Pro Bono Alaska Panel Discussion and Training

Topics:
  • Continuing Legal Education Program (CLE)
  • Pro Bono

1.5 Ethics & 1.5 General CLE Credits

Registration fee: FREE  

1:00 - 4:30 p.m. | Friday, September 27 | CLE# 2019-045
Federal Courthouse, 222 W 7th Ave, Anchorage, Courtroom 2

 

1:00 p.m. Welcome by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan  

   POWER Act   

1:15  p.m. First-Hand Survivor Impact Statement  

1:25 p.m. Panel Discussion with Pro Bono Legal Service Providers   

  Moderated by Gregory P. Razo, Vice President, CIRI.  

Panel Members include Representatives from: Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis, Alaska   Legal Services Corporation, Alaska Native Justice Center, Alaska Network on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault (ANDVSA), Federal Pro Bono Project, Alaska Institute for Justice, Alaska Immigration Project   

2:15 p.m. Break – Refreshments  

2:30 p.m. Break-Out Training Sessions  

        Section 1983 Litigation in a Nutshell   

     Hon. Sharon L. Gleason, United States District Court Judge   

         Representation of Survivors of Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault   

     Christine McLeod Pate, Director of Legal Programs, ANDVSA    

  Maggie Humm, Supervising Attorney, Alaska Legal Services Corporation  

Ethics & Best Practices in Working with Vulnerable Populations   

     Natalie Wicklund, United States District Court Pro Se Law Clerk   

 

4:30 p.m. Adjourn  

  

   QUESTIONS? Contact: Nikki Gasper: Nikki_Gasper@akd.uscourts.gov
or Kevin Feldis: KFeldis@perkinscoie.com

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