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2021 Legal Summit Series: Human Rights Litigation; Representing Victims of Torture and Terror Against Foreign Sovereign Actors (MSBA CLE)
Live Webinar MDMaryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and PBRC offer 3 free and 3 discounted slots for select MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses to volunteer and legal services provider staff attorneys. Click for more details.
2021 Legal Summit Series: Trials & Tribulations (MSBA CLE)
Live Webinar MDMaryland State Bar Association (MSBA) and PBRC offer 3 free and 3 discounted slots for select MSBA Continuing Legal Education (CLE) courses to volunteer and legal services provider staff attorneys. Click for more details.
Litigation Skills Series: Tips for Negotiating with Creditors in District Court
Live Webinar MDEach meeting runs from noon to 3 pm on a Friday, and includes three components: a 50-minute skills training; a 50-minute exercise; and a 50-minute mentoring roundtable, where attendees can bring up litigation questions they’re currently facing (whether related to the presentation topic or not), and get input from the group.
Representing Consumers in District Court: Identifying Defenses & Negotiating Settlements
Live Webinar MDPBRC’s Courtroom Advocacy Project (CAP) will prepare you to effectively interview and advise clients and defend, settle, and negotiate common types of debt collection cases in Maryland district court, including actions involving debt buyers, residential leases, and auto loans.
Litigation Skills Series: Tips for Negotiating with Landlords in District Court
Live Webinar MDEach meeting runs from noon to 2:30 pm on a Friday, and includes three components: a 50-minute skills training; a 40-minute exercise; and a 20-minute mentoring roundtable, where attendees can bring up litigation questions they’re currently facing (whether related to the presentation topic or not), and get input from the group.
Litigation Skills Series: Pro Bono Practice and Legal Ethics
Live Webinar MDIrwin Kramer of Kramer & Connolly will discuss pro bono practice and legal ethics. This event will include instruction, group discussion of typical cases, and Q & A.
Litigation Skills Series: The Power of Storytelling
Live Webinar MDExperienced litigators, Peter Holland and Chris Flohr, will discuss the power of storytelling. This event will include instruction, group exercises, and Q & A.
Litigation Skills Series: Cultural Competence and Breaking Barriers to Justice
Live Webinar MDEach meeting runs from noon to 2:00 pm on a Friday, and includes three components: a 75-minute skills training; a 20-minute exercise; and a 20-minute mentoring roundtable, where attendees can bring up litigation questions they’re currently facing (whether related to the presentation topic or not), and get input from the group.
Litigation Skills Series: Pro Bono Practice & Legal Ethics: Issues and Challenges
Live Webinar MDEach meeting runs from noon to 2:00 pm on a Friday, and includes three components: a 75-minute skills training; a 20-minute exercise; and a 20-minute mentoring roundtable, where attendees can bring up litigation questions they’re currently facing (whether related to the presentation topic or not), and get input from the group.
Litigation Skills Series: Client Interviewing Techniques
Live Webinar MDTopic: Client Interviewing Techniques
Speaker: Jane Santoni, Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC
About the PBRC Litigation Skills Series:
Each meeting typically runs from noon to 2 pm on a Friday, and includes three components: a 75-minute skills training; a 20-minute exercise; and a 20-minute mentoring roundtable, where attendees can bring up litigation questions they’re currently facing (whether related to the presentation topic or not), and get input from the group.
Participation is open to attorneys who have already accepted a pro bono commitment through a PBRC training within the past 12 months OR who commit to answer at least three legal questions for low-income Marylanders, using the https://Maryland.FreeLegalAnswers.org website. (Instructions will be provided.)
The skills training portion of each event will be made available as an on-demand webcast recording.
Litigation Skills Series: Cultural Competence and Trauma-Informed Lawyering
Live Webinar MDRegister Now View Flyer Viewing options: LIVE WEBINAR: Zoom meeting on Friday, February 9, 2024, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. You will be emailed login details. WEBCAST: View the recorded skills portion at a later date. You will be emailed training access by late October when the webcast is ready to view. Litigation Skills Series: Cultural…
Litigation Skills Series: Courtroom Etiquette, Public Speaking, and Decorum
Live Webinar MDRegister Now View Flyer Viewing options: LIVE WEBINAR: Zoom meeting on Friday, April 12th, from 12:00-2:00pm. You will be emailed login details. WEBCAST: View the recorded skills portion at a later date. You will be emailed training access when the webcast is ready to view. Litigation Skills Series: Courtroom Etiquette, Public Speaking, and Decorum Speakers: …