The CT Pro Bono Network offers FREE training seminars for its registered volunteers. If you are new to the program, please register as a volunteer before signing up for the trainings. As a volunteer, we request that you accept at least one pro bono case through our network of agencies during the calendar year.
These training seminars are designed specifically for volunteer attorneys and paralegals who accept cases through the CT Pro Bono Network. It is our hope that others attending this training (who can do so at a seminar fee of $250) would consider accepting a case through our program. There is a new procedure for registering for pro bono seminars: You may only register by calling the CBA Member Service Center at 860-223-4400. Please do not call or email the pro bono coordinator.
Spring 2007 Pro Bono Training Schedule
All training seminars will be held at the Connecticut Bar Association in New Britain, unless otherwise noted.
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Bankruptcy for Beginners (CLE Credit: 3.0 hours)
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Tuesday, March 13 9:30 am–1:00 pm
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This program will cover the basics of bankruptcy law and preparing a petition under Chapters 7 and 13.
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Trainers:
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Attorney Ronald I. Chorches
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Law Office of Ronald I. Chorches LLC, Wethersfield
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Attorney John Rao
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National Consumer Law Center, Boston MA
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Family Law 101 (CLE Credit: 3.0 hours)
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Site: Access Agency in Willimantic
Wednesday, March 28 9:30 am–1:00 pm
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This nuts-and-bolts training is intended for those who have never been to family court before. It will prepare you to handle basic divorce cases.
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Trainers:
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Honorable Julia D. Dewey
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Chief Administrative Judge for Family Matters
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Attorney Kate W. Haakonsen
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Brown Paindiris & Scott, Glastonbury
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Fair Housing Litigation in Connecticut (CLE Credit: 3.0 hours)
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Site: Lyceum Center, Hartford
Thursday, April 12 2:00 pm–5:00 pm
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This program will introduce the practitioner to fair housing claim evaluation, evidence analysis, choice of forum considerations, and damages assessment. Practice tips and guidance on current fair housing case law and litigating in federal court will also be provided
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Trainers:
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Attorney Roderic V. O. Boggs
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Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
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Attorney Cynthia Watts Elder
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The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
Attorney Joel Feldman
Heisler Feldman McCormick & Garrow
Attorney Erin Kemple
Connecticut Fair Housing Center
Attorney Philip Tegeler
Poverty & Race Research Action Council
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Foreclosure for the Pro Bono Attorney (CLE Credit: 3.0 hours)
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Tuesday, April 24 9:30 am–1:00 pm
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In this training seminar you will receive an overview of Connecticut foreclosure law and consumer rights. The session will focus on providing effective representation to impoverished clients striving to remain in their homes.
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Trainers:
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Attorney Geoffrey K. Milne
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Hunt Leibert & Jacobson PC, Hartford
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Attorney Kerry M. Wisser
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Weinstein & Wisser PC, Hartford
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Lawyers for Children America Core Training (CLE Credit: 5.5 hours/1 hour ethics)
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Tuesday, May 15 9:00 am–5:00 pm
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This training program prepares an attorney to take a case representing a child in an abuse or neglect case. A representative from the Yale Child Study Center will also lend his/her expertise to the presenters.
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Trainers:
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Attorney Patricia M. Lyga
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Lawyers for Children America, Hartford
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Attorney Claudia J. Maxwell
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Lawyers for Children America, Hartford
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Family Law 101 (CLE Credit: 3.0 hours)
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Tuesday, June 5 from 5:00pm-8:00 pm pm
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This nuts-and-bolts training is intended for those who have never been to family court before. It will prepare you to handle basic divorce cases.
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Trainers:
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Honorable Julia D. Dewey
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Chief Administrative Judge for Family Matters
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Attorney Louse T. Truax
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Lax & Truax LLC, Fairfield
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