Mental Health Law
November 2008
Mental Health Law
CBA-CLE is proud to bring back Mental Health Law as a topic after a 17-year hiatus! This program will focus on the ins and outs of representing clients in mental health actions, often after they have been taken to a mental hospital and medicated against their will. Our experts will teach you the basics of how the law works in this discrete area of practice. You will learn about medical treatment hearings including ECT, as well as sheriff's transport orders. Trial issues will be discussed, including client presentation to a jury or judge, as well as evidence and experts. You will learn how to decide what issues to appeal, how to maximize your chances of prevailing on appeal, and how to write a persuasive brief. Finally, ethics including Rules 1.2 and 1.14, CBA Ethics Opinion 114, and applicable case law will be covered. Don't miss your opportunity to learn about a very unique and important area of the law – register today!
Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration
9:00 – 9:50 a.m.
The Basics: How the Law Works
Presented by Amber K. Brown
9:50 – 10:50 a.m.
Prosecution of a Mental Health Case, Including Evidentiary Issues and Expert Witness
Presentation and Cross-Examination
Presented by Skip Hibbard and John Thirkell
10:50 – 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 – 12:00 p.m.
Uniqueness of the Client Relationship; Developing an Effective Strategy for Client Presentation to the Court and to a Jury
Presented by Lou Rubino
12:00 – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch Break (on your own)
1:15 – 2:05 p.m.
Medical Treatment Hearings, Including Electrical Convulsive Therapy; Sheriff's Transport Orders
Presented by Jim McKnight
2:05 – 3:00 p.m.
Appealing Issues in Mental Health Cases
Presented by Honorable Daniel M. Taubman
3:00 – 3:10 p.m.
Break
3:10 – 4:00 p.m.
Ethics, Including Rules 1.2 and 1.14, CBA Ethics Opinion 114, and Applicable Case Law
Presented by Honorable Arthur P. Roy and Phil James
4:00 p.m.
Adjourn
Faculty:
Amber K. Brown, Esq., Program Co-Chair and Moderator
Longmont, Colorado
Skip Hibbard, Assistant City Attorney
Department of Law, City and County of Denver
Denver, Colorado
Phil James, Esq., Program Co-Chair and Moderator
Denver, Colorado
Jim McKnight, Esq.
Law Office of James D. McKnight Jr.
Lakewood, Colorado
Lou Rubino, Esq.
Law Office of Lou Rubino
Boulder, Colorado
Honorable Arthur P. Roy
Colorado Court of Appeals
Denver, Colorado
Honorable Daniel M. Taubman
Colorado Court of Appeals
Denver, Colorado
John Thirkell, Assistant County Attorney
El Paso County Attorney's Office
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Video Replay - December 17, 2008
Denver - CBA-CLE Classroom, 1900 Grant Street, Ste. 300
Colorado Springs - 421 South Tejon Street, Ste 100
Grand Junction - 1250 E. Sherwood Drive
Location Information
CLECI Large Classroom
1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
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1900 Grant Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80203
Registration Fees
| $279.00 | |
| CBA | $239.00 |
| DISLAW | $209.00 |
| $209.00 | |
| $199.00 | |
| $199.00 |
- General Credits: 7.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.00
- EDI Credits:
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