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LAW WEEK 2010 May 3-7, 2010
2010 THEME: "Law in the 21st Century: Enduring
Traditions, Emerging Challenges"
Law
Week: Every Spring, the Palm Beach County Bar
Association sponsors a week-long series of free
programs based on the Law Week theme for the community
and our schools. Programs include legal education
seminars;Dial-A-Lawyer; mock trials; speakers' bureau
and a Judicial Shadowing program. Details for this
year's events are shown below:
DIAL-A-LAWYER PROGRAM
-- volunteer attorneys will be available to answer
general legal questions by telephone (561) 687-2800
Monday, May 3 - Wednesday, May 5 from 9:00 a.m.
- 4:00 p.m.
LEGAL EDUCATION CLINICS --
clinics will be held on various areas of the
law. RSVP's are required.
| Event |
MEDICAID
- Planning and Nursing Home Dangers |
| Date, Time |
Monday,
May 3, 2010- 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
| Location |
Jewish
Community Center, 8500 Jog Road, Boynton
Beach (Directions Below) |
| Description |
Find out
the most common dangers in nursing homes
and how you can protect your loved ones.Plus,
learn about Medicaid eligibility and how
you can preserve your assets.. This is free
to the public, however, since space is limited,
reservations are required and can
be made by calling 561/687-2800 or by sending
an e-mail to: egray@palmbeachbar.org |
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| Event |
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES
& RESCUE SCAMS |
| Date,
Time |
Tuesday, May
4, 2010 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Location |
West
Palm Beach Public Library, 411 Clematis Street,
Downtown West Palm Beach (Directions Below) |
| Description |
Find
out how to defend yourself if a foreclosure lawsuit
is filed and you are faced with losing your home.
Falling behind with your paymentt? Learn what
you can do and how you can protect yourself from
forecloure and mortgage rescue scams.This is free
to the public, however, since space is limited,
reservations are required and can be made
by calling 561/687-2800 or by sending an e-mail
to:egray@palmbeachbar.org
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| Event |
CONDO
& HOMEOWNERS: Can They Really Do
That? |
| Date,
Time |
Wednesday,
May 5 - 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Location |
West Palm
Beach Public Library, 411 Clematis Street,
Downtown West Palm Beach (Directions Below) |
| Description |
Know your
rights, duties and oblilgations as a homeowner.
Learn about new state laws impacting insurance,
assessment requirements, foreclosures and
other issues affecting your home. This is
free to the public, however, since space
is limited, reservations are required
and can be made by calling 561/687-2800
or by sending an e-mail to: egray@palmbeachbar.org |
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| Event |
SMALL
CLAIMS LAWSUITS AND MEDIATION |
| Date,
Time |
Thursday,
May 6 - 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Location |
West Palm
Beach Public Library, 411 Clematis Street,
Downtown West Palm Beach (Directions Below) |
| Description |
Find out
how to handle your own case in Small Claims
Court from filing to presenting your case
to the Judge. You will also learn how to
settle your dispute without going to court
and without hiring a lawyer. This is free
to the public, however, since space is limited,
reservations are required and can
be made by calling 561/687-2800 or by sending
an e-mail to: egray@palmbeachbar.org |
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Directions to West Palm Beach Library: From
I-95, take the Okeechobee Boulevard (State Road 704)
East exit. Take Okeechobee Boulevard East until you
get to Quadrille Boulevard. Turn left and take Quadrille
Boulevard North 7 blocks. Turn right on to Banyan
Boulevard. Head east on Banyan for one block. Take
your first right at Dixie. The garage entrance will
be on your right. PARKING: The City
of West Palm Beach provides one free hour of parking
at the City Hall garage. In addition, we validate
one hour of parking at the City Hall garage (southeast
corner of Banyan Boulevard and Dixie Highway, northeast
of the Library entrance).
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