Event Description
The Appellate Practice Section of the Minnesota State Bar
Association is holding a CLE for attorneys and law students interested in
participating in its unemployment insurance pro bono program. The program will
include an overview of Minnesota's unemployment insurance laws, a session on
practice tips from experienced UI attorneys, updates on legislation and case
law, and a panel session with judges from the Minnesota Court of Appeals,
followed by a question and answer session.
8:00-8:30 -
Registration
8:30-9:00 Overview of Unemployment Insurance Appeals Process
– Tom Boyd & Craig Gustafson
9:00-9:30 Legislative Update – Lee
Nelson
9:30-10:30 Attorney Panel –
Paul Banker, Anne Wyneken & Lee Nelson
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:45 Case Law Update
(Ethics)– Peter Knapp
Professor Peter Knapp will highlight major
unemployment insurance cases from the past two years. The presentation will
particularly focus on the key role that unpaid attorneys have played in major
unemployment insurance cases. This will include ethical issues that pro bono
attorneys might face when undertaking representation of applicants for
unemployment benefits, and examples of successful zealous representation by
unpaid attorneys at the Court of Appeals.
11:45-12:00 Lunch
(provided)
12:00-12:45 Appellate Judges Panel - Judges Kevin Ross, Carol
Hooten, and Francis Connolly.
12:45-1:00 Appellate Judges Panel Question
& Answer Session
Presenters:
Judge Carol Hooten, MN
Court of Appeals
Judge Kevin Ross, MN Court of Appeals
Judge Francis
Connolly, MN Court of Appeals
Lee Nelson, MN Department of Employment and
Economic Development
Tom
Boyd, Winthrop & Weinstine, PA
Paul Banker, Sweeney & Masterson,
P.A.
Craig Gustafson from MN Department
of Employment and Economic Development
Peter Knapp, William
Mitchell
Anne Wyneken, MN Court of Appeals Deputy Chief Staff
Attorney
CLE
Credits:
3.0 Standard & 1 Ethics CLE credits | Event Code: 197654
Cost:
This event is free to all
attendees.
Remote
Participation:
There is no remote
participation for this event.
Want more information about the Appellate Practice Section ?
To register by mail with a check,
please use the registration form located here.
Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation policy
Questions? Contact: Molly Malone | 612-278-6376