CLE: Celebrate Pro Bono 2019
Thu, October 24, 2019
12:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
Please join us for this special CLE seminar and networking reception as we celebrate the commitment to providing pro bono legal services to those who need but cannot afford them. Each October a week is dedicated to the National Pro Bono Celebration. During this week special emphasis is placed on the duty and privilege all lawyers share in providing pro bono legal services, and we share our appreciation of all those who provide such services.
Agenda
Time | Description | Location | ||
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12:00 - 12:30 p.m. | Registration & Lunch Available | 12th Floor Lobby | ||
12:30 - 12:35 p.m. | Welcome & Opening Remarks | John K. Pruellage Courtroom (12th Floor) | ||
12:35 - 12:50 p.m. | Opening Keynote Michelle Schiller-Baker, Executive Director – St. Martha's Hall |
John K. Pruellage Courtroom (12th Floor) | ||
1:00 - 1:50 p.m. | Track A Domestic Violence & Orders of Protection Robert Boedeker, Co-Manager, Attorney – Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Laura Halfmann-Morris, Co-Manager, Social Worker – Legal Services of Eastern Missouri |
John K. Pruellage Courtroom (12th Floor) | ||
Track B Nonprofit Incorporation Keith J. Kehrer, Partner – Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP |
Classroom 1166 (11th Floor) | |||
2:00 - 2:50 p.m. | Track A Domestic Violence & Orders of Protection Robert Boedeker, Co-Manager, Attorney – Legal Services of Eastern Missouri Laura Halfmann-Morris, Co-Manager, Social Worker – Legal Services of Eastern Missouri |
John K. Pruellage Courtroom (12th Floor) | ||
Track B Immigration: Citizenship Petitions Jasminka Hadzibegovic, DOJ Accredited Representative – St. Francis Community Services, Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry Katie Meola, MSW, Bilingual Immigration Legal Assistant and Client Support Coordinator – St. Francis Community Services, Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry Kristine Walentik, Immigration Managing Attorney – St. Francis Community Services, Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry |
Classroom 1166 (11th Floor) | |||
3:00 - 3:50 p.m. | Track A Neighborhood Vacancy Initiative: Using Legal Tools to Address Problem Properties Peter Hoffman, Staff Attorney – Legal Services of Eastern Missouri |
John K. Pruellage Courtroom (12th Floor) | ||
Track B Immigration: Citizenship Petitions Jasminka Hadzibegovic, DOJ Accredited Representative – St. Francis Community Services, Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry Katie Meola, MSW, Bilingual Immigration Legal Assistant and Client Support Coordinator – St. Francis Community Services, Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry Kristine Walentik, Immigration Managing Attorney – St. Francis Community Services, Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry |
Classroom 1166 (11th Floor) | |||
4:00 - 4:15 p.m. | Closing Keynote Hon. Michael D. Burton, Circuit Judge – St. Louis County Circuit Court |
John K. Pruellage Courtroom (12th Floor) | ||
4:15 - 5:30 p.m. | Networking Reception Non-alcoholic options and light hors d'oeuvres available |
Louis W. Riethmann, Jr., Pavilion (12th Floor) |
Presented by
BAMSL's Pro Bono Committee
Hosted by
Saint Louis University School of Law
Sponsored by
Legal Services of Eastern Missouri
Missouri Bar, MCLE Department
Credit has been approved with the Missouri Bar, MCLE Department for 3.60 MO MCLE credits.
Saint Louis University School of Law
12th Floor
100 N Tucker Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63101
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Thu, October 24, 2019
12:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT
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