New England Experienced Attorney Forum

The New England Experienced Attorney Forum provides an ongoing vehicle through which experienced attorneys can learn together, share information and otherwise support each others’ advocacy and leadership development. In fall 2010, the Consortium sponsored the following web-based training programs.

Discovering Electronic Data, presented by Anne Marie Blanchard, Connecticut Legal Services and Cynthia Courtney, Day Pitney, provided a basic introduction to electronic discovery including key e-discovery terms and best uses of electronic discovery in the discovery process. More...

Fostering Broad-Based Advocacy was offered as an initial vehicle for supporting the NE legal services community's capacity for engaging in strategic, broad-based advocacy despite limited program resources. Our distinguished group of panelists – John Bouman, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law; Joel Ferber, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri; Bill Kennedy, Legal Services of Northern California; Raun Rasmussen, Legal Services, New York City; and, Abigail Turner, Legal Aid Justice Center, Virginia. More...

Fundamentals of Attorneys’ Fees, presented by Jim Breslauer, Neighborhood Legal Services and Shelley White, New Haven Legal Assistance, provided a basic introduction to attorneys’ fees. More...