Originally held on 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
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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: 1.0 General
Pennsylvania: 1.0 General
Connecticut: Available to Licensed AttorneysNewly admitted New York attorneys (attorneys admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less) cannot earn CLE credit in the category of Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias.
Please Note: Newly admitted NY attorneys cannot fulfill ethics or skills credits through our on-demand programs under OCA rules. For more information on this, please see http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/changes_for_2016.shtml.
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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