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Seattle University School of Law

ABA Celebration of Pro Bono: "Hope & Help in Hard Times"

Friday, October 30, 2009
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Seattle University School of Law
Reception to Follow
6.0 CLE credits including up to 1.75 Ethics

This CLE will offer a day of pro bono workshops on: how to get involved in local pro bono activities, the basics of setting up a pro bono practice and working with pro bono clients, and Pro bono incentives and ethics. Please join us for a free Reception to honor Bill Gates Sr., winner of the prestigious ABA awards, immediately following.

Speakers & Panelists

Bryan Adamson
Deborah Aubrey
Venkat Balasubramani
Juliann Bildhauer
David Boerner
David R. Carlson
Merf Ehman
Rebecca Engrav
Joan E. Fairbanks		 Nicholas P. Gellert
Andrew A. Guy
Brian Haberly
Jaime Hawk
Greg Luloff
Kathleen Martin
Nell McNamara
Blaine Millet
Thereesa Milligan		 Jill Mullins
Maren R. Norton
Paula Pile
Joanna Plichta Boisen
Kerry Robinson
Michele E. Storms
Ron Ward
Randy Winn
Jonathan Yeh

Speaker & Panelist Biographies

Program Agenda

8 - 8:45 a.m.

Registration

8:45 - 9:30 a.m.

Welcome
"Access to Justice is a Fundamental Right" Judge Steve Gonzalez and Nell McNamara

9:30 - 11 a.m.

Pro Bono Opportunities
Merf Ehman, moderator
Panelists: Kerry Robinson, Juliann Bildhauer, Nick Gellert, Joann Fairbanks

11 - 11:15 a.m.

Break

11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Serving Clients Respectfully
Moderator: Joanna Plichta Boisen
Panelists: Michele Storms, Merf Ehman, Bryan Adamson, Jill Mullins, David R. Carlson

12:30 - 1:45 p.m.

Lunch and Pro Bono Fair

1:45 - 3 p.m.

Break-Out Concurrent Sessions, Choose one of:

  • Volunteer 3Rs: recruitment, retention, recognition; using social networking tools to boost volunteer recruitment & utilization;
    Randy Winn, Blaine Millet, Brian Haberly, Deborah Aubrey, Joanna Plichta Boisen, Kathleen Martin, Paula Pile
  • Pro Bono Nitty Gritty: professional liability, office space, retainer agreements, keeping files, reporting pro bono activities;
    Joanna Plichta Boisen, Venkat Balasubramani, Rebecca Engrav, Greg Luloff
  • Professionalism and Ethics Considerations: Pro Bono Service as a Hallmark of Professional Responsibility;
    Judge Steve González, Dave Boerner, Thereesa Milligan, Jonathan Yeh

3 - 3:15 p.m.

Break

3:15 - 5 p.m.

The Burgeoning Crisis: Addressing unmet legal needs while developing legal skills and leadership
Andy Guy, Jaime Jawk, Maren Norton, Ron Ward

5 - 7 p.m.

Reception

For additional information about this, or any Seattle University School of Law CLE seminar, please contact Roxanne Mennes in the Office of Continuing Legal Education at mennesr@seattleu.edu or by phone at 206.398.4092.

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