Social Services Attorneys Winter Conference

Chapel Hill, NC
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This course is also available online.
February 1 - 2, 2024

Attendees are limited to attorneys and paralegals representing county departments of social services. The 2024 program will be held February 1-2, 2024 (Thursday and Friday) in person and via Zoom.

2023 Social Serives Attorneys Winter Conference topics:

Ethics: What Gets Government Lawyers in Trouble

Technology: Cybersecurity

Case Update: Child Welfare

Financial Exploitation of Disabled Adults

Evidence Issues (documents and hearsay)

First Amendment and Third Party Auditors at DSS

Hot topics

A 30 minute Business Meeting will also be held during the conference.

2023 Social Services Attorneys Winter Conference Agenda to follow.

The summer conference for Social Services Attorneys will be held in Asheville, NC July 6-8, 2023. Please visit the course webpage here for additional information.

Scholarship Information

Local Government Federal Credit Union ( Not Currently Offered DO NOT USE )

Local Government Federal Credit Union offers scholarships to local government employees to apply toward tuition for conferences, classes, and seminars offered by the School of Government. There are four deadlines to submit applications:

March 1 (for courses starting between April 1 and June 30)
June 1 (for courses starting between July 1 and September 30)
September 1 (for courses starting between October 1 and December 31)
December 1 (for courses starting between January 1 and March 31)

Visit the LGFCU website for more information and to submit an application.

Additional information

Attendees are limited to attorneys and paralegals representing county departments of social services.

An announcement will be sent to all registrants when materials are available for downloading/printing.

For materials from past conferences, click here.

As a webcast (Zoom) conference participant, you will view the presentations on a computer for the duration of the conference.

CONTINUING EDUCATION: This course is pending approved with the North Carolina State Bar for 8.5 hours of CLE credit.

CLE Value:

Total

8.50 hrs

Chapel Hill, NC
This course is also available online.
Dates
February 1 - 2, 2024

LocationThe School of Government
400 South Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
View Scholarship Information
Local Government Federal Credit Union ( Not Currently Offered DO NOT USE )
Local Government Federal Credit Union offers scholarships to local government employees to apply toward tuition for conferences, classes, and seminars offered by the School of Government. There are four deadlines to submit applications:
March 1 (for courses starting between April 1 and June 30)
June 1 (for courses starting between July 1 and September 30)
September 1 (for courses starting between October 1 and December 31)
December 1 (for courses starting between January 1 and March 31)
Visit the LGFCU website for more information and to submit an application.
Visit the LGFCU website for more information and to submit an application.

The Materials for this course will be posted here for participants to access. Hard copies will not be provided, on-site and webcast participants may print the items they would like hard copies of.

Thursday, February 16

Ethics: What Gets Government Lawyers in Trouble - PDF PPT Slides

Chris McLaughlin, School of Government

Financial Exploitation of Adults: Schemes and Responses

Meredith Smith, School of Government

Laurie Gallagher, Senior Staff Attorney, Union County

Stuart “Jeb” Saunders, DOJ Elder Fraud Unit, Consumer Protection

Financial Exploitation of Adults: Scams and Responses - PDF PPT Slides

Scam Article Annals of Internal Medicine - Handout

Traits and Tips Handout 2022 - Handout

Elder Abuse 1 https://civil.sog.unc.edu/protecting-against-elder-abuse/ - Blog Post

Elder Abuse 2 https://civil.sog.unc.edu/more-on-protecting-against-elder-abuse/ - Blog Post