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CLE: Judicial Name Changes

February 13, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

FREE Virtual CLE – Judicial Name Changes: Providing assistance with pro se transgender name changes

Co-Sponsored by Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York & OUTLaw, the LGBTQ+ affinity group at Albany Law School

Saturday, February 13, 2021
10:00 am to 11:00 am

This CLE offers an overview of New York State’s judicial name change process, including special considerations when working with transgender clients.

Participants will also learn how to assist clients in completing pro se paperwork to change their names and will have the opportunity to do so at a virtual clinic held on February 27, 2021.

Presented by: Michael Katz, Esq. – Nixon Peabody

This is a FREE Training for:

  • Attorneys who are admitted to practice in New York State and who commit to accepting two (2) pro bono cases OR assisting with the Virtual Transgender Name Change Clinic scheduled for February 27, 2021.
  • Legal services and public interest attorneys
  • Law students
  • LASNNY PAI (pro bono) volunteers
  • Court Personnel

OR $90 registration fee

CLE Credits: 1.0 hour Skills

Register at http://bit.ly/NameChangeCLE

This course is appropriate for both newly admitted and experienced attorneys.

Online Webinar: A link will be sent via email prior to event

If you have questions about this CLE, including financial assistance, please contact Mallory Gibson, PAI Director, at 518-533-5932 or [email protected]

 

Click here for the informational flyer

Details

Date:
February 13, 2021
Time:
10:00 am - 1:00 pm