Advanced Domestic Violence Training: Representing Victims of Stalking

  • 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • By: Legal Aid of North Carolina, Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, Mecklenburg County Bar LSC funded
  • Mecklenburg Bar & Foundation Center
Topics:
  • Continuing Legal Education Program (CLE)

This CLE is also a pro bono training opportunity from the Mecklenburg County Bar, Legal Aid of North Carolina and Legal Services of Southern Piedmont.

CLE Credits:
5.0 Hours Total (4.0 General Hours + 1.0 Ethics Hour)

Fees:
$260 Attorney Rate
$130 Paralegal Rate
$150 Pro Bono Rate (Attorneys must agree to accept a Pro Bono case from LANC/LSSP and/or MCB within 4 months of this program)
$150 Non-profit Rate

Location:
Bar & Foundation Center
2850 Zebulon Ave.
Charlotte, NC 28208

Special Info:
8:30 a.m. - Registration
9 a.m. - 3 p.m. - CLE Training; Lunch served at 12 p.m.

Program & Speakers:
October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In addition to providing one hour of ethics training on technology, we plan to use this opportunity to educate and train attorneys on:

• Defining stalking (9 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.) - Faith Fickling & Suzi Canali, Legal Aid of NC, Inc.

• Criminal Stalking and Harassment in NC (10:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.) - Erik Lindahl, Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office

• Victim Assistance Resources (10:35 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.) - Speaker from Safe Alliance Victim Assistance

• Break (10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.)

• Technology and Ethics in 50B and 50C Cases (11 a.m. - 12 p.m.) - Suzi Canali, Legal Aid of NC, Inc.

• Lunch (12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.)

• Case Preparation for 50B and 50C Stalking/Harassment Cases (12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.) - Faith Fickling & Suzi Canali, Legal Aid of NC, Inc.

• Break (1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.)

• Representation in 50B and 50C Stalking/Harassment Cases (1:45 p.m. - 3 p.m.) - Faith Fickling & Suzi Canali, Legal Aid of NC, Inc.

  • CLE Credit Comments: 5.0 Hours Total (4.0 General Hours + 1.0 Ethics Hour)
  • Contact:
    Mecklenburg County Bar
  • Website: meckbar.org