Monday, March 9, 2020 | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Kurt M. Denk
Pro Bono Counsel
City Bar Justice Center
Ramona Morel
Director, Consumer Bankruptcy Project
City Bar Justice Center
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This CLE will present a conceptual framework, concrete skills toolkit and interactive exercise intended to enhance attorney competence in pro bono advocacy, with particular attention to diversity and inclusion and the disruption of implicit biases when working with economically disadvantaged clients.
Program Fee: Free for Members | $50 for Nonmembers
Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2018-2020), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, or attorneys that practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.
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6:00 pm – 6:05 pm
Introduction
6:05 pm – 6:15 pm
Diversity, Inclusion, and Pro Bono6:15 pm – 6:55 pm
D&I Skills Toolkit6:55 pm – 7:00 pm
Break7:00 pm – 7:25 pm
Ethics Application7:25 pm – 7:30 pm
Questions & Answers -
New York: 1.5 Total: 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias, 0.5 Ethics
New Jersey: 1.5 Total: 1.0 General, 0.5 Professional Responsibility
California: 1.5 Total: 1.0 General, 0.5 Professional Responsibility
Pennsylvania: 1.0 General
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys -
Sponsoring Association Organizations:
City Bar Justice Center, Lynn Kelly, Executive Director
Office for Diversity & Inclusion, Deborah Martin Owens, Executive DirectorCo-Sponsoring Association Committee:
Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee, Amy P. Barasch and Jennifer K. Brown, Co-ChairsSponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org