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Exploring Landlord Tenant Law and the Eviction Moratorium
September 14, 2021
7:00pm - 8:30pm
https://washington.zoom.us/j/98379761172
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and sustained global economic slowdown, the Washington State Legislature passed several new laws concerning landlord-tenant relations, including SB 5160 and HB 1236. Yet Washington’s residential housing situation was fraying well before the COVID pandemic. This presentation provides a broad survey of Washington evictions in the years before COVID-19, then provides an overview of SB 5160 and HB 1236’s increased tenant protections to get a sense of how residential tenancies will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Presenter: Mark Morzol, Housing Justice Project Managing Attorney, Tacoma Pro Bono
Mark Morzol is the Managing Attorney for the Tacoma-Pierce County Housing Justice Project. Mark received his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington and his law degree in 2010 from Seattle University. After graduating law school, he clerked for Justice Charles Johnson at the Washington State Supreme Court. Following his clerkship, Mark managed real estate for several years while also volunteering for the Housing Justice Project in King County.
Will Beck is a Staff Attorney with the Tacoma-Pierce County Housing Justice Project. Prior to joining the Housing Justice Project, Will worked as the Family Safety Attorney at Tacomaprobono. Will earned his BA from Washington State University in 2017, and his JD from Seattle University in May 2020. As a law student, Will spent a semester with the Homeless Rights Advocacy Project and volunteered with the Moderate Means Program.
Legal Financial Obligations (And How to Get Rid of Them)
October 12, 2021
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Civil Survival will explain what Legal Financial Obligations are as well as how impacted individuals can find LFO relief. Further, they will explore the broader efforts going on around legislative efforts to provide additional LFO relief to more people and how people can get involved
Sponsor: Civil Survival Project
Presenters: Sugam Soni, Staff Attorney, Civil Survival and Kelly Olson, Policy Manager, Civil Survival
Sugam Soni is a Staff Attorney with the Re-Entry Legal-Aid Program. Prior to joining PDA, Sugam was a Deputy Public Defender for the State of Colorado. Sugam has an extensive background in criminal defense and drug policy reform and has been actively involved with fighting the drug war as a community activist in multiple states since 2008. Sugam graduated from the San Francisco State University with a B.A. in Criminal Justice and went on to get his Juris Doctorate from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 2016.
Kelly Olson is the Policy Manager for the Civil Survival Project. Kelly started as the Thurston County Game Changer leader in October 2018 and continues to lead the Thurston County Game Changer group. Prior to joining Civil Survival Project full-time, Kelly was working for the state at the Washington Student Achievement Council. After leaving prison in 2007, Kelly used education and volunteering in her community to help rebuild her life. She graduated from The Evergreen State College in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts and an emphasis in communications and public policy. She graduated from the University of Washington’s Ev
School Law 101, Part I: Introduction to Special Education Law
November 9, 2021
7:00pm - 8:30pm
The instructors in this course will provide an overview of the important laws and procedures regarding special needs children and their education, including a look at the Individuals with federal Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title II of the ADA.
We will define Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), look closely at the initial eligibility evaluation / re-evaluation and Individual Education Plan (IEP) process, learn about discipline of students with special needs, and explore other topics of interest to those who parent or work with special needs children.
We will discuss how to negotiate for appropriate supports in the least restrictive environment (LRE) including private placements. We will also address how to handle disputes with the school district through conflict resolution approaches including mediation, citizen’s complaints to OSPI, and administrative due process hearings.
Sponsor: Cedar Law PLLC
Presenter: Lara Hruska, Founding Partner, Cedar Law
Family Law I
December 14, 2021
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
The instructor of this course will provide a brief overview of divorce, protective orders, and related issues under Washington law.
Sponsor: Seattle University School of Law
Presenter: Professor Deirdre Bowen
Deirdre Bowen is an associate professor of law at Seattle University School of Law. She teaches Family Law, Domestic Violence, Comparative Family Law as well as Legal Writing. In 2020, she founded the Domestic Violence Protection Order clinic, a completely volunteer run entity providing free support to petitioners seeking emergency protection orders.
Family Law II
January 11, 2022
7:00pm - 8:30pm
In this course, participants will learn about Washington law regarding child custody, parenting plans including visitation duties and rights, child support, and grandparent's rights.
Sponsor: The Hon. Robert J. Bryan American Inn of Court
Presenter: TBD
Constitutional Law: Equal Protection and Due Process
February 8, 2022
7:00pm - 8:30pm
The 14th Amendment, ratified after the Civil War, provided for several things, including: “No state shall ... deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”
These two clauses, the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause, are crucial to our discussion of expanding civil liberties over the last seventy years. This talk will outline some of the important cases and concepts pertaining to the 14th Amendment.
Sponsor: University of Washington School of Law
Presenter: Terry Price
Terry Price is the Executive Director for the Graduate Education programs at the University of Washington School of Law. He supervises the strategic planning for the 7 LL.M. programs, as well as the Master of Jurisprudence and Ph.D. programs. He advises J.D., LL.M. and prospective students about their course options and pathways to complete their legal education, including bar preparation courses. Terry has taught law courses for more than ten years including Family Law, Mental Health and Law, Beginning of Life: Rights and Choices, Legal Issues at the End of Life, HIV and Law, and Constitutional Law: Equal Protection.
The Narrows Law Group
Presenter: Annie Arbenz
Applying to Law School: How, When, and Where
April 12, 2022
7:00p - 8:30pm
In this session, admissions officers from all three Washington state law schools will discuss the law school application process and what anyone considering applying ought to know.
Sponsors: University of Washington Tacoma
Presenters: Seattle University School of Law, Gonzaga School of Law, University of Washington School of Law
Sponsor: TBD
Presenter: TBD
Sponsors: Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell
Presenters: TBD
The Fourth Amendment: Understanding Your Rights When Stopped by The Police
July 12, 2022
7:00 - 8:30pm
Sponsor: Horwath Law and Seattle University School of Law
Presenter: Dominique Crisp (Horwath Law) and Danieli Evans (Seattle University School of Law)
School Law 101 Part II: General Education
August 9, 2022
7:00pm - 8:30pm
This session will explore the impact of federal and state laws applied to K-12 schools for student due process rights and reasonable suspicion for search and seizure; parental rights to participate in your child's education and communicate with school officials; the presence of police or school resource officers on K-12 campuses; K-12 and college discipline (e.g., public vs. private schools); college and university Title IX hearings and appeals; and Washington Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) issues of eligibility, hardship, recruiting, residency, and the appeals process.
We will also discuss civil rights as applied to students and school settings. We will discuss law and policy involving race, color, and national origin (under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964), gender and sex (under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972), and the civil rights of teachers and staff under Washington’s Law Against Discrimination, Ch. 49.60 RCW.
Sponsor: Cedar Law PLLC
Presenter: Lara Hruska, Founding Partner, Cedar Law
