Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.

Presents:

2023 Annual Sonya L. Patterson Memorial Elder Abuse Symposium: A Virtual CLE Event

When: June 8th, 2023 from 8:45 am to 5:15 pm
Where: Webinar

Schedule:

8:45 - 8:55 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks
	Michael Figgins.
9:00—10:00 a.m.	Introduction to Elder Abuse: Litigation, Recognition, and Prevention
	Rick Goralewicz, Melissa Brooks, and Cassandra Bobbitt.
10:15—11:15 a.m.	Confidentiality Rule 1.14: Who is Your Client?
	Richard Stevens
11:30—12:30 p.m.	Trauma Informed Caregivers
	April Merrill
12:30—1:15 p.m.	Lunch with the Bench
1:25—2:25 p.m.	Legal Aid: Critical Role in Elder Justice Justice
	Hilary Dalin, Detective M. Callaway, and Detective Hoehner
2:35—3:35 p.m.	Financial and Domestic Elder Abuse in the 2SLGBTQ+ Community
	Ann Laatsch, Reynaldo Mireles, Jr., Bria Winston, and Kelley Blair
3:34—5:15 p.m.	Elder Abuse: Community Building Tools Already Available
	Michael Hackard

About the Speakers:

• Michael Figgins: Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc., Executive Director
• Rick Goralewicz: Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc., Senior Law Project Attorney
• Cassandra Bobbitt: Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc., Senior Law Project Attorney
• Melissa Brooks: Oklahoma Access to Justice Foundation, Director of Legal Information and Engagement
• Richard Stevens: Oklahoma Bar Association, Ethics Counsel
• April M. Merrill: Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc., Staff Attorney
• Hilary Dalin: Office of Elder Justice, and Adult Protective Services, Director
• Detective M. Callaway: OKCPD, Domestic Violence Unit
• Detective Hoehner: OKCPD, Assault Unit
• Ann Laatsch: The National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life, Justice System Coordinator
• Reynaldo Mireles, Jr.: SAGE, Director of Coalition Building
• Bria Winston: Ball Morse Lowe, Partner
• Kelley Blair: The Diversity Center of Oklahoma, Executive Director
• Michael Hackard: Hackard Law Corporation, Senior Partner

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Join us for a virtual CLE event for volunteer attorneys willing to accept a case from Legal Aid.

Attendees must be enrolled volunteers with Legal Aid. Please reach out to Ana Reynolds (Ana.Reynolds@laok.org) for more information. Links to the webinar and additional information will be sent out as the event nears.

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This course has been approved by the Oklahoma Bar Association Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 5 hours of CLE credit, including 2.5 hours of legal ethics credit.