HELP PROTECT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN FREE CA Statewide Pro Bono Training - NO Experience Necessary Wednesday, October 21, 2009 FREE MCLE Credit Basic training for attorneys interested in providing pro bono limited scope representation in domestic violence restraining order cases anywhere in California. No prior experience required. With the mentorship and support of local legal services experts, volunteer attorneys will provide life-saving assistance with a minimal time commitment. CLICK on the LOCATIONS Tab to the right to REGISTER in San Francisco, Los Angeles, or LIVE WEBCAST The training is hosted by Practising Law Institute (PLI) and co-sponsored by the State Bar of California, Public Interest Clearinghouse and the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA). The Pro Bono Best Practices and Family Law Working Groups that were formed as a result of the 2008 California Pro Bono Summit developed this domestic violence training to address one of the greatest legal areas of unmet client needs and interest areas for pro bono training. Attorneys who register for this training are asked to sign up with a local legal services program to provide direct pro bono assistance to domestic violence survivors. Training topics: Domestic Violence 101 Domestic Violence Prevention Act Restraining Orders Conducting Client Interview & Preparing for Hearing Pro Bono Representation Q & A Locations San Francisco Attendees Los Angeles Attendees LIVE WEBCAST San Francisco Attendees LIVE: Practising Law Institute California Center 685 Market St., Suite 100 San Francisco, California 9:00AM-11:15AM Program Faculty: Jenny Horne, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid Society of San Mateo Minouche Kandel, Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid Nancy Lemon, Lecturer and Director of Domestic Violence Practicum, UC Berkeley School of Law Genevieve Richardson, Director of Pro Bono Activities, Bay Area Legal Aid Eric Ryan, Partner & Pro Bono Attorney, DLA Piper LLP 2 Hours MCLE REGISTER ONLINE NOW to attend in person for this important FREE pro bono training & earn MCLE credit For questions about the training, contact: Rodney Low at rodney.low@calbar.ca.gov or Sharon Ngim at sharon.ngim@calbar.ca.gov Los Angeles Attendees PLI Group Webcast plus LIVE Training at Los Angeles County Bar Association 1055 West 7th St., 27th Fl. Los Angeles, California 9:00AM-11:15AM Watch the PLI LIVE Webcast as a group then hear local experts from 11:30AM-12:30PM about local rules and information on local programs, and receive one additional hour MCLE credit from LACBA. Program Faculty: Julie Rivera-Coo, Esq., Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County Rachel Kronick Rothbart, Esq., Harriett Buhai Center for Family Law 3 Hours MCLE REGISTER ONLINE NOW for PLI group webcast and in-person training at Los Angeles County Bar Association For questions about the LA training, contact Laurie Aronoff at laronoff@halsalegal.org WEBCAST USERS ONLY REGISTER FOR LIVE WEBCAST ONLY Simultaneous live webcast of the San Francisco session is available for individual viewing. Webcast participants will receive streaming audio and/or video of the program, view and print the Course Materials, and have the ability to submit questions electronically. More Information @ http://www.pli.edu/product/webcast_detail.asp?id=67780 Interested in doing Pro Bono? This activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California for two hours. Practising Law Institute certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education.