Saturday, October 27 – Summit 2018
MORNING GENERAL SESSION
SUPREME COURT REVIEW
Angela Vigil | Partner & Executive Director, Pro Bono Practice, Baker & McKenzie
PLENARY
Criminalizing Language: Defending Youth Threats Cases
Randee Waldman, Moderator | Director, Barton Juvenile Defender Clinic, Emory University School of Law
Amanda Bear | Managing Attorney, Children’s Law Center, Lex., KY
Johanna Miller | Advocacy Director, New York Civil Liberties Union
Nubia Peña | Staff Attorney, Utah Juvenile Defender Attorneys
Gwyneth Rost | Speech-Language Pathologist & Senior Lecturer of Communication Disorders, UMass Amherst
MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Back to School: Breaking Down Barriers to Your Clients’ Educational Success
Serena Holthe, Tiffany Sizemore
Beyond Miranda: Suppressing Statements on Other Grounds
Randy Hertz
- Trial Manual for Defense Attorneys in Juvenile Delinquency Cases, Chapter 22
- Trial Manual for Defense Attorneys in Juvenile Delinquency Cases, Chapter 24
Cell Phones in Schools: Pushing the Boundaries of Searches
Barbara Fedders, Randee Waldman
Confined Without Cause: The Constitutional Right to Prompt Probable Cause Determinations for Youth
Kristina Kersey, Amanda Powell, Eric Zogry
The Deportation Funnel: The Nexus Between Schools, Gang Allegations, & Removal
Kasie Lee, Johanna Miller, Nubia Peña
Dismantling Transfer
Sue Burrell, Rourke Stacy, Jeree Thomas
Ensuring Access: Defenders as Policy Advocates for Access to Counsel
Amy Borror, Eduardo Ferrer, David Johnson
In Defense of Rap: The (In)admissibility of Artistic Expression as Evidence
Andrea Dennis, Kristin Henning
Suing the Government
Jody Owens, Paloma Wu, George Yeannakis
Vicarious Trauma & Self-Care
Meghan Johnson, Sandra Simkins
- Mindfulness Tips and Resources
- Professional Preservation Plan
- Trauma Exposure Response and Self-Care
- Vicarious Trauma
AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Addressing Collateral Consequences: Helping Youth Create Pathways for Success
Serena Holthe, Aazia-Marie Ross, Sonia Slone
Can Your Client Aid in Their Defense?
Angela Chang, Cait Mullen, Elana Roffman
Defending Juvenile Sex Cases & Challenging Registration Requirements
Laura Cohen, Nicole Pittman, Riya Saha Shah
Defense Beyond the Courtroom: Innovative Models of Post-Disposition Advocacy for Youth in Placement
Amy Karozos, Claire Kruger, Brittany Mobley, Joel Wieneke
Five Ways Juvenile Defenders Can Use Data
Aneesa Khan, Olajumoke Obayanju, Melissa Sickmund
An Interactive How-To on Introducing Evidence
Pamela Jones, Wendy Wolf
- Exhibit Chart
- Fact Pattern for Introducing Evidence Training
- Medical Records
- Quick Reference Guide to Introducing Evidence
Objection! Hearsay! Blocking Out-of-Court Statements & Using the Confrontation Clause
Randy Hertz
Policing the ER: Unfettered Investigations in Hospitals
Ji Seon Song
Stepping into a New Arena: The Power of Defenders as State Reform Advocates
Elizabeth Calvin, David Johnson, LeAnn Jones, Trent Wetta
Walk a Mile in Their Shoes: The System for Your Clients’ Perspectives
Brian Blalock, Angela Vigil
LATE AFTERNOON GENERAL SESSION
KEYNOTE
James Forman, Jr. | Professor of Law, Yale University, Author Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America, Pulitzer Prize Winner for Non-Fiction, 2018
PLENARY
Checking the System: Defender Approaches to Racial Justice
Kristin Henning, Moderator | Director, Juvenile Justice Clinic & Initiative, Georgetown Law
Brooke Burns | Chief Counsel, Juvenile Department, Office of the Ohio Public Defender
Margaret Johnson | Racial & Ethnic Disparity Practice Coordinator, Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office
Kimberly Jones Merchant | Director, Racial Justice Institute, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Eric Zogry | State Juvenile Defender, North Carolina Office of the Juvenile Defender