4freeCLE: The Free CLE Newsletter! April 7, 2013

4freeCLE: The Free CLE Newsletter! April 7, 2013

In This Issue Webcast CLE In California In District of Columbia In Florida In Illinois In Indiana In Massachusetts In Minnesota In New York In Ohio In Pennsylvania In Utah In Washington On-Demand CLE Past 4freeCLE Issues Does Your State Offer Free CLE For Pro Bono? Several states offer free CLE credit in exchange for pro bono service, e.g.Minnesota, Washington. Researching this is time-consuming, so if you want to do your colleagues a solid, check out your state and send the results to the editor. I'll be happy to give you credit in the publicity! Rumpole of the Bailey: Complete Series DVD Set Director: Donald McWhinnie Starring: Leo McKern DVD ~ Release Date: 2010-10-05 Get It Now Need Credit Fast? See "Top 3 Bundles of Free On-Demand MCLE for Washington Attorneys & Others"

Webcast CLE Share Free CLE Webcasts Anywhere! From the comfort of your home, office or pasture, these webcast seminars makes it easy to keep your skills and knowledge up-to-date! April 9: Capitalizing on Canadian FAITs (Foreign Asset Investment Trusts) - A New Opportunity for U.S. Companies. Selecting appropriate candidates, structuring and tax considerations, and case studies of this new financing vehicle. By Law.com. April 9: Florida Medicaid Expansion. By Florida Legal Services. April 9: Slips, Trips and Falls. With construction and building code expert David Doddridge. By TASA. April 10: Integrating What Lawyers Can do: A Discussion About The 9/11 Attacks On The World Trade Center, Good Samaritan Responders, Mass Litigation and A Political Solution by The US Congress. Lawyering and the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010. Also presented in-person (Cleveland). By Case Western Reserve University. April 11: From the Buy-Side: The ABC's of Negotiating Cleared Derivatives Agreements.An insider view of key terms and protections. By Dechert.  April 12: Evidentiary Rules: HJP Brown Bag Series. Also presented in-person (Seattle). For volunteers with King County Bar Association Pro Bono Services.  April 16: Stairway and Step Investigations. System components, cuilding codes, ANSI and/or ASTM standards, and more. By TASA.  April 22: Best Practices in Prior Art Searching in Mechanical Engineering. Tools to  maximize search efforts; processes to extract relevant data from search results. By LegalAdvantage. April 25: Therapy Animals Helping Maltreated Children. Incorporating therapy animals into forensic examination, courthouse testimony, and more. By Minnesota Alliance On Crime. April 25: Winner's Edge: Decision Tree Tools, Templates, and Technology for Litigators.Predictive analytics tools rooted in decision tree templates may help communicate risk and control costs of litigation. By Law.com & Datacert.  April 29: Best Practices in Prior Art Searching Life Sciences. By LegalAdvantage. May 7: Passenger Ejection from Golf Carts and Low Speed Vehicles. Golf carts, increasingly found in places such as apartment complexes and university campuses, are involved in thousands of injuries a year. By TASA. Find more webcasts at 4freeCLE's Web-Based CLE. In-Person CLEs State-by-State Find Free CLE In Your Home State! Many of these in-person programs can earn you credit in multiple states. When in doubt, check with the credit-granting authority in your state.   California April 12/Hayward: Family Law Day of Court Clinic Training. By Alameda County Bar Association (ACBA) April 16/San Francisco: Introduction to Landlord Tenant Training and Housing Negotiation Project. Two programs by Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF). April 17/San Francisco: Introduction to Family Law Training. By BASF.  April 19/Oakland: Family Law Day of Court Clinic Training. By ACBA.  District of Columbia May 10/DC: Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program Training. This Limited seats for the large event offering many credits fills up fast, so register ASAP. By Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program. Florida April 9/Web: Florida Medicaid Expansion. By Florida Legal Services. Illinois April 10/Chicago: Can the President Kill U.S. Citizens in Secret?: Targeted Killing and the Obama Administration's War on Terror. By American Constitution Society (ACS).  April 19/Chicago: Gateways and Barriers to Marketing Through Technology. By John Marshall Law School. April 22/Chicago: Patent Damages. By John Marshall Law School.  April 24/Chicago: Judicial Campaigns and the Ethical Concerns Raised by Contributions. By Chicago-Kent College of Law and ACS. Indiana April 10/Indianapolis: Speaking of Guantanamo. By Indiana University School of Law. Massachusetts April 29/Boston: VLP Training - Fair Debt Collection Practice. By Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP).  April 29/Boston: Family Law 102. By VLP.  April 30/Boston: Guardianship of Adults. By VLP. Minnesota April 9/Minneapolis: Searching Westlaw.com. ByHennepin County Law Library. April 10/St. Paul: Pot or Not? Minnesota and the Legalization of Medical Marijuana. By William Mitchell Health Law Society.  April 11/Minneapolis: Effective Family Law Advocacy - Preparing, Offering and Using Exhibits at Trial. By Volunteer Lawyers Network (VLN). April 24/Minneapolis: New Volunteer Orientation. By VLN. April 25/Web: Therapy Animals Helping Maltreated Children. Incorporating therapy animals into forensic examination, courthouse testimony, and more. By Minnesota Alliance On Crime.  April 26/Minneapolis: The History of Social Responsibility. By Holloran Center for Ethical Leadership. Also Please Note: Earn CLE Credit Through Pro Bono Representation in Minnesota. New York April 10/NYC: Ethical Considerations for In-House Attorneys: CLE & Reception. By New York In-House Counsel. April 10/Brooklyn: Introduction to Consumer Bankruptcy Law. By Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project (BBA).  April 16/NYC: Representation of Abused Prisoners. By Legal Aid Society (LAS). April 18/NYC: New York State Foreclosure Laws and Practices. By LAS. April 23/NYC: Avoiding Bankruptcy for Small Businesses in Financial Distress. By LAS.  April 25/NYC: New York State Foreclosure Defenses and Settlement Options. By LAS. April 29/Brooklyn, NY: The Basic CLARO Training Program. By BBA. April 30/NYC: Unemployment Insurance Benefits. By LAS.   Ohio April 9/Cleveland: Criminal Law, Immigration, and the Constitution. By Cleveland Marshall College of Law (CMCL). April 10/Cleveland: Integrating What Lawyers Can do: A Discussion About The 9/11 Attacks On The World Trade Center, Good Samaritan Responders, Mass Litigation and A Political Solution by The US Congress. Also webcast. By Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). April 10/Independence: Mortgage Modifications -- What Everyone Needs To Know. Also presented April 11 in Strongsville and  April 17 in Mentor. By Continuing Education Service (CES). April 10/Cleveland: The U.S. Supreme Court's Uneasy Relationship with Patent Law. By CWRU.  April 19/Cleveland: Entertainment and Sports Law Association Symposium: Construction and Contractual Agreements. By CMCL. April 24/Westlake: Mortgage Modifications -- What everyone needs to know. By CES. May 1/Cuyahoga Falls: Fair Housing -- CORE for realtors. By CES. May 8/Cleveland: The Facebook Disruption: How Social Media May Transform Civil Litigation and Facilitate Access to Justice. By CWRU.   Pennsylvania April 12/Philadelphia: School-to-Prison Pipeline and Back: Obstacles to Educational Reentry. By Dechert. April 24/Philadelphia: Spring Labor and Employment Seminar. By Dechert.  April 26/Philadelphia: Deed Transfer. By Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program. April 26/Pittsburgh: Helping Domestic Violence Victims Obtain Protection Orders. By Neighborhood Legal Services Association.  Utah April 10/Salt Lake City: Legislative Update. By Utah State Bar Paralegal Division.  April 11/Salt Lake City: Training for Modest Means Lawyer Referral Program. By Utah State Bar.  Washington April 10/Seattle: Professionalism/Ethics.  By McKinley Irvin (MI). April 10/Tacoma: Bankruptcy & Family Law. By MI. April 11/Seattle: Dealing with Anger during Mediation (Your Own and Others'). The first program is free! By King County Bar Association ADR Section April 12/Seattle: Evidentiary Rules: HJP Brown Bag Series. Also webcast. For volunteers with King County Bar Association Pro Bono Services. May 8/Seattle: Family Law: Different Motions Practices in King and Pierce Counties. By MI.  May 17/Seattle: Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program Training. These trainings tend to fill up quickly, so register early! By Veterans Consortium Pro Bono Program.   Also Please Note: Washington State: How To Earn Six MCLE Credits a Year Through Pro Bono Service. You can earn 6 credits with 6 hours of service, every year!    On-Demand CLE Anytime & Anywhere: Learn The Law And Earn CLE! Free, on-demand CLE makes an everyday activity! Current Issues for In House Counsel. Two hours of ethics training, specifically for in house counsel. By Lexvid. Tax, Credit and Other Financial Consequences of Foreclosures, Short Sales and Mortgage Loan Principal Forgiveness. This training will help you counsel homeowners in financial distress. By Practising Law Institute.   Find more on-demand programs at 4freeCLE's List of On-Demand CLE. 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