Battle Creek Branch of the NAACP

LEGAL REDRESS

LEGAL REDRESS CHAIR,  MR. CARL ENGLISH - 269- 986-1343

The Battle Creek Legal ReDress Committee provides legal advice and information to community members  in the event one may feel that their civil rights has been violated.  For more information on Legal ReDress contact our local office at 269-963-8805.  To learn more about the history  work of our National NAACP Legal Department   Click here .   

   PEOPLES LAW SCHOOL WORKSHOP

The N.A.A.C.P. Battle Creek Senior Branch host the "People's Law School."  every 3rd Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm.  The workshops are taped as a "live" broadcast for Access Vision.  Tapings are held at the Urban League Building 172 W. Van Buren St. Access Vision (Channel 17) are broadcast every third Tuesday evening  from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Attorneys will present each month a different topic concerning the law. We hope community residents will learn something while watching the show.  All like all such programs are free and open to the public

PEOPLE’S LAW SCHOOL MARCH 16, 2010 6:30 P.M.-8:30 P.M. GUESTS

            Calhoun County Chief Medical Examiner Mehmet Ismailoglu, M.D., a Battle Creek internist, and Dr. Ismailoglu’s Chief Medical Examiner Investigator, Bob Demski, are the guest speakers for the March 16, 2010, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. NAACP People’s Law School programming, held at the Urban League Building, 172 W. Van Buren, in Battle Creek.

            Dr. Ismailoglu and Mr. Demski are charged to attend all Calhoun County deaths to determine both manner and cause of death.  Each is occasionally called upon to testify in criminal and (to a lesser degree) civil proceedings in which manner or cause of death is an issue. 

            Please telephone Jim Haadsma at 269/317-5502 for additional information.

 CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS ARE GUEST  AT THE 

 FEBRUARY 16, 2010 6:30 P.M. NAACP PEOPLE’S LAW SCHOOL PROGRAM

            Criminal defense lawyers Lesley Kranenberg and Justin McCarthy, partners in the Kranenberg and McCarthy, P.C., law firm, are the featured speakers at this month’s NAACP People’s Law School program, scheduled February 16, 2010, at the Battle Creek Urban League building, 172 W. Van Buren, in Battle Creek, between 6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. 

            Ms. Kranenberg specializes in both state and federal criminal defense representation.  In addition to representation of criminal defendants in capital crimes cases at trial, she too undertakes post-conviction representation.  She is an expert in DNA evidence.  Before beginning her private law partnership with Mr. McCarthy, Ms. Kranenberg worked for the Calhoun County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, and, before that, worked in the office of the U.S. Attorney for Michigan’s Western District.  In addition to her private practice, Ms. Kranenberg presently is a Juvenile Family Court weekend referee.

           Mr. McCarthy like Ms. Kranenberg specializes in criminal representation, but confines his practice to state court venues.  He too is a former Calhoun County Prosecuting Attorney’s assistant.  He like Ms. Kranenberg is too now a weekend referee for a Juvenile Family Court.

            Ms. Kranenberg and Mr. McCarthy will discuss the criminal defense practice in different court venues, including juvenile family divisions.

          The program is free and is open to the public.

            Please telephone Jim Haadsma at 269/317-5502 with any questions.

The Battle Creek  NAACP Political Action and Legal Redress Committees  along with the The Urban League are partners with the US Census Bureau and will be offering testing for the  

The Peoples Law School Workshop Program will  present  

Dizzy Warren.  Tuesday January 19, 2010 6:30 pm

 She will present 2010  Census Laws and Rules.  She will use the hour to bring understanding on  the U.S. Census Bureau and how it will benefit our State and Calhoun County .  In addition, she will discuss  how the hiring system works, for those looking for a job, and when, how and where the test will be conducted.

This live taping (presented on Access Vision) will take place at the   Urban League Building , 172 W. Van Buren Street . It will be beneficiary to have an audience there  to ask the real questions that citizens of Battle Creek and surrounding communities need to ask and get the answers to their questions. Please let your neighbors and friends know what will take place  For more information to this subject, call Carl English, Legal Redress Chair at 1-269-986-1343, or Attorney Jim Haadsma 1-269-317-5502.