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Better Know a Program: U.S. Attorney’s Office
The U.S. Department of Justice has jurisdiction to bring cases under a number of federal statutes, including the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act, the Civil Rights Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act, the Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act, the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, and the Equal Educational Opportunities Act. In this CLE, Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Page will explain how civil rights complaints can be filed with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the types of civil rights cases the U.S. Attorney’s Office investigates and litigates.
State Support and VLN Present: Chapter 7 Bankruptcies for Low-Income Clients Part 1
Volunteer Lawyers Network and Legal Services State Support present a two-part webinar on Chapter 7 bankruptcies for low-income Minnesotans.
State Support and VLN Present: Chapter 7 Bankruptcies for Low-Income Clients Part 2
Volunteer Lawyers Network and Legal Services State Support present a two-part webinar on Chapter 7 bankruptcies for low-income Minnesotans.
Legal Services Statewide Conference 2024
Stay tuned here for more information and announcements about sessions and registration for the 2024 Legal Services Statewide Conference.
Leveraging ChatGPT in the Access to Justice Crisis
In this webinar, participants will examine the transformative potential of generative AI (gAI) to improve access to legal services. What are the benefits and limitations of gAI in the context of legal aid? How can we ensure that its use aligns with the core values of providing fair and equitable legal assistance? This session will demonstrate the potential uses of gAI for legal professionals while tackling the crucial ethical considerations that come with integrating generative AI into legal practice.
Foreclosure 101
This session will feature dynamic speakers Mary Kaczorek and Colleen Daly as they take you on a journey of learning about Minnesota’s foreclosure laws affecting low-income homeowners. Mary and Colleen will teach you about the requirements under federal and state law and go over Minnesota’s processes for both foreclosure by advertisement and judicial foreclosure.
Understanding & Managing High Conflict Personalities
An overview is provided of five high conflict personality disorders, traits of which drive most high conflict cases, including: Borderline, Narcissistic, Histrionic, Antisocial and Paranoid. Common conflict behaviors of these personality types and some related brain research will be presented, which explains what not to do when working with these clients.
Revenge Porn Issues for Family Law Attorneys
Private sexual images are an increasingly common but often ignored feature of family law cases and raise complex legal issues. This presentation will provide an overview of the various laws implicated by private sexual images and help family law attorneys understand this topic in the context of their work on family law cases.
Family law cases sometimes require emergency relief. In this training, you will learn when to seek ex parte relief, how to apply for it, and tips on how to effectively win ex parte orders from the court.
Family law cases sometimes require emergency relief. In this training, we will learn when to seek ex parte relief, how to apply for it, and tips on how to effectively win ex parte orders from the court.
Presenters:
• Beth Assell, Staff Attorney at Standpoint, beth@standpointmn.org
• Erin Osborne, Supervising Attorney at Central Minnesota Legal Services, eosborne@centralmnlegal.org
Approved for: 1.00 hour of MN On-Demand Standard CLE credit
Event Code: 460309
Expires: 6/9/2024
Materials:
Emergency Motions in Family Law PowerPoint