Description: A criminal record can prevent a person from obtaining a job or safe housing. In Minnesota, not only are conviction records easily accessible, but records such as arrests without charge, dismissals and acquittals are also publicly available and are used against applicants for jobs and housing. This session will discuss the collateral consequences of criminal records on low-income Minnesotans, give an overview of current expungement law, including recent appellate case law, and introduce attorneys to an online automated tool available for attorneys working on pro bono expungement cases. The presenters will go step by step through the expungement process in Minnesota.

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Breakout sessions co-sponsored by law firms
and legal services programs (lunch included):

Dorsey & Whitney, Legal Corps & MAP for Nonprofits
Nonprofit Nuts & Bolts
50 S. 6th Street, Suite 1500

Faegre & Benson, Volunteer Lawyers Network (Housing
Committee) & Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis
Expungement - Erasing an Eviction Case Record
Wells Fargo Center, 90 S. 7th St., Suite 2200

Fredrikson & Byron and Tubman
Harassment Restraining Orders for Victims of Sexual Assault
US Bank Building, 200 S. 6th St., Suite 4000

Gray Plant Mooty and and Children's Law Center of
Minnesota
Child Advocacy and the Juvenile Court System
IDS Center, 80 S. 8th St., Suite 500

Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand and Hennepin County Self-
Help Center
The Car Title Toolbox: The Nuts & Bolts of Assisting Your
Client to Get a Title in her Name
Wells Fargo Center, 90 S. 7th St., Suite 3300

Leonard, Street & Deinard and Volunteer Lawyers Network
Divorces with Children - Practical Tips for Pro Bono
Practitioners
Fifth Street Towers, 150 S. 5th St., Suite 2300
(NOTE TIME: 12:30 - 2:00 PM)

Lindquist & Vennum, Immigrant Law Center of MN and the
Advocates for Human Rights
Making a Difference For Immigrants
IDS Center, 80 S. 8th St., Suite 4200

CLE Registration Information:
$30 by October 22, 2011, $50 after October 22, 2011
MSBA members may register via the MSBA website at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/3zcba4d
Non-members may use the registration form at the following link to register by fax or regular mail: http://tinyurl.com/3zmfy2a
Questions? Please contact Steve Marchese, MSBA Pro Bono Development Director, at 612-278-6308, smarchese@mnbar.org