An ABA "Celebrate Pro Bono Week" Event!
Calling all lawyers, paralegals, and law students interested in making a difference in your community!
Join us October 30 for a day of pro bono workshops on:
OFFICIAL FLYER:
http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/wyld/celebrateprobono10309flyer.pdf
REGISTER ASAP:
http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=776003
(Don't forget to mention you saw it on 4freeCLE)
MORE INFORMATION:
The reception will honor Bill Gates, Sr., winner of the prestigious ABA Medal, and include featured speakers Washington State Bar President Salvador "Sal" Mungia and Perkins Coie partner Harry Schneider, Jr.
Friday, October 30, 2009
EVENT SIGN IN:
8:00 AM–8:45 AM
WORKSHOPS: 8:45 AM–5:00 PM
RECEPTION: 5:00 PM–7:00 PM
Seattle University School of Law, Sullivan Hall
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Lawyers, Paralegals, and Law Students
$125 FOR CLE- $25 HARDSHIP RATES AVAILABLE- RECEPTION IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
Register Now: http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=776003
William H. Gates, Sr., co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Winner of the ABA Medal, for exceptional and distinguished service to the legal profession and the justice system. Mr. Gates was founding Chair of the LAW Fund Advisory Council, served as Co-Chair of the WSBA Long-Range Planning Committee whose report led to the establishment of our state's Access to Justice Board (the nation's first), and served as President of the WSBA and Seattle-King County Bar Association.
President Mungia, partner at Gordon Thomas Honeywell Malanca Peterson & Dalheim, is a leader in the equal justice community, having served in leadership
positions for the ACLU, Law Fund and others. President Mungia will reflect upon the importance and role of the bar in ensuring equal justice for all.
Mr. Schneider was pro bono co-counsel on the Guantanamo habeas corpus case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. As a result, Mr. Hamdan was the first detainee to receive a trial, laying the groundwork for others challenging the indefinite imprisonments at Guantanamo. Mr. Schneider will share his experiences and impressions from this
historic case.
Register Now: http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=776003
For questions, contact Roxanne Mennes, Director of CLE Programs, at mennesr@seattleu.edu.
Sponsored by Washington's Celebrate Pro Bono Coordinating Committee.
Calling all lawyers, paralegals, and law students interested in making a difference in your community!
Join us October 30 for a day of pro bono workshops on:
- Information on how to get involved in local pro bono activities.
- The basics of setting up a pro bono practice and working with pro bono clients.
- Pro bono incentives and ethics
- CLE Credits: 6 for the full day, including 1.75 Ethics.
OFFICIAL FLYER:
http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/wyld/celebrateprobono10309flyer.pdf
REGISTER ASAP:
http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=776003
(Don't forget to mention you saw it on 4freeCLE)
MORE INFORMATION:
The reception will honor Bill Gates, Sr., winner of the prestigious ABA Medal, and include featured speakers Washington State Bar President Salvador "Sal" Mungia and Perkins Coie partner Harry Schneider, Jr.
Friday, October 30, 2009
EVENT SIGN IN:
8:00 AM–8:45 AM
WORKSHOPS: 8:45 AM–5:00 PM
RECEPTION: 5:00 PM–7:00 PM
Seattle University School of Law, Sullivan Hall
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Lawyers, Paralegals, and Law Students
$125 FOR CLE- $25 HARDSHIP RATES AVAILABLE- RECEPTION IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
Register Now: http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=776003
William H. Gates, Sr., co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Winner of the ABA Medal, for exceptional and distinguished service to the legal profession and the justice system. Mr. Gates was founding Chair of the LAW Fund Advisory Council, served as Co-Chair of the WSBA Long-Range Planning Committee whose report led to the establishment of our state's Access to Justice Board (the nation's first), and served as President of the WSBA and Seattle-King County Bar Association.
President Mungia, partner at Gordon Thomas Honeywell Malanca Peterson & Dalheim, is a leader in the equal justice community, having served in leadership
positions for the ACLU, Law Fund and others. President Mungia will reflect upon the importance and role of the bar in ensuring equal justice for all.
Mr. Schneider was pro bono co-counsel on the Guantanamo habeas corpus case Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. As a result, Mr. Hamdan was the first detainee to receive a trial, laying the groundwork for others challenging the indefinite imprisonments at Guantanamo. Mr. Schneider will share his experiences and impressions from this
historic case.
Register Now: http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=776003
For questions, contact Roxanne Mennes, Director of CLE Programs, at mennesr@seattleu.edu.
Sponsored by Washington's Celebrate Pro Bono Coordinating Committee.
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