Pro Bono Calendar events by topic for October 2012

Asylum (1)

Taking a Case with Human Rights Initiative

By: Human Rights Initiative of North Texas
Date: Mon Oct 22 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
CLE Credit
Location:
The Belo Mansion and Pavilion 2101 Ross Avenue Dallas, TX
Contact: Jacqueline Vega at jvega@hrionline.org

Civil Rights (2)

Washington Lawyers' Committee's John Burke Pro Bono Breakfast

By: Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
Date: Thu Oct 04 Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Location:
Washington, DC

Election Protection Training

By: Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
Date: Mon Oct 22 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
CLE Credit
Location:
Shearman & Sterling LLP 599 Lexington Avenue New York, NY
Contact: AALDEF at votingrights@aaldef.org

Consumer (1)

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Training

By: Lone Star Legal Aid
Date: Thu Oct 25 Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
CLE Credit
Location:
Lone Star Legal Aid 1415 Fannin Houston, TX
Contact: Dana Bias at dbias@lonestarlegal.org

Disability (2)

Wills for Heroes Clinic - Lancaster County

By: Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Date: Sat Oct 20 Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Location:
Lancaster County Public Safety Training Facility 101 Champ Blvd. Manheim, PA

Wills for Heroes Clinic - Cumberland County

By: Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Date: Sat Oct 27 Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Location:
Cumberland County 911 Call Center Carlisle, PA
Contact: Kate Lawrence at kmc32@psu.edu

Domestic Violence (1)

Domestic Violence / Family Law Pro Bono Training

By: State Bar of Michigan
Date: Fri Oct 26 Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Location:
Thomas M. Cooley Law School - Auburn Hills Campus (with simultaneous broadcasts to Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, and Lansing campuses) 2630 Featherstone Rd Auburn Hills, MI
Contact: Robert Mathis, Pro Bono Service Counsel at rmathis@mail.michbar.org

Family Law/Matrimonial (3)

Family Law Issues in Pro Bono Cases

By: Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Equal Access to Justice Committee
Date: Fri Oct 26 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
CLE Credit
Location:
Pavilion at the Belo Mansion 2101 Ross Ave. Dallas, TX
Contact: Michelle Alden at aldenm@lanwt.org

Domestic Violence / Family Law Pro Bono Training

By: State Bar of Michigan
Date: Fri Oct 26 Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Location:
Thomas M. Cooley Law School - Auburn Hills Campus (with simultaneous broadcasts to Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, and Lansing campuses) 2630 Featherstone Rd Auburn Hills, MI
Contact: Robert Mathis, Pro Bono Service Counsel at rmathis@mail.michbar.org

VLP - Family Law 101

By: Volunteer Lawyers Project
Date: Tue Oct 30 Time: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Location:
Volunteer Lawyers Project 99 Chauncy Street, Suite 400 Boston, MA
Contact: Sign up on Volunteerhub at website listed below. at iburney@vlpnet.org

Health (2)

Care Coordination: Improving Care and Lowering Costs

By: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Date: Thu Oct 18 Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
Location:
Online/Webinar 50 E. Washington Chicago, IL
Contact: Michelle Nicolet at mnicolet@povertylaw.org

How Are Immigrants Affected by the Affordable Care Act?

By: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Date: Tue Oct 30 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
Location:
Online/Webinar Chicago, IL
Contact: Michelle Nicolet at mnicolet@povertylaw.org

Housing (1)

Introduction to Landlord Tenant Training

By: Volunteer Legal Services Program of the San Francisco Bar Association (VLSP)
Date: Tue Oct 09 Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
CLE Credit
Location:
BASF Conference Center 301 Battery Street 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA

Human Rights (14)

Inadmissibility Grounds and Waivers - Part 2

By: Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
Date: Tue Oct 02 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
CLE Credit
Location:
This event takes place online. Webinar/Teleseminar, United States
Contact: at seminars@ilrc.org

VAWA Issues and Updates

By: Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
Date: Wed Oct 03 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
CLE Credit
Location:
Online (Webinar) San Francisco, CA
Contact: at seminars@ilrc.org

New York State’s Campaign Against Sex Trafficking: What’s Next?

By: Feerick Center for Social Justice of Fordham Law School
Date: Fri Oct 05 Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
CLE Credit
Location:
Fordham University School of Law - Lincoln Center Campus James B.M. McNally Amphitheatre 140 West 62nd Street New York, NY
Contact: Dora Galacatos at galacatos@law.fordham.edu

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Immigration (14)

Inadmissibility Grounds and Waivers - Part 2

By: Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
Date: Tue Oct 02 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
CLE Credit
Location:
This event takes place online. Webinar/Teleseminar, United States
Contact: at seminars@ilrc.org

VAWA Issues and Updates

By: Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
Date: Wed Oct 03 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
CLE Credit
Location:
Online (Webinar) San Francisco, CA
Contact: at seminars@ilrc.org

How an Absence Can Affect One's Naturalization Application

By: Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)
Date: Wed Oct 10 Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
CLE Credit
Location:
This event takes place online. Webinar/Teleseminar, United States
Contact: at seminars@ilrc.org

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International Pro Bono (1)

PILnet European Pro Bono Forum

By: PILnet
Date: Thu Oct 25 - Fri Oct 26 Time Zone: Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris
Location:
Madrid, Spain

Military/Veterans (1)

Training: Represent a Disabled Veteran Pro Bono before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims

By: Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program
Date: Fri Oct 26 Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Location:
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, Louis D. Brandeis Conference Center 155 Seaport Boulevard Boston, MA
Contact: Louis George at louis_george@nvlsp.org

Nonprofit/Community Development (2)

Diversity Issues in the Workplace

By: Pro Bono Partnership
Date: Tue Oct 09 Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Location:
White Plains, NY
Contact: Maurice Segall at msegall@probonopartner.org

Board Roles and Responsibilities

By: Pro Bono Partnership
Date: Tue Oct 23 Time: 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Location:
YMCA - White Plains 250 Mamaroneck Avenue White Plains, NY
Contact: Maurice Segall at msegall@probonopartner.org

Pro Bono/Legal Services (13)

Alabama State Bar Pro Bono Task Force Mini-Grant for Law Student Organizations

By: Alabama State Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program
Date: Thu Sep 27 - Sat Oct 27 Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
Location:
Alabama State Bar Pro Bono Celebration Task Force 415 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL
Contact: Linda Lund at linda.lund@alabar.org

Pro Bono Road Shows

By: Philadelphia Bar Association
Date: Mon Oct 01 Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Location:
Area Law Firms Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Jodi Schatz at jschatz@advokid.org

VLP - Orientation for New Volunteer Attorneys

By: VLP
Date: Mon Oct 01 Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location:
VLP 99 Chauncy Street Suite 400 Boston, MA
Contact: Russell Rennie at rrennie@vlpnet.org

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Seniors (2)

Wills for Heroes Clinic - Lancaster County

By: Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Date: Sat Oct 20 Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Location:
Lancaster County Public Safety Training Facility 101 Champ Blvd. Manheim, PA

Wills for Heroes Clinic - Cumberland County

By: Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Date: Sat Oct 27 Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Location:
Cumberland County 911 Call Center Carlisle, PA
Contact: Kate Lawrence at kmc32@psu.edu

Wills/Estates (2)

Wills for Heroes Clinic - Lancaster County

By: Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Date: Sat Oct 20 Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Location:
Lancaster County Public Safety Training Facility 101 Champ Blvd. Manheim, PA

Wills for Heroes Clinic - Cumberland County

By: Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Date: Sat Oct 27 Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Location:
Cumberland County 911 Call Center Carlisle, PA
Contact: Kate Lawrence at kmc32@psu.edu

Other (2)

50 Million and Counting: The Latino Voice in a New Political Era

By: Bickel & Brewer Latino Institute for Human Rights
Date: Fri Oct 19 Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
CLE Credit
Location:
NYU School of Law D'Agostino Hall, Lipton Hall 108 West 3rd Street New York, NY

Affirmative Litigation Training

By: Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Date: Tue Oct 23 - Thu Oct 25 Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
CLE Credit
Location:
Crowne Plaza White Plains 66 Hale Avenue White Plains, NY
Contact: Jaime Roosevelt at jaimeroosevelt@povertylaw.org