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SUMMARY:Worcester District Court Small Claims Session Remote Lawyer for the Day Program
DESCRIPTION:The Remote Lawyer For the Day program is a collaborative pro bono project with the Worcester County Bar Association (WCBA) that provides limited assistance to low-income debtors in the Worcester District Court\, Small Claims Session. Held every Tuesday morning between 8:45 – 11:00 A.M. via Zoom. \nPlease use the link below to sign up for a specific session: \nhttps://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0444ACAB2CA0F58-worcester46 \nFor more information about this program\, please contact Pro Bono Coordinator Choyce McIntosh at cmcintosh@cla-ma.org \n 
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/worcester-district-court-small-claims-session-lawyer-for-the-day-program/2021-12-07/
LOCATION:Video conference (A link will emailed to participants upon registration)\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T130000
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SUMMARY:Senior Partners for Justice Luncheon with Judge Amy Blake
DESCRIPTION:Stay Safe and Connect Over Lunch! \nWe are pleased to announce that Appeals Court Justice Amy Lyn Blake\, will be joining us virtually for the luncheon. She will speak on a very important topic: Trends in Family Law. \nRegister: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/senior-partners-for-justice-luncheon-with-judge-amy-blake-tickets-171213252447 \nA short biography of Justice Blake\nJustice Amy Lyn Blake graduated from the University of Rochester\, New York\, in 1987. She attended New England Law School and graduated\, cum laude\, in 1992. While in law school she was named a New England Scholar and awarded the Amos L. Taylor Award for Excellence In Achievement.\nAdmitted to the bar in 1992\, she served as an Assistant District Attorney until 1994\, prosecuting cases in the District Court bench and six person jury sessions while supervising the District Attorney’s Office in two district courts. From 1994 to 2008 she focused her private practice on domestic relations law with the firms of White\, Inker & Aronson\, Yasi & Yasi and Casner & Edwards\, rising from associate to partner. She represented parties in all aspects of domestic relations proceedings. As part of her practice\, she filled the roles of Guardian ad Litem\, discovery master\, attorney for the child and conciliator. She also served on the compensation and long term planning committees. She currently serves on the Board of Editors of the Boston Bar Journal\, and as an associate editor of the Massachusetts Law Review.\nIn 2008 Governor Deval Patrick appointed her to the Family & Probate Court\, where she was named “Distinguished Jurist” in 2013 by the Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers. In 2017\, she received the Jurist of the Year Award by the Middlesex County Bar Association. Justice Blake is also a lecturer in Law at New England Law Boston.\nAppointed to the Appeals Court by Governor Patrick\, Justice Blake joined the Court on September 9\, 2014.
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/senior-partners-for-justice-luncheon-with-judge-amy-blake/
LOCATION:Video conference (A link will emailed to participants upon registration)\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210727T130000
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SUMMARY:Senior Partners for Justice Luncheon with Attorney Annika Bockiues-Suwyn
DESCRIPTION:About this event:\n\n\nStay Safe and Connect Over Lunch!\nWe are pleased to announce that Attorney Annika Bockiues-Suwyn will be joining us virtually for the luncheon. She will speak on a very important topic: LGBTQ 101 – Creating a Welcoming Environment for LGBTQ Clients and Colleagues.\nTo view Attorney Bockiues-Suwyn’s biography and learn more about her work\, visit https://dangerlaw.com/annika-bockius-suwyn/ . \n\n\nPro Bono Opportunities: \nAnswer and Discovery (“A&D”) Clinic: This clinic allows volunteer attorneys to help clients referred to VLP by the Eastern Regional Legal Intake Helpline. Clients have been served with a Notice to Quit and need help preparing an answer and request for discovery. CLICK TO SIGN UP FOR A&D CLINIC. For more information and to receive the required trainings for our A&D clinic email our Pro Bono Manager Emelia Andres eandres@vlpnet.org. \n___________________________________________________________________________________________ \nPlease note: This is a private event\, please do not share the Zoom Invite information with others directly. If you know someone who would like to join\, please have them email mvidal@vlpnet.org to be registered. This is to ensure cyber-security. \nPlease send any questions to mvidal@vlpnet.org. \n___________________________________________________________________________________________ \nSenior Partners luncheons are a good place to learn something new\, meet other members of the Pro Bono community\, and get involved in interesting volunteer legal opportunities. We look forward to working with you to fulfill the promise of access to justice for all. We hope you can join us!
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/senior-partners-for-justice-luncheon-with-attorney-annika-bockiues-suwyn/
LOCATION:Video conference (A link will emailed to participants upon registration)\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210622T130000
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SUMMARY:Senior Partners for Justice Luncheon with Judge Richard Simons
DESCRIPTION:Stay Safe and Connect Over Lunch!\nWe are pleased to announce that Judge Richard Simons will be joining us virtually for the luncheon. He will speak on a very important topic: Enhancing Families Through Literature: An Innovative Way To Decrease Conflict.\nJudge Simons currently serves as the First Justice of the Berkshire Division of the Probate and Family Court. He was appointed to the Court by Governor Deval L. Patrick in March 2008. He serves as Chair of the Court’s Education Committee and is a Trustee of the Flaschner Judicial Institute. He serves on the Advisory Committee for the J2J Mentor Program for the Trial Court. In 2014\, he and his Chief Probation Officer conceived of and implemented a program\, “Enhancing Families Through Literature” based on a successful alternate sentencing program\, “Changing Lives Through Literature.” The program works with families caught up in litigation before the Probate and Family Court to develop parents’ communication skills in a non-adversarial environment while at the same time\, promoting the value of reading to children. In 2017\, Enhancing Families Through Literature was recognized with the Irwin Cantor Innovative Award given by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts for innovative court-connected programs. \nSenior Partners luncheons are a good place to learn something new\, meet other members of the Pro Bono community\, and get involved in interesting volunteer legal opportunities. We look forward to working with you to fulfill the promise of access to justice for all. We hope you can join us! \n– Eddie Ginsburg\, Barbara Siegel\, & Emelia Andres \nPlease note: This is a private event\, please do not share the Zoom Invite information with others directly. If you know someone who would like to join\, please have them email mvidal@vlpnet.org to be registered. This is to ensure cyber-security. \nPlease send any questions to mvidal@vlpnet.org.
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/senior-partners-for-justice-luncheon-with-judge-richard-simons/
LOCATION:Video conference (A link will emailed to participants upon registration)\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono
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SUMMARY:A Panel Discussion on Racial Justice and Health Inequities during National Pro Bono Week
DESCRIPTION:During this year’s National Pro Bono Week (October 25-31)\, we would like to celebrate and honor pro bono attorneys and supporters for upholding the access to justice mission. Community Legal Aid’s Pro Bono Programs recognizes the commitment\, dedication\, and expertise of its volunteer pro bono attorneys to address and meet the needs of low-income communities. This year’s celebration will feature a panel discussion on racial justice and health inequities. We hope to see you there! Register Now \nWe are honored to announce that ABA President\, Patricia Lee Refo\, will be joining our 2020 National Pro Bono Celebration. \nHear from: \nAttorney Katherine Bolland Eshghi\nSenior Vice President & General Counsel\, UMass Memorial Health Care \nDr. Erik Garcia\nMedical Director\, Homeless Outreach and Advocacy Project\, UMass Memorial Medical Center \nAttorney AiVi Nguyen\nPartner\, Bowditch & Dewey\, LLP \nJessica Collins\, MS\nExecutive Director\, Public Health Institute of Western MA
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/probonopanel/
LOCATION:Video conference (A link will emailed to participants upon registration)\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono,General Events
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SUMMARY:Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Basics Training sponsored by CLA and MWLS
DESCRIPTION:During these unprecedented times\, your skills as an attorney are needed more than ever.  Although Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on everyone’s lives\, those who live below the poverty level have been hit the hardest\, particularly for those who have suffered a loss of income and increased debt.  It is anticipated by experts that the number of bankruptcy filings will substantially increase in the wake of the pandemic\, so your volunteerism is especially crucial now. \nTo help meet this need\, MetroWest Legal Services (MWLS) and Community Legal Aid (CLA) have teamed together to offer a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Basics Training for volunteer attorneys.  This two-part training will provide you with the building blocks of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy laws and procedures\, and allow you to deepen your skills for your private practice and pro bono cases. Please join us and become part of the response effort to help lessen the financial impact of the pandemic on our most vulnerable community members. \nCOST OF TRAINING:  Your COMMITMENT to accept at least two (2) Pro Bono Chapter 7 cases for low income clients of CLA or MWLS in the coming year.
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/chapter-7-bankruptcy-basics-training-sponsored-by-cla-and-mwls-2/
LOCATION:Video conference (A link will emailed to participants upon registration)\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono,General Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Cheryl Palmieri":MAILTO:cpalmieri@mwlegal.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200622T153000
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SUMMARY:Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Basics Training sponsored by CLA and MWLS
DESCRIPTION:During these unprecedented times\, your skills as an attorney are needed more than ever.  Although Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on everyone’s lives\, those who live below the poverty level have been hit the hardest\, particularly for those who have suffered a loss of income and increased debt.  It is anticipated by experts that the number of bankruptcy filings will substantially increase in the wake of the pandemic\, so your volunteerism is especially crucial now. \nTo help meet this need\, MetroWest Legal Services (MWLS) and Community Legal Aid (CLA) have teamed together to offer a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Basics Training for volunteer attorneys.  This two-part training will provide you with the building blocks of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy laws and procedures\, and allow you to deepen your skills for your private practice and pro bono cases. Please join us and become part of the response effort to help lessen the financial impact of the pandemic on our most vulnerable community members. \nCOST OF TRAINING:  Your COMMITMENT to accept at least two (2) Pro Bono Chapter 7 cases for low income clients of CLA or MWLS in the coming year.
URL:https://communitylegal.org/event/chapter-7-bankruptcy-basics-training-sponsored-by-cla-and-mwls/
LOCATION:Video conference (A link will emailed to participants upon registration)\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pro Bono,General Events
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