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Best Practices for Representing Clients with Disabilities
$74.99
Credits in
1.00 General
Practice Areas:
Disability & Social Security, Law Practice Management, Professional Development, Public Interest, Skills Training
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About
This Course
In this presentation, attorneys from Disability Rights Advocates, a non-profit legal center that specializes in impact litigation, will share their expertise in representing clients with a broad range of disabilities. The presentation will explore best practices to develop a strong attorney-client relationship, including ensuring accessibility through all aspects of the representation, avoiding inadvertent expressions of disrespect and potential legal and ethical issues that may arise when representing clients with disabilities. The presentation will include pragmatic recommendations that attorneys can implement to enhance their advocacy on behalf of clients with disabilities.
Topics
- An overview of disability and ways to ensure accessibility for people with various types of disabilities
- Building and maintaining a respectful attitude towards clients with disabilities and avoiding common mistakes that may inadvertently lead to expressions of disrespect
- Strategies and recommendations for ensuring access for clients with disabilities, including effectively communicating with clients through the use of plain language and assistive technologies
- Potential legal and ethical issues associated with representing clients with disabilities, including client consent and control, case-related communications with family members, interpreters, and guardians ad litem
About the Presenters
Scott Gordon, Esq.
Disability Rights Advocates
Practice Area: Administrative
Scott Gordon joined Disability Rights Advocates in 2024 as a Senior Staff Attorney. Prior to joining Disability Rights Advocates, Mr. Gordon was an attorney at Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky LLP in Emeryville, California from 2018 to 2024, where he litigated class and collective actions on behalf of employees and consumers. At Schneider Wallace, Mr. Gordon was a lead attorney in numerous successful cases and was selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star each year since 2021. Mr. Gordon received his J.D. from Temple University and his B.S. in finance (with distinction) from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to ...
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Rebecca Williford, Esq.
Disability Rights Advocates
Practice Area: Administrative
Rebecca S. Williford is an attorney with extensive experience litigating class action lawsuits on behalf of people with disabilities and a globally recognized disability community leader. She has built her career at Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), starting as a legal fellow and becoming the organization’s President & CEO in April 2023. She also currently serves as a Ninth Circuit Judicial Council Lawyer Representative for the Northern District of California.As an ardent disability rights litigator, she has achieved multiple precedents on matters of first impression, advancing the rights of people with disabilities throughout the country. For example, in Brooklyn Center for Independence ...
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