Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
Annual Seminar Series
Understanding RTI within the Context of Georgia’s Pyramid of Interventions
Monday, January 12, 2009
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Lynn L. Pennington, Education Consultant
President of SSTAGE
and
Dr. Paula Freer, Program Specialist MW GLRS
http://www.ciclt.net/mresa/
Registration for CEUs at no cost on site
At the STATE BAR OF GEORGIA
104 Marietta St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30303
RSVP to Kathleen Dumitrescu
at the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
kdumitrescu@avlf.org
678-681-6009
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| October 3, 2008 |
| 12:00 pm | to | 1:30 pm |
UPDATE UPDATE - The next PAAC meeting has been rescheduled again and will now be held October 3rd at noon at the State Bar building, details will be sent out soon.
Please RSVP to Trish McCann tmccann@gpdsc.org 404-232-8900. If you have already done so for the previous date and can make it the 3rd, you do not need to RSVP again.
| September 8, 2008 |
| 10:00 am | to | 3:00 pm |
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
is sponsoring:
Brain Development Symposium
Monday, September 8
10:00am - 3:00pm
State Bar Auditorium
104 Marietta Street, 3rd Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
AVLF Newsletter with Full Symposium Information
For full lecture series schedule visit www.avlf.org
If you would like to dial in for the PAAC meeting at noon please dial: 1-800-406-9170 and enter participant code: 5651694758
| August 13, 2008 |
| 2:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
Sponsored by the Supreme Court of Georgia Committee on Justice for Children
Reasonable Efforts Workshop
Emory University School of Law
1301 Clifton Road
Gambrell Hall, Rm. 1C
Atlanta , GA 30322
Map and Directions
Have you ever wondered why a court has to make a finding of whether “reasonable efforts” have been made? What does that mean exactly? What is the history behind this requirement? What is the power of this finding for an attorney?
Come join us for a presentation and a discussion of the questions above. Judge Richard Fitzgerald is our guest speaker. Help us with the low cost of $6.00 to defray registration expenses and snacks, coffee, and drinks. CLE hours will be available.
Registration on-line at:
www.regonline.com/reasonableeffortsworkshop.
| June 27, 2008 |
| 12:00 pm | to | 1:30 pm |
The Parent Attorney Advocacy Committee (PAAC) Meeting scheduled to take place this Friday the 13th has been rescheduled. The next PAAC meeting will take place Friday, June 27th from noon – 1:30 in the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council conference room at the State Bar of Georgia .
Please RSVP to TMcCann@gpdsc.org.
April 2008 case summaries courtesy of Mary Hermann, Carl Vinson Institute
| August 3, 2008 | to | August 6, 2008 |
On August 3-6, 2008 the National Association of Counsel for Children will hold their annual conference in Savannah, GA. The NACC Conference will focus on juvenile and family law with many sessions specifically addressed to attorneys who represent children, parents or child welfare agencies in deprivation cases. The program brochure is available at http://www.naccchildlaw.org/training/conference.html
An invitation from JUSTGeorgia:
Dear Friend:
I am pleased to invite you to the first coalition meeting of JUSTGeorgia. As you know, JUSTGeorgia is a state-wide coalition that seeks to build a better model of justice and safety for our youth while balancing the best interests of our community. The coalition was initiated by philanthropic funding to Georgia Appleseed, The Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic of the Emory University School of Law, and Voices for Georgia’s Children.
Compared to youth across the nation, Georgia’s children have some of the poorest outcomes in school achievement, graduation rates, obesity, pregnancy, employment, and violent deaths. Those who suffer from abuse, crime, or deprivation - as a victim or offender - are likely to perform in the bottom of these statistics. At the same time, they can face a difficult journey through an outdated and - at times - inadequate legal system.
JUSTGeorgia seeks to accelerate change in the status quo through the formal adoption of modernized state laws and child-serving systems that are fair to children, as well as offer a better chance for prevention, intervention, and/or rehabilitation. Continue reading ‘JUSTGeorgia coalition meeting Monday, May 19, 2008′
You are invited to join the Parent Attorney Advisory Committee Listserv administered by the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council. The listserv is open solely to attorneys representing parents in juvenile court deprivation and termination of parental rights proceedings. Members will receive emails relating news and information of interest to those in the juvenile defense field. This list will provide a forum for parent attorneys to discuss issues that arise in their daily practice or that have broader policy implications. Members can also post questions or announcements to seek feedback from other parent attorneys.
Please only apply to subscribe to the listserv if you are currently a parent attorney in Georgia’s juvenile courts. To subscribe to the listserv please send an email to: TMcCann@gpdsc.org with “parent attorney listserv” in the subject line.
