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Volunteer
Attorney
Information Page
This
page will be updated regularly and will provide
all volunteer lawyers involved with the Trial Lawyers
Care program the latest information regarding CLE
programs and training,
as well as all materials necessary to participate
in this program.
Please
Note: Qualified
Attorneys handling cases under the federal September
11th Victim Compensation Fund should access materials
in The
Trial Lawyers Care Qualified Attorneys Resource
Site. You will need your password to enter.
For
additional lawyer resources, including volunteer
forms, overviews and FAQ's regarding the Trial Lawyers
Care program and the Victim Compensation Fund, and
other helpful information, phone numbers and Web
sites, please click here.
Important
Note: All Trial Lawyers
Care programs and materials are free to all
Trial Lawyers Care lawyers who have volunteered
their services through Trial Lawyers Care, Inc.,
and all other lawyers providing pro bono services
who agree to sign Trial Lawyers Care's Pro Bono
Pledge. For all other participants, the cost of
these programs (including materials) is $150. The
cost of materials alone is $65. Program audiotapes
will be available for $79, while program videotapes
will be available for $99. For more information,
contact Trial Lawyers Care at (917) 464-0105.
- Upcoming
CLE Programs and Training Information
- Trial
Lawyers Care Materials Request/Order Form
(Adobe
PDF File -click here
to get Adobe Reader for free)
- Internal
Revenue Service Publication 3920: "Tax Relief
for Victims of Terrorist Attacks Act."
- DOJ
Compensation Form for Deceased Victims
(Adobe
PDF File -click here
to get Adobe Reader for free)
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Upcoming
CLE Programs and Training Information
Important
Training Information
1.
Free Training for Attorneys Working on 9/11
Comp Fund - March 1, 2004
The
National Center for Victims of Crime has
asked us to let you know that it is offering
a free training for attorneys who are representing
victims in claims to the federal Sept. 11
Victim Compensation Fund. The training will
focus on practical strategies for presenting
effective claims and on recent developments
with the Fund. All attorneys representing
Sept. 11 victims are encouraged to attend.
WHEN:
Monday, March 1, 2004, 9:00 A.M. * 12:00
Noon
WHERE:
Omni Berkshire Place Hotel
21 East 52nd Street at Madison Avenue
New York, NY
Although
the program is free, space is limited, so
please register in advance by calling the
National Center for Victims of Crime at
1-800-FYI-CALL
A
complimentary continental breakfast will
be provided. If you have any questions,
please contact Jeff Dion at the National
Center for Victims of Crime at (202) 467-8700
or jdion@ncvc.org
1.
NYSTLA Training Session Materials
NYSTLA made audio and video tapes of the
November 6, 2002, training session for TLC
volunteers in New York City and is offering
them at cost, which includes CLE accreditation
if you are eligible. That cost is $35 for
the three audio tapes or $40 for the two
video tapes. Order the tapes by completing
the form and emailing a response to
twhitlock@nystla.org;
faxing it to (212) 608-2310; mailing it
to NYSTLI,132 Nassau Street, New York, New
York 10038 or telephoning Tamika Whitlock
at (212)349-5890.
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2.
Victim Compensation Fund CLE Course Materials
Trial Lawyers Care presented a Victim
Compensation Fund CLE course at the ATLA
Annual Convention in Atlanta, Ga., on Tuesday,
July 23, 2002, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
Click
here to order course materials.
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Internal
Revenue Service Publication 3920:
"Tax Relief for Victims of Terrorist Attacks Act."
The
Internal Revenue Service has just released Publication
3920 (Adobe PDF File -click here
to get Adobe Reader for free), which explains the
scope and application of the recently passed "Tax
Relief for Victims of Terrorist Attacks Act." This
Act provides tax forgiveness on federal income tax
liabilities for decedents who died as a result of
the September 11 attacks, as well as a result of
the Oklahoma City attack and any of the anthrax
attacks. It also declares that payments from the
September 11 Victim Compensation Fund and from various
disaster relief, death benefit and public safety
survivor payments will not be regarded as income
for tax purposes.
Click
here to access Publication 3920 (Adobe PDF File
-click here
to get Adobe Reader for free)
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