non-profit legal service agencies able to facilitate pro bono representation of low income families facing this predicament.
What you will learn:

• Eviction process overview and basics
• Affirmative defenses in Unlawful Detainer actions
• Eviction defense after foreclosure
• Evictions and terminations in subsidized housing
• Fair Housing protections
• Wrap up: Pro bono opportunities in eviction defense

Who should attend
All attorneys interested in or currently assisting pro bono clients with eviction matters through representation or in clinical settings, law firm pro bono coordinators, managers and partners, law clinic students and faculty, and public interest and non-profit organization attorneys and staff would benefit from attending this program.
Title:
California Eviction Defense: Protecting Low-Income Tenants 2014
When/Where:
March 12, 2014
9:00 AM Pacific
San Francisco, CA
Webcast
Speakers:

• Chair: S. Lynn Martinez ~ Managing Attorney/Senior Litigator, Western Center on Law & Poverty
• Navneet Grewal ~ Staff Attorney, Western Center on Law & Poverty
• Stephanie Haffner ~ Senior Litigator, Western Center on Law & Poverty
• Madeline Howard ~ Staff Attorney, Western Center on Law & Poverty
• Laura Lane ~ Director/Supervising Attorney, Housing Practice, East Bay Community Law Center
• Karlo Ng ~ Staff Attorney, National Housing Law Project
• Maria E Palomares ~ Staff Attorney, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County
• Kent Qian ~ Staff Attorney, National Housing Law Project
• Kari Rudd ~ Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
• Leah F. Simon-Weisberg ~ Legal Director, Tenants Together
• William T. Tanner ~ Directing Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Orange County
• Phong S Wong ~ Pro Bono Director, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
• Program Attorney: Christina Thompson ~ Program Attorney, Practising Law Institute.

Credits:
Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming
By:
Practising Law Institute
Cost:
Free
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