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2007-05-23 LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER, MACOMB BAR OFFER
FREE TRAINING IN 3 PRACTICE AREAS FOR PROSPECTIVE PRO BONO ATTORNEYS
DETROIT—Legal Aid and Defender Association,
Inc. and the Macomb County Bar Association (OCBA) are offering free
training in three practice areas for new private attorneys in Macomb
County willing to perform pro bono work:
“Wills and Estate Planning for New Attorneys”, June 22
“Probate: Procedures and Tax Aspects”, June 26
“Buying, Selling and Transferring Personal Residences”,
June 27
The sessions will be conducted from 1 to 3 p.m. in the conference
room of the Robert A. Verkuilen Building, 21885 Dunham Road, Clinton
Township.
The instructor will be Joan C. Von Handorf, an attorney in private
practice who specializes in estate planning, probate, real estate
and taxes. She has a master’s degree in taxation, has published
articles in the Michigan Bar Journal and the Probate and Estate
Planning Journal, has been an author and speaker for the Institute
for Continuing Legal Education, and is a member of the Probate and
Estate Planning Council.
“Wills and Estate Planning for New Attorneys” will cover
estate planning techniques for small and modest estates, including
wills, testamentary trusts, living trusts, medical and durable powers
of attorney. It will feature a mock client interview, and participants
will receive a CD containing information about estate planning and
sample forms and letters.
“Probate: Procedures and Tax Aspects” will cover probate
procedures for decedents’ estates, guardianships and conservatorships;
special procedures for Macomb, Oakland and Wayne probate courts;
and tax aspects of probate. Participants will receive a CD containing
information about probate and sample forms and pleadings.
“Buying, Selling and Transferring Personal Residences”
will cover how to represent clients who are buying, selling or transferring
personal residences, and the tax aspects involved in conveying a
personal residence. Participants will receive a CD containing sample
purchase agreements and deeds.
Participants who attend any or all of the sessions will be asked
to handle two pro bono cases or perform 30 hours of pro bono work.
To register or obtain further information, contact Tonya Johnson
of Legal Aid and Defender’s Private Attorney Involvement unit
at tjohnson@ladadetroit.org or (313) 964-4111, ext. 6226.
Legal Aid and Defender is Michigan’s largest provider of free
civil legal services to low-income residents. It serves metropolitan
Detroit through its offices in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.
It also represents criminal defendants in Wayne County and the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Including brief
consultations and comprehensive legal services, the public law firm
handles some 15,000 legal matters yearly.
“We work with clients in a comprehensive manner, so that as
we solve their legal problems, we help solve other problems as well,”
Weir said. “We help people rebuild their lives and help families
stay together.”
Anyone seeking legal services can call (877) 964-4700 or visit www.ladadetroit.org.
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