May 10/DC: Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program Training

UPDATE May 5, 2013: This program is now listed as having been fully subscribed. Please consider registering for a May 17 program; and congratulations to the East Coast Bar for answering the call!
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This program provides training free of charge to attorneys who agree to counsel and/or 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.
Attorneys who participate receive free training in exchange for a commitment to handle at least one appeal that is before the Veterans Court. Attorneys with little or no prior veterans’ law experience are generally able to capably represent an appellant before the Veterans Court provided they attend the training seminar and maintain contact with their mentor. Most cases can be completed in 50 to 60 hours; many cases may require fewer hours. A typical case lasts about 1 year from the time that the attorney enters the case. Some cases may be resolved more quickly and some may take longer.
These trainings tend to fill up quickly, so register asap.
Title:
Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program Training
When/Where:
May 10, 2013
9:00AM to 5:00PM
DC Bar
Washington, DC
Registration is open: Attorney Training Registration-DC
By:

• DC Bar Pro Bono Program 
• Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program

Credit:
These trainings have always featured a great many free CLE credit recognized in most or all mandatory CLE states.

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April 18/NYC: New York State #Foreclosure Laws and Practices

Learn about the foreclosure process, the laws that govern it, including the law mandating settlement conferences for all residential foreclosures.
Title:
New York State Foreclosure Laws and Practices
When/Where:
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Hosted by Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP
1633 Broadway
New York, NY 10019Pre-registation Required:
Print form, complete and email to Rosemary Hare-Bey, Pro Bono Coordinator, at RHarebey@legal-aid.org
Speakers:

• Faculty Chair: Oda Friedheim, Esq.

Credit:

• 2 hours of professional practice practice management

By:
The Legal Aid Society

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April 9/Web: Capitalizing on Canadian FAITs (Foreign Asset Investment Trusts) – A New Opportunity for U.S. Companies

Growing U.S. companies are finding Canada’s new foreign asset investment trusts (FAITs) to be the ideal solution to capital raising and cash-flow challenges. Easier, faster and less expensive than a traditional IPO, FAITs can work for almost any mid-sized American company with income-generating assets because their structure integrates well with U.S. business and tax regimes and their tax-free yields are exceptionally attractive to Canadian and international investors. While initially used in the real estate and energy industries, FAITs are quickly becoming popular in other sectors and have begun to take the market by storm.
In this webinar, senior lawyers and accountants who have advised on some of the most significant FAIT transactions will be covering: i) the selection of appropriate candidates for FAITs; ii) structuring considerations; iii) tax considerations; and iv) case studies of recent representative deals.
Title:
Capitalizing on Canadian FAITs (Foreign Asset Investment Trusts) – A New Opportunity for U.S. Companies
When/Where:
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
1:00 PM EDT
Webcast - Preregistration Required
Speakers:

• Lawrence (Lawrie) Wilder is a partner in the Securities Group at Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP in Toronto. He focuses on representing growing companies and assisting them in achieving their growth objectives. He handles all aspects of the corporate development curve, from private equity to initial public offerings to mergers and acquisitions. Lawrie has played a key legal role in the early stage development and financing of such Canadian success stories as MDC Partners, Chapters, FirstService Corporation, Genuity Capital Markets and Research in Motion (now Blackberry), working with the founding entrepreneurs and their advisors and assisting them in setting the stage for explosive growth and success. 
• Ken Snider is a partner in the Tax Group at Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP in Toronto. His practice focuses on corporate taxation, with an emphasis on inbound and outbound investments, resource and real estate investments, cross-border mergers and acquisitions and reorganizations,. His clients include multinational corporations, the Canadian federal government, tax-exempt institutions and private equity funds. 

By:
Law.com
Credit:
The event announcement states that CLE is available, but does not state how much or where. The content and speakers seem consistent with the credit requirements of many states.

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April 5/Cleveland: Global Business Law Review Symposium: Exploring International Energy Law and Policy #MCLE

Attendees will learn about emerging issues in international energy law and policy by gaining a greater understanding of these issue including an analysis of corruption in the petroleum sector, a historical analysis of the global legal efforts to address climate change in an energy context, and a comparative analysis of the impacts to different economies and foreign finance structures as a result of increasing energy demand.
Registration begins at 12:00 pm in the Atrium.
Title:
Global Business Law Review Symposium: Exploring International Energy Law and Policy
4th Annual Symposium of The Global Business Law Review. 
When/Where:
Friday, April 5, 2013
1:00pm - 4:45pm
1801 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44115 (Moot Court Room)
Speakers:

• Owen L. Anderson ("Corruption in the Petroleum Sector: Corporate Compliance and Due Diligence") is the Eugene Kuntz Chair in Law in Oil, Gas & Natural Resources, the George Lynn Cross Research Professor, and Director of the John B. Turner LL.M. Program in Energy, Natural Resources & Indigenous Peoples Law at The University of Oklahoma College of Law. He has extensive experience in the areas of oil and gas law and has authored over 100 articles, co-authored several books and treatises, and has taught at numerous universities and venues worldwide.
• James E. Hickey, Jr. ("Climate Change in an Energy Context: Global Legal Efforts in Light of Increasing Energy Demand") is Professor of Law and former Director of International Programs at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University where he teaches energy and international law courses. He has practiced energy and international law with two Washington D.C. law firms and is past Chair of the ABA Special Committee on Electric Industry Restructuring. Hickey Jr. has authored and co-authored four books and over 60 publications. He holds a Ph.D. in International Law from Cambridge University and has visited and taught at numerous universities around the world.
• Michael J.T. McMillen ("Evolution of Variance and Purification Concepts in Modern Islamic Finance: The Dow Jones Fatwa and Sequelae") is an award winning authority on Islamic finance and project finance. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a partner of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. Many of his transactions are the first of their kind in jurisdictions worldwide. McMillen has extensive experience speaking and publishing works throughout the world on Islamic finance and project and infrastructure finance.
• Andrew R. Thomas ("American Energy Policy and the Advent of the Rustbelt")  is an Executive-in-Residence with the Energy Policy Center in the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University, where he researches energy law and policy, and teaches courses at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. His current areas of research are in shale development, electricity markets, distributed generation and the energy/water nexus. Thomas has over 30 years of experience in the field of energy as a geophysicist and as a lawyer.

By:
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University
CLE credit:
3 free hours approved
More:
https://www.law.csuohio.edu/newsevents/events/2013040513001832

April 1/Boston: New Volunteer Attorney Orientation

This orientation provides an introduction to working with the Volunteer Lawyers Project/Senior Partners for Justice. Led by one of the VLP staff attorneys and the referral coordinator, this orientation provides an in depth look at everything you need to know in beginning your work with our organization.
We will touch upon many frequently asked questions like: what types of cases does VLP work with, what it's like to work with interpreters, and where can I get help on this case. Along with that, this training will provide a space for new panel attorneys to ask any questions they may have about the way our organization works, the referral process and anything other questions that may arise. This training is meant to provide an introduction to VLP, our services, and our clients. It will be held six times per year, on the first Monday of every even number month from 4pm-5pm. Each orientation can accommodate 15 people, so please register early to reserve your spot.
Title:
New Volunteer Attorney Orientation
When/Where:
Monday, April 1, 2013
4:00pm - 5:00pm
99 Chauncy Street, Suite 400
Boston MA 02111
By:
Volunteer Lawyers Project
More:
http://vlp.volunteerhub.com/Events/Event/Summary.aspx?EventID=1113664

March 22/Web: Applying for DACA with a Juvenile Record

This webinar will discuss the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) guidelines for juvenile records, a range of state confidentiality rules, common juvenile dispositions, the risks of applying for DACA, and what to disclose in a DACA request.
Title:
Applying for DACA with a Juvenile Record
When/Where:
Friday, March 22, 2013
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT
Webinar - Registration Required
Speakers:

• Angie Junck, Supervising Attorney, Immigrant Legal Resource Center
• Dan Kesselbrenner, Executive Director, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild (NIP/NLG)
• Sejal Zota, Staff Attorney, NIP/NLG.

By:
Immigration Advocates Network
Credit:
This event's listing does not indicate anyone has applied for CLE Credit. However, its content and speakers would appear to meet the requirements of several jurisdictions; you may wish to apply as an individual.

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March 20/Salt Lake City: The Iceberg Effect in Mediation: What is Hidden from View?

While mediating, we often encounter parts of participants' personalities, lives, and cultures that are not readily accessible by looking at them or even through initial relationship building. And, despite our well-crafted questions or our desire for genuine conversation, it is only the organic and dynamic nature of the negotiation process that reveals to us the considerations of dealing with parties that are hidden from view. How do we handle these conversational icebergs and how can they help us, rather than sink us, in mediation?
Title:
The Iceberg Effect in Mediation: What is Hidden from View?
When/Where:
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Utah State Bar

Salt Lake City, UT
Register online or email RSVP to sections@utahbar.org
Speaker:
Michelle M. Oldroyd, Attorney, Mediator, and Professor of Law, S.J. Quinney College of Law
By:
Utah State Bar Dispute Resolution Section
Credit:
1 Hr. CLE
More:
http://www.utahbar.org/cle/events/html/section_luncheons.html

March 16/Web: US Army AWOL – Practice tips for Civilian Attorneys #MCLE

The Military Law Task of the National Lawyers Guild along with the Southwest and Texoma regions of the National Lawyers Guild are proud to present this continuing legal education seminar.
Title:
US Army AWOL – Practice tips for Civilian Attorneys
When/Where:
Saturday, March 16, 2013
1:30-2:45 p.m. CST
Meeting Room B
Northwest Oklahoma City Public Library
Oklahoma City, OK
Also Webcast:
A link for a webchat option will be posted here on the day of the presentation.
Also Recording Replay:
Saturday, March 16, 2013
3:30-4:45 p.m., MST
University of Denver
Sturm College of Law
Speaker:
James M. Branum
By:
The Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild
Credit:

• Pending for Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado.
• A completed “Uniform Application for Accreditation of Continuing Legal Education credit” will be provided for lawyers in other states.

Cost:

• No cost for attendees via the web or at Oklahoma City; donations to the Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild are appreciated so that more programs can be conducted
• Attendees of the Denver presentation are asked to pay $25 at the venue.

Registration:

• You can register at the event for those attending in Oklahoma City and Denver.
• Those attending the live internet presentation need to email James Branum at girightslawyer(at)gmail.com to get a copy of the workshop materials.

CLE Materials:
All attendees will receive a free copy of the e-book US Army AWOL: A Practice Guide and Formbook by James M. Branum.
More:
http://nlgmltf.org/downloads/cle-us-army-awol-tips-for-civilian-defense-attorneys/

March 20/Houston: Conducting #Environmental Due Diligence and Audits: Breakfast Briefing #MCLE

A breakfast and panel discussion on the benefits and limitations of conducting environmental due diligence and voluntary compliance audits; the various state and federal incentives available for voluntarily disclosing compliance issues that are identified during these reviews; and a Texas legislative effort that Thompson & Knight has initiated to enhance the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act's utility in a transactional setting.
Title:
Conducting Environmental Due Diligence and Audits: Breakfast Briefing
When/Where:
March 20, 2013
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM CDT
Thompson & Knight LLP
Three Allen Center
333 Clay Street, Suite 3300
Houston, TX 77002 USA
By:
Thompson & Knight LLP
Credit:
1 hour of CLE and CPE (Texas and New York) pending approval.

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March 18/Boston: Housing Law 102: Contesting Section 8 Terminations

This training provides essential skills and knowlege for volunteer attorneys to handle housing cases in which a Section 8 subsidy is under threat of termination or denial.Our speakers will provide detailed information about representing Section 8 tenants at informal hearings at housing authorities and in certiorari appeals to Housing or Superior Court.
Knowledge equivalent to Housing Law 101 is a prerequisite for this training.
Title:
Housing Law 102: Contesting Section 8 Terminations
When/Where:
Monday, March 18, 2013
3:00pm - 5:00pm
99 Chauncy Street, Suite 400
Boston MA 02111
Speakers:

• Mac McCreight of Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS)
• Marcia Peters of the Tenant Advocacy Project at Harvard Law School and Medical Legal Partnership | Boston
• Deena Zakim, law student volunteer at GBLS
• Deborah Bornheimer, volunteer attorney at VLP

By:
Volunteer Lawyers Project
More:
http://vlp.volunteerhub.com/Events/Event/Summary.aspx?EventID=1309208