A CLE ON HOW TO ADVISE SOLDIERS SEEKING DISCHARGE FROM THE MILITARY

Host:
Type:
Network:
Global
Date:
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Time:
10:00am - 4:00pm
Location:
UC Berkeley School of Law – Boalt Hall, Room # 110
City/Town:
Berkeley, CA

Description

Saturday, January 24, 2009
10:00am – 4:05pm. Registration begins at 9:30am. Session One starts promptly at 10:00am.

Five hours of CLE credit available, including one hour of ethics credit

GIs are trying unsuccessfully to leave the military all the time, but could often use the help of an attorney. This CLE will cover the nuts and bolts of discharges available for military personnel, and related issues: the Delayed Entry Program; Entry Level Separation; Medical; Psychiatric; Hardship & Dependency; Conscientious Objection; Don't Ask, Don't Tell; and others. Also addressed are special issues faced while representing AWOL clients.
Hosted by the Bay Area Military Law Panel of the NLG's Military Law Task Force. Co-sponsored by Bar Association of San Francisco and the Boalt Hall Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild.
This event is wheelchair accessible.

Registration fees:
$10 Law Students
$25 Legal Workers/counselors
$70 NLG and BASF Member Attorneys
$120 Non-NLG Member Attorneys
Scholarships may be available.

To request disability accommodations or a scholarship, or for more information, please contact Jane Kaplan at jkaplan@att. net, tel. (510) 848-4752 x4.
To learn more about the Military Law Task Force, visit www.nlgmltf. org.

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