Together with the Allegheny County Bar Foundation (ACBF), Duquesne University Kline School of Law Tribone Center for Clinical Education, and LIFE Pittsburgh, the RPPT Law Section is participating in a pro bono life planning clinic for low income clients on Friday, October 4, 2024 at McKees Rocks Adult Day Health Center, 130 Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks, 15136.
Volunteer attorneys can register to volunteer for the morning session (10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.), afternoon session (1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.) or both.
Due to limited on-site videoconferencing capabilities, volunteers are required to participate in person. Attorneys will partner with Duquesne Kline Law students to draft simple advance planning documents, focused on health care and financial decision-making, in the event of incapacity or medical disability. Consider joining your colleagues for this event. No experience drafting estate planning documents? Don’t worry! We’ve got you covered. Training will be provided on the day of the event. Each volunteer attorney will be partnered with a law student to meet with clients and draft documents for them. Template forms will be provided. Duquesne Kline Law School staff and RPPT estate and trust practitioners will be available as a resource to answer questions and assist as needed.
This pro bono event is eligible for CLE credit. The Pennsylvania Bar Association is any approved pro bono CLE provider. This means that that the time you spend volunteering for this event is eligible for earning CLE credit. You can earn 1 CLE credit for every 5 hours of pro bono service. Multiple pro bono activities for the same provider can be added to meet the 5 hour threshold. So, even if your volunteer time for this event will not reach 5 hours, your hours spent volunteering for this clinic can be combined with time spent volunteering for future PBA sponsored pro bono events to reach the 5 hour threshold for 1 CLE credit. The Pro Bono Center of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation ACBF sponsors and supports delivery of pro bono legal services to the greater Pittsburgh community. The center's mission is to provide well-trained attorney volunteers to help meet the legal needs of the indigent in Allegheny County. The Pro Bono Center encourages attorneys, paralegals, and law students to volunteer their services to organizations and projects that provide direct legal services to low-income individuals and families. For more information visit http://www.pittsburghprobono.org/ Operated by the Duquesne Kline School of Law, The Tribone Center for Clinical Legal Education is comprised of community-focused clinics, including a Wills and Healthcare Decisions Clinic, as well as externship opportunities, a pro bono program and fellowships, all of which provide student attorneys hands-on client experiences and the opportunity to serve the public while earning credit. For more information, visit Tribone Center for Clinical Legal Education. The mission of LIFE Pittsburgh is to assist older adults in maintaining quality, dignity and autonomy in their lives by providing all necessary health care, home care, medications, therapy, recreation and more for participants with multiple chronic health conditions to enable them to live safely in the community. For more information visit https://lifepittsburgh.org/
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