Friday, May 22, 2020:  1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - CANCELLED

Many people can’t afford a lawyer to handle their legal issues. Whether you are a tenant or a landlord, if you are facing eviction issues in California without a lawyer, this class will help you get started by teaching you essential information about the eviction or “unlawful detainer” process and what resources are available to help. Learning important fundamentals about eviction law can make your legal journey easier and more successful.

Class covers:

•  The eviction or “unlawful detainer” process and going to court
   Negotiations and settlement
   Resources for further information and where to seek help

Developed by practicing attorneys and presented by LA Law Library Reference Librarians
* A more extensive “Where You Begin” class, which may include hands-on practice and sample exercises, is taught at the Main Branch of LA Law Library in downtown Los Angeles. For more information, visit: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/index.php/where-you-begin.html.

Location:
North Hollywood Amelia Earhart Regional Library
5211 Tujunga Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
(818) 766-7185

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.

Thursday, April 16, 2020:  12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

More than 90% of civil cases settle or are dismissed prior to trial, yet most litigants spend very little time thinking about whether or how to settle their cases. Learn when settlement makes sense, what resources and tools are available to you and how to negotiate effectively to get the best possible result without the uncertainty, time, and expense of taking a case all the way to trial.

Class covers:

• How to frame your case in the best light
• Whether settlement makes sense for your case
• The role of a settlement officer or mediation
• How to prepare for a negotiation
• How to negotiate effectively
• When to make an offer
• How to decide what is a fair result
• Documenting your settlement so you are protected

Presented by: Michael Schiller, Attorney, Law Offices of Michael I. Schiller

Location:
Torrance Courthouse, 1st Floor
825 Maple Street, Room 110
Torrance, CA 90503   (424)201-0748

Registration fee: FREE
Registration reserves spot
Free parking in the Torrance Civic Center parking lot. Walk-ins welcome!
Forms of payment accepted: Visa, MC, AMEX (no checks or cash please!)

Class approved for Court Interpreter Minimum Continuing Education (CIMCE) credit.

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.

Thursday, May 23, 2019   12:15 pm – 1:45 pm  CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED

More than 90% of civil cases settle or are dismissed prior to trial, yet most litigants spend very little time thinking about whether or how to settle their cases. Learn when settlement makes sense, what resource sand tools are available to you and how to negotiate effectively to get the best possible result without having to go to trial.

This class covers:

• How to frame your case in the best light
• Whether settlement makes sense for your case
• The role of a settlement officer or mediation
• How to prepare for a negotiation
• How to negotiate effectively
• When to make an offer
• How to decide what is a fair result
• Documenting your settlement so you are protected

Presented by:
Sandra Levin, Executive Director, LA Law Library
Sandra Levin is the Executive Director of LA Law Library, responsible for the conduct and oversight of its operations, including direction and implementation of programs, activities and policies. Prior to becoming Executive Director, Ms. Levin was a civil litigator for more than 25 years, practicing in administrative, state and federal courts. Ms. Levin was a founding principal of Colantuono & Levin, a law firm specializing in the representation of local government agencies. While at the firm, she served as the City Attorney of several local municipalities and as special and general counsel to other public agencies, including the Law Library. Earlier in her career, Ms. Levin also served as Mayor, Councilmember and Planning Commission Chair for the City of Culver City. Ms. Levin received her J.D. from the University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1987 where she was a member of the California Law Review.

Barrie Roberts, ADR Administrator, LA Superior Court

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.

Tuesday, February 26, 2019:  6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Join the LA Law Library book discussion group as we begin our 5th year and explore the theme of "Women and the Law" with a discussion of Sisters in Law, by Linda Hirshman. It would be hard to find two people less alike than Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the one a conservative who grew up on a New Mexico ranch and entered politics with the Goldwater wing of the Republican party, and the other a liberal Democrat from Brooklyn who had been a feminist activist for years before attaining her seat on the bench. Yet both SDO and RBG "recognized that women could use the law to pry open realms of life foreclosed to them by historical practices of exclusion" and they did just that! Sisters in Law is a thoughtful and fascinating chronicle of both their careers and lives and doubles as a concise history of the fight for equality for women.

Presented by:
Katie O'Laughlin, Managing Librarian, Reference & Research, LA Law Library

Registration Fee: FREE
Register online to reserve spot.
The first 10 registrants will be eligible to receive a complimentary copy of Sisters in Law, courtesy of Harper Perennial

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.