Coming of Age Against the Odds: Advocating for At-Risk Youth

Posted by on February 19, 2012

2012 EDWARD V. SPARER SYMPOSIUM

Date:  Friday, March 16, 2012
8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Penn Law School, 3400 Chestnut Street
Topic:  “Coming of Age Against the Odds: Advocating for At-Risk Youth”

Keynote: Rachel Lloyd

Panels:  Overcoming the Odds: Strategies for Facilitating the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood, Bringing Human Rights Home: A Transnational Conversation on Youth Empowerment, Age Matters, But How Much? From Miranda Rights to Decertification, A Conversation About Juvenile Justice Protections, and Educate or Incarcerate? Policies and Programs that Keep Youth in the Classroom and Out of Prison

This event is free and open to all.

CLE: For PA lawyers, this program has been approved for 5.5 hours of CLE substantive credits and 1.5 hours of CLE ethics credits (7 credits total). For attorneys from other states, credits may be received through under their states’ reciprocity agreements. The fee for CLE credits for public interest and transitioning attorneys is a flat fee of $25; the fee for all other attorneys is $10 per credit.

Continental breakfast and lunch (with reception) will be served.

Please RSVP here: https://www.law.upenn.edu/cf/its/surveyrequest/active/form908761899.cfm