Poverty Law I, Spring Semester 2014 University of St. Thomas Law School, Professors Bogucki and McDonough Room 235 |
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Week |
Monday 4:00-5:20 pm Classes and Preparation |
Monday 5:35-6:55 pm Classes and Preparation |
1 Jan. 13 |
Why Study and Practice Poverty Law and Where to Find it Professors Bogucki and McDonough Handout Our primary statutory materials for the Welfare sessions are from Minn. Stat. 256J. et. seq. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=256J&view=chapter Skim for today |
Welfare Poverty Law Exercises Complete Combined Application Form in Class Poverty Law Manual for the New Lawyer 1. Public Benefits Beyond the Usual Suspects 2. Representing the Whole Client Other Reading http://povertylaw.homestead.com/Reading1.html Understanding More about Poverty Circle of Poverty Combined Application Form MFIP and GA Hypothetical |
2 Jan. 20 |
Martin Luther King Holiday No class |
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3 Jan. 27 |
Cancelled |
Cancelled |
4 Feb. 3 |
Welfare Overview of Income Maintenance Programs Professor Bogucki Poverty Law Manual for the New Lawyer 1. An Introduction to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program 2. An Introduction to the Old Age Survivors, and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income |
Starting Your Own Firm and Doing Public Interest Work Emily Cooper Attorney at Law Cooper and Reid, LLC |
5 Feb. 10 |
Consumer Law Jeremy Carvell Staff Attorney, Consumer Unit Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid |
Welfare MFIP Assets Professor Bogucki Minn. Stat. §§ 256J.08, 256J.20 |
6 Feb. 17 |
Housing Chronology of Issues in the Landlord-Tenant Relationship Professor McDonough |
Consumer Law Protection of Minnesota’s Most Vulnerable Adults Sean B. Burke, Attorney at Law |
7 Feb. 24 |
Welfare MFIP Income Professor Bogucki Minn. Stat. §§ 256J.08, 256J.21, 256J.33-256J.42 |
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; Poverty Law Manual for the New Lawyer 1. Administrative Hearing Practice and Procedures, 2. Effective Administrative Representation, A Judge’s View |
8 Mar. 3 |
Elder Law Genevieve Gaboriault Supervising Attorney, Seniors Unit Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid |
Welfare Homeless Shelters Welfare General Assistance and Other Income Maintenance Programs Issues for Single Adults and Couples without Children Professor Bogucki 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 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 |
9 Mar. 10 |
Housing Discrimination Mawerdi Hamid Staff Attorney. Housing Discrimination Law Project Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid |
Welfare MFIP Sanctions Ellen Smart Staff Attorney, Benefits Unit Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid Read the MFIP Sanctions section of the Legal Services MFIP Manual. Paper #1 Assigned |
10 Mar. 17 |
Government Benefits for Immigrants Laura Melnick Staff Attorney, Benefits Unit Southern Regional Minnesota Legal Services Paper #1 Due |
Housing Eviction Overview; Service and Precondition Defenses Professor McDonough McDonough, Residential Eviction Defense in Minnesota, Chapters I - VI, § D and Form A1 Read Form A1 on the above topics and skim the sections from Residential Eviction Defense in Minnesota |
11 Mar. 24 |
Spring Break, No Class |
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12 Mar. 31 |
Poverty Law Book Club Professors Bogucki and McDonough Fire in the Ashes Nickel and Dimed |
Housing Eviction Rent Professor McDonough Read Form A1 on the above topics and skim the sections from Residential Eviction Defense in Minnesota |
13 Apr. 7 |
Housing Eviction Notice and Breach Defenses Professor McDonough Read Form A1 on the above topics and skim the sections from Residential Eviction Defense in Minnesota |
Housing Law Eviction Relief, Expungement and Security Deposits Professor McDonough McDonough, Residential Eviction Defense in Minnesota, Chapter VII-VIII and Form A1 § H Read Form A1 on the above topics and skim the sections from Residential Eviction Defense in Minnesota Expungement Slide Show Residential Eviction Defense in Minnesota, Security Deposits in Minnesota Paper #2 Assigned |
14 Apr. 14 |
Pro Bono Work in Private Practice Kate DeVries Smith, Attorney at Law Pauly, DeVries Smith and Deffner L.L.C |
Feedback and Class Pot Luck Party |
15 Apr. 21 |
Easter Break, No Class |
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16 Tues Apr. 22 |
No Class |
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