Class recorded October 26, 22

Pro bono clients are like any other clients in many ways. But some pro bono clients present ethical issues for attorneys that often differ from those presented by fee-paying or contingent fee clients. Lawyers sometimes face difficult questions about defining who the client is, communication with clients, clients with diminished capacity, conflicts with fee-paying clients, and many others. Representation of nonprofit organizations also can present difficult ethical issues not faced with most for profit organizations.

Among the topics to be addressed are:

• What is pro bono work and how does it differ from other legal representation?
• What ethical issues can arise in representation of pro bono clients?
• How can you make sure your representation is conducted within the Rules of Professional Conduct?
• What ethical issues are presented by practicing remotely?

MCLE Disclaimer: MCLE credit is only granted to attorneys licensed to practice law by the State Bar of California. Attorneys from other jurisdictions should contact their state bar to learn about credit reciprocity.

Earn 1.0 hour Legal Ethics California participatory MCLE credit

Presented by: Toby Rothschild (https://www.pli.edu/faculty/toby-j.-rothschild-18647), Of Counsel to OneJustice and retired general counsel of the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Class recorded October 26, 2022

This training is designed to provide substantive knowledge for attorneys and law students interested in volunteering to assist veterans with clearing outstanding traffic tickets, quality of life citations and cleaning criminal records. It includes a discussion of conviction expungement and offense reduction.

Training covers: 

• • How to address outstanding traffic tickets, quality of life citations and warrants
  • What types of criminal convictions can be expunged, as well as benefits and limitations
  • The court forms needed to file for an expungement or clear outstanding tickets and warrants
  • How to accurately complete the forms
  • Opportunities to volunteer to assist veterans

Earn 1.5 hours general participatory MCLE credit

Presented by: Tara Hunter, Directing Attorney, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Veterans Legal Services Project (https://www.lacba.org/give-back/veterans-legal-services-project)

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

In California, a landlord may be able to evict a tenant for not paying rent on time or violating the lease or rental agreement. This training will go over the rules and procedures in the evictions and collection process. The training will be followed by a live question and answer session with the presenter. Whether a landlord or a tenant, you are welcome to attend.

Class covers:

• Valid reasons for terminating a tenancy
• Termination notices
• The eviction process
• Problems with security deposit refund
• Collecting past due rent

Presented by: Tracey Merrell (https://www.kts-law.com/attorneys/tracey-l-merrell/), Managing Attorney of Education, Law Offices of Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP  

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022: 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

This class will be hosted on ZOOM

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Over the last few years, worries have grown about electoral subversion: the prospect that state governments controlled by a minority of voters could ignore voters to install a different president or congressional representatives than those chosen by popular vote. Several laws and court cases have caused legal scholars to sound the alarm on this issue. For example, the case Moore v. Harper, currently before the Supreme Court, could determine whether state legislatures have the power to ignore the popular vote in their states in presidential elections. In addition, states continue to enact voting regulations that aim to suppress the vote, and congressional lines have been drawn to maintain the political power of one party (the practice of so-called “gerrymandering”).

In this panel discussion, legal scholars will address the current legislative and judicial challenges to our electoral system and what can be done to protect our democracy.

Class covers:

• The “independent state legislature” theory, and its potential to override a popular vote
• Election laws aimed at suppressing the votes of racial minorities or members of a certain political party
• Gerrymandering, i.e., the drawing of legislative districts to favor one party over the other
• Other possible sources of electoral subversion and threats to democracy
• What can be done to protect democratic principles like “one person, one vote”

Although you can listen to the class from various kinds of devices, you will need video to view the speaker(s) and any presentation materials and the ability to type on your device and use Zoom to ask questions or use the chat features.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice: LA Law Library does not provide legal advice.  LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service.  The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons.  For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.