Individual Rights & Responsibilities open
meeting
Guantanamo Bay: Opened - Closed, Why and When
Thursday, April 8, 4-6 p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
This open meeting presentation will explore the legal issues
relating to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as well as legal, ethical and
political principles relating to detainees. A panel will explore
whether and to what extent Guantanamo Bay should be opened or
closed. The faculty will suggest what role citizens and legal
practitioners can have as to the legal and political process.
Panelists include: Frank A. Smith III, program co-chair, Law
Office of Frank A. Smith III, Boston; Jonathan Mannina, program
co-chair, Legal Assistance Corp. of Central Mass., Worcester;
Fausto Da Rocha, executive director, Brazilian Immigrant Center,
Allston; Kevin Powers, Rodgers Powers & Schwartz LLP, Boston;
and Shiva Karimi, Law Office of Shiva Karimi, Boston.
Topics include:
- Representation of detainees;
- The legal, ethical and political issues involved in
representation of detainees;
- The role of citizens and lawyers as to Guantanamo Bay; and
- Selected syllabus of Supreme Court decisions regarding
detainees.
How to Represent Claimants (employees) at Unemployment
Insurance Hearings
Thursday, April 8, noon-3 p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The Labor & Employment, Civil Litigation and Access to
Justice sections and Young Lawyers Division are proud to co-sponsor
this training seminar, which will be provided by Greater Boston
Legal Service's Employment Law Unit and the Volunteer Lawyers
Project.
The program is free of charge. Given the current economic
climate, there is an enormous need for claimant representation at
unemployment hearings. Legal Services, however, cannot not meet the
demand for representation, so, all attendees are strongly
encouraged to become a member of the Volunteer Lawyers Project pro
bono panel and agree to take one pro bono unemployment insurance
case over the next year. All volunteers must be licensed to
practice law in Massachusetts.
Training topics will include:
- How to represent a claimant at an unemployment hearing;
- Basic procedures for initial unemployment determinations;
and
- Practical information about conducting direct and cross
examination and witness preparation.
Juvenile & Child Welfare Section Council open
meeting
Featuring Chief Justice Michael F. Edgerton
Wednesday, April 14, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
MBA, 20 West St., Boston
The Juvenile & Child Welfare Section Council will host an
open meeting on Wednesday, April 14, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the
MBA, 20 West St., Boston. The guest speaker will be Chief Justice
Michael F. Edgerton of the Juvenile Court Department. All section
members are invited to attend.