Wednesday, October 21, 2009
FREE MCLE Credit
 
Basic training for attorneys interested in providing pro bono limited scope representation in domestic violence restraining order cases anywhere in California. No prior experience required. With the mentorship and support of local legal services experts, volunteer attorneys will provide life-saving assistance with a minimal time commitment.
 
The training is hosted by Practising Law Institute (PLI) and co-sponsored by the State Bar of California, Public Interest Clearinghouse and the Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA). The Pro Bono Best Practices and Family Law Working Groups that were formed as a result of the 2008 California Pro Bono Summit developed this domestic violence training to address one of the greatest legal areas of unmet client needs and interest areas for pro bono training. Attorneys who register for this training are asked to sign up with a local legal services program to provide direct pro bono assistance to domestic violence survivors.
 
Training topics:

• Domestic Violence 101
• Domestic Violence Prevention Act Restraining Orders
• Conducting Client Interview & Preparing for Hearing
• Pro Bono Representation
• Q & A

3 Hours MCLE
REGISTER ONLINE NOW
for PLI group webcast and in-person training at Los Angeles County Bar Association
   
For questions about the LA training, contact Laurie Aronoff at laronoff@halsalegal.org
For webcast information, visit: http://www.pli.edu/product/webcast_detail.asp?id=67780

HOLY FAMILY CATHEDRAL IN ORANGE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009
EUCHARISTIC CELEBRATION AT 6:00 P.M.

The Red Mass is a Eucharistic celebration of the role of the law in God's plan. In 1245, the first Red Mass was celebrated in the La Sainte Chapelle, Paris honoring St Ives, the patron saint of lawyers. In 1310, the Red Mass was celebrated in England with the Bench and Bar in attendance at the opening of the Court term. The celebration is known as the Red Mass because the priest and judges wore red robes. The tradition has continued in the United States with members of the US Supreme Court joining the resident and members of Congress each year at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington. The Red Mass is also celebrated in numerous cities around the world.

For more information visit: www.stthomasmore.net

TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESSION, JURISTS SHOULD
CONTACT HON. WM MONROE OR HON. DAVID BELZ

Latino Advocates for Education, Inc.
Reception in honor of
Lt. General Ricardo S. Sanchez (Ret.)

Dear Friend,

Dr. Eddie Hernandez, Chancellor of Rancho Santiago Community College District, State Senator Lou Correa and Frederick P. Aguirre, President of Latino Advocates for Education, Inc. cordially invite you to attend a reception in honor of Lt. General Ricardo S. Sanchez (Ret.) on Thursday, November 5, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Rancho Santiago Community College District operations center, 2323 North Broadway, Santa Ana, CA.

General Sanchez was Commander of all coalition forces in Iraq from 2003-2004.  During Operation Red Dawn his forces captured Saddam Hussein.  The 3-star general was born in 1951 in Rio Grande City, Texas.  He graduated from Texas A & M University in Kingsville, Texas in 1973 with a degree in mathematics and he holds a Masters in Science in Research and Systems Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School.  He was the highest ranking Latino in the U.S. Army at the time he retired in 2006 after 33 years of military service.  In his recently published autobiography entitled Wiser in Battle - A Soldier's Story, he details the story of his poverty- stricken youth and describes leading our forces in Kosovo, Desert Shield and Desert Storm. He will also sign his book at the reception.

Please RSVP by calling (714) 225-2499.

Sincerely,
Frederick P. Aguirre
President