Attorneys Assisting Citizen-Soldiers & Families

Attorneys Assisting Citizen-Soldiers and Families (AACF) invites you to Volunteer Attorney Training, co-sponsored by the WSBA Legal Assistance to Military Personnel (LAMP) Section.  Register now!

Programs

• June 12, 2009: Tacoma Armory,715 South 11th St,Tacoma, WA 98405
• June 17, 2009:  Yakima Readiness Center,2501 Airport Lane,Yakima, WA 98903
• June 18, 2009: Spokane Readiness Center,  1626 N. Rebecca St.,  Spokane, WA 99217

CLE Credits: 3.0 Credits (2.5 General Credits and .5 Ethics Credits)

Tuition:
Free for all LAMP Section members and for attorneys interested in becoming a part of the AACF program.

Brief description of the program:
Training for Volunteer Attorney Network: Attorneys Assisting Citizen-Soldiers and Families (AACF) program, which includes introduction to the AACF volunteer attorney program and overview of the following areas relating to representation of military clients and their families:

• Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
• Military Family law issues
• Consumer law
• Landlord-Tenant
• Ethical issues for volunteer attorneys

Please Contact CPT Alex M. Straub, Camp Murray Legal Office at (253)512-8262 or alexander.straub@us.army.mil for further information.

Further details will be made available soon, but you can register now at https://pro.wsba.org/forms/cle/Z90612.asp

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Program Agenda

Legal Assistance to Military Personnel (LAMP)
Washington Army National Guard (WA-ARNG) Legal Office Seminar Agenda

11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Registration and handouts provided (light refreshments and snacks available)

12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Overview and Scope of AACF, LAMP and the WA-ARNG JAG Office; AACF mission; Introduction to Citizen-Soldiers: The Washington National Guard Program policies and procedures
Speaker: CPT Alex M. Straub

12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Overview of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
Speaker: CPT Alex M. Straub

1:00 p.m. to 1:10 p.m. – Break

1:10 p.m. to 1:40 p.m. – General Legal Assistance: Family Law Dissolution, Child Custody and Child Support Civilian Actions Counseling Effects of Military Pay, Benefits and Retirement on Civilian Family Law Actions Domestic Violence Convictions Effecting Military Service (Lautenberg Amendment)
Speaker: CPT Valerie Fogel Inforzato

1:40 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. – General Legal Assistance: Consumer Law
Speaker: CPT Valerie Fogel Inforzato

2:10 p.m. to 2:20 p.m. – Break

2:20 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. – General Legal Assistance: Landlord-Tenant
Speaker: Antonio M. Ginatta

2:40 p.m. to 3:10 p.m. – Ethical Issues for Volunteer Attorneys
Speaker: Antonio M. Ginatta

3:10 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. – Concluding Comments/Questions/Wrap-up
Speaker: Alex M. Straub