NEWSLETTER
Download Volume 2, Issue 1, of the Poverty Law Reporter here. Read it, then decide what you will contribute to our next issue.
Meet our Council Members:
Officers
Roger Gette - Chair
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas
Nelson Mock -V. Chair
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Emily Rickers - Secretary
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Shelby Jean - Treasurer
Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
Council Members
Sapna Aiyer
Lone Star Legal Aid
Tony Alvarado
Law Offices of Tony Alvarado
Julie Balovich
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Bruce Bower
Texas Legal Services Center
Blanca Espinosa
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas
Sallie Godfrey
Lone Star Legal Aid
Tamika Jones Abendroth
Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas
Diane McManus
Lone Star Legal Aid
Corrina Spencer-Scheurich
South Texas Civil Rights Project
SBOT Board Advisor
Pablo J. Almaguer
Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
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The Poverty Law Section is proud to be the 43rd section of the State Bar of Texas. Our section is comprised of attorneys who practice or have an interest in poverty law, whether housing, family, benefits, healthcare access, consumer, or the various other areas of law that affect the poor in our communities. Our attorneys include a diverse group ranging from private attorneys to legal services attorneys to the academic community.
Want to join? Go to www.TexasBar.com. Choose "My Bar Page" and log in. Choose "My Section Memberships" on left navigation bar. Click on the "Purchase Sections" button that appears. Locate "Poverty Law" and check the box by it. Follow the remaining instructions to add, confirm, and pay on-line. Section dues are $15 per year.
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First Friday CLE
~a benefit of membership in the Poverty Law Section
Announcing our First Friday CLE event:
How the ADA Supplements §1983 and Makes Some Civil Rights Cases Easier for Creating Institutional Change
February 5, 2010
12:00-1:00PM
1 hour of CLE credit
Live Teleconference by:
o James C. Harrington--Director,Texas Civil Rights Project
Description: The Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") offers an alternative vehicle for vindicating the rights of people with physical, developmental, and mental disabilities beyond that accorded by §1983. This presentation explores how the ADA fills a void left by §1983 decisional law in the context of government and law enforcement personnel. It will examine how §1983 and the ADA can go hand-in-hand to make a stronger lawsuit, and how at times the ADA can inform §1983 standards.
Materials:
* Overcoming §1983 Hurdles Using the ADA--Harrington (.pdf)
* Police and ADA--PPT Presentation--Harrington (.pdf)
To participate in a First Friday CLE, RSVP to Anna with your name and bar number.
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