OUTREACH/PROGRAMS
- On January 31, 2014, the Court’s Community Outreach Committee hosted a training program on financial elder abuse, dementia, and mental incompetency in bankruptcy. The event was organized by University of California, Los Angeles Ann C. Rosenfield Fellow Julie A. Pollock with the guidance of Judge Sandra R. Klein, chair of the Community Outreach Committee; Judge Maureen A. Tighe; and Executive Officer/Clerk of Court Kathleen J. Campbell.
- On April 15, 2014, Judge Sandra R. Klein, chair of the Court’s Community Outreach Committee, announced the launch of the Consumer Bankruptcy Litigation Practicum (CBLP) to be offered to Loyola Law School students. CBLP is a year-long course that provides students with an understanding of the law governing consumer bankruptcies and an opportunity to develop practical legal skills through engaging in skills-based simulations and providing assistance to consumer debtors.
- On May 20, 2014, the Court’s Community Outreach Committee, chaired by Bankruptcy Judge Sandra R. Klein, organized the district-wide Law Day celebration for approximately 80 high school students who are members of Junior State of America (JSA).
- On October 20, 2014, the Court hosted a breakfast reception for the pro bono volunteers named in its 2014 Honor Roll, which lists all those who have served with pro bono organizations in the Central District to assist parties in bankruptcy during the past 12 months. Volunteers received certificates of recognition, “Celebrate Pro Bono” lapel pins and pens, and copies of the Court’s newly released 2013 pro bono report, Access to Justice: Self-Represented Parties and the Court, where the 2013 Honor Roll also appears.