February 12, 2010
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Neighborhood Legal Services offers Protection from Abuse CLE
Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership news
Family Law Section Mentoring Committee offers shadowing opportunities
Free online legal research available to pro bono attorneys
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Neighborhood Legal Services offers Protection from Abuse CLE
"Helping Domestic Violence Victims Obtain Protection Orders" Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership news Pro Bono Partnership to receive PLAN award Family Law Section Mentoring Committee offers shadowing opportunities The ACBA Family Law Section Mentoring Committee has developed a program to provide opportunities to shadow and observe experienced counsel at hearings, conciliations, and conferences in the Adult Section and in Children's Court. An attorney can coordinate through the Mentoring Committee to observe a support hearing before a Hearing Officer, a complex support matter before a Hearing Officer or Master, a partial custody matter before the Master, a proceeding in Juvenile Court, or a conciliation regarding custody, equitable distribution, or divorce before a judge. Free online legal research available to pro bono attorneys Thanks to a generous grant from LexisNexis, the Allegheny County Bar Foundation is pleased to offer access to free online legal research for volunteers working on pro bono cases. We encourage you to use this valuable service. In order to gain access to LexisNexis online services, please e-mail your full name and PA attorney ID# to bgriffin@acba.org or call Barbara Griffin at 412-402-6668 to obtain your personal identification number and password. 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 412-402-6668.
March 5, 2010, 9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
This course trains attorneys to obtain final protection from abuse orders (PFAs) for victims of domestic violence. It is open to all attorneys interested in volunteering for NLSA's PFA program. The law firm of K&L Gates will host the training at the Henry W. Oliver Building, 535 Smithfield St., 2nd floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, on Friday, March 5, 2010, 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (registration from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m.).CLE CREDITS: 3 substantive, 1 ethics. REGISTRATION FEE: Free for attorneys or paralegals volunteering to take PFA referrals; $80 for non-volunteers; $20 for non-volunteers who do not want CLE credit. Space is limited. Registration will be accepted on a first come/first served basis. Click here for a registration form or call Mary Ann Troper-Malley at 412-586-6134.
The administrative board of the Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership is pleased to announce that the Partnership will receive the 2010 Excellence Award from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. The Partnership is being honored for its unique and innovative collaboration between law firms, corporate legal departments, and other legal services organizations to provide legal services to low-income individuals and families through "Signature Projects" on a community-wide or issue-oriented basis. The award will be presented at PLAN's annual awards dinner on Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at the Harrisburg Hilton & Towers. Click here for more information about the award and event.
A project managed by Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney--"Homeless Experience Legal Protection"--was featured in the January 10, 2010 edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
To learn more about the Pittsburgh Pro Bono Partnership, including how your law firm or legal department can create a pro bono "Signature Project," contact Barbara Kern at kernb@nlsa.us or 412-586-6138.
To take advantage of shadowing opportunities, please contact the following:
Kurt Mulzet (ckm@jgcg.com) - custody and divorce
Mark Greenblatt (mgreenblatt@county.allegheny.pa.us) - children's/Juvenile Court
Lea Anderson (landerson@grblaw.com) - support
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.