Poverty Law I, Fall 2009

Professors Monica Bogucki and Larry McDonough

University of Minnesota Law School

Week

Date

Tuesday 3:35-4:50 pm, Room 55

Tuesday 5:00-6:15 pm, Room 55

1

9/8

Why Study and Practice Poverty Law and Where to Find it

Professors Bogucki and McDonough

Handout

Our primary statutory materials are from

Minn. Stat. 256J. et. seq.

Welfare:

Poverty Law Exercises

Complete Combined Application Form in Class


Public Benefits Beyond the Usual Suspects,

Poverty Law Manual for the New Lawyer,

http://www.povertylaw.org/poverty-law-library/research-guides

Enter “poverty law manual in the search box, the manual is in the list;

Representing the Whole Client,

Poverty Law Manual for the New Lawyer


2

9/15

Welfare:

Overview of Income Maintenance Programs

Professor Bogucki

An Introduction to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program, Poverty Law Manual for the New Lawyer;

An Introduction to the Old Age Survivors, and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income. Poverty Law Manual for the New Lawyer


Housing:

Chronology of Issues in the Landlord-Tenant Relationship

Professor McDonough

Tenants’ Rights in Minnesota


3

9/22

Welfare:

MFIP Assets

Professor Bogucki

Minn. Stat. §§ 256J.08, 256J.20


Poverty Law Book Club

Professor Bogucki

Amazing Grace


4

9/29

Welfare:

MFIP Income

Professor Bogucki

Minn. Stat. §§ 256J.08, 256J.21, 256J.33-256J.42

Consumer Law

Jeremy Carvell

Consumer Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis


5

10/6

Welfare:

MFIP Application and Hearings and Appeals

Due Process Exercise

Professor Bogucki

Goldberg v. Kelly, 397 U.S. 254 (1970);

Minn. Stat. §§  256.045 and 256.0451, 13.04;

Administrative Hearing Practice and Procedures, Poverty Law Manual for the New Lawyer;

Effective Administrative Representation, A Judge’s View, Poverty Law Manual for the New Lawyer


Elder Law:

Health Care Programs for the Disabled and Elderly

Laurie Hanson

Long, Reher & Hanson, P.A.

www.mnelderlaw.com

6

10/13

Welfare:

5 year Time Limit

Emergency Assistance Programs: MFIP Emergency Assistance (MFIP-EA), Emergency General Assistance (EGA), and Minnesota Supplemental Aid Emergency Assistance (MSA-EA)

Professor Bogucki

Minn. Stat. § 256D.46;

Minn. Rules 9500.1261


Starting Your Own Firm and Doing Public Interest Work

Imani Jaafar-Mohammad

Attorney at Law

Mohammad & Jaafar-Mohammad, LLC

http://www.mjmlegal.com/

7

10/20

Housing Discrimination

Lael Robertson

Attorney, Housing Discrimination Law Project

Housing: Eviction:

Overview; Service and Precondition Defenses

Professor McDonough

McDonough, Residential Unlawful Detainer Defense

Chapters I - VI, § D and Form A1


8

10/27

Elder Law

Greg Marita

Supervising Attorney, Senior Law Unit, Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis


Paper #1 Assigned

Professor Bogucki


Housing:

Eviction: Rent Defenses

Professor McDonough

McDonough, Residential Unlawful Detainer Defense, Chapter VI. §E (except public and subsidized housing, and mobile home parks) and Form A1



9

11/3

 Housing:

Eviction: Notice Defenses

Professor McDonough

McDonough, Residential Unlawful Detainer Defense, Chapter VI. §F (except public and subsidized housing, and mobile home parks) and Form A1


Paper #1 Due

Professor Bogucki



Welfare and Housing:

Homeless Shelters

Welfare: General Assistance and Other Income Maintenance Programs: Issues for Single Adults and Couples without Children

Professors Bogucki and McDonough

General Assistance Categorical Eligibility Exercises (Handout)

Read the following items on the website for the National Coalition for the Homeless www.nationalhomeless.org

Employment and Homelessness-fact sheet

Domestic Violence and Homelessness-fact sheet

People Need Health Care

Criminalization of Homelessness

Homeless Youth

Homeless Families with Children

Homelessness Among Elderly Persons



10

11/10

Housing:

Eviction: Breach Defenses

Professor McDonough

McDonough, Residential Unlawful Detainer Defense, Chapter VI. §G (except public and subsidized housing, and mobile home parks) and Form A1

Poverty Law as Seen from the Bench

Honorable Lloyd Zimmerman

Hennepin County District Court Judge


11

11/17

Advocacy for Legislation and Ordinances

Melinda Hugdahl

Staff Attorney, Legal Services Advocacy Project

Genevieve Gaboriault

Staff Attorney and Housing Policy Advocate,

Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis

Housing:

Eviction: Post Trial Issues and Settlement

Professor McDonough

McDonough, Residential Unlawful Detainer Defense, Chapter I §R., Chapters VII - IX.


Paper #2 Assigned

Professor McDonough


12

11/24

Poverty Law Book Club

Professor McDonough

Nickel and Dimed


Paper #2 Due

Professor McDonough

CANCELED

Consumer Law:

Predatory Lending and Home Ownership Scams

Mark Ireland

Attorney at Law

Foreclosure Relief Law Project


13

12/1

Feedback and Class Pot Luck Party