This four-part conference will discuss ways to make our justice system—from client counseling to litigation—accessible to individuals living with psychiatric, intellectual, and/or developmental disabilities.
This online only program is presented my the Social Law Library and MHLAC.
PROGRAM FEE:
$35 per session OR special discount price of $100 for all four sessions.
CLICK HERE for more information and registration.
TUESDAY JANUARY 12th, 2-3:30 PM
ATTORNEY’S DUTY TO ACCOMMODATE & ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS WHEN REPRESENTING A CLIENT LIVING WITH A DISABILITY
Moderator: Megan Mauskapf, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
• Kathy Flaherty, Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc.
• Gina Teixeira, Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc.
THURSDAY JANUARY 21st, 2-3:30 PM
ACCOMMODATIONS IN LITIGATION: THE DISCOVERY PROCESS
Moderator: Coco Holbrook, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
• Peter Blanck, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
• Martie Lafferty, Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center
• Steven Schwartz, Center for Public Representation
TUESDAY JANUARY 26th, 2-3:30 PM
ACCOMMODATIONS IN LITIGATION: THE COURT PROCESS
Moderator: Miriam Ruttenberg, Committee for Public Counsel Services
• Peter Blanck, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
• Shain Neumeier, Law Office of Shain M. Neumeier
• Gina Teixeira, Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc.
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 2nd, 2-3:30 PM
ATTORNEYS LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES SPEAK ON ACCESSIBLE JUSTICE
Moderator: Caitlin Parton, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
• Kathy Flaherty, Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc.
• Shain Neumeier, Law Office of Shain M. Neumeier
• Victoria Rodríguez-Roldán, AIDS United