Name: Pro Bono in the Age of COVID-19: Conducting a Virtual Legal Clinic
Start: 2020-09-16T10:00:00-0400
End: 2020-09-16T11:00:00-0400

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Pro Bono in the Age of COVID-19: Conducting a Virtual Legal Clinic

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The session will model a virtual law clinic, showcasing how the Dauphin County Bar Association (DCBA) partnered with MidPenn Legal Services and the PA CareerLink Capitol Region to hold an online clinic via Zoom to assist members of the community with driver's license issues.

The purpose of this clinic was to see what community members need to do to have their driver's licenses reinstated. This clinic took place with the assistance of students, paralegals, and volunteer lawyers.

In a private Zoom room, each community member was partnered with one volunteer lawyer, with the possiblity of a student, to remotely access their PennDOT driving records. Once there, the volunteer lawyer was able to highlight the steps needed to reinstate each driver's license. After the volunteer lawyer reviewed the steps, an expert in handling driver's licenses cases also joined the Zoom room to offer any additional suggestions.

Speakers

Winnie Gunther

University of California, Berkley

Winnie Gunther is a junior at UC Berkeley, double majoring in Legal Studies and Theater Performance with a minor in Human Rights. She is interested in the intersection between law and social change, specifically in strategic impact litigation regarding gender-based violence. Aside... Read More →

David Trevaskis

Pro Bono Coordinator , PA Bar Association

David Keller Trevaskis, Esq. is a champion of access to justice, pro bono service, and public interest work. The first and only full time Pro Bono Coordinator for the Pennsylvania Bar Association since he was hired in 2001, Trevaskis coordinates civil legal aid services and... Read More →

Sandy Ballard

Public Services Coordinator, Dauphin County Bar Association

Sandra Ann Ballard is a 1988 graduate of the Harvard Law School (no, she did not have any classes with President Obama) and the Kennedy School of Government with a Masters in Public Policy. Since January 2003, Sandy has happily served as the Dauphin County Bar Association Public Services... Read More →

Writeup on DCBA Zoom Clinics pdf

DL Clinic Summary pdf

Zoom Breakout Room Tutorial mov

Zoom Screen Sharing Tutorial mov

Driver's License Clinic Flyer pdf

Example Pre Clinic Emails pdf

Pro Bono in the Age of Covid 19 PLAN 9 16 Slides pdf

Wednesday September 16, 2020 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
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