Monday, June 5, 2023
2:30 PM
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4:30 PM
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Current Topics Track
Presented by the Animal Law and Family Law Sections
About the Program
Advocates speak up for the voiceless. Advocates can be appointed by courts to represent the interests of animals, infants, minors, mentally incompetent persons, and more for the duration of a legal proceeding. Guardians ad litem are an invaluable and crucial part of our justice system affecting several areas of law.
You Will Learn
• What goes into being a guardian ad litem and how this applies to different areas of law, including animal law, family law, and elder law
• How advocates affect different proceedings and what the benefits are of having an advocate in particular types of cases
• About pro bono advocate opportunities with regard to animal law
Who Should Attend
Attorneys interested in the different opportunities for a guardian ad litem.
CLE Credit
CT: 2.0 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 2.0 CLE Credits (AOP)
The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.
Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml.