CLE events presented by Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma
Free CLE for Legal Aid Pro Bono Lawyers
2023 Annual Sonya L. Patterson Memorial Elder Abuse Symposium: A Virtual CLE Event
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
Presents:
2023 Annual Sonya L. Patterson Memorial Elder Abuse Symposium: A Virtual CLE Event
When: June 8th, 2023 from 8:45 am to 5:15 pm
Where: Webinar
Schedule:
8:45 - 8:55 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Michael Figgins. | |
9:00—10:00 a.m. | Introduction to Elder Abuse: Litigation, Recognition, and Prevention |
Rick Goralewicz, Melissa Brooks, and Cassandra Bobbitt. | |
10:15—11:15 a.m. | Confidentiality Rule 1.14: Who is Your Client? |
Richard Stevens | |
11:30—12:30 p.m. | Trauma Informed Caregivers |
April Merrill | |
12:30—1:15 p.m. | Lunch with the Bench |
1:25—2:25 p.m. | Legal Aid: Critical Role in Elder Justice Justice |
Hilary Dalin, Detective M. Callaway, and Detective Hoehner | |
2:35—3:35 p.m. | Financial and Domestic Elder Abuse in the 2SLGBTQ+ Community |
Ann Laatsch, Reynaldo Mireles, Jr., Bria Winston, and Kelley Blair | |
3:34—5:15 p.m. | Elder Abuse: Community Building Tools Already Available |
Michael Hackard |
About the Speakers:
- Michael Figgins: Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc., Executive Director
- Rick Goralewicz: Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc., Senior Law Project Attorney
- Cassandra Bobbitt: Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc., Senior Law Project Attorney
- Melissa Brooks: Oklahoma Access to Justice Foundation, Director of Legal Information and Engagement
- Richard Stevens: Oklahoma Bar Association, Ethics Counsel
- April M. Merrill: Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc., Staff Attorney
- Hilary Dalin: Office of Elder Justice, and Adult Protective Services, Director
- Detective M. Callaway: OKCPD, Domestic Violence Unit
- Detective Hoehner: OKCPD, Assault Unit
- Ann Laatsch: The National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life, Justice System Coordinator
- Reynaldo Mireles, Jr.: SAGE, Director of Coalition Building
- Bria Winston: Ball Morse Lowe, Partner
- Kelley Blair: The Diversity Center of Oklahoma, Executive Director
- Michael Hackard: Hackard Law Corporation, Senior Partner
Join us for a virtual CLE event for volunteer attorneys willing to accept a case from Legal Aid.
Attendees must be enrolled volunteers with Legal Aid. Please reach out to Ana Reynolds (Ana.Reynolds@laok.org) for more information. Links to the webinar and additional information will be sent out as the event nears.
This course has been approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 5 hours of CLE credit, including 2.5 hours of legal ethics credit.
2023 Celebrate Pro Bono Seminar: Lawton CLE
LEGAL AID SERVICES OF OKLAHOMA, INC.
ANNUAL CLE FOR PRO BONO ATTORNEYS
Presents
CELEBRATE PRO BONO SEMINAR
All Live Speakers
To be held at the United Way Office, 1116 SW A Avenue, Lawton, OK.
Friday, October 20, 2023
This course has been approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 6 hours of CLE credit, including 1 hour of legal ethics credit. Paralegals welcome.
8:30 - 8:55 | Sign in and continental breakfast |
8:55 - 9:00 | Welcome |
Kade A. McClure, Managing Attorney for Lawton Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. | |
9:00 - 9:50 | Child Support Services: What You Need to Know and Calculating Support |
Vicki Spurgeon, Oklahoma Child Support Office | |
10:00– 10:50 | Statutory and Caselaw Updates in DV and Family Law 2022-2023 |
Jamie Phipps and Beth Anne Patterson, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. | |
11:00-11:50 | Discovery Master Appointment and Authority |
The Honorable Judge Emmit Tayloe | |
12:00-12:30 | Break for Lunch – Lunch will be provided |
12:30-1:20 | Confidentiality, Rule 1.14, and Who Is Your Client? |
Richard Stevens, OBA Ethics Counsel | |
1:30 – 2:20 | Update on Criminal Fines & Fees Practice: How to Save your Clients Money |
Ed Wunch, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. | |
2:30 – 3:20 | No Easy Route to Citizenship |
Javier Hernandez, Dunn & Hernandez Law Firm |
This free seminar is for pro bono attorneys. Please register by October 16th.
In an effort to keep costs down CLE written materials can be printed from the Pro Bono Net website: www.probono.net/ok they will be available closer to the date of the event. Legal Aid will not be furnishing written materials at the seminar, if you are unable to receive these materials electronically please contact our office.
If you have any questions feel free to contact: Donna Ellsworth (580) 248-4675 or donna.ellsworth@laok.org.