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Thursday September 27

Profiles in Service - Cumberland School of Law - Angela Baker Evans

  • By: Cumberland School of Law
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Cumberland Law School 600 Lakeshore Drive Birmingham, AL
  • Contact: Cassandra Adams at ceadams@samford.edu

Profiles in Service - Cumberland School of Law - Steve Rygiel

  • By: Cumberland School of Law
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Cumberland Law School 600 Lakeshore Drive Birmingham, AL
  • Contact: Cassandra Adams at ceadams@samford.edu

Monday October 1

VLA New Volunteer Attorney Orientation

  • By: Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts
  • Time: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    VLA Auditorium 1 East 53rd Street New York, NY
  • Contact: Benjamin Brandow at bbrandow@vlany.org

Tuesday October 2

Celebrate Pro Bono Month in North Central Ohio!

  • By: Community Legal Aid Services Volunteer Legal Services Program LSC funded
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Various Akron, OH
  • Contact: Sandra Costa

Bankruptcy/Consumer Mentoring Group and Brown Bag Lunch

  • By: VLP LSC funded
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Volunteer Lawyers Project 99 Chauncy Street, Suite 400 Boston, MA
  • Contact: Joanna Allison at jallison@vlpnet.org

Thursday October 4

Microenterprise 101

  • By: Washington Attorneys Assisting Community Organizations (WAACO)
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Law Offices of Stoel Rives 600 University Ave, 6th Floor Seattle, WA
  • Contact: at contact@waaco.org

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Pro Bono Attorney Training

  • By: American Constitution Society
  • Time: 5:45 PM - 9:15 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    BakerHostetler 45 Rockefeller Plaza 14th Floor New York, NY
  • Contact: Luan Rexhepi at luan.rexhepi@dos.ny.gov

Friday October 5

Family Empowerment Day Conference - Press Conference and Book Signing

Saturday October 6

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals FREE Application Assistance Workshop

  • By: American Constitution Society
  • Time: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Bronx YMCA New Americans Welcome Center at the Glebe Senior Center 2125 Glebe Avenue Bronx, NY
  • Contact: Rodolfo Estrada at nysdeferredaction@dos.ny.gov

Tuesday October 9

Alabama State Bar Leadership Conference

  • By: Alabama State Bar
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Alabama State Bar 415 Dexter Avenue Montgomery, AL
  • Contact: Linda Lund at linda.lund@alabar.org

Wednesday October 10

Tax, Credit and Other Financial Consequences of Foreclosures, Short Sales and Mortgage Loan Principal Forgiveness

  • By: State Bar of California
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    In-person at the PLI San Francisco Conference Center or via Live Webcast 685 Market Street Suite 100 San Francisco, CA

Thursday October 11

Build Your Practice with Pro Bono Workshop

  • By: Thomas M. Cooley Law School
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Thomas M. Cooley Law School 111 Commerce Ave., S.W. Grand Rapids, MI
  • Contact: Karen Rowlader at rowladek@cooley.edu

Saturday October 13

Northwest Human Trafficking Summit

  • By: American Bar Association
  • Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Westin Hotel Seattle, WA
  • Contact: Kathleen Hopkins at khopkins@rp-lawgroup.com

Monday October 15

Seattle University School of Law: Social Justice Week

  • By: Seattle University School of Law Social Justice Coalition
  • Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Seattle University School of Law 901 12th Avenue Sullivan Hall Seattle, WA

”Enhance Your Career in More Ways Than One"

  • By: Wilson Elser
  • Time: 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Pace Law School 78 North Broadway White Plains, NY
  • Contact: Jacqueline Hattar at jacqueline.hattar@wilsonelser.com

Tuesday October 16

Probate & Trust Pro Bono Projects, and the Social Worker's role with Elderly Clients

  • By: MSBA Probate & Trust Law Section
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    MSBA Probate & Trust Law Section Minneapolis, MN

The Nuts & Bolts of a Family Law Case In Maryland

  • By: Mid-Shore Pro Bono
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Talbot County Senior Center, Multi-Purpose Room 400 Brookletts Ave Easton, MD
  • Contact: Kiah Elmore at kelmore@probonomd.org

Pro Bono In Practice: Collaboration With Large Law Firms

  • By: Berkeley Law Career Development
  • Time: 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
  • Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    UC Berkeley School of Law (Berkeley Law) The Goldberg Room - 297 Simon Hall Bancroft Way at Piedmont Ave. Berkeley, , CA
  • Contact: Trish Keady at slpscoordinator@gmail.com

Wednesday October 17

NEW: Guardianship Roundtable & Brown Bag Lunch - Third Wednesday of the Month

  • By: Volunteer Lawyers Project
  • Time: 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Volunteer Lawyers Project 99 Chauncy Street Suite 400 Boston, MA
  • Contact: Russell Rennie at rrennie@vlpnet.org

Panel Discussion Concerning Pro Bono

  • By: the Judge William E. Doyle Inn of Court
  • Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Mountain Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    The University Club 1673 Sherman Street Denver, CO

Friday October 19

Pro Bono Collaborative Legal Rights Presentation for Year Up

  • By: Pro Bono Collaborative
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Year Up 10 Dorrance Street Providence, RI
  • Contact: Eliza Vorenberg at evorenberg@rwu.edu

Pro Bono & the Transactional Attorney: What Opportunities Exist

  • By: Dykema
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Dykema - Lansing Capitol View 201 Townsend Street, Ste 900 Lansing, MI
  • Contact: Justin Sheehan at jsheehan@mi-community.org

Sunday October 21

Profiles in Service - Birmingham School of Law - Allen Perkins

  • By: Birmingham School of law
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Birmingham School of Law Birmingham, AL
  • Contact: Linda Lund at linda.lund@alabar.org

Profiles in Service - Faulkner University Jones School of Law - Brittney Bucak

  • By: Faulkner University Jones School of Law
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Faulkner University Jones School of Law Montgomery, AL
  • Contact: Linda Lund at linda.lund@alabar.org

Profiles in Service - University of Alabama School of Law - Morris Dees

  • By: University of Alabama School of Law
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    University of Alabama School of Law Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Contact: Linda Lund at linda.lund@alabar.org

Monday October 22

Pro Bono Resource Fair

  • By: Taproot Foundation
  • Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    The Foundation Center-San Francisco 312 Sutter Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA

Private Practice in the Public Interest: Enhancing Your Career and the Community through Pro Bono Work.

  • By: University of Miami School of Law
  • Time: 12:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    University of Miami School of Law 1311 Miller Drive Coral Gables, FL
  • Contact: Jan Jacobowitz at jjacobowitz@law.miami.edu

Let's Celebrate Pro Bono!!

  • By: Oregon State Bar
  • Time: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Multnomah County Courthouse 1021 Southwest 4th Ave. Portland, OR
  • Contact: Michelle Lane at mlane@osbar.org

South Carolina Pro Bono Summit

  • By: South Carolina Access to Justice Commission
  • Time: 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    South Carolina Bar Conference Center 1501 Park Street Columbia, SC
  • Contact: Robin Wheeler at rwheeler@scbar.org

Non-Profit Pro Bono Summit MISSION POSSIBLE!

  • By: Tarrant County Bar Foundation
  • Time: 11:00 AM - 3:45 PM
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Texas Wesleyan School of Law Conference Center, 2nd floor 1515 Commerce Street Fort Worth, TX
  • Contact: Aleed Rivera at aleed@tarrantbar.org

2012 Quad Law Schools Public Interest Career Expo

  • By: Robins
  • Time: 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Concourse 800 Lasalle Ave. Minneapolis, MN

PILS Pro Bono Panel

  • By: Center for Professional Development
  • Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Elon University School of Law Elon, NC

Tuesday October 23

Family Law 101 CLE

  • By: Nevada Legal Services
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Northern Nevada State Bar Center 9456 Double R Blvd Suite B Reno, NV
  • Contact: Renee Kelly at rkelly@nlslaw.net

Mississippi College School Family Law Society Meeting

  • By: Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project
  • Time: 11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Mississippi College School of Law Jackson, MS
  • Contact: Shirley Williams at mvlp@mymvlp.net

DePaul College of Law Pro Bono Panel

  • By: DePaul College of Law's Pro Bono & Community Service Initiative
  • Time: 11:50 AM - 12:50 PM
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    DePaul College of Law 25 East Jackson Boulevard Room 341 Lewis Chicago, IL
  • Contact: Cheryl Price at cprice13@depaul.edu

Do Pro Bono: Mock Order for Protection Hearing

  • By: Tubman
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Lindquist & Vennum PLLP 4200 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, MN
  • Contact: Barbara Leonard Guy at bguy@tubman.org

Legal Issues Facing Impoverished Communities Panel

  • By: Elon University School of Law
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Elon University School of Law Elon, NC

Pro Bono Opportunities Brown Bag

  • By: Federal Government Pro Bono Program
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Federal Labor Relations Authority Chicago, IL
  • Contact: Laura Klein at Laura.F.Klein@usdoj.gov

Public Interest Law Series- Making Pro Bono Part of Your Practice

  • By: Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
  • Time: 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Boyd School of Law Room 110 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV
  • Contact: Tera Hodge at tera.hodge@unlv.edu

Reliving Tanzania: Miami Law's African Probate & Policy Initiative

  • By: HOPE Public Interest Resource Center
  • Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    University of Miami School of Law 1311 Miller Drive Room F109 Coral Gables, FL
  • Contact: Marni Lennon at umhope@law.miami.edu

Southwestern Law School Public Interest Opportunities Panel

  • By: Southwestern Law School Public Interest Law Committee
  • Time: 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Southwestern Law School 3050 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA

PILI 6th Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee

  • By: Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) LSC funded
  • Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Piatt County Courthouse 101 West Main Street Monticello, IL
  • Contact: Michael Bergmann at mbergmann@pili-law.org

Pro Bono: Lawyering for the Good of the Public - And You

  • By: Pro Bono at CUA Law
  • Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Slowinski Courtroom The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law 3600 John McCormack Road, NE Washington, DC
  • Contact: Jen Tschirch at tschirch@law.edu

2012 Quad Law Schools Public Interest Career Expo

  • By: Univ. of MN Law School
  • Time: 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Univ. of MN Law School Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Concourse Minneapolis, MN

Loan Forgiveness through Legal Service

  • By: Elon University School of Law
  • Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Elon University School of Law Room 207 Elon, NC

Public Interest Law Series- Making Pro Bono Part of Your Practice

  • By: Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
  • Time: 5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
  • Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Boyd School of Law Room 110 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV
  • Contact: Tera Hodge at tera.hodge@unlv.edu

Wetumpka Area Chamber Asks the Experts

  • By: Wetumpka Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Jeannette Barrett Civic Room 279 Wharf Street Wetumpka, AL
  • Contact: Marilyn Winborn at mwinborn@winbornwebdesign.com

Wednesday October 24

Mississippi Women Lawyers' Association Coast Membership Meeting

  • By: Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project LSC funded
  • Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Mary Mahoney's Resturant Biloxi, MS

IP and Pro Bono Opportunities

  • By: University of New Hamphire School of Law
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    University School of Law 2 White Street Concord, NH
  • Contact: Erin Corcoran at erin.corcoran@law.unh.edu

New Project Roundtable

  • By: Elon University School of Law
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Elon University School of Law Elon, NC

Pro Bono Cases 101: A Brown Bag Presentation About Pro Bono Litigation for Federal Government Attorneys

  • By: Federal Government Pro Bono Program
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission Washington, DC
  • Contact: Laura Klein at Laura.F.Klein@usdoj.gov

Metro Volunteer Lawyers Presents: The Effective Pro Bono Attorney

  • By: Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
  • Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Mountain Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Faegre Baker Daniels LLP 3200 Wells Fargo Center 1700 Lincoln Street Denver, CO
  • Contact: Candace Whitaker at candace.whitaker@FaegreBD.com

Thursday October 25

6th annual European Pro Bono Forum

  • By: PILnet: The Global Network for Public Interest Law
  • Time Zone: Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris
  • Location:
    Hotel Husa Princesa, Princesa, 40 Madrid, Spain
  • Contact: Constance Herndon at cherndon@pilnet.org

Vermont Celebrate Pro Bono Conference

  • By: Vermont Bar Association
  • Time: 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Vermont State House State Street Montpelier , VT
  • Contact: Mary Ashcroft at mashcroft@vtbar.org

Access to Justice: How the Legal Profession is Addressing the Needs of the Poor

  • By: Journal of Gender
  • Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    American University Washington College of Law 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Room 603 Washington, DC
  • Contact: at secle@wcl.american.edu

Walk a Mile in the Shoes of a Low-income Client

  • By: Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County (NY) LSC funded
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Harter Secrest & Emery 1600 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY
  • Contact: Linda Kostin at lkostin@wnylc.com

Women’s Law Association 50b Question & Answer Session

  • By: Elon University School of Law
  • Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Women's Resource Center 628 Summit Ave. Elon, NC

ACLU Know Your Rights Forum

  • By: American Civil Liberties Union
  • Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    UNCG Graham 308 Elon, NC

Friday October 26

Lauderdale County Bar Association Membership Meeting

  • By: Lauderdale County Bar Association LSC funded
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Weidman’s Restaurant -- Downtown Meridian, MS
  • Contact: at jehamiltonlaw@gmail.com

Saturday October 27

IRAP West Coast Conference

  • By: Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project LSC funded
  • Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    University of Southern California, Tutor Center, Office of Admissions Classroom (TCC 205) Los Angeles, CA
  • Contact: Jeffrey Watkins at jeffrey.watkins.2014@lawmail.usc.edu

2012 Futures Conference - Legal Services Update

  • By: College of Law Practice Management
  • Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Georgetown Law Center Gerwirz Student Center 120 F. Street, NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC
  • Contact: Karen Rosen at colpm@comcast.net

Monday October 29

Immigration Relief for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault: U Visa Relief

  • By: Bay Area Legal Aid
  • Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
  • Time Zone: Pacific Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Winston & Strawn LLP 101 California St San Francisco, CA
  • Contact: Genevieve Richardson at probono@baylegal.org

Tuesday October 30

New Jersey's Fifth Annual Pro Bono Conference

  • By: New Jersey State Bar Association
  • Time: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    New Jersey Law Center One Constitution Square New Brunswick, NJ

The Pillar Law Firm Model Connecting Law Firms with Pro Bono Opportunities

  • By: Tennessee Supreme Court's ATJ Commission
  • Time: 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
  • Time Zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    UT College of Law Room 237 1505 W Cumberland Ave. Knoxville, TN
  • Contact: Wynne du Mariau Caffey at wcaffey@resclaw.com

Wednesday October 31

National Pro Bono Conference (Canada)

  • By: Pro Bono Québec
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • CLE Credit
  • Location:
    Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel Montreal, QC
  • Contact: Michèle Moreau at mmoreau@probonoquebec.ca
All Seminar events for October, 2012