New York’s New Rule 1.8 and Humanitarian Financial Assistance to Clients (OnDemand)
Originally held on Thursday, March 18, 2021 | 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Program Fee:
Free for Members & Nonmembers
CLE Credit:
New York: 1.0 Ethics
New Jersey: 1.0 Professional Responsibility
California: 1.0 Professional Responsibility
Pennsylvania: 1.0 Professional Responsibility
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys
Please Note: Newly admitted NY attorneys cannot fulfill ethics or skills credits through our on-demand programs under OCA rules. For more information on this, please see http://www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/changes_for_2016.shtml.
Description:
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the legal landscape in a number of ways,
including how we serve clients from historically marginalized
communities who were hit hardest by the pandemic. The recent amendment
to New York’s Rule 1.8,
which had previously largely prohibited lawyers from providing
financial assistance to clients, creates a “humanitarian exception”
allowing them to provide basic support, such as money for groceries,
clothes, or medical supplies. This CLE will explore implications of
this new rule through hypotheticals developed from real world practice
experience, and will discuss ideas and strategies for both law firms and
legal services providers utilizing this rule in a way that best
supports clients.
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Program Instructor:
Raymond H. Brescia, Hon. Harold R. Tyler Chair in Law and Technology and Professor of Law, Albany Law School
Program Co-Chairs:
Hamra Ahmad, Director of Law and Policy, Her Justice
Sarah Burrows, Associate Director, Pro Bono, HIAS
Kurt M. Denk, Incoming Executive Director, City Bar Justice Center
Nicole Fidler, Director, Pro Bono Program, Sanctuary for Families
Wendy Fu, Director of Pro Bono, International Refugee Assistance Project
Sponsoring Association Organization:
Public Interest Pro Bono Association (PIPBA)
Co-Sponsoring Association Organizations & Committees:
City Bar Justice Center
Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee, Nicole L. Fidler and Jennifer K. Brown, Co-Chairs
Related Report:
Support for Urgent "Humanitarian Exception" Amendment to the NY Rules of Professional Conduct