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LAAC in Action - January 2013

About LAAC

Salena Copeland: 

Directing Attorney

If you have any questions regarding the LAAC Sections, our advocacy work with the state legislature, or the Campaign for Justice, please contact her at scopeland@laaconline.org.  

 

Patrick Fodell: 

Program Associate 

Please contact him at pfodell@laaconline.org if you have any questions about LAAC trainings.

 

Renae Getlin:

Executive and Program Assistant

Please contact her at rgetlin@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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Join LAAC in 2013!
 
The Legal Aid Association of California is your organization's "go to" source for advocacy, training, and ensuring that the entire statewide community is working together to share expertise and resources.   
  • You can count on LAAC to provide you with timely, credible, and understandable information that allows you and your organization to participate in legislation and budget issues affecting legal services.
  • You can trust LAAC to actively promote the interests of California's legal services nonprofits in Sacramento.
  • And now, you can help LAAC continue to serve as YOUR membership organization and the strong, unified voice of legal services.

As an additional benefit for legal services programs that join in early January, we are offering an exclusive access to LAAC's Specialty MCLE credit webinar series. These trainings are available at no cost ONLY to attorneys at IOLTA programs that sign up for 2013 LAAC membership by January 15, 2013. 

 

If you have any questions on how to join LAAC, please contact Salena Copeland at scopeland@laaconline.org.

 

Thank you for your support, and we look forward to working with you in 2013!

2012 Board Members
Congratulations to the newly elected LAAC Board members!

Georgia Burke,
National Senior Citizens Law Center

Kellie Morgantini,
Legal Services for Seniors

Paula Pearlman,
Disability Rights Legal Center

Genevieve Richardson,
Bay Area Legal Aid

The LAAC Board also has two discretionary appointments available. Pursuant to our bylaws, the Board may choose to appoint candidates to those positions at the first quarterly meeting of the year. If you or one of your staff would like to be considered for an appointed position, please send your statement of interest, resume, and a list of references by January 25 to Salena Copeland (scopeland@laaconline.org)  
Congratulations to the 2013 Family Law Awards honorees!

LAAC and the Administrative Office of the Courts will honor two advocates at this year's Family Law Conference. 
  • Amanda Fleming, Levitt & Quinn Family Law Center, Inc.
  • Harry Jacobs, Administrative Office of the Courts

The Family Law Awards recognizes advocates in direct representation, pro bono, and court categories for their outstanding dedication and commitment to legal services for low-income Californians.

 

The awards will take place during the 2013 Family Law Conference in Southern California this March. Congratulations, Amanda and Harry! 

LAAC Trainings

 

LAAC Specialty MCLE Series

  

**This webinar series is available to all staff at organizations who have joined or pledged to join LAAC by January 15, 2013 and all of our individual supporters. Please email Patrick Fodell at pfodell@laaconline.org to see if your organization has joined and to receive a registration link.

 

Elimination of Bias Training

January 23, 2013: Noon - 1 p.m.

1 hour of Elimination of Bias MCLE credit

 

Presented by:

John Steele
Law offices of John Steele

Prevention and Detection of Substance Abuse Training 

January 23, 2013: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. 

1 hour of Prevention and Detection of Substance Abuse MCLE credit

 

Presented by:

John Steele 

Law Offices of John Steele

 

Ethics Training  

January 30, 2013: Noon - 1:30 p.m. 

1.5 hours of Ethics MCLE credit 

 

Presented by:

Toby Rothschild 

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

Jenny Chung Mejia

Insight Center for Community and  

Economic Development 

 

For more details about our online and in-person trainings, go to  

www.LAAConline.org/ComingUp.
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