Youth Courts: Lawyers Helping Students (CLE)

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Youth Courts: Lawyers Helping Students

April 23, 2014

Registration: 12:30pm
Programs 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: U.S. Attorneys Office
615 Chestnut St
Philadelphia, PA

Continuing Legal Education Credits
This program has been approved for CLE by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board thru the Pennsylvania Bar Institute: Two (2) hours of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit and one (1) hour of ethics, professionalism or substance abuse CLE credit. (must attend entire program to receive both credits) If you can only attend part of the program you will eligible for two (2) hours of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit.

Program Schedule

1:00 Welcome and Introduction
Remarks: U.S. Attorney Zane Memeger; Exec Asst U.S. Attorney Rob Reed, Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor William Fedullo

Panel 1
1:10
Youth Courts Overview
Panelist: Jennifer Williams, Esq, Asst U.S. Attorney

Panel 2
1:20
Seeing is Believing: Strawberry Mansion Youth Court Mock Hearing:
Panelists: Strawberry Mansion High School youth court members
Q & A: Jennifer Williams, Esq, Asst U.S. Attorney (facilitator)

Panel 3
2:00
Adversity, Benefits & Challenges in Schools: The New ABC’s of Breaking the School to Prison Pipeline
Panelists: Evan Kramp, John Papiano, Torrence Rothmiller
Q & A: David Trevaskis, Esq, PBA (facilitator)

Panel 4
2:30
Trauma & Restorative Discipline
Panelists: Ted Corbin MD, Diana Millner, Stoneleigh Foundation; Mike Norton, RFA
Q & A: Robert Reed, Esq, (facilitator)

Panel 5
3:15
Best Practices: Alternative Youth Court Training Models
Panelists: Alex Dutton, Temple Law Student, Fran Catania, Esq. Widener Law School Professor, Brian Foster, Youth Court Alumni
Q & A: Gregg Volz, Esq, (facilitator)

Sponsors: U.S. Attorneys Office, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, EducationWorks, and Physicians for Social Responsibility

Questions and Pre-Registration Contact:
David Trevaskis, Esq (phone) 717-571-7414
Gabriele Miller-Wagner (email) gmw@pabar.org

All attendees will have to go thru security clearance so it is suggested that you allow extra time to arrive at the conference room.