Poverty Law I, Spring Semester 2014
University of St. Thomas Law School, Professors Bogucki and McDonough
Room 235			
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.

Skim for today

	Welfare 
Poverty Law Exercises
Complete Combined Application Form in Class

1.  Public Benefits Beyond the Usual Suspects
2.  Representing the Whole Client

Other Reading

Understanding More about Poverty
Circle of Poverty
Combined Application Form
MFIP and GA Hypothetical	
2
Jan. 20	Martin Luther King Holiday
No class
		
3
Jan. 27	Cancelled

	Cancelled
	
4
Feb. 3	Welfare 
Overview of Income Maintenance Programs
Professor Bogucki

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;

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  
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

Read Form A1 on the above topics and skim the sections from Residential Eviction Defense in Minnesota	
11
Mar. 24	Spring Break, No Class		
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

Read Form A1 on the above topics and skim the sections from Residential Eviction Defense in Minnesota

Expungement Slide Show

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		
16
Tues
Apr. 22	No Class