Presentations

Child Welfare Attorney Training for the Supreme Court of Georgia 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: October 21, 2009; April 16, 2009; April 25, 2008; and October 22, 2008

• Ethical Issues in Child Welfare Cases


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)

22nd Annual Symposium – July 9 – 11, 2006

Member, Planning Committee

Presenter

• Ethical Issues in Child-Welfare Cases


21st 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