This training will be held live in New York, and webcasted simultaneously nationally.

Why You Should Attend

This program will explore the legal and practical challenges of representing victims of domestic violence.  Experienced practitioners in the law and in social or counseling services will share their practical strategies for addressing common challenges across disciplines, and while these tips are certain to help advocates improve legal representation for domestic violence victims, the practical insights that will be shared can be useful to legal practitioners, advocates and service providers in a variety of practice areas.

What You Will Learn

• Trauma informed lawyering including interviewing the client and confidentiality and safety issues
• Expert witness considerations
• Evidence and responding to evidentiary challenges

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for New York State judges, court attorneys, law clerks, government lawyers, and attorneys in private or public interest practice interested in learning about the problem of domestic violence and strategies for dealing with litigation challenges.

Cost

FREE

Faculty

Chairperson(s):  Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin ~ Chair, New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts, New York State Unified Court System (Ret.); Senior Counsel, Allston & Bird LLP

Speaker(s)

• Dr. Ruth Forero ~ Senior Director of Clinical Services, Safe Horizon
• Jennifer C. Friedman ~ Managing Director, Center for Legal Services, My Sisters’ Place
• Michelle Kaminsky ~ Assistant District Attorney, The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office
• Hon. Deborah A. Kaplan ~ Civil Branch, Supreme Court of New York
• Dorchen A. Leidholdt ~ Director, Center for Battered Women's Legal Services, Sanctuary for Families
• Mary Rothwell Davis ~ Editor, Lawyer's Manual on Domestic Violence, 6th Edition
• Kim Susser ~ Director, Matrimonial and Family Law Unit, New York Legal Assistance Group
• Dr. Luz Towns-Miranda ~ Psychologist
• Betsy Tsai ~ Co-Director, Courtroom Advocates Project (CAP), Sanctuary for Families, Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services
• Charlotte A. Watson ~ Executive Director, New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts, New York State Unified Court System
• Angela Yeboah ~ Deputy Director, Family Law Project, Sanctuary for Families

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