1 creditinethics. credits forthetimeofyourattendance. Ifyouattendtheentireprogram,willreceive5creditsin substantivelawand substantive lawand1hourinethics. Ifyouattendlessthanthefulltimeofprogram,willreceive onlysubstantive This programhasbeenapproved bythePennsylvaniaContinuingLegalEducationBoardfor5hours ofCLEcreditin Johnstown, Lebanon,Mans Allentown, Butler,Doylestown,Easton,Honesdale, Simulcast Philadelphia Reaching OuttotheNeediestAmongUs PBA PROBONOSEMINAR Mark Your Calendar Education LawCenter General Counsel Baruch Kintisch,Esq. Inc. Community LegalServices, Michael Holland,Esq. Inc. Community LegalServices, Amy E.Hirsch,Esq. Inc. Community LegalServices, Michael Donahue,Esq. Crisci &Associates Anthony L.Crisci,Esq. Inc. Community LegalServices, Kasetta Coleman,Esq. Center SeniorLAW Director Executive Karen C.Buck,Esq. (AOPC) Pennsylvania Courts Administrative Offi ce of Interpreter ProgramAdministrator Osvaldo Aviles Pleas, FirstJudicialDistrict Trial ofCommon Division-Court Honorable IdeeC.Fox Reading, Uniontown,Warren,Wilkes-Barre,York Mechanicsburg, MillHall,Norristown,Pittsburgh, Faculty •Mon.,Mar.27,2011 •Mon.,Mar.27,2011 Register today•www.pbi.org fi eld, Meadville, Cozen O’Connor Ilan Rosenberg,Esq. Friends ofFarmworkers Teresa M.Rodriquez,Esq. Rothschild,LLP Co-Chairman, Abraham C.Reich,Esq. Friends ofFarmworkers General Counsel Read,Esq. Arthur Pennsylvania HealthLawProject Laval S.Miller-Wilson,Esq. Eastern DistrictofPennsylvania United StatesAttorney Zane DavidMemeger,Esq. Ryan,LLCMcKinley Esq. Loralyn McKinley, Project Homeless Advocacy Senior StaffAttorney Esq. Patricia Malley, Project Homeless Advocacy Managing Attorney Esq. Michele Levy, Pennsylvania InstitutionalLawProject Su MingYeh, Esq. Inc. Community LegalServices, Attorney Supervising John Whitelaw,Esq. Consumer Federation ofAmerica - Director, FinancialReformCampaign K.Weinstock,Susan Esq. Inc. Community LegalServices, Esq. Dan Urevick-Ackelsberg, Reform Health Care Director,Governor'sOffiExecutive ce of Ann G.Torregrossa, Esq. Education LawCenter General Counsel Janet Stotland,Esq. Project Assistance Bankruptcy Consumer Attorney, Supervising Sommer,Esq. Henry Law School Pennsylvania Practice ProfessorofLawUniversity Prof. LouisS.Rulli,Esq.

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Registration Policy: We encourage early registration. 8:50 - 9:00 Welcome and Introduction - PBI and Chair, Delivery of Legal Services CommitteeSave $25 on registrations received 3 or more business days 9:00 - 10:30 The Nickleby Family Faces the Recession: How the Economic Safety Netbefore Fails the presentation Our Clients date. Early registration Philadelphiahelps us • December 9, 2010 2010 ensure there will be suffi cient course materials, seating and refreshment. Walk-in registrations will be accepted on This panel will illustrate the shortcomings of the public safety net in dealing with the recession and howa evenspace-available a relatively basis. Pre-registered customers receive insignifi cant legal problem at fi rst creates other, more signifi cant issues later. Each speaker will talk aboutpriority the trouble on the that distribution the of course materials. Those fi ctional Nickleby family encounters with so little room for error for low-income families in this economyintending and what to legalregister aid at the door should checkTuition www.pbi. (includes course book and lunch) advocates have done (or are trying to do) to address these systemic issues. (1.5 Substantive) org or call (800) 247-4724 to ensure that the course has not Course Planners: Michael Froehlich, Esq. (Moderator) and Janet Stotland, Esq. sold out and that there have been no scheduleEarly changes.* Standard Ticket Policy: Time permitting, you will$209 receive  Member a — Pa., or any co. bar assn.  $234 Public Interest registration ticket that will expedite your check in at the door. A registration confi rmation ticket is not required $189  for Member admitted after 1/1/06  $214 10:30 - 10:45 Break admittance. $229  Nonmember  $254 Cancellation Policy: In order to receive a $99refund  for Paralegals attending with an atty.  $124 10:45 - 12:15 Breakout Sessions: CHOOSE ONE (1, 2 or 3) cancellation (less a $25 administrative fee), you must notify PBI by mail or FAX no later than 2 business $129 days  prior Paralegals attending alone  $154 Law Day (1) “The End of the Mortgage Crisis?” - Updates on Consumer Law to the course presentation date for the appropriate $105  site. Judges and judicial law clerks  $130 Almost two years after the near collapse of our fi nancial system, Congress and the President have enactedOtherwise, sweeping younew will receive the course materials in full  fi nancial reforms to help prevent the abuses that created the current crisis. At the same time, law enforcement agencies and consideration of tuition $95 paid. Judges and judicial law clerks $120 private litigators are cracking down on the scam artists that are targeting homeowners facing foreclosure.Weather Will these Related new Cancellations: efforts Check www.pbi.org (admittedor after 1/1/06) Good News: prevent a future crisis and protect consumers from losing their homes? Expert panelists will discuss the new fi nancial reform call (800)-932-4637 $35 ext.  2205. Law students legislation and the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as well as initiatives to combat fraudulent mortgage Registration Transfers: Requests for transfers*Registrations will be received 3 or more business days before the Despite the Recession, rescue schemes. (1.5 Substantive) Course Planners: Kerry Smith, Esq. and Margaret Robinson, Esq. honored if they are received prior to the date of the course. (2) From Arizona to Hazelton: Immigrants’ Rights in an Intolerant Era Services for Persons with Disabilities:presentation If special qualify for the Early Registration Discount. This panel will explore the impact of increased enforcement of immigration laws by local authorities, examiningarrangements the are required, please contact Customer We Are Making Progress constitutional issues involved and discussing advocacy and immigration legal strategies that can be used whenService individuals at (800) 932-4637 are at least ten days prior to the faced with removal and family separation. (1.5 Substantive) presentation date. Course Planners: Judith Bernstein Baker, Esq. and Mary Catherine Roper, Esq. Speaker Substitutions: PBI reserves the right to substitute (3) Hot Ethics Topics for Public Interest Attorneys and the Court speakers at all programs. This lively and interactive session will examine the latest professional responsibility developments that are especially important PBI Scholarships: PBI offers substantially reduced tuition to public interest practice. Special focus will be on rule changes intended to increase access to justice, particularlyfor most onPBI beh seminarsalf to allow attorneys Specialexperiencing Session Pricing of pro se litigants, and to explore evolving issues related to unbundled legal services such as document preparation,fi nancial hardship limited to fulfi ll their mandatory education appearances, confl icts of interest, and withdrawal of representation. The session will also discuss the judiciary’srequirement. role in ensuring For details and an application,10:45 contact- 12:15 “The End of the Mortgage Crisis?” - access to justice for unrepresented parties and the limitations, or perceived limitations, imposed by requirementsScholarship Administrator of judicial at [email protected] or (800) ethics, and will review national innovations in the courts that are integral parts of the civil right to counsel932-4637 movement. Ext. 2284 at least 30 days before the program. Updates on Consumer Law (1.5 Ethics) Course Planners: Karen C. Buck, Esq. and Louis S. Rulli, Esq. (Please note scholarships are not available for 1:15Online - 2:45 CLE.) Recent Trends in Identity Issues Course Material Return Policy: A ten-day return$69 privilege— per 1.5 credit session applies to all book orders, less a handling & restocking Whether you are a new or seasoned private practitioner, a public interest attorney, or a pro bono attorney, fee of $6.00. The return privilege does not applyTo signto DVDs, up for these sessions only, please call PBI's Customer CDs, or tapes; however, we will be happy toService replace Department any at 800-932-4637 or go to www.pbi.org. this course focuses on issues that are currently hot topics throughout the legal community! defective disks or tapes at no cost to the customer. Delivering public interest law to poor and disadvantaged citizens is a job that is largely undertaken by the more than thirty public interest law organizations in the Philadelphia area, as well as the numerous volunteer pro bono attorneys. Public Interest Law Day is designed to assist these practitioners12:15 - 1:15 and Lunch (included in your tuition) Course Materials their colleagues throughout Pennsylvania in continuing to provide high-quality legal services 1:15 - to 2:45 this Breakout Sessions: CHOOSE ONE (4, 5 or 6) One copy of the course materials is included in your registration. These materials are not available for separate purchase. under-served population. In addition to attorneys in public interest practice, this course will4) beBeing of an Advocate Outside of the Courtroom: Developing Effective Legislative Advocacy interest to pro bono practitioners and private practice attorneys who are interested in learningPanelists more will discuss how to design and implement an effective legislative advocacy campaign and strategy. The panelists, a professional lobbyist and inhouse staff from three public interest agencies that successfully engage in policy advocacy, will share about public interest law and other timely issues affecting the pro bono community. tips, lessons and advice gleaned from practical experience advocating for policy changes. Discussion will also focus on how to Name______Atty. # ______craft an effective public education campaign to accompany and support the legislative strategy. We will explore how success in Planned by public interest lawyers for public interest lawyers, this course focuses on issuesthis that arena are is de fi ned and why taking a long-view is often necessary: policy work is a marathon, not a sprint. (1.5 Substantive) Course Planners: Amy E. Hirsch, Esq. and Shira J. Goodman, Esq. Firm ______currently hot topics in the practice of public interest law. (5) Courtroom Updates: Attorneys’ Fees and Rights of LEP Litigants This session will cover recent developments in the areas of attorneys’ fees, implementation of the new Pennsylvania interpreter regulations and other issues affecting limited English profi cient (LEP) litigants. (1.5 Substantive) Address ______Course Planners: Cindy Rosenthal, Esq. and Sue Wasserkrug, Esq. Registration Confi rmation: Be sure to include your email address on the registration (6) Recent Trends in Identity Issues form to receive a confi rmation. Expedite your check-inCity ______This panel will describe the increasing problem faced by our clients who do not have governmentby issued bringing identi thisfi cation confi rmation to the seminar, but is not documents. The panel will discuss 4 problem areas: (1) obtaining documents from Vital Records, (2) obtaining documents required for admission. from SSA, (3) obtaining documents from PennDOT, and (4) providing documents to employers. The panel will also discuss State______Zip______County______creative ways of resolving these problems and the requirements necessary. The discussion will address individuals without birth certifi cates or with incorrect information on birth certifi cates, individuals who have no social security numbers or whose Phone_____/_____-______FAX_____/_____-______numbers are being used by others. (1.5 Substantive) Course Planners: Michele Levy, Esq. and John Whitelaw,Legal Services/Public Esq. Interest Lawyers: PBI waives tuition fees for the fi rst 12 hours of CLE taken in each calendar year for attorneys employed full-time by manyE-mail nonpro______fi t legal services and public interest organizations providing legal services to individuals at no or de minimus fees. These attorneys may enroll for additional CLEI have courses enclosed at 50 my discount coupon in the amount of percent of the highest member fee. $______for my  1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th PBI seminar. A check made payable to PBI for $______is enclosed. 2:45 - 3:00 Break Philadelphia  Thurs., Dec. 9, 2010 3:00 - 4:30 Moving Forward: Implementing Health Care Reform 6384-lm/tp-10/25/10 Charge my:     Over the next several years, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“the PPACA”) will make health care coverage The CLE Conference Center, Wanamaker Building available for many of Pennsylvania’s uninsured. It will also create new opportunities to expand services to those already Card #______Exp. Date______th covered by Medical Assistance. At the same time, health care reform also presents a challenge to advocates to ensure that low- 10 Floor, Ste. 1010, Juniper St. entrance REGISTER TODAY! income clients are able to access care and services as enormous systemic change unfolds. This session will explore the status of (between 13th & Broad Sts., opposite City Hall) health care reform implementation in Pennsylvania, including the new high risk pool, planning for health insurance exchanges, 800.247.4724 • PBI.ORG new Medical Assistance initiatives, and what this all means for the systems that our clients depend on. (1.5 Substantive) Signature ______Course Planners: Laval S. Miller-Wilson, Esq. and Pamela Walz, Esq. 9:00 am to 4:30 pm; check-in begins at 8:30 am Program Schedule Subject to Change.