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CLE: Disability etiquette and legal status-what is it and why do we care?

Wednesday December 02 , 2009

  • By: Advocacy Center
  • Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    1010 Common Street
    Second Floor Conference Room
    New Orleans, LA
  • Contact:
    Koki Otero
    Advocacy Center
    504-522-2337 x126

Cost:

$125 Attorneys

$75 for Public Interest Attorneys

AGENDA

1:30-2:00 Registration

2:00-3:00 Disability Etiquette

Enhance sensitivity when speaking or working with individuals who have a
disability.

Presenters:

Charles Tubre, Systems Advocacy Specialist, Advocacy Center

Koki Otero, Managing Attorney, Self Determination Issue Group, Advocacy
Center

3:00-4:00 Legal Status-What is it and Why do we care?

Introduction into capacity and competency with an overview of what happens
when an individual is deemed incompetent to make decisions and the
implications of Ethics Rule 1.4.

Presenters: Miranda Tait, Managing Attorney, Institutional Rights Issue Group, Advocacy
Center

  • CLE Credit Comments: 2 hours: 1 Ethics, 1 Professionalism.
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