PORTIONS OF THIS PROGRAM WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW VIA THE COURT VTC  LIVE WEBCAST SYSTEM  IN  JUNEAU AND FAIRBANKS AND THE ENTIRE PROGRAM  WILL  BE RECORDED FOR VIEWING ON VIDEO-ON-DEMAND ON ALASKA LEGAL SERVICE AND ANDVSA'S VIDEO LIBRARY

 

QUESTIONS? Contact: Nikki Gasper: Nikki_Gasper@akd.uscourts.gov
or Kevin Feldis: KFeldis@perkinscoie.com

 

Presented by: Federal Bar Association, Alaska Chapter    

 

Pro Bono Alaska   

Panel Discussion and Training

1.5 Ethics & 1.5 General CLE Credits

Registration fee: FREE  

1:00 - 4:30 p.m. | Friday, September 27 | CLE# 2019-045
Federal Courthouse, 222 W 7th Ave, Anchorage, Courtroom 2

1:00 p.m. Welcome by U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan  

   POWER Act    

 

1:15  p.m. First-Hand Survivor Impact Statement  

 

1:25 p.m. Panel Discussion with Pro Bono Legal Service Providers    

  Moderated by Gregory P. Razo, Vice President, CIRI.  

Panel Members include Representatives from: Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis, Alaska   Legal Services Corporation, Alaska Native Justice Center, Alaska Network on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault (ANDVSA), Federal Pro Bono Project, Alaska Institute for Justice, Alaska Immigration Project    

 

2:15 p.m. Break – Refreshments  

 

2:30 p.m. Break-Out Training Sessions  

        Section 1983 Litigation in a Nutshell    

     Hon. Sharon L. Gleason, United States District Court Judge    

         Representation of Survivors of Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault    

     Christine McLeod Pate, Director of Legal Programs, ANDVSA    

  Maggie Humm, Supervising Attorney, Alaska Legal Services Corporation  

Ethics & Best Practices in Working with Vulnerable Populations    

     Natalie Wicklund, United States District Court Pro Se Law Clerk    

 

4:30 p.m. Adjourn  

   

   QUESTIONS? Contact: Nikki Gasper: Nikki_Gasper@akd.uscourts.gov
or Kevin Feldis: KFeldis@perkinscoie.com