Pro Bono Calendar
Monday April 5
Alternatives for Battered Women Clinic
- By: Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County
- Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- Location: Call for location Rochester, NY
- Contact: Linda Kostin at lkostin@wnylc.com
Wednesday April 7
Temporary Protective Status for Haitian Immigrants
- By: Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs
- Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- CLE Credit
- Location: TBD New York, NY
- Contact: at MOIA@cityhall.nyc.gov
Combating School Suspensions: Discussing the Practice and Policy involved in Navigating the Legal System to Keep Kids in School
- By: The Junior Board of Advocates for Children
- Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
- Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- Location: NYU Law School 40 Washington Square South Room 218 New York, NY
- Contact: Sara Shin at sshin@advocatesforchildren.org
Thursday April 8
Talk Your Way to the Top of the Profession! Public Speaking for Lawyers
- By: New York City Bar Association
- Time: 9:00 AM - 5:15 PM
- Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- CLE Credit
- Location: New York City Bar 42 West 44th Street New York, NY
- Contact: at citybarcenterforcle@nycbar.org
The Americans with Disabilities Act and Mental Health: Exploring Public Benefits and Child Welfare
- By: Urban Justice Center
- Time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- CLE Credit
- Location: Moot Courtroom at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law 55 Fifth Avenue New York, NY
- Contact: at hrosenblum@urbanjustice.org
Enforcing Federal Wage Claims for Low-Income Workers
- By: The Legal Aid Society
- Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- CLE Credit
- Location: Shearman & Sterling LLP 599 Lexington Avenue New York, NY
- Contact: Rosemary Hare-Bey at rharebey@legal-aid.org
Tuesday April 13
Global and Cross-Border Pro Bono Service: Opportunities and Models for Feasible Participation
- By: American Bar Association Section of International Law
- Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
- Location: Grand Hyatt New York 109 East 42nd Street New York, NY
Basic Consumer Debt Training
- By: NYS Courts Access to Justice Program
- Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
- CLE Credit
- Location: NYS Courts 111 Centre Street 11th Floor Jury Room New York, NY
- Contact: at vlpcivil@courts.state.ny.us
Negotiating a Commercial Lease
- By: The Legal Aid Society
- Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- CLE Credit
- Location: Nixon Peabody LLP 437 Madison Avenue New York, NY
- Contact: Rosemary Hare-Bey at rharebey@legal-aid.org
Thursday April 15
Subprime Lending and Litigation Strategies
- By: The Legal Aid Society
- Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- CLE Credit
- Location: Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP 1633 Broadway New York, NY
- Contact: Rosemary Hare-Bey at rharebey@legal-aid.org
Monday April 19
Introduction to HAMP and Foreclosure Settlement Conference Advocacy
- By: Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
- Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- CLE Credit
- Location: Brooklyn Bar Association - Auditorium 123 Remsen Street, 1st floor Brooklyn, NY
- Contact: Kate Evanciew at kate@brooklynvlp.org
Tuesday April 20
Advanced Consumer Debt Training
- By: NYS Courts Access to Justice Program
- Time: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
- CLE Credit
- Location: NYS Courts 111 Centre Street 11th Floor Jury Room New York, NY
- Contact: at vlpcivil@courts.state.ny.us
Wednesday April 21
Lawyers’ Foreclosure Intervention Network Training
- By: City Bar Justice Center
- Time: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
- CLE Credit
- Location: New York City Bar Association 42 West 44th Street New York, NY
- Contact: Benjamin Seibel at bseibel@nycbar.org
Thursday April 22
Advanced Topics in Mortgage Foreclosure: Extenuating Circumstances
- By: Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
- Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
- CLE Credit
- Location: Brooklyn Bar Association - Auditorium 123 Remsen Street, 1st floor Brooklyn, NY
- Contact: Kate Evanciew at kate@brooklynvlp.org
New York State Foreclosure Laws, Defenses, and Settlement Options
- By: The Legal Aid Society
- Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
- CLE Credit
- Location: Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP 1633 Broadway New York, NY
- Contact: Rosemary Hare-Bey at rharebey@legal-aid.org
Monday April 26
Brooklyn Volunteer Lawyers Project 2010 Pro Bono Fair
- By: Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
- Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
- Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- Location: Brooklyn Bar Association 123 Remsen Street Brooklyn, NY
- Contact: Jessica Spiegel at jspiegel@brooklynvlp.org
Tuesday April 27
Tracing Missing Persons
- By: Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project
- Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
- CLE Credit
- Location: Brooklyn Bar Association 123 Remsen Street 1st Floor Auditorium Brooklyn, NY
- Contact: Jessica Spiegel
Wednesday April 28
Consumer Debt Collection For DV Practitioners
- By: Feerick Center For Social Justice
- Time: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
- CLE Credit
- Location: Fordham Law School 140 West 62nd Street, Room 430B/C New York, NY
- Contact: Dora Galacatos at galacatos@law.fordham.edu
Thursday April 29
Gender-Based Asylum
- By: The New York Immigration Coalition - Immigrant Concerns Training Institute
- Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
- CLE Credit
- Location: The New York Immigration Coalition 137-139 West 25th Street, 12th Floor (B/w 6th & 7th Avenues) New York, NY
- Contact: Jonathan Vidal at jvidal@thenyic.org