Presentations

Georgia Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children, Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Emory University School of Law Barton Clinic, Office of the Child Advocate and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia

Program Co-Chair: June 18, 2010 – June 20, 2010 (Design, implement and lead interactive trial skills training for 50 attorneys)

• Trail Techniques for Child Welfare Attorneys

Child Welfare Attorney Training for the Georgia Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children, Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Office of the Child Advocate and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia

Presenter: April 15, 2010; October 21, 2009; April 16, 2009; April 25, 2008; and October 22, 2008

• Ethical Issues in Child Welfare Cases

Emory University School of Law Barton Clinic Georgia Child Welfare Legal Academy

Visiting Scholar in Practice and Co-presenter: April 28, 2010

• The Cold Case Project

In Session on Adoption (CNN's TruTV Television Show)

Guest: April 9, 2010 (original air date)

Georgia Court Appointed Special Advocates Conference

Co-Presenter: March 3, 2010

• Overview of the Supreme Court Cold Case Project

Georgia Association of Licensed Adoption Agencies Annual Conference on Adoption

Presenter: February 26, 2010

• Professional Ethics

Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services Independent Living Program (for Foster Youth)

Co-Presenter: February 18, 2010

• Legal Rights and Responsibilities

Georgia Youth Law Conference for the Georgia Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children, Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, Office of the Child Advocate and the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia

Co-Presenter: November 4, 2009

• Ethics in Child Welfare

DeKalb County Child Advocate Office Conflict Attorney Training

Co-Presenter: October 9, 2009

• Ethics in Child Welfare

Legally Speaking on Adoption (CAU-TV Television Show)

Guest: February 23 – 27, 2009 (original air date)

Law and Society on Marriage and Divorce (AIB Television Show)

Guest: December 11, 2008 (original air date)

Hanging Out A Shingle – Practical and Professional Tips For The Young Lawyer On How To Get Started and Successfully Keep Going

Presenter: June 18, 2009

• Making the Decision, Crunching the Numbers, Getting the Word Out, and Conflicts

Civil Pro Bono Family Law Project, Inc.

Presenter: June 20, 2008 and December 13, 2007

• Family Law Issues for attorneys Who Represent Incarcerated Mothers

Legal Services University for the Georgia Legal Services Program and the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.

Presenter: May 5, 2008

• Recent Changes in Child Custody Law

Georgia Legal Services Program 2007 Kinship Care Adoption

Presenter: October 26, 2007

Adoption Law in Georgia

Nuts and Bolts of Family Law Seminar for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia

Presenter: August 24, 2007 and September 14, 2007

• The New Child Custody Statute (HB 369)

Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Family & Children Services:

Building Successful Teams

Presenter: April 3, 2007

• Ethical Issues in Child-Welfare Cases

Handling Custody Cases in Superior and Juvenile Court

Advocacy Training for Attorneys and Guardian ad Litems

Presenter: January 31, 2006

• Representing the Best Interests of Children in Superior Court: The Role of the Guardian ad Litem in Civil Custody Disputes – An Attorney Perspective

Prevent Child Abuse Georgia (f/k/a Georgia Council on Child Abuse)

22^nd Annual Symposium – July 9 – 11, 2006

Member, Planning Committee

Presenter

• Ethical Issues in Child-Welfare Cases

21^st Annual Symposium – July 14 – 15, 2005

Member, Planning Committee

Presenter

• Ethical Issues in Child-Welfare Cases

• Juvenile Court Process and Procedure

Survivor Support Group Training – 2001 and 2002

Presenter

• Ethical Issues in Child-Welfare Cases

Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Family & Children Services IV-E Conference hosted by Georgia State University School of Social Work

Keynote Speaker, October 14, 2005

Emory University School of Law Kessler/Eidson Trial Techniques Program

Adjunct Faculty Member: May 2005, May 2006, May 2007, May 2008, and May 2009 (scheduled)

Adoption Law in Georgia CLE sponsored by National Business Institute

Presenter: June 2003

Laymen’s Lawyer on Marriage and Divorce (PBS Television Show)

Guest, November 1, 2002 (original air date)

Model Approaches to Partnerships in Parenting

(and other training for potential foster parents)

Presenter, April 2001 to Present (ongoing)

John Marshall Law School

Adjunct Professor, Research, Writing Advocacy, August 2001 - April 2002