About LAAC
Salena Copeland: Directing Attorney If you have any questions regarding the LAAC Sections, our advocacy work with the state legislature, or our Campaign for Justice please contact Denise Watt, Program Coordinator, at dwatt@laaconline.org. Patrick Fodell: Program Associate Please contact him at pfodell@laaconline.org if you have any questions about LAAC trainings. Natasha Ong: Executive and Program Associate Please contact her at nong@one-justice.org if you have any questions about upcoming LAAC events.
Denise Watt:
Program Coordinator
Please contact her at dwatt@laaconline.org
if you have any questions about the Model Approaches grant or LAAC membership benefits.
Julia Wilson:
Executive Director of both the Legal Aid Association of California (LAAC) and OneJustice.
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Meet one of the 2012 Dan Bradley Fellows
Lucy Walker (Boston College Law School '13)
California Indian Legal Services
Lucy Walker, one of the 2012 Dan Bradley Scholarship recipients, was working this summer at California Indian Legal Services.
"Just a few weeks into my summer with California Indian Legal Services and I am already waist-deep in memo writing and client correspondence. Working at CILS has given me a real appreciation for the difficulties faced by American Indians in rural California reservations and Rancherias. While working with our clients to try to overcome some of these obstacles can be both stressful and frustrating, I end each work day with the feeling that I have really helped someone whose legal problems would never have crossed my radar in an urban Massachusetts!"
For more information on all of the Dan Bradley recipients, please click here.
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LAAC Advocacy
LAAC continues to update our Current Advocacy page (http://laaconline.org/currentadvocacy) with the status of this session's bills.
For the 2012 election, LAAC has compiled information pertinent to legal services, including what non profit employees can and cannot do at work regarding elections. This page will continue to be updated up until the 2012 elections. For more information, click here.
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LAAC Staff News
Salena Copeland, LAAC Directing Attorney, is currently out on maternity leave. We expect to see Salena back in the office in November! If you have any questions about any of her projects, feel free to email either Patrick (pfodell@laaconline.org) or Denise (dwatt@laaconline.org), and we will be happy to help you out!
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LAAC's 2012 Traveling Training in Riverside
We are very excited to announce that the next Traveling Training dates have been set! The next Traveling Training will be in Riverside on November 1 and 2 at the Courtyard Marriott (1510 University Ave) in downtown Riverside .
We are currently accepting proposals for trainings. Proposals should include the following:
- Title
- Name of trainer
- Substantive legal issue
- Any cross over relevance
- Have you done this training before and when
Please submit all proposals to Patrick via e-mail at pfodell@laaconline.org no later than August 31, 2012. We are hoping to finalize an agenda as soon as possible, so we appreciate your promptness.
We are looking forward to seeing you all in Riverside, and please feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions or comments.
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LAAC Trainings
LAAC's Litigation Series
Draft Declarations
September 5, 2012
1 hour of general MCLE credit available
Presented by:
Jocelyn Larkin,
Impact Fund
Register Now
Litigation Basics for Legal Secretaries and Paralegals
September 26, 2012
1 hour of general MCLE credit available
Presented by:
Kyra Kazantzis,
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Register Now
Fall Senior Series
Targeting Legal Services to Older Persons in Greatest Social or Economic Need
September 27, 2012
1 hour of general MCLE credit available
Presented by:
Penelope A. Hommel,
The Center for Social Gerontology
Gerald A. McIntyre,
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Register Now
For more details about our online and in-person trainings, go to www.LAAConline.org/ComingUp.
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