September 2014

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ProJusticeMN.org Newsletter: September 2014

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 New Resources



 Previously Added Resources

  • CLE: What is Reasonable? - Reasonable Accommodations in Housing and Disability Law (2/28/14): State Support
  • CLE: Estate Planning for Low-Income People (1/31/14): State Support
  • CLE: What a Pain: Fibromyalgia & SSI (8/15/13): State Support
  • Webinar: Revenue Recapture Basics (2/20/13): State Support


  Cases for Volunteers

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 Featured Article  

Innovation in Collaboration: Call for Justice & United Way 2-1-1

A recent partnership in Minnesota crystalizes the power of collaboration and technology to increase access to justice and provide Americans with the legal advice they so desperately need.

The partnership began thanks to a lucky happenstance. One of the leading attorneys at the Hennepin Bar Association was also a board member at United Way , and learned about the problems their 2-1-1 hotline was encountering with legal referrals. The problems were two-fold: operators often lacked basic legal knowledge (e.g., the difference between criminal and civil), which meant referrals were often redundant and off-target.

Read more...



 Pro Bono News

  • New Handbook Aims at Providing Legal Information to Minnesota's Homeless Youth: Inside Counsel
  • Unsung Legal Hero – Aong Moua: Minnesota Lawyer
  • Minnesota Legal Advice Online has received over 400 questions, but still needs volunteer attorneys. Go to www.mnlegaladvice.org to sign up!
Click here for more Pro Bono News

9/29 | Battered Women's Legal Advocacy Project
New Laws 2014 - Metro

9/30 | University of Minnesota Law School
Center for New Americans Launch Celebration

10/1 | Legal Services State Support
Winter is Coming: Navigating Utility Shutoffs in Cold Weather Months

10/2 | Volunteer Lawyers Network
VLN Volunteer Orientation

10/2 | Children's Law Center of Minnesota
19th Anniversary Celebration & Benefit for Children's Law Center of Minnesota

10/9 | MSBA New Lawyers Section
Negotiation Fundamentals

10/11 | MSBA Family Law Section
The Child Support Cliff- How Oregon Addressed the Parenting Time Expense Adjustment for Child Support

10/15 | MSBA Civil Litigation Section
Civil Gideon: The Civil Right to Counsel Movement

10/17 | MSBA Public Law Section
MNsure Appeals - Current Trends After One Year

10/19 -25 | ABA, MSBA, VLN, State Support
2014 Pro Bono Week

10/20 | Legal Services State Support
Tech Tools for Pro Bono Attorneys Webinar

10/20 -21 | Volunteer Lawyers Network
2014 Poverty Institute

10/22 | Legal Services State Support
The ACA and Family Law: Basics and Strategies


 

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