Tuesday, September 15, 2020
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Eastern Daylight Time)
Presented by the Executive and Pro Bono Committees
About the Program
Connecticut faces an eviction crisis. According to data made available by Pulitzer-Prize winning scholar Matthew Desmond, four of Connecticut’s cities have the highest eviction rates in the country. Studies increasingly reveal the eviction crisis as a racial justice issue, disproportionately affecting women and children of color. With growing evidence of legal representation as one of the most effective tools to prevent housing instability, cities and states across the country are passing right to counsel legislation and investing in eviction defense programs for low-income renters.
You Will Learn
- About the eviction crisis in Connecticut from local and national experts
- About the national right-to-counsel movement (commonly referred to as “Civil Gideon”)
- Lessons from nearby jurisdictions that have enacted right to counsel or increased access to justice for low-income tenants facing eviction
Cost
Free
This session is part of the 2020 Connecticut Legal Conference. To learn more and register for the Conference, visit ctlegalconference.com.
CLE Credit
CT: 1.0 CLE Credit (Ethics)
NY: 1.0 CLE Credit (D&I)
The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program may qualify for transitional and/or non-transitional 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, or a fully interactive videoconference. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information about transitional and non-transitional courses, please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. Financial hardship information is available upon request.
*Electronic materials are included in the price of the seminar. Any materials for this seminar will be e-mailed to registrants prior to the seminar for download. No paper copies will be provided. Please note that refunds will not be granted once course materials have been sent. Cancellations made less than 2 business days prior to event are non-refundable.
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