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Pro Bono Events

Information about pro bono services in Clallam County is available at the pro bono page. This page is for pro bono events only.

Project Homeless Connect 2012

The 3rd Annual Project Homeless Connect will take place on March 30, 2012, and volunteer attorneys are being sought to provide services.

PHC 2012 will be from 9:00am – 3:00pm at the Vern Burton Center, Port Angeles, Washington.

Get more information and updates at:
https://www.facebook.com/ClallamCountyPHC 308 E 4th Street

To offer your pro bono volunteer services contact Nancy Rohde at pro bono, 417-0818 or [email protected].

In prior years lawyers have provided legal service in the areas of family law, landlord-tenant, social security, criminal, estate planning, personal injury, employment, mediation and courtroom procedures  and government services.

For more information about Project Homeless Connect, call Glenda Coleman at 360-460-5903, or type homeless connect in the search box above and press enter to see posts about legal services at PHC in previous years.

Mark Baumann

 

 

Free CLE: Ethics Issues in Pro Bono

Webinar: Ethics Issues in Pro Bono Representation

December 20, 2011
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

By Practicing Law Institute.
Credit approved in most states, including WA.

For more info:

http://4freecle.blogspot.com/2011/11/dec-20web-ethics-issues-in-pro-bono.html

CCBA 2011 Holiday Party

CCBA 2011 Holiday Party

Thursday, December 15, 2011 • 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Red Lion Hotel
Waterfront Lounge

Appetizer Buffet
No Host Bar
Guests are Welcome

Please RSVP by December 12th

In leiu of a cover charge, please bring a new toy, game, coloring book, or article of children’s clothing to donate to Clallam Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers. All items collected will be distributed to children who accompany their parents or guardians to consultations at the Pro Bono office.

Angeles Mediation Pro Bono Domestic Violence Mediation Project

Announcement:
Angeles Mediation Pro Bono Domestic Violence Mediation Project

In 2011-2012, Mark Baumann, JD, Rachel Hardies, MA, and Angeles Mediation, will be operating a pro bono Domestic Violence Mediation Project to help low income families who have had allegations or a history of domestic violence resolve conflict through mediation. Domestic violence may involve physical and/or emotional abuse, and/or may be perceived as a “high conflict” case. These are difficult cases that require special handling and attention, particularly to both parties needs and safety.

The interdisciplinary DV Mediation Project is an access to justice oriented project, offering people of modest means an alternative to litigation that may also offer a more effective method of managing entrenched conflict patterns. Part of the purpose of the project is to develop and report on effective mediation techniques for domestic violence situations.

The DV Mediation Project encourages attorney and advocate participation and the development of safety plans. Attorneys and advocates interested in participating in the Project may contact Mark Baumann or Nancy Rohde, and are encouraged to attend the Quileute Tribe’s unique DV training opportunity by the Southwest Center for Law and Policy in La Push on June 28 and 29. (This training is free and offers CLE credit. For more information see https://clallamcountybar.com/2011/06/03/842/)

Referrals to the DV Mediation Project will only be accepted from professionals, including lawyers, therapists and advocates. Parties interested in mediation services should ask professionals they are working with for a referral, and/or call Healthy Families for advocate and safety planning services in this or any DV situation. If you are interesting in contributing to the project, as a volunteer mediator, advocate, advisor, counselor, educator, concept developer, or otherwise, please call for more information.

Mark Baumann
360-452-8688

Rachel Hardies
360-670-2336

Healthy Families, 360-452-2381

DV Training: By the Quileute New Beginnings program

The Quileute Tribe New Beginning’s program invites you to attend the Southwest Center for Law and Policy’s Domestic Violence and Teen Intimate Partner & Sexual Violence Training at the Quileute tribal office, west wing, 90 Main Street, La Push, WA on June 28th and 29th, 2011.

This trainings is FREE, offers CLE credit and is open to anyone (breakfast & lunch provided). [Read more…] about DV Training: By the Quileute New Beginnings program

LAW DAY LUNCH

LAW DAY CELEBRATION
Presented by Clallam-Jefferson County Pro Bono Lawyers

Friday, May 6, 2011
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

(The afternoon Court calendars will start at 2:00 p.m. to accomodate this event)

BUFFET LUNCH
AWARDS
A CLE PRESENTATION , by
Harry Schneider, Jr., Joseph McMillan, and Charles Sipos
The Trial of Salim Ahmed Hamdan:  Constitutional Challenge to Executive Power and the First War Crimes Trial of a GITMO Detainee
(Approved for Ethics Credit by the WSBA)

Project Homeless Connect 2011 a success

5 lawyers donated pro bono time at the second annual Clallam County Project Homeless Connect, at which more than 300 people sought services.

Clallam County lawyers Steve Robbins, of the NW Justice Project, Harry Gasnick, the Clallam County Public Defender, Joe Lavin, in a private social security practice, and Kathleen McCormick and Mark Baumann, both in their own family law private practice, all donated time at the event.

For more information, see the article in the Peninsula Daily News:

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110318/news/303189976/gathering-in-port-angeles-to-aid-homeless-draws-300

Steve Robbins said “It was very good to be there. We helped several people including some difficult eviction situations.”

Kathleen McCormick commented that “there were some challenging cases. Several people asked how they could get identification when, because of their circumstances, they had lost every form of identification they had. It would be great to have an attorney with experience on this issue next year.”

[Editor’s note: The opportunity to help people at this event and offer them a moment of compassion, respect and hope was very rewarding. It was also a wonderful chance to connect, in the slow times, with the 40 other service providers, many of whom have very little experience or understanding of the ways courts can help people, especially in the Family Court. Mark Baumann]

Giving is good: Project Homeless Connect 2011

Giving is good. It releases endorphin and makes us feel better. Project Homeless Connect (PHC) is a wonderful opportunity for giving. PHC is a joint project by Serenity House and Clallam County Health and Human Services. The Clallam County Pro Bono Lawyers will host a booth with private consultation areas.

You may be wondering, “Hhow can I help or represent homeless people?” These folks generally don’t need what you might think, and what they do need turns out to be a greater gift to you of more than just giving.

For sure, some people at PHC need legal triage, have specific questions and/or need direction to further services. But most simply need someone to listen to them, someone to hear their story, empathize with them, and respect their feelings. The gift to us is an opportunity to practice our ability to listen and create a deep human connection with our clients in order for them to not feel helpless and alone. Our ability to do this makes us better lawyers and happier people.

At last year’s PHC few of the people I saw needed any specific advice. Most wanted to know that the understanding they had of their experiences were reasonable and that their feelings were not crazy. They didn’t need a lawyer to represent them, write something up, or even give them advice.

Even if you don’t know anything about landlord-tenant, mortgage, family, disability, employment, criminal, entitlement law, or about mediation or courtroom procedures, you can make a valuable contribution listening and/or screening.

Last year over 300 people sought services at PHC. For those of you who may need to print out documents a printer will be provided and online forms will be available. Attached is an Advice and Consult Agreement that may be used. To contribute your time, simply contact Nancy at Pro Bono, at 417-0818 or email [email protected].

For a summary of last year efforts, please see https://clallamcountybar.com/2010/01/29/project-homeless-connect-a-success/

Mark Baumann
[email protected]