Civil Law
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Accreditation/Activity Numbers for Volunteer Lawyers Project CLEs in 2009
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Law Library including the comprehensive Iowa Legal Aid Volunteer Lawyers Project Practice Manual and material from Iowa Legal Aid continuing legal education seminars.
Volunteer Opportunities for providing pro bono counsel on civil law matters. Click here to read the resolution of the Iowa Legal Aid Board of Directors recommitting Iowa Legal Aid to private attorney involvement activities.
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Elderlaw Issues ICN 2/13/09 4 Hours Activity Number: 58467 Providing Competent Counsel to Clients in Civil Commitment and Mental Health Cases ICN 2/20/09 5.5 Hours Activity Number: 58469 MUNA/IowaCASA/Iowa Legal Aid Training Des Moines 3/26/09 3 Hours Activity Number: 63495 Shocking Secrets About Electronic Filing and ERE for the Social Security Practitioner ICN 4/3/09 3.75 Hours Activity Number: 58685 2009 Pension Rights Update Des Moines (live) 4/7/09 3 Hours Activity Number 59045 2009 Pension Rights Update Telephone 4/7/09 3 Hours Activity Number 59060 Defending Foreclosures Des Moines 4/21/09 - 4/22/09 12.5 Hours Activity Number 59523 Foreclosure Overview Training Des Moines 8/29/09 5.5 Hours Activity Number 62135 Sex and Civil Rights: Fair Housing in Iowa ICN 10/1/09 3.75 Hours Activity Number 62909 Selected Federal Tax Controversy Issues Telephone 10/2/09 1.25 Hours Activity Number 62834 A Pension Primer for the Non-Pension Attorney ICN 10/16/09 3 Hours Activity Number 62959 "Need to Know" Veterans Issues for the Iowa Lawyer ICN 10/29/09 3 Hours Activity Number 63226 1st Judicial District Volunteer Lawyers Recognition CLE ICN 11/10/09 2.5 Hours (including 1 Hour Legal Ethics) Activity Number: 63939 Johnson County Bar Association Meeting and Iowa Legal Aid CLE Coralville 11/11/09 2 Hours (includes 2 Hours Legal Ethics) Activity Number: 63996
Participating Organizations:
Iowa Legal Aid and HELP Legal Assistance
Polk County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
Public Service Provisions of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007
The act directly benefits public interest lawyers in two specific ways. First, the act provides for income-based payments on certain federally-backed student loans. Second, the act provides for the forgiveness of certain Federal Direct student loans. Read the details here.
John Lorentzen of the Nyemaster Law Firm speaks at the Disaster Response training at the ISBA Annual Meeting with (left to right) Tracy Deutmeyer, ALA/YLD Representative; The Honorable Jess Dickinson of the Mississippi Supreme Court; and Rod Kleitsch of Iowa Legal Aid.
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