Citizens' Law School returns in October 2023!
Citizens' Law School will be back for a new season of programming starting Oct. 11, 2023. Citizens' Law School is a series of FREE educational programs developed by the State Bar of Montana's Law Related Education Committee to provide information on a variety of topics related to the law in Montana to members of the public. The hourlong programs are scheduled for Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom webinar. Each program will be presented by a Montana judge or attorney with expertise in the area of law being discussed.
You must register for the webinars in advance by clicking the Zoom links below. Each presentation is limited to the first 500 to join.
These programs are geared to the public, not attorneys, and they do not have Continuing Legal Education credits associated with them.
Click here to register for the entire series of free programs!
Upcoming Citizens' Law School presentations
All presentations 6:30 p.m. Mountain time
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11
AI and the Law
Presenter: Professor Anna Conley, UM's Alexander Blewett III School of Law
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18
A Day in the Life of a Montana Lawyer and Judge
Presenters: The Honorable Luke Berger, Fifth Judicial District judge; David Steele, State Bar of Montana President
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25
Small business and employment law
Presenter: Amy Christensen, Christensen & Prezeau
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1
Know Your Rights: Montana Constitution's Bill of Rights
Presenter: U.S. District Judge Anthony Johnstone
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 8
Water, Property and Public Land
Presenter: Hertha Lund, Lund Law
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 15
Criminal Law
Presenter: Ed Hirsch, Nate Holloway & Brian Smith
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29
2023 Legislative Changes That Impact Montanans
Presenter: Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras, Todd Everts, Julie Johnson, Jaret Coles
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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 6
Family Law
Presenter: Sara Berg, Browning Kaleczyc Berry & Hoven
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