Providing competent legal representation to all clients,
including pro bono clients, goes beyond mastering the substantive law and
administrative procedures. A fully proficient attorney meets the client where
they are at and understands racial trauma and challenges that black and
indigenous people of color (BIPOC) face in the US legal system and society at
large. Join us for a question-and-answer session with Resmaa Menakem, Minnesota
resident, national speaker, and author of My Grandmother’s Hands, on the topic
of pro bono representation within the realm of transformational change and
understanding racialized trauma. Hamra Ahmad, Director of Law & Policy at
HerJustice, will follow with a presentation that aims to provide practical tools
for lawyers to address challenges faced by people living in poverty and to
recognize the strengths and positive attributes that clients bring to the
attorney-client relationship. The panel will be moderated by Sharon Sayles
Belton from Thomson
Reuters.
This CLE is approved for credit through
December 3, 2023.
Presenters:
Resmaa
Menakem | (MSW, LICSW)
Hamra Ahmad |
(J.D.)
Her
Justice
Moderator:
Sharon
Sayles Belton | Thomson Reuters
CLE Credits:
1.5 Elimination of Bias Credits | Event
Code: 424918
Cost:
MSBA Members: $29.95
Non-MSBA
Members: $64.95