United States District Court

District of Maine

INVITATION

TO

PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE PRO BONO WORK TO EMPOWER AND REPRESENT (POWER) ACT OF 2018

RESCHEDULED TO SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

You are invited to join the Court for a panel discussion by ZOOM on September 29, 2021 at 4 p.m.

Congress enacted the Pro Bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018 with the goal of having every U.S. District in the country host events to encourage lawyers to provide pro bono assistance to victims of domestic violence. This event will feature panelists who will discuss the opportunities for providing pro bono representation, and the challenges and rewards associated with it. The discussion will be moderated by the Hon. Lance E. Walker, of the U.S. District Court, and will feature:

Hon. Stephen Nelson

Justice

 Maine Superior Court

Hon. Eric M. Mehnert

Chief Judge

Penobscot Nation Tribal Court

Rhonda Decontie

Clerk

Penobscot Nation Tribal Court

Rick Doyle, Esq.

Next Step Domestic Violence Project

J. David Canarie, Esq.

Vice President and Chief Transactions Counsel

UNUM Group

Heidi S. Osborn, Esq.

UNUM Group

Patricia Graffam

Program Coordinator

Penobscot Nation Domestic

Violence & Sexual Assault Advocacy Center

Cindy Freeman Cyr

Rural Legal Services Coordinator

Partners for Peace

To participate in this special event, please RSVP to Clerk Christa K. Berry by email to Christa_Berry@med.uscourts.gov.  The deadline to register is September 27, 2021.

CLE Credit:  The Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar has approved this program for two hours of general CLE credit.