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LAAC in Action - September 2012

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

Angélica Salceda (UC Berkley School of Law '13)
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.

Angélica Salceda, one of the 2012 Dan Bradley Scholarship recipients, worked at California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc this summer.

"This past summer I spent my time working with disadvantaged unincorporated communities. I worked on an array of issues and areas including analyzing new laws applicable to local governments and local agency formation commissions. Additionally, I worked directly with clients interested in connecting their community to municipal services in neighboring cities, and assisted with research to compile a comprehensive list of local city and county policies directed towards unincorporated communities."

For more information on all of the Dan Bradley recipients, please click here.

LAAC Advocacy

LAAC continues to update our Current Advocacy page (http://laaconline.org/currentadvocacy) with the status of this session's bills.

LAAC supports AB 1775 (Wieckowski), which has passed both houses of the legislature and has been sent to Governor Brown. If your program would like to submit a letter of support, email Denise at dwatt@laaconline.org for a template letter. Please note that LSC programs HAVE NOT been invited to comment (other than CRLA and CCLS).

AB 1775 would change the exempt earnings for wage garnishment from 25% weekly disposable earnings, or the amount the disposable earnings exceed 30 times the federal minimum wage, to 25% weekly disposable earnings, or the amount the disposable earnings exceed 40 times the California minimum wage.

If you have any questions about advocacy, contact Denise at dwatt@laaconline.org.

SAVE THE DATE: 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 will be opening up registration soon, so stay tuned for a link!

We are looking forward to seeing you all in Riverside, and please feel free to email Patrick at pfodell@laaconline.org if you have any questions or comments.

LAAC Trainings

LAAC's Armchair Litigation Series

Attorneys' Fees for California Legal Services Programs: The Basics

September 19, 2012

1 hour of general MCLE credit available

Presented by:

Brad Seligman,

Impact Fund

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

LAAC Armchair 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

LGBTQ Seniors Health Law Update

October 11, 2012

1 hour of general MCLE credit available

Presented by:

Maya Rupert

National Center for Lesbian Rights

Senior Abuse Restraining Orders

October 18, 2012

1 hour of general MCLE credit available

Presented by:

Dominique Sanz-David

Bet Tzedek

For more details about our online and in-person trainings, go to www.LAAConline.org/ComingUp.

More trainings to come!

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