2012 Public Interest Law Day in Philadelphia
The Public Interest Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association will be holding it's annual Public Interest Law Day on Wednesday, November 28, 2012. The day will feature the Public Interest Law Day CLE, Keeping Up in Turbulent Times: Public Interest Practice in 2012, followed in the evening with the Public Interest Section Annual Awards Ceremony and Reception.
The Public Interest Law Day CLE, Keeping Up in Turbulent Times: Public Interest Practice in 2012, will be held at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, CLE Conference Center, Wanamaker Building, 10th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107 from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm. The Public Interest Section Annual Awards Ceremony and Reception, requiring a separate registration, will be held at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The Awards Celebration will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m and will feature the Presentation of the Andrew Hamilton Award to Catherine C. Carr, Executive Director, Community Legal Services.
Public Interest Law Day CLE
Keeping Up in Turbulent Times: Public Interest Practice in 2012
This full day CLE program will offer 5 substantive and 1 ethics CLE credits and will present a wide array of hot topics in public interest law for public interest attorneys, pro bono practitioners, judges and private practice attorneys who are interested in learning more about public interest law and cutting edge issues affecting the pro bono legal community.
The opening panel presentation will address how a hypothetical family continues to struggle in the recession and how changes in the law and policy have affected them in areas such as employment, education and immigration.
The Agenda Includes:
| 8:50 - 9:00 |
Welcome and Introduction - PBI and Chair, Delivery of Legal Services Committee |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 |
Opening Plenary: Back to the Nickelby Family |
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| 10:45 - 12:15 | Breakout Sessions - Choose One
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| 12:15 - 1:15 | Lunch (included in your tuition) | |
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1:15 - 2:45 |
Breakout Sessions - Choose One
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| 3:00 - 4:30 |
Closing Plenary: Remedies for Bias in the Court System |
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Program Schedule Subject to Change. |
CLE Tuition Prices (Include Course Book and Lunch):
Registrations received 3 or more business days before the presentation qualify for the Early Registration Discount
- Early Reg. $209 - Member of PA or any county bar assn. admitted before 1/1/08 (Late Reg. $234)
- Early Reg. $189 - Member of PA or any county bar assn. admitted after 1/1/08 (Late Reg. $214)
- Early Reg. $229 - Nonmember (Late Reg. $254)
- Early Reg. $99 - Paralegals attending with an atty. (Late Reg. $124)
- Early Reg. $129 - Paralegals attending alone (Late Reg. $154)
- Early Reg. $105 - Judges and judicial law clerks (Late Reg. $130)
- Early Reg. $95 - Judges and judicial law clerks admitted after 1/1/08 (Late Reg. $120)
- Reg. $35 - Law Students
More Information and Registration
Public Interest Section Annual Awards Ceremony and Reception
The annual Awards Ceremony and Reception will be held at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel, 1200 Market Street, Philadelphia, beginning at 5:30 pm. A separate registration is required for the Awards Ceremony and Reception.
The Awards Celebration will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m and will feature the Presentation of the Andrew Hamilton Award.
The Awards Ceremony will also include:
- The Morris M. Shuster Fellowship awards,
- The selection of the Higginbotham Fellowship, and
- The presentation of the 2012 Law Student Awards.
The reception will immediately follow the Award Ceremony.
Reception includes a Two-Hour Open Bar and Heavy Hors D'Oeuvres.
- $45.00 – Public Interest or Government Attorney Members
- $60.00 – Members
- $75.00 – Non-Members
Please note there will be a $10 increase for walk-ins at the door.
Tickets will not be distributed for this event
CLICK HERE to Register by November 26.