Schedule Your CLE Offered by GJP’s Attorneys
Understanding Collateral Consequences and Navigating the New Expungement Law – Offered June 7, 2013
- 1 General CLE Hour, 1 Professionalism Hour
- $100.00 (The fee covers $20 CLE fee, with the remainder to be used by Georgia Justice Project to fund its policy efforts. A portion will be tax deductible.)
- June 7, 2013 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Location: Alston & Bird, 1201 West Peachtree, Street, Atlanta, GA 30309
Any person who has ever been arrested, even if no charges are officially brought against them in court, will have a criminal record. A criminal record creates barriers to employment, housing, public assistance, and even the right to vote. If eligible, one’s criminal record can be expunged, sealed, modified and/or corrected to help remove roadblocks to employment, housing, licensing and other opportunities. Georgia law provides the framework for the removal of these roadblocks. In May of 2012, Governor Deal signed into law HB 1176, Part VI of which will be the framework for criminal records correction, supplementation and expungement/ restriction, effective July 31, 2013.
This two-hour CLE will provide practitioners with the nuts and bolts for navigating the world of criminal records restriction, modification and expungement. The current law will be covered and helpful information and guidance will be presented regarding the upcoming changes.
The presenters are Georgia Justice Project attorneys, Marissa McCall-Dodson, Brenda Smeeton and Anna Blitz. Marissa’s practice focuses on policy and she was the primary drafter of the new legislation.
If you have specific questions contact Shannon DeMyers at Shannon@GJP.org.
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DANGER! Roadblocks Ahead: The Real Consequences of Your Client’s Criminal Record
Presenters: Marissa McCall-Dodson, Coming Home Lead Attorney and Staff Attorney; Brenda Smeeton, Staff Attorney; and Anna Blitz, Director of Legal Services
Approved for two-hours of regular CLE credit and one-hour of professionalism credit by the GA State Bar
Often times, one’s criminal record can be expunged, sealed modified and/or corrected to help remove roadblocks to employment, housing, licensing and other opportunities. Georgia Law provides the framework for the removal of these roadblocks. In May of 2012, Governor Deal signed into law HB 1176, Part VI of which will be the framework for criminal records correction, supplementation and expungement/restriction, effective July 31, 2012.
This seminar will provide practitioners with the nuts and bolts for navigating the world of criminal records restriction, modification and expungement under the current law as well as preparing practitioners for the upcoming changes to the law that will go in effect on July 31, 2013.
If you are attending this CLE – click here to download the materials for “Danger! Roadblocks Ahead: The Real Consequences of Your Client’s Criminal Record”.
CLE’s Offered by Executive Director, Douglas Ammar
Approved for one-hour professionalism credit by the GA State Bar
- Groundhog Day: Doug uses this comedy about a man who is forced to relive one day over and over again, as a launching point to discuss the potential for personal and relational transformation through public engagement and service to the poor.
- Les Misérables: This movie, which focuses on the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption, gives Doug a chance to explore how grace, justice and the different types of love are relevant to today’s moral practice of law.
For more information or to schedule a CLE at your firm, please email Shannon DeMyers or 404.827.0027 x 215.
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