How to Talk to a Lawyer

Saturday, October 26, 2019:  2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

This class covers the knowledge and tools to make communicating and working with a lawyer easier and more effective. How you communicate with your lawyer affects not only the cost, but the effectiveness, of your lawyer. Learn how to use your time wisely and get what you need -- and can afford.

Class covers:

  • Identifying your legal problem
  • What does a lawyer look for in a client
  • Telling your story to a lawyer effectively
  • The importance of gathering your facts and documents
  • How legal billing works
  • Things clients do that increase costs
  • Deciding what legal work isn't worth the cost

Taught by a lawyer with significant family law experience.

Presented by: Kathleen O'Connor, Attorney, Law Offices of Kathleen O'Connor

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Housing: Who Is Protected & What You Need to Know

Saturday, October 26, 2019:  3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Whether you are a tenant, landlord, or advocate, learn about how the law prohibits the denial of housing to a person because of his or her membership in one or more protected classes. The protected classes include race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, or disability. This class will teach you how to recognize and report discrimination in housing because of race, national origin, immigration status, color, sex, religion, national origin, familial status, disability, and other protected classes. Fair Housing is your right, use it!

Class covers:

  • Federal and State Protected Classes
  • How to recognize and report Fair Housing violations
  • Prohibited practices in rental housing
  • Disparate impact: What does it mean?
  • The latest on Fair Housing trends

Presented by: Chancela Al-Mansour, Executive Director, Housing Rights Center

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

How to Complete and File a Probate Petition

Saturday, October 26, 2019:  3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Probate is the process for transferring the asset of someone who has died to the people legally entitled to receive the assets. In this class, learn which types of assets and estates require probate. Then, learn how to fill out the petition – the document that starts the probate process – how to file it with the court, and how to serve the petition on interested parties.

Also discussed: what happens after the petition, and the basics of completing a probate case.

Presented by: Crystal Hayes-Hill, Attorney, My Legal Team Inc.

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

 

Do’s and Don’ts of Evictions

Saturday, October 26, 2019:  4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Over 40,000 evictions are filed in Los Angeles County a year. This training will go over rules and procedures in California evictions, along with information on both renters' and landlords' legal rights and responsibilities when terminating a tenancy and going to court. We will also focus on emotional support animals and rules and regulations for seeking rentals and renting with an emotional support animal.

Class covers:

  • Valid reasons for terminating a tenancy
  • Eviction process, including termination notices and how to respond to notices
  • Emotional support animals (and how they differ from service animals)
  • The complaint and review process when a tenant wishes to report bad conditions, discrimination, illegal rent increases, or other problems
  • Resources for dealing with an eviction lawsuit

Presented by:
Dianne Prado, Executive Director, HEART L.A.
Maria Hall, Attorney at Law

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

 

 

Anatomy of a Civil Lawsuit

Saturday, October 26, 2019:  4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Interested in learning how a civil lawsuit works? Designed for those who would like a basic understanding of the important stages of a lawsuit, this class is an overview of what to expect in the pleading, discovery, pre-trial and trial phases of a case.

Presented by: Kathy Chew, Associate, Conover & Grebe, LLP

LA Law Library does not provide legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The information presented in this program is not legal advice and is provided solely as an educational service to our patrons. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

 

 

 

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