Location:

Please join us to celebrate our new office spaces in the City Center.  Details to follow.

Location:

How to Effectively Represent Battered Women in Family Law Proceedings

 

Friday, October 10, 2008

10:00 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Registration begins at 9:30 a.m.

Hennepin County Bar Association (600 Nicollet Mall, Ste 390, Mpls, MN 55402)

(1.0 Elimination of Bias & 1.0 Ethics Credits applied for)

Topics:

· Overview of the Dynamic of Battering

· Tips on Working with Battered Women Clients and Advocates

· Ethical Consideration of Representing Victims of Domestic Violence

Presenters:

· Liz Richards – Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women

· Loretta Fredricks – Battered Women’s Justice Project

Registration Flyer

 

Location:

Basic Landlord Tenant Law

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Topics:

• Common Eviction Defenses
• Basics of Landlord Tenant Law
• Excellent Resources and Sample Pleadings Provided
• Questions and Answer Period
  

Presenters:

• Larry McDonough - Legal Aid Socient of Minneapolis
• Drew Schaffer - legal Aid Society of Minneapolis

Cost:

• Active VLN Volunteers* - $15
• Others - $45
  

* Active VLN Volunteers are those who have in the past 12 months: taken a full representation case; or staffed four clinic shifts; or staffed six phone advice shifts.

Online Registration

Registration Flyer