Moritz Law

Symposia

Spring 2008 Juvenile Law Seminar

April 3-4, 2008


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Schedule

Best Practices in Abuse, Neglect and Dependency Proceedings
Thursday, April 3
8:45 a.m. Introduction
9:00 a.m. The Most Common Mistakes in Abuse and Neglect Cases: Appellate Review
Paul Skendelas, Appellate Counsel
Franklin County Public Defender
10:00 a.m. The Role of the Social Worker
Helen Jones-Kelley, Director
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
10:30 a.m. Break
Refreshments provided
10:45 a.m. Poor Enough to be Eligible: Child Abuse and Neglect and the Federal Poverty Requirement
Professor Susan Vivian Mangold
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
11:45 a.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:15 p.m. The Prosecutor's Role in Abuse and Neglect Cases
Mike Schlemmer, Counsel
Knox County Department of Job and Family Services
1:45 p.m. The Role of Counsel for the Parents in Abuse and Neglect Cases
John Lawson, Esq.
Cleveland, Ohio
2:15 p.m. The Role of Counsel for the Child in Abuse and Neglect Cases
Professor Angela M. Lloyd
Moritz College of Law Justice for Children Project
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. The Role of the Guardian ad Litem
Steve Wolkin, Esq.
Cleveland, Ohio
3:30 p.m. The Role of the Judge in Abuse and Neglect Cases
The Honorable Jay D. Blitzman
Associate Justice, Middlesex County Juvenile Court
Hot Topics in Delinquency
Friday, April 4
8:45 a.m. Introduction
9:00 a.m. The School to Jail Pipeline: The Criminalization of Status Offenses
The Honorable Jay D. Blitzman
Associate Justice, Middlesex County Juvenile Court
10:15 a.m. Break
Refreshments provided
10:30 a.m. Crawford issues in Juvenile Court
Paul Skendelas, Appellate Counsel
Franklin County Public Defender
11:30 a.m. Blakely & Foster and Serious Youthful Offenders
Jill Beeler, Chief Counsel, Juvenile Division
The Office of the Public Defender
12:15 a.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m. The Ohio State Public Defender
Timothy Young, Director
The Office of the Public Defender
2:00 p.m. Juvenile Sexual Offending Behavior: Psychological Perspectives
Robin Palmer, Director
Mokita Center
2:45 p.m. Break
Refreshments provided
3:15 p.m. Senate Bill 10 and the Adam Walsh Act: Latest Developments
Professor Katherine Hunt Federle, Director
Moritz College of Law Justice for Children Project