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February 2012
Board Meeting
Monday, February 13, 2012 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
BADC HQ
March 2012
Board Meeting
Monday, March 5, 2012 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
BADC HQ
2012 Neglect & Delinquency Practice Institute
Monday, March 12, 2012 8:30 AM - Tuesday, March 13, 2012 5:00 PM
The David A. Clarke School of Law The University of the District of Columbia 4340 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20008

Institute sessions qualify for CCAN, Special Education, and/or Juvenile Family Court CLE credits, according to the topics covered. Approval for Virginia/Pennsylvania CLE (including 2.0 Ethics) will be requested.  

Monday, March 12, 2012

8:30am                          REGISTRATION and CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9am - 10:30am                Session #1:  Weighty Consideration

                                    Rebecca Goldfrank, Esq., The Children’s Law Center

                                    Ethan M. Susskind, Esq.

 

Session #2:  Special Education Child Find Cases

                                    Brian K. Gruber, Esq.

 

Session #3:  Juvenile – The J.D.B. Case:  Litigating the

Reasonable Child

Timothy M. Curry, Esq., D.C. Law Students in Court

Nancy C. Glass, Esq., Public Defender Service

10:30am – 10:45pm         Break

10:45am – 12:45pm         Session #4:  Ethics

Saul Jay Singer, Esq., Senior Ethics Counsel, D.C. Bar

 

Session #5:  Hot Topics in Special Education

Lynne C. DeSarbo, Esq., The Children’s Law Center             

Megan B. Dho, Esq., The Children’s Law Center

       

Session #6:  Defending Parents in Physical Abuse Cases

Rahkel Bouchet, Esq.

                                    Tanya Asim Cooper, Esq., UDC David A. Clarke School of Law

                                    Michael Satin, Esq., Public Defender Service

Renee L. Stasio, Esq.

12:45pm – 1:45pm          Luncheon 

Welcome Remarks by The Honorable Zoe Bush, D.C. Superior Court, Presiding Judge of Family Court

                        Presentation of Family Court Trial Lawyers Ass’n Lifetime Achievement Award

 

2:00pm – 5:00pm            Plenary:  Evidence     

The Honorable Henry F. Greene, D.C. Superior Court

Cynthia Nordone, Esq.

Christine Smith, Esq., The Children’s Law Center

5:00pm                          Reception – to be announced

The 2012 NDPI Committee:  Joanne Schamest, Esq., Leslie J. Susskind, Esq., Co-Chairs BADC Child Abuse & Neglect Committee.  Wilma A. Brier, Esq., Timothy M. Curry, Esq., Gary P. Jacobs, Esq., Joseph Jose, Esq., Adriane R. Marblestein-Deare, Esq., and Monica A. Myles, Esq.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

8:30am                         REGISTRATION and CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

 

9:00am – 10:45am           Session #1:  Psychotropic Medication for Children 

Dr. Gloria Reeves, University of Maryland School of Medicine Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Dr. Albert Zachik, Child Psychiatrist, Maryland Department of Mental Hygiene                              

10:45am – 11:00am         Break

11:00am – 12:30pm         Session #2:  CCAN Discovery 

R. Michael LaBelle, Esq.

Philip Skillman, Esq.

 

Session #3:  Social Work Practice from the Inside

Kim Daulton, Social Worker, The Children’s Law Center

Tyra Moore, Social Worker, The Children’s Law Center

Session #4:  Special Education Federal Litigation 

Sarah L. Tomkins, Esq.

Donna L. Wulkan, Esq.

12:30pm – 1:45pm          Lunch on Own

 

1:45pm – 3:15pm           Session #5:  Re-Opening Guardianship

The Honorable Noel T. Johnson, D.C. Superior Court

Yewande D. Aderoju, Esq., Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Jamie L. Desjardins, Esq.

 

Session #6:  Lawyers Counseling Child Clients 

Dr. Maisley Paxton, Child and Adolescent Psychologist

 

Session #7:  Juvenile Topic:  High Tech Investigation

Chris Pipe, Public Defender Service

 

3:30pm – 5:00pm           Session #8:  Post-Adjudicatory Practice in Neglect Cases

Sabine Browne, Esq.

                                    Karen E. Dunkley, Esq.

 

                                    Session #9:  Resources for Pregnant and Parenting Teens

M. Victoria Bellard, Office of Youth Engagement, DCPS

Allison E. Green, Esq., The Children’s Law Center

                                    Natasha Johnson, TAPP Program

Barrie Lynn Tapia, Esq.

Tininka Rahman, Generations Program

 

                                    Session #10:  Juvenile Practice Post-Disposition

Whitney T. Loucheim, Esq.

                                    Penelope Spain, Esq.

 REGISTRATION

For the BADC 2012 NDPI Institute at UDC School of Law, March 12-13, 2012

(Includes sessions, continental breakfast, breaks, Monday luncheon, conference materials and open bar.)

Registration Fee

BADC Members                                   $195

Non-BADC Members                           $225

Registration at the Door                     

            BADC Members                                  $225

            Non-BADC Members                          $250

Monday Luncheon only                                   $ 40

 

REGISTER ONLINE

The Bar Association of the District of Columbia 2012 Annual Convention South Africa – Cape Town to Kruger
Friday, March 23, 2012 12:00 AM - Sunday, April 1, 2012 12:00 AM
South Africa

Estimated costs:  Under US$5000 per person (double occupancy), flights included*

*Depending on final flight/exchange rates.  Goal is a base cost below US$4500 PP (double occupancy)

Need more details?  Contact Greg Smith at (202) 460-3381 or gregsmithlaw@verizon.net

Agenda:

Day 1 – Leave Washington/Dulles (South African Airways)

Day 2 – overnight in Cape Town (Cape Grace Hotel)

Day 3 – overnight in Cape Town/tour Robben Island

Day 4 – overnight in Cape Town/optional Winelands Tour

Day 5 – overnight in Cape Town

Day 6 – overnight safari in Sabi Sand/near Kruger National Park

Day 7 – overnight safari in Sabi Sand/near Kruger National Park

Day 8 – overnight safari in Sabi Sand/near Kruger National Park

Day 9 – fly back from Johannesburg

Day 10 – Arrive Washington/Dulles

 

 

April 2012
Board Meeting
Monday, April 9, 2012 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
BADC HQ
May 2012
Board Meeting
Monday, May 7, 2012 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
June 2012
Board Meeting
Monday, June 4, 2012 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

 

 
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