Feb 2/NYC - Litigating orders of protection and child custody/visitation cases

Attorneys will be trained to represent inMotion-referred clients in order of protection, child custody and visitation matters in Family Court. Procedural and substantive aspects will be discussed in detail, as well as tips on how to represent and advise victims of domestic violence. Training manuals and sample documents will be provided.
A case with an order of protection and/or child custody/visitation issues 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 at least one court appearance. Attorneys are expected to commit to taking a case pro bono either 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:
Litigating orders of protection and child custody/visitation cases
Date/Time/Place:
Thursday, Feb 2, 2012
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern
Sign-in and dinner at 5:30 pm 
K&L Gates LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
(between East 52nd and 53rd Streets)
New York, NY 10022
View map
Instructors:
Rachel Braunstein, 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/

Feb 3/Las Vegas - Preparing Clients to Age Out of the System: Impact of AB350 on Older Teens

The Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada Pro Bono Project coordinates private attorneys who generously volunteer to provide free legal assistance to individuals who cannot afford an attorney. While the attorneys do not charge the clients their hourly rates, the clients are responsible for any costs in the case that cannot be waived.
Through the Project, pro bono attorneys provide assistance with matters including, but not limited to, real estate, consumer fraud, bankruptcy, and family law, including representation of domestic violence victims and child victims of abuse/neglect.
CLE Title: 
Preparing Clients to Age Out of the System: Impact of AB350 on Older Teens
Date/Time/Place:
Friday February 03 , 2012
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Pacific Time
Zenoff Hall Training Center (located behind Family Court)
601 N. Pecos Road
Las Vegas, NV  
Map: maps.google.com
By:
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, Children's Attorneys Project
Contact: 
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
probono@lacsn.org
www.lacsn.org  
Cost:
FREE to CAP volunteers with a current case or volunteers with previous CAP experience who are willing to take a new case.
Topics:

• What the federal law provides for youth aging out of the system
• How to counsel, support, and guide teenagers transitioning to adulthood and independence
• What your client needs to know about Independent Living Contracts, Step-Up Program, housing assistance, education, and other services

Speakers:

• Janice Wolf, Esq., CAP Directing Attorney, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
• Randy K. Reinoso, Social Work Manager, Department of Social Services/Step Up

CLE Credit: 
1.5 General Credits
More:
http://www.lacsn.org/images/stories/Aging_Out_2012_Flyer.pdf

Feb 22/Stillwater, MN - Criminal Expungement: Process and Law

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. 
Title:
Criminal Expungement: Process and Law
Date/Time/Place:
Jan 25, 2012
Noon-1pm
Conference Room 21 (lower level) of the Washington County Government Center
14949 62nd Street North
Stillwater, MN 55082-0006
Credit:
One standard CLE credit will be applied for
Speaker:
Richard Hodsdon, Asst. Washington County Attorney

Suggestions for programs are always welcome and should be directed to the County Law Librarian, who may be reached at 651-430-6330
MORE:
http://www.co.washington.mn.us/info_for_residents/law_library/continuing_legal_education

Feb 8/Cleveland + Web - How the Cleveland Bar Became Segregated: And Why it Matters

Case Western Reserve University School of Law presents a monthly morning lecture series at The City Club of Cleveland featuring its professors. All lectures are free and open to the public and offer one free hour of CLE (Continuing Legal Education) credit. Events are webcast live and available afterwards for viewing on demand at http://law.case.edu/lectures .
Title:
How the Cleveland Bar Became Segregated: And Why it Matters
Date/Time/Place:
Feb 8, 2012
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EST (please note time zone!)
8:00-8:30 a.m. – Registration and continental breakfast preceding each program.
8:30-9:30 a.m. – Lecture
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Ave., 2nd floor
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Webcast:
http://fms.uakron.edu/applications/city_club_of_cleveland/live.htm
CLE Credit:
1 of CLE credit available, pending approval
Speaker:
Robert Strassfeld
Professor of Law
Director, Institute for Global Security Law and Policy
Associate Director, Frederick K. Cox International Law Center
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Before joining the faculty in 1988, Robert Strassfeld clerked for Judge Harrison L. Winter of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and then practiced for three years at the Washington, D.C. firm, Shea & Gardner. Professor Strassfeld teaches Torts, Federal Courts, Labor Law, and Legal History. He has published articles on theoretical aspects of causation in the George Washington and Fordham law reviews and on law and the Vietnam War in the Wisconsin, North Carolina, and Duke law reviews. He is coauthor of Understanding Labor Law. His current research includes continuing work on the legal history of the Vietnam War and a history of African American lawyers in Cleveland. He received his B.A. in 1976 (Wesleyan University), his M.A. in 1980 (Rochester), and his J.D. in 1984 (Virginia).
Supplemental Materials:

• Bibliography
• Race and Place – Clevelan

Cost:
Free and open to the public.

Register in Advance: http://law.case.edu/Lectures/LectureRegistration.aspx?lec_id=285
More: http://law.case.edu/Lectures.aspx?lec_id=285

Upcoming events:

• Mar 14, 2012 – Professor Andrew S. Pollis - “Exploring the Quirks of Appellate Jurisdiction”
• Apr 11, 2012 – Professor Maureen Sheridan Kenny - “Closing the Gap: Differences Between Male and Female Communication Styles in the Legal Profession”
• May 9, 2012 – Professor Carolyn Seymour - “Best Practices for Clear Contract Drafting”
• Jun 13, 2012 – Professor Leon Gabinet - “Doing Away With Poe v. Seaborn; a Contrarian View”

Feb 6/Web - Introduction to Fastcase

This webinar will introduce case law and statute research by citation, keyword search, and outline view on Fastcase.  Attendees will learn how to filter results and find later citing cases.
Title:  
Introduction to Fastcase
Date/Time/Place: 
Monday, February 6, 2012
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
Webinar Registration
Sponsor: Fastcase
Credit: Fastcase's website says this webinar earns credit in "many" jurisdictions. You should check with your particular state.
More: 
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/147251769

Jan 31 + Feb 1/Web + DC - NACDL Padilla Practice Series

Three new immigration law webinars for defense lawyers that go beyond the basics - attend live or by webcast!
Presented by NACDL and the Defending Immigrants Partnership and supported by grant funding from the Foundation for Criminal Justice, Ford Foundation, and Open Society Institute.
NACDL in collaboration with the Defending Immigrants Partnership is putting on the Padilla in Practice series with three new programs on Immigration Law Essentials for defense lawyers. This informative series of programs are intended to assist criminal defenders in representing non-citizens.
The programs will be held at NACDL Headquarters, January 31 and February 1, 2012. These webinars will be broadcast live from NACDL headquarters. Registration is required for both online and in-person attendance.
Title:
Padilla in Practice Series
January 31:
2:00 – 3:30 pm EST: Immigration Consequences of Criminal Cases: Overview of Concepts & Discussion of Emerging Issues
4:00 – 5:00 pm EST: Immigration Consequences of Drug Offenses
February 1: 
1:00 – 2:30 pm EST: Immigration Consequences of Domestic Violence & Related Cases
Panelists:

• Benita Jain, Immigrant Defense Project
• Angie Junck, Immigrant Legal Resource Center
• Dan Kesselbrenner, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild
• Wendy Wayne, Immigration Impact Unit, Committee for Public Counsel Services

Moderator:Vanessa Antoun, NACDL Resource Counsel
Cost:FREE to attend live
FREE to view remotely via Webcast
Supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation.
Location:
NACDL Headquarters:
1660 L Street, NW
12th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Credit:
The total length of the program is 4 hours.
Attendees must take responsibility for reporting credit according to the rules of their state.
For more information:
Contact NACDL’s Resource Counsel at 202.465.7663 or via e-mail at vantoun@nacdl.org
More:
http://nacdl.org/LegalEducation.aspx?id=23402&libID=23372
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Feb 7/Boston - Intro to Guardianship of Adults - VLP Training

This basic training will focus on how to bring a Petition for the Guardianship of an Adult in the Probate Court. The training will address guardianship of incapacitated persons that are unable to make or communicate decisions due to a medically diagnosed condition. The training will include instruction on how to complete the petition and accompanying pleadings, waive fees and costs, obtain a medical certificate from the incapacitated person's physician, and how to handle issues of service and the bond. 
This is an excellent area of practice for new attorneys as well as an additional area of practice for attorneys experienced in other areas of law, but unfamiliar with the guardianship practice.

VLP trainings are offered free of charge to volunteers. Please see the VLP Training Policy.

Title:
VLP Training -  Intro to Guardianship of Adults
Date/Time/Location:
Tuesday, February 7, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
99 Chauncy Street, Suite 400
Boston MA 02111

Questions?
Contact Isabel Burney
More:
http://vlp.volunteerhub.com/Events/Event/Summary.aspx?EventID=446186

Jan 31/Tacoma - It's All in the Tax Returns and Financial Statements

Instructor W. Cary Deaton, MBA, CPA, ABV, CVA of Dock Street Litigation & Valuation, LLC will provide basic to advanced instruction on how to extract relevant information from personal, partnership and corporate tax returns and financial statements.
Learn the tips and traps of mining for financial information, as well as what questions to ask and how to effectively use accounting jargon.
Please join us for a free lunchtime CLE presentation! 
Title:
It's All in the Tax Returns and Financial Statements
Date/Time/Location:
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Wells Fargo Plaza
Fountain Court Level (1 floor below main lobby).
1201 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma WA
Host:
McKinley Irvin
Cost:
Free
Credit:
1.0 Live CLE Credit
Register In Advance: 
Seating is limited, so please reserve your seat for an event in advance:

• Email cle@mckinleyirvin.com with your name, state bar number, and email address, or
• Call 206.625.9600. 

Click here to download a flyer with all 2012 events.
More:
http://www.mckinleyirvin.com/resources/cle/

Feb 16/Hastings, MN - Collateral Consequences for Juveniles

Date/Time/Place:
February 16, 12:00pm-1:00pm 
Jury Assembly Room in the basement of the Judicial Center, Hastings.
Title:
Collateral Consequences for Juveniles
Presented by:
Emily Baxter, Council on Crime and Justice. 
(1 standard CLE credit will be applied for)
The Dakota County Law Library and the 1st Judicial District Bar Association offer monthly CLE sessions in 2 locations. The sessions are free. You do not have to be a FDBA member to attend. If you plan to attend, please call 651-438-8244 or register online.

More Information:

http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/LawJustice/LegalResearch/Services/CLE.htm

Anytime/Web - What Florida Lawyers Need To Know To Comply With the Amendment to Rule 1.720

This is a recording of an webinar from January 12, 2012.
Title:
Amendment to Rule 1.720  - What Lawyers Need To Know To Comply
Credit:
Approved 1.0 hours FL Bar CLE Credit / Course # 4621-2 / Expires: 7/17/2013
Presented by: 

• Larry Watson
• Michelle Jernigan
• Moderator, Sandra C. Upchurch

Download This Webinar
More:
http://uww-adr.com/seminars.cfm?sections_id=6

Feb 2/Webinar for New Louisiana Lawyers

Learn why social media is useful for lawyers, and how to use it effectively to help yourself and your clients. And learn about the possible pitfalls, especially ethical ones, and how to avoid or minimize them.
Title:
Social Networking for Lawyers - CLE for New Louisiana Lawyers
Date/Time/Place:
Friday, February 3, 2012
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM (CT)
Webinar
Sponsor:
DigitalWorkflowCLE
Speakers:

• Ernie Svenson, a practicing attorney who has been using social media since 2002
• Megan Hargroder, who advises small businesses on how to use social media

Cost:
Free for Louisiana lawyers practicing law for 3 years or less.
Other lawyers may take a later version of the course for a fee.
Credit:
1 hr of Ethics credit
More Information:
http://www.digitalworkflowcle.com/2012/01/20/new-lawyers-heres-some-useful-information-and-free-cle/

Feb 9/Chaska, MN - Digital Device Forensics: Evidence from Mobile Phone and GPS Units May Surprise You!

This 1.5 hour CLE is designed to help you understand the potential for new forms of digital evidence to change the outcome of investigations and civil cases at law. It focuses on the acquisition, analysis, and authentication of relevant digital forensic evidence from a rapidly expanding population of mobile devices. This CLE challenges attorneys to become more aware of relevant digital evidence and to timely act to capture it when it’s available in order to advocate aggressively for their clients.
Title:
Digital Device Forensics: Evidence from Mobile Phone and GPS Units May Surprise You!
REGISTER ONLINE 

Date/Time/Place:
Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012
Noon - 1:30 pm
EOC Training Room
Lower Level - Courts Building
Carver County Government Center
604 E. 4th St.
Chaska, MN 55318
Sponsored By: 
8th District Bar Association and
Carver County Law Library
Pricing: 
Free
Speakers: 
John Carney, Carney Forensics
Registration: 
Call 952-361-1564 (Carver Co. Law Library) or register online.
Credit:  1.5 Minnesota standard hours of credit applied for.
More:
https://www.carverlib.org/SitePages/continuing_legal_education.aspx

Feb 16/Chicago + Web - The Ethical Issues in Mediation

Clifford Law Offices is sponsoring a free two-hour continuing legal education program on the ethics of settlement, negotiation and mediation in the fifth annual Clifford Law Offices Continuing Legal Education Series. The two-hour program will include an examination of various hypotheticals involving negotiation, settlement and mediation. These can be effective ways to advocate for your client, but when an outside person comes on the scene to help the parties come to a resolution, various ethical issues can arise. What are some of the questions that lawyers need to look for when trying to resolve their cases out of court? Inadvertent disclosure of confidential information, possible coercion of parties to an agreement,  unrepresented third parties and selection of an impartial mediator and the necessary disclosures before choosing one are some of the issues that will be discussed in an interactive program with people in the audience as well as those attending via the Internet.  Various Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct, Illinois State Bar Association advisory opinions and Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators adopted by the American Arbitration Association, the American Bar Association and the Association for Conflict Resolution will be discussed as the panelists explore this area that is becoming more and more common to resolve conflicts, simple and complex.
Program Title: 
The Ethical Issues in Mediation
Date/Time/Place: 
Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012
2:30-4:30 p.m. CST
DePaul University College of Law Center
25 E. Jackson Blvd., 8th Floor
Chicago, IL
Also available as webinar.
For questions, email programs@CliffordLaw.com.
Register Now!
[Webinar Registration]
Speakers:

• Robert A. Clifford, senior partner, Clifford Law Offices, and President of the Chicago Bar Association.
• Professor Katheryn M. Dutenhaver, Director, DePaul University College of Law Center for Dispute Resolution.
• The Honorable Stuart Nudelman, retired Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court and certified mediator with ADR Systems.

The free program, which has been approved for two hours of professional responsibility credit by the Illinois Commission on Professionalism, will be held at the DePaul Conference Center. Space is limited so please reserve your spot – first come, first served. Also, the interactive program will be available to attendees on the web for those who register.  To register please visit the registration page.

More: 
 http://www.cliffordlaw.com/continuing-legal-education/2012-webinar-ethics-of-mediation/

Jan 26/NYC - Corporate Bankruptcy for Small Businesses in Distress

Obtain the knowledge to assist low-income small businesses - corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships - faced with financial distress due to loss of a lease, sustained business slowdown, financing issues, or an unforeseen disaster, by analyzing the relevant circumstances and weighing the potential courses of action. 
While the session is focused predominantly on filing for bankruptcy relief and using the protections afforded under the Bankruptcy Code, the session also includes a discussion of other key actions by which low-income business owners might salvage or, if necessary, wind down their companies. These include out-of-court workouts, assignments for the benefit of creditors, winding up under state law, and obtaining financing from the Small Business Administration.
Title:
Corporate Bankruptcy for Small Businesses in Distress
Part of The Legal Aid Society's 2011-2012 CLE Pro Bono Training Program
Date/Time/Place:
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Registration starts 6 pm
Program 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.
Hosted by Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10153Faculty Chairs: 
Marcia Goldstein, Esq., Alfredo Perez, Esq., Ronit Berkovich, Esq., Abigail Zigman, Esq., and Candace Arthur, Esq., Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; Peter Laurinaitis, Managing Director, Blackstone Restructuring Group.
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 7/San Francisco - Affirmative Lawsuits in Housing

The AIDS Legal Referral Panel will provide this free MCLE training to educate attorneys on the legal issues faced by people living with HIV/AIDS. This training is free. In exchange, attorneys are requested to join the ALRP Panel and accept two referrals in the next year.
Title:
Affirmative Lawsuits in Housing Training
Date/Time/Place:
February 2, 2012
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
San Francisco Bar Association Board Room
301 Battery Street 
San Francisco, CA 
Map: maps.google.com

Presenter:
Fred Feller, Esq., Buresh Kaplan Feller & Chang

Credits:1.5 General CLE Credits
To RSVP: 

Email trainingsvlsp@sfbar.org or call 415-782-9000 ext. 8651

Contact:
Jennifer Schuster

AIDS Legal Referral Panel

jennifer@alrp.org

415-701-1200 ext. 303

http://www.alrp.org

Who Can Attend?
This training is free. In exchange, attorneys are requested to join the ALRP Panel and accept two referrals in the next year.

More:
http://www.alrp.org/events

Alternative Fee Arrangements - #Ethics CLE On-Demand!

Jean Bertrand

Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFA's) can sound good: predictability, discounts, and the outside lawyer gets a guarantee of a certain measure of work. In practice, however, there can be unforeseen consequences, especially when two or more firms are assigned aspects of the same litigation and their fees are constrained by AFA's.
Issues include ABA Model Rule 1.5 ("Reasonableness of Fees and Expenses") and its application to "success" fees, the conflict between outside counsel's duties to the client and his/her own financial interest when a fee cap is reached before the matter has concluded, fungibility of services, disparity of effective hourly rates, overloading of firms and load-leveling among firms.
Trial lawyer Jean Bertrand will discuss allocation of risk and the attendant ethical conflicts that can arise under several kinds of AFA.     
Title:
Alternative Fee Arrangements
Speaker:
Jean Bertrand -- Schiff Hardin (San Francisco, CA)
Credit:
.25 CLE Ethics 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://trial.com/cle/courses/2011-chi/bertrand.html

Language Access Rights for California Advocates

What every advocate should know about language access: laws, strategies for success, and recent developments. This webinar will provide a broad overview of language access rights, with an emphasis on public benefits, health care, and the obligations of legal services offices
Title:
Language Access Rights for California Advocates
Sponsor:
Legal Aid Association of California
Speakers:
Katharine Hsiao of the National Senior Citizens Law Center and Jodie Berger of Legal Services of Northern California.

Credit:
California:  One hour MCLE self-study credit.
Other Jurisdictions: Check with your credit-granting authority.
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/31108729

Jan 30/Web - Boolean (Keyword) Search for Lawyers

Learn how to formulate effective Boolean keyword searches in Fastcase.
Title:   Boolean (Keyword) Search for Lawyers

Date/Time/Place: Monday, January 30, 2012 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST
Webinar Registration
Sponsor: Fastcase
Credit: Fastcase's website says this webinar earns credit in "many" jurisdictions. You should check with your particular state.
More: 
 https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/203255976

4freeCLE Goes Grey Over SOPA/PIPA

EDITORIAL

Part of the internet is "going black" today, to remind us of the dangers of the current form of 

SOPA and PIPA, two proposals in Congress to screw-up the web in the name of protecting intellectual property rights.
Many critics of these bills are people and organizations who know and understand the internet's potential for increasing human knowledge and freedom.
4freeCLE does not do politics, but it relies on a free and open Internet. There are already ways to protect intellectual property rights, and you can learn about them via resources linked to thought Intellectual Property tag, but only if someone hasn't shut down our site because a third party comments on a blog entry with a link to what might be someone's IP.
Thus, this particular issue is of interest to 4freeCLE, and should be of interest to you.
For more information ... the following links may be illegal under SOPA/PIPA since they may link to material that is under copyright. How would I know? How would I be able to give you this site if I had to run due diligence on the current content of a site I linked to in the past?

• Statement from Wikipedia editors announcing decision to black out
• Wikimedia Foundation press release
• Blog post from Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Gardner
• Wikipedia's articles on SOPA and PIPA
• Electronic Frontier Foundation blog post on the problems with SOPA/PIPA
• Why is Wikipedia staging a blackout and what is SOPA?
  , from the National Post
• Wikipedia joins blackout protest at US anti-piracy moves
  , from the British Broadcasting Corporation
• Wikipedia blackout over US anti-piracy bills and FEATURE: Websites blackout over 'SOPA censorship', from Al Jazeera
• Wikipedia, Craigslist, other sites go black in SOPA protest, from the Los Angeles Times
• Google Rallies Opposition to Murdoch-Backed Anti-Piracy Bill, from BusinessWeek
• SOPA protest: The Net strikes back, from Politico
• Wikipedia blackout a 'gimmick', MPAA boss claims, from the Guardian
• Wikipedia 24-hour blackout: a reader and Why we're taking Wikipedia down for a day, from the New Statesman
• Internet-wide protests against SOPA/PIPA are kicking up a storm, by the Hindustan Times
• SOPA, PIPA: What you need to know, from CBS News
• Protest on Web Uses Shutdown to Take On Two Piracy Bills, from the New York Times
• Protesting SOPA: how to make your voice heard, from Ars Technica
• Why We've Censored Wired.com from Wired

Feb 8/Cleveland - A Tour Through the Supreme Court of Ohio's New Citation Rules & Style Guide

A Tour Through the Supreme Court of Ohio's New Citation Rules and Style Guide
Title:
A Tour Through the Supreme Court of Ohio's New Citation Rules & Style Guide
Date/Time/Place:
February 8, 2012
5:00pm - 6:30pm
1801 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(Moot Court Room) [map]
Speakers:
Professors Carolyn Broering-Jacobs and Jaime Bouvier, Cleveland-Marshall College of law
CLE credit: 
1.5 free hours
Cost:
Free
More:
https://www.law.csuohio.edu/newsevents/events/2012020817001304

Jan 20/Rochester, NY - Nonparent Family Law and Child Support: two CLE programs

These VLSP CLEs are free of charge in exchange for a commitment to handle one (1) VLSP pro bono family law case:

• The Nonparent Family Law CLE helps volunteer attorneys handle cases representing nonparents seeking custody, visitation, adoptions and guardianships.
• The Child Support CLE helps prepare attorneys to handle establishing, enforcing and modifying support obligations under the child support guidelines. The seminar will include an update on the Child Support Standards Act, new developments, cases and trends.

Title:
Nonparent Family Law CLE and Child Support CLE
Date/Time/Place:
Friday January 20 , 2012
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM  Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 a.m. –noon: NONPARENT FAMILY LAW TRAINING (registration 8:45 a.m.)
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: CHILD SUPPORT TRAINING
Monroe County Bar Association Rubin Center for Education
1 West Main Street, Fifth Floor
Rochester, NY (map)
Speakers:       
Margaret Burt, Esq., Gregory Franklin, Esq.
Thomas Martin, Esq., Charles Inclima, Esq.
Suzanne Brunsting, Esq.
By: 
Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County, Inc. LSC funded
Contact:
Mary Beth Conway
Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County, Inc.
mconway@wnylc.com
585-295-5701
www.vlsprochester.org
These are transitional MCLE programs and are appropriate for newly admitted as well as experienced attorneys.
For more information about this seminar, contact Mary Beth Conway at 295-5707 or Marlene Attardo at 295-5712, at VLSP.
Credit:
Nonparent Family Law Training – 3.0 hours (1.5 - Professional Practice, 1.5 – Skills).
Child Support Training - 3.0 hours (1.5 - Professional Practice, 1.5 – Skills).
Attachment(s): 
CLE Training doc -MBC.doc
More:
http://www.probono.net/calendar/event.406514-Nonparent_Family_Law_CLE_and_Child_Support_CLE

Feb 14/Apple Valley, MN - Closing or Selling a Law Office: What are the Responsibilities? (#ethics CLE)

Title:
Closing or Selling a Law Office: What are the Responsibilities? 
Date/Time/Place:
February 14, 2012
8:00am-9:00am 
Dakota County Western Service Center
14955 Galaxie Avenue
Apple Valley, MN.
Presented by:
Julie Bennett,  MN Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility. 
(1 ethics CLE credit will be applied for)
The Dakota County Law Library and the 1st Judicial District Bar Association offer monthly CLE sessions in 2 locations. The sessions are free. You do not have to be a FDBA member to attend. If you plan to attend, please call 651-438-8244 or register online.
UPCOMING SESSIONS

• February 16, 12:00pm-1:00pm (Hastings) Collateral Consequences for Juveniles.  Presented by Emily Baxter, Council on Crime and Justice. (1 standard CLE credit will be applied for) 

More Information:

http://www.co.dakota.mn.us/LawJustice/LegalResearch/Services/CLE.htm

Feb 2/NYC - Counseling the Small Nonprofit Organization

Counsel for an existing nonprofit organization must be aware of the wide variety of legal and business compliance obligations confronted by its clients. This program will cover the essentials of counseling the small to medium-sized nonprofit organization, including: good governance best practices; fiduciary duties of the board of directors; annual reporting to the IRS and the Charities Bureau; and legally-compliant fundraising. In addition, participants will learn to use a nonprofit compliance checklist, a tool that helps nonprofits and their attorneys to keep track of the sometimes bewildering range of nonprofit organization compliance obligations.
This seminar is well-suited to anyone who has completed the Not-for-Profit Incorporation CLE or who has equivalent experience.

Title: 
Counseling the Small Nonprofit Organization
Part of The Legal Aid Society's 2011-2012 CLE Pro Bono Training Program:  
Date/Time/Place:
February 2, 2012
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Eastern Time

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY
By: 
The Legal Aid Society
http://www.legal-aid.org
Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto
Faculty Chairs:  
Victoria B. Bjorklund, Esq., David A. Shevlin, Esq., Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Stephen Falla Riff, Esq., Civil Practice  
Contact:
Rosemary Hare-Bey
The Legal Aid Society
RHarebey@legal-aid.org
CLE Credit: 
2 credits total: 1.5 hours practice/practice management and .5 hours skills. 
This program provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys.
This program is part of The Legal Aid Society's 2011-2012 CLE Pro Bono Training Program.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 on our website, www.legal-aid.org.
More:
http://www.probono.net/calendar/event.398686-The_Legal_Aid_Societys_20112012_CLE_Pro_Bono_Training_Program_Counseling_th

Jan 25/Cleveland - A Tour Through the Supreme Court of Ohio's New Citation Rules & Style Guide

New citation rules went into effect January 1, 2012.  Are you prepared? 

This presentation will take you through the Supreme Court of Ohio’s newly issued Writing Manual.  In the Manual, the Supreme Court completely overhauls its earlier Manual of Citations, which it has not significantly revised since 1992.  The Supreme Court now brings Ohio’s citation rules into line with much of the rest of the country by aligning itself with (but not following) both the Bluebook and ALWD’s citation manual. 

In the Manual, the Supreme Court has also, for the first time, put forth a Style Guide.  The Style Guide not only deals with citations, but also with more general punctuation and structural rules, including how to properly use quotation marks, ellipses, footnotes, and headings. 

While the rules in the Writing Manual are not mandatory, the Supreme Court strongly encourages lawyers to follow these rules when writing briefs.  Learning and following these rules will help you to write more persuasive and trustworthy briefs for your clients.  

This presentation will combine lecture with an interactive workshop so that attendees will not only learn the new citation and style rules, but will be ready to put them into practice.  Attendees will also be provided with materials that summarize some of the biggest changes in the areas lawyers use most.
Title:
A Tour Through the Supreme Court of Ohio's New Citation Rules & Style Guide
Date/Time/Place:
Wednesday 1/25/2012
5:00pm - 6:30pm
1801 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(Moot Court Room) [map]
Speakers:
Professor Carolyn Broering-Jacobs, C|M|LAW
Professor Jaime Bouvier, C|M|LAW
CLE credit: 
1.5 free hours
More:
https://www.law.csuohio.edu/newsevents/events/2012012517001303

Apply Now to Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program Training

NOTE: THE WEBPAGE FOR THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CHANGED TO STATE:

"This training is AT CAPACITY and we are no longer accepting applications. Please consider one of our other trainings."

4FREECLE WILL BE POSTING THE NEXT TRAININGS ON THE VETERANS PAGE. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

2012 training for the Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program is open for applications now! This all-day training will be held in Washington DC on April 20, 2012, and can lead not only to a large about of free CLE, but a career-changing opportunity to "do well by doing good".
Title:
2012 Training Seminar
Date/Time/Place:
April 20, 2012
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
DC Bar, Washington, DC
Sponsor:
DC Bar Pro Bono Program 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, to avoid disappointment when the program fills up.
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/

• Attorney Training Brochure & FAQs
• Training Dates for Volunteer Attorneys
• Current Volunteers
• Contact Outreach & Education

Driver Distraction: The Human Factor Element - An On-Demand CLE by TASA

When a traffic accident occurs, how can a human factors engineer assist in determining what errors occurred, and who is responsible for the decisions that resulted in those errors? This recording will help remove some of the confusion, clarify what is occurring on highways and explain the effects of recent changes to attorneys who must sort it all out.
Title:
Driver Distraction: The Human Factor Element
Topics:

• The Evolution of Driver Distraction
• The Four Steps of Human Information Processing
• The Three Types of Driver Distraction
• The Truth About Multitasking
• Unintended Consequences of New Technology
• The Role of Billboards in Driver Distraction
• Role of Government, Industry and Educators.

Presenters:
William F. Nelson
Mark Heiderbrach
Date of Recording:
December 15, 2010
Sponsor:
Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys (TASA)
More:
Driver Distraction: The Human Factor Element
Credit:
WA: 1 General AV Credit (Activity 303205)
Other Jurisdictions: Consult your credit-granting authority

Jan 19/Houston - Mock Supreme Court Argument on Climate Change

The Environment, Energy & Natural Resource Center at the University of Houston presents a mock Supreme Court argument on climate change tort liability at the University of Houston Law Center.
Title:

Mock Supreme Court Argument on Climate Change
Date/Time/Place:
Jan 19, 2012
12:00 PM
University of Houston Law Center, 100 Law Center, Houston, Texas 77204
Bench:

• Ken Starr (President of Baylor University, former federal judge, Solicitor General and federal independent counsel)
• John Cruden (president of the Environmental Law Institute and former acting assistant attorney general for DOJ’s Environment & Natural Resources Division)
• Tom Phillips,   former Texas Supreme Court Judge  .

Advocates:

• .Rick Faulk
•  David Axelrad.

Credit:
Texas: 2 hours
Other Jurisdictions: Check with your state's credit-granting authority.

RSVP:
jeberle@central.uh.edu

More:
http://www.law.uh.edu/calendar/event_info.asp?event_id=21610

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Jan 19/Cleveland - Perspectives on Lincoln: The Constitution and Civil War Exhibition Opening

Join C|M|LAW for the opening of the traveling exhibit, “Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War,” produced by the National Constitution Center and the American Library Association, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Cleveland Marshall College of Law will display the exhibition from January 4 to February 17, 2012.
The opening night event features three expert presentations focusing on the exhibition's themes: the civil war as a constitutional crisis, secession, slavery, civil liberties, and Lincoln’s legacy.
Title:
Perspectives on Lincoln: The Constitution and Civil War Exhibition Opening
Date/Time/Place:
Thursday, 01/19/2012
4:30pm - 6:00pm
1801 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
(Moot Court Room) [map]
Speakers:
Professor David Forte
Professor Dennis Keating
Professor  Lolita Buckner Inniss
Topics:
"The Soldier and the Negro"
Constitutional law expert Professor David Forte will present a talk on how the Civil War experiences of two soldiers, Albion W. Tourgee, and John Marshall Harlan, affected their attitudes toward segregation in their post war legal careers and jurisprudence.  Professor Forte is a Professor of Law at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University, and writes and speaks extensively on constitutional law and history, religious liberty, Islamic law, the rights of families, and international affairs.  He is an active Civil War reenactor.
"Lincoln and Civil Liberty: Suspension of Habeas Corpus"
Levin College of Urban Studies Distinguished Professor Dennis Keating will examine Lincoln’s suspension of the writ of habeas corpus in the interest of national security.  Dr. Keating holds a joint faculty appointment in the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.  He is Director of the Master of Urban Planning, Design and Development Program at Cleveland State University.  He teaches and writes in the areas of housing, neighborhood development, urban planning and land use law. He is a past President of the Cleveland Civil War Roundtable.
"Black and White and Re(a)d All Over: The Role of Early Cherokee Newspapers in Promoting the Cherokee Practice of Black Slavery"
Professor  Lolita Buckner Inniss traces the history of African-ancestored slavery among the Cherokee and the way it was promoted in early Cherokee newspapers, especially in the period leading up to the war, and examines slavery practices under the Cherokee constitution versus the U.S. constitution.  Professor Inniss is a member of the law faculty at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and is the Joseph C. Hostetler-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law.  Professor Inniss’ current research areas include: critical legal rhetoric, gender and the law, and comparative racism.
CLE credit: 
1.5 free hours
More:
https://www.law.csuohio.edu/newsevents/events/2012011916301246

Jan 26/Seattle - Saving Endangered Wildlife in Our Warming World

Climate change, large-scale ecosystem degradation and a large portion of citizenry disconnected from nature – each of these monumental challenges to the future of wildlife were largely nonexistent when the National Wildlife Federation was formed 75 years ago and were barely on the radar screen when the Endangered Species Act and other key conservation laws were passed roughly 40 years ago. 
What strategies and tools will National Wildlife Federation and other conservation advocates need to rely on to ensure that our country’s legacy of abundant wildlife and healthy habitats are passed to our children and grandchildren?
Title:
Saving Endangered Wildlife in Our Warming World

Date/Time/Location:
Thursday, January 26, 2012
11:30 – 12:30p.m.
Safeco Plaza
Breakwater Investment Management
1001 Fourth Avenue, Suite 4050 (40th Floor)
Seattle, WA
Speaker: 
John Kostyack, VP of Wildlife Conservation, National Wildlife Federation
Sponsor:
WSBA Animal Law Section
CLE Credits: 
1.0 Credits (1.0 General Credits and 0 Ethics Credits)
Cost:  
$0 for Animal Law Section members
(Note: to get this and some future CLEs free, join the Section for $25)
 $0 for law students
$25.00 for active attorneys/non-section members
More information and online registration.