Seminar Number
7381
Early
Registration Fee:
$85
On-Site
Registration Fee:
$105
CLE Hours:
6 CLE Hours Including
1 Ethics Hour,
1 Professionalism
Hour* and
3 Trial Practice
Hours
*optional, self-report
CHILD WELFARE ATTORNEY TRAINING
Registration is limited to 100 attendees.
APRIL 15, 2010
LIVE
State Bar of Georgia Headquarters
104 Marietta St. NW, AtlantaVIA LIVE VIDEO CONFERENCE
Coastal Georgia - State Bar of Georgia
18 E. Bay St., SavannahSouth Georgia - State Bar of Georgia
244 E. Second St., Tifton
Co-Sponsors:
Supreme Court of Georgia Committee on Justice for Children;
Georgia Public Defender Standards Council;
Office of the Child Advocate;
Administrative Office of the Courts
Presiding:
Regina L. Roberts, Program Chair, Supreme Court of Georgia Committee on Justice for Children, Administrative Office of the Courts, AtlantaPartners:
Georgia Public Defenders Standards Council, Georgia Association of Counsel for Children, Office of the Child Advocate
Registration and Continental Breakfast
(All attendees must check in upon arrival. A jacket or sweater is recommended.)
WELCOME AND PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Hon. P. Harris Hines, Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia; Chair of the Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children, Atlanta
NUTS AND BOLTS OF JUVENILE LAW AND PRACTICE IN CHILD DEPRIVATION CASES
This session will involve specific case scenarios to teach state and federal child welfare law from different attorney perspectives; various roles with the cases, including relationship with CASA; overview of juvenile court process and trial skills; and a very brief description of public benefits.
Karen Baynes-Dunning, Former Associate Director of Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Former Juvenile Court Judge of Fulton County, Attorney at Law, Athens
Mary D. Hermann, Attorney at Law, Atlanta
BREAK
NUTS AND BOLTS (Continued)
ETHICS IN CHILD WELFARE CASES
Karlise Y. Grier, Grier Law Office, P.C., Atlanta
BREAK
CASE LAW UPDATE
Hon. John B. Sumner, Judge, Juvenile Court, Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, Canton