Moritz Law

Symposia

Reinventing Juvenile Law: A New Construct for Practice and Policy

April 30-May 1, 2009


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Tentative Schedule

Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency
Thursday, April 30, 2009
8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Katherine Hunt Federle
Professor of Law & Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Law & Policy Studies and the Justice for Children Project
9:00 a.m. What Science Can and Cannot Tell Us About the Best Interests of the Child
Dr. H.D. "De" Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.
Forensic Psychologist, Charlotte, North Carolina
10:00 a.m. Reinventing PCC Hearings
The Honorable Colleen O'Toole, Judge
Eleventh District Court of Appeals
11:00 a.m. Break (refreshments provided)
11:15 a.m. By the Want of Means for Their Cultivation
The First Lady of Ohio Dr. Frances Strickland
12:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m. Follow the Money: The Impact of State and Local Funding Strategies on Child Welfare Policies
Professor Susan Vivian Mangold
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
2:45 p.m. Break (refreshments provided)
3:00 p.m. Using the Economic Stimulus to Stop the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Strategies to Use Stimulus Education Funds to Improve School Climate
Matthew Cregor, Staff Attorney
Southern Poverty Law Center
4:15 p.m. Caselaw Update
Paul Skendelas, Appellate Counsel
Franklin County Public Defender
5:15 p.m. Reforming Child Welfare
Professor Angela M. Lloyd, Supervising Attorney
Moritz College of Law Justice for Children Project
Delinquency
Friday, May 1, 2009
8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Katherine Hunt Federle
Professor of Law & Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Law & Policy Studies and the Justice for Children Project
9:00 a.m. Back to the Future: The Importance of Gault
The Honorable Jay D. Blitzman, Associate Justice
Middlesex County Juvenile Court, Lowell, Massachusetts
10:00 a.m. Using Collaborative Strategies to Reduce School Referrals
The Honorable Steven C. Teske, Judge
Clayton County Juvenile Court, Jonesboro, Georgia
11:00 a.m. Break (refreshments provided)
11:15 a.m. We're Not in Kansas Anymore: New Programmatic Strategies for Juvenile Sex Offenders
Robin Palmer, Director
Mokita Center
12:15 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m. Juvenile Sex Offenders: Legal and Policy Strategies
Paul Skendelas, Appellate Counsel
Franklin County Public Defender
2:30 p.m. Caselaw Update
David Colley, Esq. & John Lawson, Esq
3:30 p.m. Break (refreshments provided)
3:45 p.m. Is There a Lawyer in the House? Medical-Legal Partnerships and the Future of Child Representation
Vanessa Coterel, Director
Child and Youth Law Program