Archive for January, 2008

Advanced Trial Advocacy Skills Training

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at January 22, 2008 in Events. Closed
March 15, 2008 2:00 pmtoMarch 19, 2008 5:30 am

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Advanced Trial Skills for Child Welfare Attorneys
National Institute of Trial Attorneys
March 13 – 15, 2008
Emory Law School

The registration fee is $10.00. CLE credits will be available.

Space is limited to 56 so register early at http://www.regonline.com/NITA_Training

Download the full brochure (pdf file): Agenda

The cost of the program is being sponsored by: Office of the Child Advocate, Supreme Court of Georgia Committee on Justice for Children, Emory University, School of Law & Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia

There are some scholarships to cover travel expenses if you live more than 50 miles from the training.
To inquire about scholarships or other questions, e-mail Mary Hermann at hermann@cviog.uga.edu

Procedural Injustice

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at January 10, 2008 in Publication, Law and article. Closed

“Procedural Injustice: How the Practices and Procedures of the Child Welfare System Disempower Parents and Why It Matters” is an article written for the Michigan Child Welfare Law Journal by Vivek S. Sankaran, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Law at the Child Advocacy Law Clinic, University of Michigan Law School. Some of it is Michigan specific, but most of the article will be of interest to parent attorneys in general.

You can download a scanned pdf copy of the article below or you can view the entire journal here (also pdf link).

Procedural Injustice article