Originally held on Thursday, March 9, 2023 | 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Cassandra Celestin
Director of Pro Bono Initiatives, City Bar Justice Center
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:
$29 for Members | $50 Nonmembers -
3:30 – 3:35 p.m.
Introduction (Cassandra Celestin, Ramona Morel)3:35 – 3:45 p.m.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Pro Bono (Cassandra Celestin)3:45 – 4:25 p.m.
D&I Skills Toolkit- Toolkit Skill 1: Cultural Competence (Ramona Morel)
- Toolkit Skill 2: Disruption of Implicit Bias (Cassandra Celestin)
- Toolkit Skill 3: Navigating Socioeconomic Differences (Ramona Morel)
- D&I Toolkit Skills: Compliance (Cassandra Celestin, Ramona Morel)
4:25 – 4:55 p.m.
Ethics Application (Cassandra Celestin, Ramona Morel)4:55 – 5:00 p.m.
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 Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias & 0.5 Professional Responsibility
California: 1.0 Professional Responsibility
Pennsylvania: 1.0 Professional Responsibility -
Sponsoring Association Organizations:
City Bar Justice Center, Kurt M. Denk, Executive Director
Office for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, Tanya Martinez-Gallinucci, Executive DirectorCo-Sponsoring Association Committee:
Pro Bono & Legal Services, Jessica M. Klein & Nicole Fidler, ChairSponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org