CUNY Law Review Presents: Reimagining Family Defense
The City University of New York Law Review’s Symposium, Reimagining Family Defense, will discuss multidisciplinary family defense models and strategies to support families involved in the child welfare system in an effort to gather support for innovative structural and policy changes to child welfare.
The symposium is not limited to the legal community in New York City, for it aims to engage all who are invested in this issue. We strongly welcome the participation of directly-affected community members and practitioners across interrelated disciplines, such as social workers, parent advocates, community organizers, and educators. Additionally, we welcome practitioners working on this issue outside of New York City.
Symposium Program
12:30 PM Check-In
1:00 PM Introduction
· Law Review
· Angela Burton – New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services
Plenary
Innovative Models of Family Defense
Introduction: Ann Cammett – Professor, CUNY School of Law
· Moderator: Martin Guggenheim – Professor of Clinical Law, NYU School of Law Family Defense Clinic
· Kara Finck – Practice Associate Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania Law School
· Dale Margolin Cecka – Clinical Professor of Law, University of Richmond Law School; Director, Jeanette Lipman Family Law Clinic
· Diane Redleaf – Founder & Executive Director, The Family Defense Center
· Lauren Shapiro – Director, Brooklyn Defender Services Family Defense Practice
TRANSITION
Concurrent Breakout Sessions
· Breakout One: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Family Defense •o Moderator: Julie Goldscheid – Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, CUNY School of Law
· o Robyn Powell, JD – Heller School of Social Policy & Management at Brandeis
· o Emma Ketteringham – Managing Director, The Bronx Defenders Family Defense Practice
· o Sarah Cremer – Social Worker, The Bronx Defenders Family Defense Practice
· Breakout Two: Problem Solving Courts and Family Defense •o Moderator: Ann Cammett – Professor, CUNY School of Law
· o Jane Spinak – Clinical Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
· o Stacy Charland – Managing Attorney, Neighborhood Defender Services Family Defense Practice
· Breakout Three: Structural Racism and Family Defense •o Moderator: Professor Babe Howell
· o Amy Mulzer – Professor, NYU School of Law
· o Tara Urs - The Defender Association Division, King County Department of Public Defense
· o Keston Jones – NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Center for Health Equity
· o Erin Cloud – Attorney, The Bronx Defenders Family Defense Practice
TRANSITION
Parents Presentation
· Parent Representatives from Rise Magazine
Keynote
· Molly McGrath Tierney – Director, Baltimore City Department of Social Services
Reception!
· Food and drinks will be served in our Beacon Area
Please let us know if you need any special accommodations: cunylr@mail.law.cuny.edu.
When Friday, April 8, 2016 from 12:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT) - Add to Calendar . WhereCity University of New York School of Law - 2 Court Square Queens, NY 11101 - View Map
