Assessing &Addressing CT’s Access to Justice Gap in the New Normal-2021CLC-PT04
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What is the State of Connecticut’s access to justice gap in 2021, as we confront the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic? How has COVID-19 amplified existing civil legal needs crises, such as evictions and addressing domestic violence? What effects will short- and long-term interventions, such as stimulus measures and the developing right to counsel movement, have on these issues? How has the pandemic affected the civil legal needs of racially diverse individuals, households with children, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations? How are our civil legal aid programs funded, and what impact has the pandemic had on those funding streams? What challenges and opportunities are presented by the “new normal” in addressing Connecticut’s access to justice gap?
Join us as a panel of Connecticut attorneys, policy experts, and leaders engage in a comprehensive assessment of Connecticut’s access to justice gap, and address how we may best advance the promise of equal justice for all.
Member - $50.00
Non-Member - $100.00
Student - $15.00
2021CLC Session Date - June 16, 2021 p.m.
Product ID - 2021CLC-PT04
CLE Credit
2.0 CT (Ethics);
2.0 CT (Ethics);
2.0 NY (Ethics)
About the Program
What is the State of Connecticut’s access to justice gap in 2021, as we confront the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic? How has COVID-19 amplified existing civil legal needs crises, such as evictions and addressing domestic violence? What effects will short- and long-term interventions, such as stimulus measures and the developing right to counsel movement, have on these issues? How has the pandemic affected the civil legal needs of racially diverse individuals, households with children, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable populations? How are our civil legal aid programs funded, and what impact has the pandemic had on those funding streams? What challenges and opportunities are presented by the “new normal” in addressing Connecticut’s access to justice gap?
Join us as a panel of Connecticut attorneys, policy experts, and leaders engage in a comprehensive assessment of Connecticut’s access to justice gap, and address how we may best advance the promise of equal justice for all.
Credit
Ethics and Professionalism:2.0
Description
The President's Track
Presented by the CBA Executive Committee
- The State of Connecticut's access to justice gap in 2021
- How the pandemic amplified existing civil legal needs crises
- The impact of short- and long-term measures on the developing right to counsel movement
- How the pandemic has affected the civil legal needs of our communities
- How civil legal aid programs are funded and how the pandemic has affected those funding streams
- About challenges and opportunities in addressing Connecticut’s access to justice gap
Who Should Purchase
Any attorney interested in supporting access to justice.
Speakers
Lorraine Carcova Jennifer Quaye-Hudson
Connecticut Legal Services Inc., Connecticut Voices for Children,
Bridgeport, CT New Haven, CT
Alexis H. Smith Cecil J. Thomas
New Haven Legal Assistance CBA President-elect, Greater
Association Inc., Hartford Legal Aid,
New Haven, CT Hartford, CT
Natalie S. Wagner Ryan Wilson
Connecticut Bar Foundation, Connecticut Voices for Children,
Hartford, CT New Haven, CT
☐The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This
program qualifies for non-transitional CLE credits.
Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, or a fully interactive videoconference. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information about transitional and non-transitional courses, please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml.
Financial hardship information is available upon request.
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