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2017-2018 Volunteer Attorneys

3M Dena Ehrich Lisa Fulton Ann Gallagher Christina (Xiao) Huang Carlye Landin Robert McGarry IV Robert Moshrefzadeh Karin O’Boyle Joseph Otterstetter Deidre Rehfeld Pamela Stewart John Taft Abbott Harriet Priem Achieve Mpls Matthew Norris Allianz Life Insurance Company… Read More

2018 Benefit Sponsorship Packet

2018 Sponsorship Packet

CLC receives a $5,000 grant from Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

CLC is happy to announce that it received a $5,000 grant from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.  The grant will be used for general operations to provide legal representation and advocacy for foster care children and youth. About the Shakopee… Read More

Materials for On-Demand CLE training “Representing Youth in Foster Care”

Click here to access the Video Training   Training Materials: Representing-Youth-in-Foster-Care-Table-of-Contents Section-One-Overview-of-the-Juvenile-Law-and-the-Court-Process-and-Players-in-the-System Section-One-Pro-Bono-Work-with-CLC Section-Two-Juvenile-Law-and-the-CP-System-in-MN Section-Three-ICWA Section-Three-ICWA powerpoint. B. GOSS Section-Four-Permanency CLCPermanencyOutcomes CLCPermanencyTimeline CLCChildSafetyChecklist Section-Four-Education-Advocacy Section-Four-Sibling-Contact Section-Four-Mental-and-Physical-Health Section-Four-Older-YouthTransition-to-Independent-Living Section-Four-Placement-Disruptions Section-Four-Runaway-Youth Child-Trauma-and-Effects-Libby-Bergman-Family-Enhancement-Center Section-Five-Establishing-a-Relationship-with-a-Child-Client Section-Six-Ethical-Issues-in-Representing-Children Section-Seven-Child-Protection-Terminology Questions/Volunteering After watching the training, if… Read More

Representing Youth in Foster Care – On-demand training

“Representing Youth in Foster Care” training for new volunteer attorneys is now available on-demand.

Larry Espel wins the 2015 Hennepin County Pro Bono Publico Award for Excellence by an Attorney in the Private Sector

The Hennepin County Bar Association has announced the recipients of its Pro Bono Publico awards for 2015. The 2015 Pro Bono Publico Award for Excellence by an Attorney in the Private Sector recognizes Larry Espel. He has volunteered… Read More

UnitedHealth Group, Inc wins Twin Cities Legal Departments of the Year Pro Bono / Community Award

Congratulations to UnitedHealth Group, Inc on winning the Twin Cities Legal Departments of the Year Pro Bono / Community Award by the National Law Journal. UHG has been a long term supporter of Children’s Law Center of Minnesota and… Read More

Congress Passes Key Foster Care Education Bill

The recently enacted Uninterrupted Scholars Act (USA) successfully amended the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), that acted as a barrier to child protection agencies receiving foster children’s educational records without parental consent.