Hennepin County Bar Association Offices (600 Nicollet Mall, Suite 390, Minneapolis, MN)
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Thank you - we look forward to meeting you and helping you find volunteer opportunities which are a meaningful and effective use of your time!
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Criminal Expungement Basics -- Including Automated Tools
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m.
1.5 Credits Applied For
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This webinar will prepare legal services and volunteer attorneys to assist low-income clients with criminal expungement petitions. Criminal records, even purely arrest records, often prevent low-income Minnesotans from obtaining gainful employment and adequate housing. The presenters have developed automated online tools that help attorneys draft petitions that seek effective relief from the collateral consequences of criminal convictions. The webinar will include:
* The impacts of criminal records on low-income Minnesotans
* Overview of current expungement law, including recent caselaw and legislative proposals
* Detailed demonstration of the "Criminal Expungement Start-to-Finish" automated pleadings assembly tool.
The "Start-to-Finish" is designed to allow attorneys without experience in this field to readily assist clients with expungement petitions. Much of the legal analysis needed to choose the most appropriate legal avenue for expungement has already been done, and the tool embeds numerous resources that educate the attorney about the law along the way. So even if this area is new to you, consider joining us for this online session. Your help can make a concrete difference in the life of a low-income client!
Presenters are John Freeman, Minnesota Legal Services Coalition; Emily Baxter, Council on Crime and Justice,
and Christy Szitta, VLN.
New to Webinar? Log-in at 11:55 a.m. for a brief tutorial on how to use webinar features!
Common Mistakes in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Filings and How to Avoid Them
Tuesday, May 4 from 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
(1.0 Standard CLE Credit Applied For)
Hosted by Gray Plant Mooty
Have you ever wondered why your case was selected for audit, or why your file prompted attention from the trustee or the United States Trustee Office? Habbo Fokkena, the US Trustee for Region 12, will discuss some of the common problems observed by the US Trustee's office, and how to avoid them.
