Mini Law School for Public

The Technical College of the Lowcountry is accepting applications for its Law School for Non-Lawyers program, a seven-week course that will explore a variety of legal subjects.

The three-hour, weekly classes will be conducted Feb. 10 to March 24 and are expected to cover a range of topics, including criminal law, bankruptcy, torts, real estate law and juvenile justice.

An attorney volunteered to teach a class in health care and elder law and another on arbitration and meditation.

The course is offered at several technical colleges across the state by the S.C. Bar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the S.C. Bar Association.

When: 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 10 - March 24
Where: Technical College of the Lowcountry, Beaufort Campus, 921 Ribaut Road.
To register: 843-525-8205
or www.tcl.edu/continuing_education/howtoregister.asp

Topics to be covered:
•Feb. 10 --Overview of state courts and alternative dispute resolution
•Feb. 17 -- Juvenile justice and child protection hearings
•Feb. 24 -- Family law and real estate/landlord-tenant law
•March 3 -- Wills, estates and probate; health care and elder law
•March 10 -- Employment law and S.C. workers' compensation law
•March 17 --Bankruptcy law, consumer law and debt collection
•March 24 -- Criminal law and torts

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