January 6, 2010
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Upcoming pro bono training course--this week
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Upcoming pro bono training course--this week
"The Unemployment Compensation Referee Hearing from Three Perspectives" Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership news Custody Conciliation--A Partnership Project, January 14, 2010, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Volunteer opportunities "Save Your Home" mortgage foreclosure conciliation program Contact the Pro Bono Center For more information on the Pro Bono Center please contact Barbara Griffin, Esq., Pro Bono Coordinator, at bgriffin@acba.org or 412-402-6677.
January 8, 2010, 9:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
This course will train attorneys to represent claimants in unemployment compensation cases referred by Neighborhood Legal Services Association (NLSA). The law firm of Reed Smith will host the training at Reed Smith Centre, 225 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, on Friday, January 8, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (registration from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m.). Click here for a registration form or call Mary Ann Troper-Malley at 412-586-6134.
A training program will be held for new volunteers for the Partnership's Custody Conciliation Project, which provides attorneys to help low-income parents settle custody cases, thereby avoiding further litigation and relieving children of the difficult experience of a protracted custody dispute. This project has been of immense value to the judges in the Family Division, helping to ease crowded dockets by settling cases before trial. The time commitment is very reasonable; attorneys enter an appearance in the case for the limited purpose of the conciliation only.
The law firm of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC will host the training at One Oxford Centre, 20th Floor, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219 on Thursday, January 14, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. New this year, the training will include a mock conciliation followed by a roundtable discussion of issues commonly encountered in custody conciliation cases. Existing volunteers are encouraged to attend for this part of the training, which will begin at 10:30 a.m.
Click here for a registration form or call Mary Ann Troper-Malley at 412-586-6134. To learn more about the Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership or to find out if your firm or legal department is a member, contact Barbara Kern at kernb@nlsa.us or 412-586-6138.
Allegheny County's "Save Your Home" program--profiled recently in the Post-Gazette--includes a component that matches volunteer attorneys with eligible low-income homeowners who are facing foreclosure of their residences. Attorneys enter a limited appearance in the foreclosure action for purposes of a judicial conciliation only. A training course for new volunteers is being planned for the spring, but attorneys with experience in this area of the law are needed currently. If you are interested in volunteering or in learning more about this program, contact Barbara Griffin at bgriffin@acba.org or 412-402-6677.
ACBA Committees, Sections, and Divisions active in pro bono
Did you know that a number of ACBA Committees, Sections, and Divisions have pro bono subcommittees or are otherwise active in programs providing legal assistance to low-income individuals and organizations? For example:
Involvement in ACBA Committees, Sections, and Divisions is an excellent way to learn more about and participate in pro bono projects! Contact the ACBA or the Pro Bono Center for more information.
Protection from Abuse program continues to need volunteers
Attorneys with family law experience or training in Protection from Abuse cases are needed on an ongoing basis to accept PFA referrals from NLSA. Please consider taking a case if you have not done so recently. To volunteer, contact Mary Ann Troper-Malley at 412-586-6134.
Become a volunteer by clicking here.
Visit the Allegheny County Bar Foundation website at www.acbf.org.
400 Koppers Building, 436 Seventh Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15219.