The Access to Justice Seminar, presented by the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Virginia State Bar Access to Legal Services Committee, provided public defenders and legal aid attorneys the opportunity to learn valuable, up-to-date legal information, while earning CLE credits free of charge. The seminar was attended by more than sixty attorneys, but the atmosphere allowed for plenty of interaction and even some brainstorming about issues currently challenging the participants.
It also provided a unique experience, in that its focus was not only on criminal or civil law, but on a variety of legal issues that affect all of our Commonwealth’s less fortunate individuals. John McGavin, a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, helped coordinate the CLE and Catherine Carré, an associate with our firm, and formerly with the Fairfax County Public Defenders office assisted in the organization of this well attended and received event.
