7/13 Effectively Counseling Clients with Disabilities

June 13, 12 - 2 pm

Zoom Link: https://khd.link/TILRC

Free and Open to Practicing Defense Attorneys and Law Students
2 hours of Ethics CLE Credit Available

Every client has a unique lived experience and specific needs, and it is the advocate's duty to differentiate and respond proactively to those particularities during the interview and the entire representation. Understanding, responding to, and effectively accommodating clients with disabilities is a legal and ethical duty of attorneys.

This course will cover Federal and State laws relating to disabilities, how those laws apply to the attorney-client relationship, and best practices to facilitate effective communication, counselling and relationship-building with clients with disabilities.

Meet Your Presenter

Ami Hyten

Ami Hyten (static pronouns: she/her/hers) is an attorney licensed to practice law in Kansas. She has worked at the Topeka Independent Living Resource Center for 19 years. The Topeka Independent Living Resource Center is a human rights organization with a mission to advocate for justice, equality, and essential services for a fully integrated and accessible society for all people with disabilities. In addition to her administrative duties for the agency, Ami participates in federal, state and local policymaking and advocacy, and provides direct representation to disabled clients on a variety of issues. Prior to her return to Topeka Independent Living Resource Center, Ami was an attorney in private practice, and a court management analyst for the Kansas Supreme Court’s Office of Judicial Administration.

Agenda

Wednesday, July 13, 022

2:00 PM Welcome/Introductions

12:05 PM “Part 1: Clients With Disabilities"

1:00 PM Break(10 minuets)

1:10 PM "Part 2: Ethical and Cultural Issues Representing with Disabilities"