The Dakota County Law Library and the 1st Judicial District Bar Association offer monthly Continuing Legal Education sessions in two locations. The sessions are free.
You do not have to be a FDBA member to attend. For all sessions, CLE credit will be applied for. No advanced registration is needed.
Upcoming sessions
In line with county recommendations in response to COVID-19, in-person CLEs will be canceled until further notice.
The Law Library will be offering Zoom CLEs on the third Thursday of the month from noon-1 p.m. If you are interested, please contact Shannon Stoneking at 651-438-8080 or shannon.stoneking@co.dakota.mn.us.
Sept. 17: Accessing the Treasure Trove of Social Media Evidence
Presented by John J Carney, Esq., Chief Technology Officer, Carney Forensics
Learning objectives:
- Understand how this unique, emergent form of evidence can be used for civil litigation and e-discovery.
- Discover how law enforcement is using social media in criminal cases and how criminal defense attorneys can use it to defend clients.
- See social media evidence recovered from smartphones, personal computers and the cloud.
- Learn the ethics of social media evidence collection, including the application of professional responsibility rules and bar association opinions explaining what you can and cannot do, if you want to keep your license that is.
If interested please contact the law library at 651-438-8080 or email shannon.stoneking@co.dakota.mn.us.
Apple Valley sessions
Sessions will be held at the Dakota County Western Service Center. The address is 14955 Galaxie Avenue. CLE sessions are held in either meeting room L 139 or W106. They are scheduled on the second Tuesday of the month. All sessions are 8–9 a.m.
Hastings sessions
Sessions will be held in the Jury Assembly Room at the Judicial Center, 1560 Highway 55, Hastings, MN 55033. Sessions are held from noon-1 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.