Symposium/ Information
Nova Southeastern University Law Center and the American Bar Association invite you to attend a symposium on designing strategies for implementing the ABA Model Act on Representing Children in Child Welfare Cases. This dynamic, one-day symposium will bring together experts from around the country to discuss the advancement of a right to quality counsel for children in abuse and neglect cases. The Nova Law Review will publish a symposium edition which will be available after the event. Participants, including children's lawyers, policy advocates, judges, private lawyers, law school clinicians, professors and law students, will hear from our expert panels focusing on issues such as:
- Examining right to counsel efforts around the nation
- How the Model Act can be utilized to advance state and federal legislative reform
- Critical views on quality of counsel and best practices for the inclusion of lawyers
- Addressing strong opposing positions on whether to assign lawyers for children
- Brainstorming next steps in the right to counsel movement
There will be opportunities for feedback and brainstorming during the symposium as well as ongoing involvement in this effort post event.
The symposium will be held at:
Nova Southeastern University
Performance Theatre- Don Taft University Center
3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale-Davie, FL 33314
For questions, suggestions of possible invitees, or if you cannot attend the symposium, but would like to get involved in the national right to counsel effort, please contact Cathy Krebs by email or her phone (202) 547 3060.
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