Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Oct 27/Cleveland OH: Civil Gideon: Approaching the Justice Gap Nationally & in Ohio

What happens when you don't have an attorney in a child custody case? A deportation case? An eviction case?  Unlike criminal cases, there is no across-the-board right to counsel in all civil cases. This event explores the growing civil right to counsel movement nationally and in Ohio. 

The Northeast Ohio Lawyer Chapter and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Student Chapter of the American Constitution Society along with the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law present: 

Civil Gideon: Approaching the Justice Gap Nationally & in Ohio 
http://www.acslaw.org/chapters/lawyer/neohio/rsvp )

Featuring: 

  • John Pollock, American Bar Association Section of Litigation Civil Right to Counsel Fellow, Public Justice Center
  • Marcia Palof, Managing Attorney, The Legal Aid Society of Columbus
  • Michael Smalz, Senior Attorney, Ohio Poverty Law Center 

Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Registration and Reception: 5:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Event: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Moot Court Room
 1801 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH

RSVP: http://www.acslaw.org/chapters/lawyer/neohio/rsvp

This event is free of charge. CLE credit of 1.5 hours is pending.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

sept 29/ Cleveland OH - Retaliation: The U.S. Supreme Court's Expansive Interpretation of Anti-Retaliation Provisions and What it Means for Employment Discrimination Practitioners

Practitioners and commentators have noted that the U.S. Supreme Court has adopted a somewhat expansive attitude toward claims of retaliation and has interpreted the retaliation provisions of antidiscrimination laws accordingly. A panel of seasoned employment and labor law practitioners representing the plaintiff and defense perspectives will discuss, among other things, the recent U.S. Supreme Court cases on retaliation, the effect that the Court's expansive approach to retaliation has had on their practices, and how employers and employees should respond in advising their clients and in handling employment discrimination claims in the wake of the Court's recent decisions.

Location/Host:
CSU / Cleveland-Marshall School of Law
Moot court room.
September 29, 2010
5:00 p.m.


Title:
The Employment and Labor Law Speakers' Series
Retaliation: The U.S. Supreme Court's Expansive Interpretation of Anti-Retaliation Provisions and What it Means for Employment Discrimination Practitioners

Speakers:
Edward L. Gilbert, Esq.
Edward L. Gilbert Co., LPA

Deborah L. Gordon, Esq.
Law Offices of Deborah L. Gordon

Lee J. Hutton, Esq.
Littler Mendelson

1 free hour of CLE.

Monday, September 20, 2010

Oct 8/Seattle, WA - Whale Wars: Representing an Anti-Whaling Activist in Japanese Court"

Dan Harris is a partner at Seattle-based international law firm Harris & Moure. Earlier this year, he represented a New Zealand activist who was criminally prosecuted in Japan for his role in an anti-whale hunting campaign in Antarctica. Mr. Harris will speak about the legal and cultural issues associated with the case.

Title:"Whale Wars: Representing an Anti-Whaling Activist in Japanese Court"

Sponsor:WSBA International Law Section
When: October 8, 2010, 12 - 1:30 PM
Where: Stoel Rives
600 University St., Ste. 3600, Seattle, WA
CLE Credit: 1.0 general credit

Cost: Animal Law Section members – Free
International Law Section members – Free
Law students – Free
Others – $25

Registration:https://pro.wsba.org/forms/cle/Y111008.asp
More Information (including how to join one of those sections, to get this and
some future events free):
http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/animallaw/animal+law+calendar.htm
http://www.wsba.org/lawyers/groups/internationalpractice/intl_practice_calendar.htm

Friday, September 17, 2010

Sep 18/St. Paul, MN - Recent Seventh Circuit Decisions

We’ll be looking at recent noteworthy cases from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Topics include: Wisconsin Unfair Sales Act not preempted by Sherman Act; Wisconsin integrated bar compelled speech limitations; “heckler’s veto”; speech by student organizations; firearms possession by user of controlled substance; Wiretap Act; EEOC retaliation claim; and more. There will be opportunity for questions and answers. Course materials are available at this link (PDF Format).

Saturday, September 18, 2010, 1:00 PM
Community Meeting Room
Lower Level, Como Lakeside Pavilion
1360 North Lexington Parkway
St. Paul, Minnesota 55103

1.0 Minnesota standard CLE credit applied for; 1.0 Wisconsin CLE credit applied for

About the Speaker
Richard P. Clem has a B.A. in history from the University of Minnesota, and a J.D., cum laude, from Hamline University School of Law. He has been in private practice in the Twin Cities for over 20 years. His reported cases include: Asociacion Nacional de Pescadores a Pequena Escala o Artesanales de Colombia v. Dow Quimica de Colombia, 988 F.2d 559, rehearing denied, 5 F.3d 530 (5th Cir. 1993), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 1041 (1994); LaMott v. Apple Valley Health Care Center, 465 N.W.2d 585 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991); Abo el Ela v. State,468 N.W.2d 580 (Minn. Ct. App. 1991). CLE credit has been applied for as follows: Minnesota: 1.0 standard credit
Wisconsin: 1.0 credit

Course Schedule

1:00 Registration
1:10 Welcome, opening remarks
1:15 CLE Program, Recent Seventh Circuit Decisions
2:15 Closing remarks


Como Lakeside Pavilion is located in Como Park, on the west side of Lake Como, on Lexington Parkway. From Interstate 94, take Lexington north 2.3 miles. From Minnesota Highway 36, take Lexington south 1.9 miles. Free parking is available in the two large lots near the Pavilion. There is additional free parking nearby in the lot on East Como Boulevard, and elsewhere in the park. Enter the building through the main café entrance on the parking lot level and take the elevator to the lower level. Outside food and beverages are not permitted, but coffee and a wide variety of food and beverages are available from Black Bear Crossings upstairs.

This program is free of charge. Copies of the course materials will be available, but it would be appreciated if you would download and print a copy and bring with you. Click here to download a copy of the course materials.
 
Preregistration is not necessary, but if possible, if you are attending, please RSVP by e-mail to clem.law@usa.net.

MORE:
http://www.richardclem.com/cle.html

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Oct 6/Springfield MO & Web - Helping Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence: VAWA-Based Green Cards & U Visas




Learn how lack of immigration status impairs a survivor's chances of putting her life together, how to spot immigration issues in your cases, what options are available to a survivor under current immigration law, and how to assist with securing evidence necessary for a VAWA-based green card and U visa status.


Legal Services of Southern Missouri (LSOSM) is proud to offer free Continuing Legal Education (CLE) events to attorneys who are part of our Judicare and Volunteer Lawyer Panels. Judicare Panel members are attorneys who have agreed to handle LSOSM cases as a reduced fee. Volunteer Lawyer Panel members are attorneys who have agreed to handle LSOSM cases free of charge.

Title:

"Helping Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence: VAWA-Based Green Cards & U Visas"

Wednesday October 06 , 2010 1:30 PM - 3:20 PM  Central Time




    • By: Legal Services of Southern Missouri, The Missouri Bar Immigration Law Committee
    CLE Credit
  • Location:


    Legal Services offices in Springfield, Rolla, West Plains, Charleston & Cape Girardeau
    Main Office - 2872 S. Meadowbrook Avenue
    Springfield (& Live Video to our other offices)MO
  • Contact:


    Deanna Scott
    Legal Services of Southern Missouri

    (417) 881-1397
  • Website: judicare.lsosm.org
  • Speaker: Mira Mdivani, Immigration Business Attorney, The Mdivani Law Firm, LLC
Speaker's Bio: Mira Mdivani is a business immigration attorney at the Mdivani Law Firm, KS. Mira's pro bono work focuses on helping immigrant survivors of domestic violence. Her pro bono work has been recognized by the American
Immigration Lawyers Association, The Missouri Bar Association, Kansas Bar
Association, and the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas
City. Mira chairs the Missouri Bar Immigration Committee. She teaches
immigration law, including a course on Immigrant Survivors of Domestic
Violence, as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.

Written Materials: "Immigration Law and the Violence Against Women Act: Hope for Survivors" by Mira Mdivani, Emily Haverkamp, and Samara Nazir Zaman (180 pages).

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Sept 29/Cleveland, Ohio - Retaliation: The U.S. Supreme Court's Expansive Interpretation of Anti-Retaliation Provisions and What it Means for Employment Discrimination Practitioners

Practitioners and commentators have noted that the U.S. Supreme Court has
adopted a somewhat expansive attitude toward claims of retaliation and has
interpreted the retaliation provisions of antidiscrimination laws accordingly. A
panel of seasoned employment and labor law practitioners representing the
plaintiff and defense perspectives will discuss, among other things, the recent
U.S. Supreme Court cases on retaliation, the effect that the Court's expansive
approach to retaliation has had on their practices, and how employers and
employees should respond in advising their clients and in handling employment
discrimination claims in the wake of the Court's recent decisions.


Location:
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
2121 Euclid Avenue - LB138
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
September 29, 2010
5:00 p.m.
http://www.law.csuohio.edu/newsevents/

Title:
Retaliation: The U.S. Supreme Court's Expansive Interpretation of
Anti-Retaliation Provisions and What it Means for Employment Discrimination
The Employment and Labor Law Speakers' Series

PractitionersEdward L. Gilbert, Esq.
Edward L. Gilbert Co., LPA
Deborah L. Gordon, Esq.

Law Offices of Deborah L. Gordon
Lee J. Hutton, Esq.
Littler Mendelson

1 free hour of CLE pending.
See:http://www.law.csuohio.edu/newsevents/

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Multiple Dates/Web - Innovation, Business & Law Colloquium: Health Care Reform Act


This series of lectures appear to concern primarily federal law, and therefore may be eligible for credit in your state. However, you'll have to check on your own.


Title:
Innovation, Business & Law Colloquium: Health Care Reform Act



91:642
Prof. David Orentlicher
University of Iowa College of Law


In this course, we will discuss the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and consider its implications for individuals, employers, insurance companies, physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals.  We also will consider the Act's implications for Medicare and Medicaid, long term care, and other health care programs.  In addition to studying what the Act will do, we also will discuss where future legislation might be needed to fully reform the United States health care system.

  

Readings:  As a text for the course, we will be using CCH's Law, Explanation and Analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010). There also will be supplementary readings available on this webpage.  For an online version of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, click here.

  

Scheduling: The class will meet on Thursdays, 2:20 pm-4:20 pm.  To view the class live, click here or see http://www.uiowa.edu/~ibl/HealthLawColloquium.shtml


CLE credit:  The August 26 and September 2 classes have been approved for Iowa CLE credit for attorneys who watched it live (1.75 credits each; Activity Numbers 72000 and 72201).  We will request CLE credit approval for future classes and have been advised that credit will given for those classes that are viewed live on Thursdays between 2:20 and 4:20 pm and that are predominantly legal in content.  The decision about credit eligibility will be decided after each class, and we will indicate on this page which classes have been certified for CLE credit.

More Information:

Monday, September 13, 2010

Sep 30/Chicago, IL - Revisiting the Line between Free Speech and Obscenity:U.S. v. Stevens and Its Impact on Animal Welfare

The DePaul Center for Animal Law cordially invites you and your colleagues to
join us for this year's symposium, "Revisiting the Line between Free Speech and
Obscenity:U.S. v. Stevens and Its Impact on Animal Welfare". The symposium will
take place at the DePaul College of Law on Thursday, September 30 from 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.

The symposium will evaluate the constitutional issues raised in Stevens, as well
as draw attention to the destructive influence of dog fighting on our local
community. Panelists include Bob Corn-Revere, co-counsel for defendant Robert
Stevens, Randall Lockwood, PhD, Senior Vice-President for Anti-Cruelty
Initiatives and Legislative Services for the ASPCA and internationally renowned
bioethicist, author and veterinarian, Dr. Michael W. Fox.

Additionally, we are pleased to welcome Jeff Jenkins and Sean Moore as our
keynote speakers. Jeff and Sean are part of the HSUS End Dogfighting campaign,
an innovative program that relies on community outreach methods to change
attitudes and behaviors between people and their pit bulls. For more
information on Jeff and Sean, as well as a complete list of panelists, please
visit the Center's website at http://www.law.depaul.edu/centers_institutes/animal_law/.

This event qualifies for up to 5.5 units of CLE credit. Lunch will be provided,
and admission is free and open to the public. If you would like to attend, we
kindly request that you RSVP to Emily Winfield at ewinfie1@depaul.edu by Monday,
September 27.

If you have any additional questions about either the event or the DePaul Center
for Animal Law please contact Emily Winfield at ewinfie1@depaul.edu or (312)
362-6799.

MORE:
http://www.law.depaul.edu/centers_institutes/animal_law/symposium.asp
http://animalblawg.wordpress.com/2010/09/08/some-more-cool-animal-law-cle/

Friday, September 10, 2010

Sep 23/web (FL) - How to Work With Contract Lawyers


From 

http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com:

"On Thursday, September 23 at noon Eastern, I'll be presenting a 1-credit CLE webinar called How to Work With Contract Lawyers to Save Your Firm Money, Increase Profits and Get Your Life Back.
Outsourcing is the wave of the future. But it doesn't necessarily mean sending work overseas, and it's not just for big firms. Solos and small firms can garner many benefits by outsourcing substantive legal work to independent, US-based contract (a/k/a freelance) lawyers.
Topics covered in this course include:
  • Benefits of outsourcing work to a contract lawyer
  • How to find a contract attorney to work with
  • What a good contract lawyer should bring to the table
  • Ethical issues in the outsourcing relationship
This program will carry 1 CLE credit. (CLE accreditation will be supplied for Florida lawyers. A certificate of completion will be provided for lawyers in other states. Click here for information about obtaining CLE accreditation for this course in your state.)
The webinar is part of a series of complimentary practice-building and legal productivity webinars from RocketMatter, the leading online legal practice management and time tracking software solution for small to mid-size law firms.
Once again, that's Thursday, September 23 at noon (EDT). To register, click here."

Sep 23/web - Social Media & e-Discovery


from http://www.theposselist.com/2010/09/09/free-webinar-september-23-social-media-e-discovery-free-cle-credit/

"Virtual LegalTech is on September 23rd and one of the webinars is on social media and e-discovery.

The cross roads of social media and e-discovery are the new lawyer nightmare.  Posse List members across the whole e-discovery vortex –– the data collector vendors, the forensic experts, the contract attorneys, etc. —   are dealing with it.  With eDiscovery expenses on the rise and data volumes increasing rapidly, e-discovery can be challenging enough. 
However, with social media sites including Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and LinkedIn having 100s of millions of users worldwide, this adds a new dimension to the challenge of managing ESI. 
The webinar is called "Social Media & eDiscovery: Untangling the Tweets for the Trials," and it's complimentary.    It is taking place in the Virtual Auditorium at Virtual LegalTech on September 23rd, from 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET. 
Among some of the questions being addressed: 
- Are social media sites discoverable?
- Should your organization be saving every "tweet" and web-page?
- What is reasonable and what could you be held accountable for?
- Can technology help manage these potential data sources?
The webinar is sponsored by Autonomy and the participants are: 
*  Jack Halprin, Esq., Vice President, eDiscovery & Compilance, Autonomy
*  Michael E. Lackey, Jr., Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
*  Honorable David J. Waxse, US District Court, District of Kansas
And you can earn free CLE credit. 
The whole Virtual LegalTech experience is helpful:  you can chat with vendors, see product demonstrations, collect information, network with colleagues and get the latest news from the ever-evolving legal industry. 
Registration is complimentary.  Follow this link to register and mention Priority Code VLSM2 when registering: 
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