Hot Topics for Military Legal Assistance

  • 10:45 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Central Time (US & Canada)
  • By: ABA Military Pro Bono Project
  • Source: Oklahoma > probono.net/OK
Topics:
  • Veterans/Military

The ABA Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel (LAMP) is hosting a CLE on October 9. Attorneys may attend in-person or by webinar. The CLE focuses on a variety of current legal developments that impact military members, veterans, and their families.

The morning session will focus on international and interstate child custody matters that impact military families. This morning session will also involve the Feres Doctrine, focusing on its history, expansions, and criticisms regarding restrictions for servicemember lawsuits.

The afternoon session will examine a variety of consumer law and financial issues. This will focus on tools for consumer protection for servicemembers, along with key consumer protection statutes, including the Military Lending Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and others.

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8:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PT / 11:45 a.m.-3:00 p.m. ET - Hot Topics for Military Legal Assistance: Child Custody and the Feres Doctrine (3 hours of CLE requested)
• The first portion of this session will focus on international and interstate child custody matters that impact military families. This session will then address the Feres Doctrine, focusing on its history, expansions, and criticisms regarding restrictions for servicemember lawsuits.
1:15-4:15 p.m. PT / 4:15-7:15 p.m. ET - Hot Topics for Military Legal Assistance: Consumer Protection (2.75 hours of CLE requested)
• The session will examine a variety of consumer law and financial issues. This will focus on tools for consumer protection for servicemembers, along with key consumer protection statutes, including the Military Lending Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and others.
Cost:
• In-person: The in-person CLE in Los Angeles is FREE for all attendees.
• Morning webinar session: $60 for this 3-hour CLE session. FREE for all military attorneys (Judge Advocates), military paralegals, and civilians employed by the military.
• Afternoon webinar session: $55 for this 2.75-hour CLE session. FREE for all military attorneys (Judge Advocates), military paralegals, and civilians employed by the military.