HIV Legal Checkup
Produced by ABA-CLE and the ABA Young Lawyers Division with assistance from the ABA AIDS Coordinating Committee
Faculty:
Margarita Guzmàn, HIV/AIDS Legal Services Alliance (HALSA) Inc., Los Angeles, CA
Seth D. Levy, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP, Los Angeles, CA
David I. Schulman, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, Los Angeles, CA
People living with HIV/AIDS face a unique array of legal challenges, many of which may not be immediately apparent to those who are unfamiliar with the disease and its impact. In addition to issues such as employment discrimination and access to health care, many must deal with considerable challenges in areas such as bankruptcy, immigration, privacy and confidentiality, government benefits, family law, and a host of others. If it is difficult for unwary attorneys to identify these issues for the HIV/AIDS community, then one can easily understand why people who are living with the disease and who do not have the training to identify their own legal needs only do so once significant problems develop.
The ABA Young Lawyers Division and ABA-CLE have produced this program to educate attorneys in the legal issues that may arise for their clients who are living with HIV/AIDS.
The program consists of four parts:
- Part One -- HIV Legal Checkup: Background and Development
- Part Two -- HIV Legal Checkup in Practice
- Part Three -- Recurring Legal Issues in, and Creative Implementation of, HIV Legal Checkup
- Part Four -- The Benefits of HIV Legal Checkup
In addition to accompanying written materials the program also provides links to relevant websites.
Duration: 1 hour, 17 minutes, 19 seconds
Credit Hours: 1.25 Hours in a 60-Minute State, 1.5 Hours in a 50-Minute State
Produced: May 30, 2006
MCLE credit is subject to each state's regulations. Some states do not approve online courses for MCLE credit or do not approve online courses for specialty credit such as ethics credit or have specific rules regarding who may earn credit or the maximum number of credit hours that may be earned through online CLE. Please contact your state if you have any questions.
