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By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times, published January 14, 2001
CLEARWATER -- You don't have to be a lawyer to learn about the law. The People's Law School, a series of free sessions sponsored by the Clearwater Bar Association, will begin Thursday.
All classes, taught by local judges and/or lawyers, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the teaching auditorium of St. Petersburg Junior College, at 2465 Drew St. in Clearwater.
People can attend as few or as many sessions as they wish. There is no homework. Seating is limited, but registration not necessary. For information, call 461-4869.
Here is a schedule: Thursday: Wills, trusts, estate planning
Jan. 25: How a jury trial really works
Feb. 1: The judicial system from the judge's perspective
Feb. 8: Condominium law and landlord/tenant law
Feb. 15: Probate, guardianship, elder law
Feb. 22: Criminal law
March 1: Real estate, real property law
March 8: Social Security, worker's compensation
March 15: Family law (divorce, child custody, child support and adoption)
March 22: Insurance, injury law
March 29: Employment discrimination
April 5: Tax law
April 19: Small business and intellectual property (patent, trademark and copyright)
April 26: Public school law
May 3: Consumer law and bankruptcy
May 10: Health care, hospital law, nursing home law
May 17: Your rights under the Constitution
May 24: State and local government law