4freeCLE: The Free CLE Newsletter! February 24, 2013

4freeCLE: The Free CLE Newsletter! February 24, 2013

In This Issue Webcast CLE On-Demand CLE In California In Massachusetts In Minnesota In New York In Ohio In Pennsylvania In Texas In Washington State Past 4freeCLE Issues Innocent, Your Honor: A Book of Lawyer Cartoons by Danny Shanahan Hardcover Buy Now ____ Need Credit Fast? See "Top 3 Bundles of Free On-Demand MCLE for Washington Attorneys & Others"

Webcast CLE Enjoy CLE In The Comfort Of Your Space Station! Highest quality speakers will come to your living room or office through the miracle of modern technology! February 25: Best Practices in Prior Art Searching Life Sciences. By LegalAdvantage.  February 26: Gun Violence and Sandy Hook: Recent Legislative and Executive Responses. Also presented in-person (St. Paul). By Hamline University. February 26: Student Safety Door to Door, Part II. More on Student safety management. By Technical Advisory Service for Attorneys (TASA).  March 5: Human Factors Issues in Automobile Accident Cases. By TASA. March 5: Introduction to Legal Research on Fastcase. By Fastcase. March 6: Introduction to Asylum Law. Legal elements and practicalities of an asylum claim. By Immigration Advocates Network and Immigrant Legal Resource Center. March 7: 21st Century Trial Advocacy Best Practices. Leveraging technology for trial preparation, and more. By Law.com. March 7: Representing the Pro Bono Client: Effective Written Advocacy. Also presented in-person (San Francisco). By Practising Law Institute (PLI). March 12: Three High Liability Problems in the Safe Management of Outdoor Festivals and Special Events. Identifying potential liability and mitigating risk at outdoor events, concerts, and fairs. By TASA.  March 13: California Eviction Defense: Protecting Low-Income Tenants. Also presented in-person (San Francisco). By PLI. March 19: The New FCPA Resource Guide: Enhanced Insight on Books and Records, Internal Controls, and M&A Due Diligence. By Law.com and PwC.  March 19: Top Ten Ethics Issues for Lawyers. Some common ethical challenges for lawyers and tips to avoid them. By Attorney Protective. March 21: Soft Contained Playground Equipment Litigation. Facts, standards and litigation of Soft contained playground equipment in some restaurants. By TASA.   Find more webcasts at 4freeCLE's Web-Based CLE. On-Demand CLE Recordings Provide Instant Education When You Need It! Need an introduction to a new area of law? Try free, on-demand CLE! Ethics: Issues for In-House Counsel. Ethical business practices necessary in crisis management. By Lexvid.  Legal Assistance for Low-Income LGBT Seniors. Designed for legal aid attorneys working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) seniors. By Legal Aid Association of California.  Find more on-demand programs at 4freeCLE's List of On-Demand CLE. If you're looking for help with a particular state, contact the publisher - we can help! In-Person CLEs State-by-State Meet & Train With Colleagues! Many of these in-person programs are are eligible for credit in the states in addition to those in which they are held.   California February 26/San Francisco: Introduction to Landlord Tenant Training and Housing Negotiation Project. By Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF). February 28/San Francisco: Confidentiality & HIV. By AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP). March 5/San Francisco: Landlord/Tenant Law Intro. By ALRP. March 7/San Francisco: Representing the Pro Bono Client: Effective Written Advocacy. Also webcast. By Practising Law Institute (PLI).  March 12/San Francisco: Elder Law & Conservatorships. By ALRP. March 13/San Francisco: California Eviction Defense: Protecting Low-Income Tenants. Also webcast. By PLI. March 19/San Francisco: Introduction to Landlord Tenant Training and Housing Negotiation Project. By BASF.  March 20/San Francisco: Introduction to Family Law Training. By BASF.  March 27/San Francisco: Trusts for LGBTQ Clients. By ALRP.   Massachusetts February 25/Boston: Fair Debt Collection Practice. By Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP). February 26/Boston: Family Law 102. By VLP.  February 28/Boston: Housing Law 101. By VLP.  March 7/Boston: Intro to Guardianship of Minors. By VLP.   Minnesota February 20/Saint Paul: Book Signing & MCLE with Professor Jonathan Kahn. By  Hamline University (HU). February 22/Minneapolis: Housing Law Basics, Landlord/Tenant Practice in the Clinic Setting and in the Courtroom. By Volunteer Lawyers Network. February 26/St.Paul: Gun Violence and Sandy Hook: Recent Legislative and Executive Responses. also webcast. By HU. March 7/Saint Paul: HLI National Speaker Series featuring Maxwell Mehlman. Free for HU alums.  March 12/Minneapolis: Searching Westlaw.com. By HCLL. March 12/St. Paul: Violence and the Future of Mental Health Law. By HU. March 15/St. Paul: Healing Solutions for Our Tribal Communities. By HU. New York February 26/NYC: U Nonimmigrant Status: Obtaining Lawful Immigration Status for Crime Victims. By inMotion. February 26/NYC: How to Draft a Will for Low-Income Elderly Clients. By Legal Aid Society (LAS). February 27/NYC: Litigating in the U.S. Supreme Court: From Anna Nicole Smith to Same-Sex Marriage. By Dechert LLC. February 28/NYC: Intellectual Property for the Micro-Entrepreneur. By LAS.  March 5/NYC: The Law of Prisoners' Rights. By LAS. March 5/NYC: Litigating Contested Divorces. By inMotion.  March 7/NYC: Litigating Divorces. By inMotion. March 7/NYC: Counseling the Small Nonprofit Organization. By LAS. March 12/NYC: Prisoners' Civil Litigation in Federal Court. By LAS.  March 12/NYC: U Nonimmigrant Status: Obtaining Lawful Immigration Status for Crime Victims. By inMotion. March 14/NYC: Employment Law for Nonprofits and Small Businesses. By LAS. March 21/NYC: VAWA Self-Petitions and Battered Spouse Waivers. By inMotion.   Ohio March 6/Cleveland: Children and the Early Jurisprudence of the International Criminal Court. By Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (CMCL). March 6/Cuyahoga Falls: How To Raise A Credit Score. By CES. March 9/Cleveland: Criminal Justice Forum - Prof. Gabriel Chin. By CMCL. March 13/Cleveland: Taxes and the Constitution. By Case Western Reserve School of Law.  March 13/Independence, March 14/Strongsville, and March 20/Mentor: How To Raise A Credit Score. By CES. March 22/Cleveland: The Legal and Ethical Implications of Posthumous Reproduction. By CMCL.  Pennsylvania March 19/Philadelphia: Life Sciences in 2013: A Business and Litigation Perspective. By Dechert LLP. March 20/Philadelphia: Landlord/Tenant. By Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program.   Texas March 8/Houston: 2012 Cancer Rights Conference and MCLE. By ABA, Cancer Legal Resource Center, and many others. Washington February 26/Tacoma: LGBT Marriage Equality, Defacto Parentage & DOMA. By McKinley Irvinml  February 28/Seattle: The Disclosure Crisis. Please register by Feb. 26. By University of Washington School of Law, Washington Law Review, & The Law, Technology & Arts Group. March 14/Seattle: Collaborative Law Training. Free to members of the King County Bar Association Collaborative Law Section. About 4freeCLE 4freeCLE is delivered weekly and will always be free! Share This With Your Peers! Forward this to your fellow professionals so they may benefit! If this was forwarded to you, get your own subscription for free by signing up now!  If you are providing free CLE, contact the editor to be listed in this newsletter. There's no charge!