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Upcoming CLE: The Basic CLARO Training Program

Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, New York City Bar, Bronx County Bar Association, Brooklyn Law School, Feerick Center for Social Justice at Fordham Law School, New York County Lawyers’ Association, Queens County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Richmond County Bar, Staten Island Women’s Bar Association and Wagner College present:

The Basic CLARO Training Program

Tuesday, November 18th, 6:00-9:00 PM

Brooklyn Bar Association First Floor Auditorium
123 Remsen St, Brooklyn NY, 11201

Click here to see the flyer and register for this CLE!

Presented by:

Sidney Cherubin, Esq., Director of Legal Services
Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project

Evan Denerstein, Esq., Staff Attorney
Consumer Rights Project at MFY Legal Services, Inc.

Program Overview:

Please join us for a program covering Introduction to CLARO; Ethical Considerations; Client Interaction; Pre-Litigation & The Life of a Debt; The Court Process & Key Motions; Substantive Defenses; Negotiating a Settlement; Stipulations; Preparing the Pro Se Consumer Debt Defendant for Trial.Appropriate for newly admitted and experienced attorneys.

This course is FREE to those who volunteer for 6 total hours with CLARO or 12 total hours with the Civil Court consumer debt pro se assistance programs by May 30, 2015. The commitment may be different for the Civil Court Programs.

This CLE provides 1.5 credits in Professional Practice and 1.5 credits in Skills.