December 19, 2019 (Thursday): Law Practice Montage Seminar - McAlester, OK

CLE Credit Comments: This Seminar has been approved for 5 hours of MCLE Credit, including 1 hour of ethics credit.

This annual CLE event is FREE for Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Pro Bono attorneys and paralegals 

Thursday, December 19, 2019
Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma
321 S 3rd Street, Suite 6, McAlester, OK
MCLE Credit of 5 Hours, including 1 hour of ethics

Agenda & Registration here

Print the Agenda & Registration, complete the form and send it in.

 Materials will be posted here (Must be logged in to access)

Topics:

• Early Settlement Mediation - Sarah Head, Early Settlement
• Calculating Child Support: Statutory Overview, Getting the Right Number and Prison Orders - Gary Newberry, Child Support Services
• Medicaid/Medicare (Ethics) - Anja Du Toit, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
• Landlord Tenant - Eric Hallett, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
• Medical Marijuana Ins and Outs - Kindra Dotson-Avila, Bussett Law Group

December 13, 2019 (Friday): It's a Merry CLE Video Replay - Altus, OK

CLE Credit Comments: This Seminar has been approved for 6 hours of MCLE Credit, including 1 hour of ethics credit.

This annual CLE event is FREE for Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Pro Bono attorneys.

It's a Merry CLE Video Replay
Friday, December 13, 2019
 Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Office
3000 N Main, Suite 500, Altus, OK

Agenda here
by emailing Norma Parsons norma.parsons@laok.org

8:30 – 8:50 Registration & Coffee, Donuts.
8:50 – 9:00 Welcome.
9:00 – 9:50 Understanding the Residential Landlord Tenant - Eric Hallett, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
10:00– 10:50 Calculating Child Support Statutory Overview, Getting the Right Number and Prison Orders –Gary Newberry, Child Support Services
11:00-11:50 The Impact of Taxes on Low-Income Clients -Brette Gollihare, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.

11:50-1:00 Break for Lunch – provided

1:00 – 1:50 Criminal law for Civil Lawyers - Shena Burgess, Smiling, Smiling & Burgess, Attorneys at Law

2:00 - 2:50  Medical Marijuana Ins and Outs - Kindra Dotson-Avila, Bussett Legal Group

3:00 - 3:50 The Challenges of Unrepresented Litigants/ Ethical Duties If An Unrepresented Litigant is Involved In Your Case -Joseph Balkenbush, OBA Ethics Counsel
3:50 Adjourn.

Please register by December 9th.

 Materials will be posted here (Must be logged in to access)

December 10, 2019 (Tuesday): Law Practice Montage Seminar - Sallisaw, OK

CLE Credit Comments: This Seminar has been approved for 5 hours of MCLE Credit, including 1 hour of ethics credit.

This annual CLE event is FREE for Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Pro Bono attorneys and paralegals 

Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Sequoyah County Courthouse
120 East Chickasaw Street, Sallisaw, OK 74955
MCLE Credit of 5 Hours, including 1 hour of ethics

Agenda & Registration here

Print the Agenda & Registration, complete the form and send it in.

 Materials will be posted here (Must be logged in to access)

Topics:

• Early Settlement Mediation - Sarah Head, Early Settlement
• Calculating Child Support: Statutory Overview, Getting the Right Number and Prison Orders - Gary Newberry, Child Support Services
• Medicaid/Medicare (Ethics) - Anja Du Toit, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
• Landlord Tenant - Eric Hallett, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
• Medical Marijuana Ins and Outs - Kindra Dotson-Avila, Bussett Law Group

November 1, 2019 (Friday) - 2019 Celebrate Pro Bono Seminar - Stillwater, OK

CLE Credit Comments: This Seminar has been approved for 6 hours of MCLE Credit, including 1 hour of ethics credit.

This annual CLE event is FREE for Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Pro Bono attorneys and paralegals

Friday, November 1, 2019
Payne County Administration Building
Sixth & Duck Streets
Stillwater, Oklahoma
MCLE Credit of 6 hours, including 1 hour of ethics

Materials will be posted here (Must be logged in to access)

Topics:

• Immigration: Basics and Boobytraps for your Non-immigration Practice,
  Kelissa Gordon, Gordon Law Firm
• Stalking from the Couch
  Michael Johns, Advocate and Guthrie Police Officer
• Legislation and the Budget Process
  Alex Adkins, Assistant Attorney General
• Lunch Provided
• Update on Medical Marijuana Law
  Rachel Bussett, Attorney, Bussett Legal Group
• Is Medicaid planning Ethical?
• Anja DuToit, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma
• Ethics John Williams, OBA Director

October 25, 2019 (Friday): Law Practice Montage Seminar - Lawton, OK

CLE Credit Comments: This Seminar has been approved for 5 hours of MCLE Credit, including 1 hour of ethics credit.

This annual CLE event is FREE for Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Pro Bono attorneys and paralegals 

Friday, October 25, 2019 - NEW LOCATION!
Great Plains Technology Center, Building 700, Room 701
4500 W. Lee Blvd., Lawton, OK
MCLE Credit of 5 Hours, including 1 hour of ethics

Agenda here

Materials will be posted here

Topics:

• Early Settlement Mediation - Sarah Head, Early Settlement
• Calculating Child Support: Statutory Overview, Getting the Right Number and Prison Orders - Gary Newberry, Child Support Services
• Medicaid/Medicare (Ethics) - Anja Du Toit, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
• Landlord Tenant - Eric Hallett, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
• Medical Marijuana Ins and Outs - Kindra Dotson-Avila, Bussett Law Group

2019 Bonus Pro Bono Week CLE: Coercive Caring and Confidentiality - Altus, OK- October 24, 2019 (Thursday)

October 24, 2019 (Thursday): Coercive Caring and Confidentiality - Altus, OK

CLE Credit Comments: This Seminar has been approved for 3.5 hours of MCLE Credit

Join us for two sessions presented by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health's Robin Moore, Assistant General Counsel.

This annual CLE event is FREE for Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Pro Bono attorneys and paralegals 

Thursday, October 24, 2019
Southwest Technology Center
711 West Tamarack Road
Altus, OK
MCLE Credit of 3.5 Hours

         Contact Norma Parsons, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
         580-215-1121
         norma.parsons@laok.org

Agenda here

Materials posted here  (Must be logged in to access)

Topics:

Coercive Caring: Protective Custody, Emergency Detention, Civil Commitment, and Outpatient Orders

• A Summary of Emergency Orders of Detention (EOD) & Involuntary Commitment Process.
• Constitutional requirements for civil confinement.
• Transportation and EMTALA criteria.

Confidentiality: Navigating the Complex Intersection of the Right to Privacy and Obligation to Disclose

• Governing law overview (HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2 (including recent changes and pending legislation)), 43A OS §1-109, OAC Chapter 15),
• Conditions allowing disclosure (Consent, Court Order, Exceptions),
• Minimum amount necessary (should be seen by only those authorized to see it; should be heard by only those authorized to hear it; should be disclosed by only those authorized to receive it),
• Subpoenas and what to do with them (subpoena to appear vs. subpoena duces tecum; orders to testify can come from the bench), and;
• Duty to Warn (identifying when confidentiality can be breached to warn of imminent threat).

December 30, 2019 (Thursday): Law Practice Montage Seminar - Poteau, OK

CLE Credit Comments: This Seminar has been approved for 5 hours of MCLE Credit, including 1 hour of ethics credit.

This annual CLE event is FREE for Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Pro Bono attorneys and paralegals 

Thursday, December 30, 2019
LeFlore County Courthouse
3rd Floor, 100 South Broadway Street, Poteau, OK 74953
MCLE Credit of 5 Hours, including 1 hour of ethics

Agenda & Registration here

Print the Agenda & Registration, complete the form and send it in.

 Materials will be posted here (Must be logged in to access)

Topics:

• Early Settlement Mediation - Sarah Head, Early Settlement
• Calculating Child Support: Statutory Overview, Getting the Right Number and Prison Orders - Gary Newberry, Child Support Services
• Medicaid/Medicare (Ethics) - Anja Du Toit, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
• Landlord Tenant - Eric Hallett, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
• Medical Marijuana Ins and Outs - Kindra Dotson-Avila, Bussett Law Group