8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

CHECK-IN & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Winning Strategies for Eviction Actions

One of the most common legal problems faced by low income clients is the threat of eviction. Learn how to effectively represent a tenant facing eviction. This session will focus on several common defenses to eviction actions.

Mark Vyvyan
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Minneapolis

10:00 - 10:05 a.m.

BREAK

10:05 - 11:05 a.m.

Establishing Paternity and Child Custody Basics

Understand the meaning of custody labels - sole or joint, legal and physical - and the components of the best interests of the child standard considered in determining custody. Learn the processes used to establish paternity in order to assist unmarried fathers and mothers.

Pamela J. Waggoner
Waggoner Law Office
Minneapolis

11:05 - 11:10 a.m.

BREAK

11:10 - 12:10 p.m.

My Client Needs an Order for Protection - Now What?

Learn the basics about representing victims of domestic abuse, including how to obtain an OFP and available forms of relief.

Heidi V. Rivkin & Erin C. Wacker
Tubman
Minneapolis

12:10 - 12:15 p.m.

Brief Remarks by Steve Marchese, Pro Bono Development Director, Minnesota State Bar Association

12:15 - 1:10 p.m.

LUNCH (on your own)

1:10 - 2:10 p.m.

Drafting the Simple Will, Power of Attorney and Health Care Directive

Whether they're seriously ill, elderly, or caring for dependents, many of your clients will need help getting their estates in order. Taught by an experienced practitioner, this is a practical, how-to session that will prepare you to draft a simple will, power of attorney and health care directive.

Lynn M. Mickelson
Minnesota AIDS Project
Minneapolis

2:10 - 2:15 p.m.

BREAK

2:15 - 3:15 p.m.

Personal Bankruptcy for Beginners

Your guide to the basics of advising the disadvantaged on debt relief, including bankruptcy. When is personal bankruptcy appropriate? What other options exist? What questions should you ask the client? What resources are available to you to help answer your more complicated bankruptcy questions?

William J. Fisher
Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A.
Minneapolis

3:15 p.m.

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