May 9/St. Paul, MN : Access to Justice for People with Developmental Disabilities

An esteemed panel, including the Honorable Donovan W. Frank, U.S. District Court Judge, James C. Backstrom, Dakota County Attorney,  Shamus O'Meara, Johnson & Condon, P.A.  and Colleen Wieck, Executive Director, Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities, will discuss the elimination of bias against people with developmental disabilities.  Topics will include historical perspective and overview, fundamental legal rights, and issues of access to justice including representation, meetings and interviews, witness competency and court proceedings.
Title: 
Access to Justice for People with Developmental Disabilities
When/Where:
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
12 Noon - 2:00 p.m.Elmer L. Andersen Human Services Building
Rooms 2370/2380
540 Cedar Street, Downtown St. Paul
Credit:
The Office will apply for 2.0 Elimination of Bias credits for this course.
Parking options may be found at: 
http://edocs.dhs.state.mn.us/lfserver/Legacy/DHS-4023A-ENG 
Sponsor:
Office of the Minnesota Attorney General
Continuing Legal Education Seminars
Minnesota Legal Services Coalition
Pre-registration/Costs:
There is no pre-registration or charge; you may simply show up.
Food/Beverages:  
You may bring your own food or beverage to the seminars.  There is a cafeteria on the main floor in the Andersen Building (to the right of the Information Desk).
 
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