December 2014

A newsletter for pro bono and legal services practitioners, with news, events and resources to support your work.
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ProJusticeMN.org Newsletter: December 2014

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 New Resources

  • CLE: Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (IOLTA) in Minnesota: The First 30 Years (11/13/14): State Support
  • CLE: Debt Collection & Garnishment for Non-Consumer Law Attorneys: What Every Poverty Law Attorney Should Know (11/17/14): State Support
  • CLE: Do I Qualify? - Immigrants and the Affordable Care Act (11/7/14): State Support


 Previously Added Resources

  • CLE: Continuing to Give Back: Emeritus and Pro Bono (5/16/14): State Support
  • CLE: The Author Speaks – Bill Wernz on Minnesota Legal Ethics Webinar (6/3/14): State Support
  • CLE: Writing to the Court: Briefs, Letter Briefs, and Proposed Findings of Fact Webinar (5/23/12): State Support
  • CLE: Affordable Care Act 101 for Nonprofits & Bridge to Benefits Webinar (11/7/13): State Support


  Cases for Volunteers

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 Featured Article  

A Push for Legal Aid in Civil Cases Finds Its Advocates

LOS ANGELES — Lorenza and German Artiga raised six children in a rent-controlled bungalow here, their only home since they moved from El Salvador 29 years ago.

So they were stunned this past summer when their landlord served them with eviction papers, claiming that their 12-year-old granddaughter Carolyn, whose mother was killed in a car crash in 2007, was an illegal occupant.

Up against a seasoned lawyer and bewildering paperwork, the couple, who speak little English and could never afford a lawyer, would very likely have been forced out of their home and the landlord could have raised the rent for new tenants.

To read the full article, click here.


 Pro Bono News

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1/5/15 | MSBA Civil Litigation Section
Making the Judge Happy: Tips for Presenting a More Effective Case at Trial

1/6/15 | MSBA Social Security Disability Law Section
Presentation by the Honorable Richard Thrasher, Chief ALJ of MPLS ODAR

1/7/15 | Legal Services State Support
The New Criminal Expungement: Basics of Criminal Expungement

1/13/15 | MN Assistance Council for Veterans
Free Drop In Legal Clinic for Veterans

1/14/15 | Office of the Attorney General
Federal Court Practice

1/22/15 | Legal Services State Support
Where is It Now? MNsure in 2015

 

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