A Resource Center for Georgia Attorneys Representing Parents in Abuse and Neglect Cases
| April 11, 2008 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 11:30 am |
Save the Date!
Parent Attorney Advocacy Committee Meeting
April 11, 2008, 10:00 -11:30 AM
GPDSC, State Bar of Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
The PAAC is designed for parent attorneys to organize as a group, to improve the quality of representation for parents and to assure justice for children. To RSVP for the meeting, please send an email to Trish McCann at TMcCann@gpdsc.org. Participation via phone will be available.
| May 19, 2008 | to | May 23, 2008 |
Registration for the 13th Annual Rocky Mountain Child Advocacy Training Institute – May 19-23, 2008 in Louisville, CO is now open. This week long trial skills training program is specially devised for attorneys practicing child and family law, including private practitioners, prosecutors, guardians ad litem, appointed respondent parent’s counsel, and public defenders.
To obtain a copy of the brochure, please visit http://www.naccchildlaw.org/training/rmcati.html. Hard copies of the brochure will automatically be mailed to all NACC members. NACC members also receive $145 discount.
If you’re interested in attending, please make your reservations sooner than later. RMCATI sells out every year about a month out. To reserve your spot, please contact NITA at 1-877-648-2632.
| March 15, 2008 2:00 pm | to | March 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
| November 30, 2007 | ||
| 12:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
The Training Committee of the Parent Attorney Advocacy Committee (PAAC) had a conference call to plan PAAC’s next training. It was decided to that the next training would be a half-day training focusing on emerging issues for parent attorneys held in conjunction with our next full committee meeting.
The training and meeting will take place at the Fulton County Juvenile Court from noon to five on Friday, November 30th. Five hours of CLE, including one hour of ethics, will be offered. The training will include a full committee meeting over lunch followed by sessions including the nuts and bolts of child welfare appeals, strategies and ethics in appeals, and an update on case law and emerging issues facing parent attorneys. Reimbursement may be available for mileage for those traveling outside the Metro-Atlanta area, contact Trish McCann, TMcCann@gpdsc.org, for more information.
Send any agenda items for the meeting to Trish McCann, TMcCann@gpdsc.org.
The National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) has selected
Save the Date! Flyer
Presentation Abstract Submission Form
Brochure from the 2007 Conference
These documents and other information available at the NACC website.
Judge Vincent Crawford, the Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children and the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council invite you to the initial meeting of the Georgia Parent Attorney General Committee on Friday, August 31st at 10:00 AM in the state bar building, 104 Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA. View the agenda here.
If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, you can attend via conference call. You will receive instructions on how to log in when you RSVP.
Please RSVP for the meeting by Wednesday, August 29th and indicate whether you will be attending or calling in. Contact Trish McCann at TMcCann@gpdsc.org or 404-739-5143.
Judge Vincent Crawford, the Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children and the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council invite you to the initial meeting of the Georgia Parent Attorney General Committee on Friday, August 31st * at 10:00 AM at GPDSC in the state bar building, 104 Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA. More details and an agenda will be coming soon.
*new date
