CLE Offered to train attorneys to volunteer at LASC Clinics

BRIEF ADVICE CLINICS: Poverty Law Topics for Pro Bono Attorneys

This program is designed to train attorneys with limited poverty law experience who volunteer their time at brief advice clinics sponsored by LASC. Presenters will focus on the services attorneys can provide within the scope of Rule 1.2 (c) (Limited Scope) and Rule 6.5 (Short Term Limited Legal Services). Sessions will also address how pro bono attorneys can meet the obligations of Rule 1.1 (Competence) and Rule 1.3 (Diligence) in order to provide effective assistance to their clinic clients—who, after clinic consultations, will be navigating the legal system as pro se litigants.

Agenda
9:00 – 9:15 *Brief Advice Clinics, Unbundled Legal Services, and Serving Pro Se Clients—Dianna Parker
9:15-10:00 *Issues Impacting Self-represented Litigants in Domestic Relations Cases (Includes discussion of available pro bono programs) – Stuart Itani
10-10:45 *Issues Impacting Self-represented Litigants in Landlord-Tenant Cases (Includes discussion of available pro bono programs) – Ben Horne
10:45-11:00 Break
11-11:45 *Issues Impacting Self-represented Litigants in Probate and Estate Planning Matters (Includes discussion of available pro bono programs) — Brandon Borgmann and Andrew Marvin
11:45-12:30 Consumer Law Impacting Low-Income Individuals — Melissa Linville and William Ross
12:30-12:45 Break
12:45– 1:15 The ABCs of Public Benefits Programs—Jamie Shier
1:15-1:35 Tax Issues Impacting Low-income Individuals—Melissa Skilliter and Kathy Hoover
1:35-2:30 Clinic Resources and Referral Guidance—Dianna Parker