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Tue Oct 27
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Civil Court Pro Se Debtor Assistance and the CLARO Project: How and Why 2009
- 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- By: New York State Courts Access to Justice Program, Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
- Consumer
Topics include: Introduction to CLARO; Ethical Considerations; Client Interaction; Pre-Litigation & The Life of a Debt; The Court Process & Key Motions; Substantive Defenses; Negotiating a Settlement; Stipulations; Preparing the Pro Se Consumer Debt Defendant for Trial and Client-Attorney Session Simulations.
Introduction by: LAURIE B. MILDER, ESQ., Special Counsel, NY State Courts Access to Justice Program
Presentations by: SIDNEY CHERUBIN, ESQ., Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project; ELIZABETH KANE, ESQ., Public Service Program Office, Brooklyn Law School; ANAMARIA SEGURA, ESQ., MFY Legal Services; CLAUDIA WILNER, ESQ., NEDAP; SARAH HELLER, LCSW-R, MFY Legal Services and EVAN DENERSTEIN, CLARO/SAG Brooklyn Law School.
This course is FREE to those who volunteer for two or more sessions with one of the CLARO or Civil Court consumer debt pro se assistance programs listed on the attached flier before April 27, 2010. Experienced attorneys who volunteer receive an additional MCLE credit for each six (6) hours of volunteer service.
Co-Sponsored by: Bronx County Bar Association, CLARO/SAG Brooklyn Law School, Feerick Center for Social Justice at Fordham Law School, New York City Bar, New York County Lawyers' Association and Queens County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project.
To register: Please complete and return the attached flier.
- CLE Credit Comments: 3 MCLE CREDITS (1.5 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; 1.5 SKILLS) - APPROPRIATE FOR BOTH NEWLY ADMITTED & EXPERIENCED ATTORNEYS
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Contact:
Jessica SpiegelBrooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project718-624-3894, ext. 4
- Website: www.brooklynvlp.org