Category: Member Benefits

Set Yourself Apart as a Leader in the Law

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Do you have knowledge on hot topics in your practice area that you would like to share with your colleagues? Is there a specific court case you’ve been wanting to examine? We want to hear from you; write for Connecticut Lawyer!

Connecticut Lawyer magazine is a prime member benefit that contributes to your professional growth; informs readers of important legislative changes, court decisions, and other issues arising in the legal profession; and keeps members abreast of CBA activities.

If you would like to submit an article for consideration, have information for the “CBA News & Events” section, or have any other editorial inquiries, please contact the Associate Editor at lzwiebel@ctbar.org. Please review our editorial guidelines on subject matter, format, and deadlines.

Serve More Clients with Limited Scope Representation Tools CLE

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Wednesday, May 10
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
CBA Law Center

About the Program
Grow your practice by serving clients who have money but cannot afford to hire a full-service attorney. This seminar will teach you how to offer limited scope representation, coaching, and packages to expand your practice, and the communications techniques necessary to avoid getting grieved.

You Will Learn

  • About limited scope representation, unbundled legal services, and alternative business models, whether they are right for your practice, and how to integrate them into your toolkit
  • Best practices for written communications, including engagement/disengagement letters, with a focus on creating sustainable limited representation relationships
  • Ethical considerations at the beginning of attorney-client relationships, and the special concerns in limited representations
  • How to maintain the boundaries of limited scope representations

CLE Credits
CT: 2.5 CLE Credits (0.5 Ethics/2.0 Professional Practice)
NY: 3.0 CLE Credits (0.5 Ethics/2.5 Professional Practice)

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Now Available: New Advance Release CBJ Article

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CBJView the latest advance release article of the Connecticut Bar Journal before it comes out in the next issue!

Business Litigation: 2016 in Review
by William J. O’Sullivan

This article is a summary of two appellate court decisions in which substantial damage awards were vacated due to lack of supporting documentary evidence.

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Member Benefit: Golf at TPC River Highlands

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Spring is here! Don’t pass up your opportunity to golf at the recently updated TPC River Highlands, a world-class championship 18-hole course in Cromwell.

Access this members-only club through the CBA’s corporate membership. For only $175 per year, CBA members get to book tee times and use meeting room facilities.

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The I-9 Form and Immigration Compliance under the New Administration

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Friday, April 7
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
CBA Law Center

About the Program
With new administration focused new immigration enforcement and compliance, learn what you need to know to help your clients ensure their I-9 forms are in order if the government comes knocking.

CLE Credit
CT: 2.0 CLE Credits
NY: 2.0 CLE Credits (2.0 Professional Practice)

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DCF Insider Tips for the Criminal and Family Attorney

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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Quinnipiack Club
New Haven

About the Program
This seminar will provide an introduction to the process of how a case is investigated from intake to litigation by the Department of Children and Families. There will be further discussion regarding how involvement with DCF can impact your client’s case, whether in a criminal or family court context.

CLE Credit
CT: 2.0 CLE Credits
NY: 2.0 CLE Credits (Professional Practice)

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U.S. Court of Appeals Seeks Attorneys for Pro Bono Panel

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The Criminal Justice Act/Pro Bono Committee is accepting applications for the Second Circuit’s Pro Bono Panel.

Panel members will represent pro se litigants in civil appeals that present issues of first impression, complex issues of law or fact, or raise potentially meritorious claims warranting further briefing and oral argument.

The deadline to submit applications is April 30. Click here to learn more and submit an application.

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Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Essentials

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Tuesday, February 28
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Essentials
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
CBA Law Center

About the Program
Learn the basics of representing a client in Chapter 13 bankruptcy from initial evaluation through conclusion. The Chapter 13 trustee for the District of Connecticut and an experienced practitioner will explain the process and provide insight from their unique individual perspectives.

CLE Credits
CT: 2.0 CLE Credits
NY: 2.0 CLE Credits (2.0 Professional Practice)

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