Poverty Law I, Fall 2009 Professors Monica Bogucki and Larry McDonough University of Minnesota Law School |
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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 |
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. |
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 |
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 |
9 |
11/3 |
Housing: Eviction: Notice Defenses Professor McDonough 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 |
Poverty Law as Seen from the Bench 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 |
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