Juvenile & Children's Law Virtual 2021 - 1.75 General, 2 Dual

Courses Included

• Juvenile & Children's Law 2021: Reasonable Efforts and Relative Preference: The Two Critical Issues in Dependency Cases
  
  

  Reasonable efforts are the most important legal tool for holding the social service agency accountable for its duty to support parents. The presentation will include the history of the reasonable efforts concept and how it should be used in juvenile dependency proceedings by attorneys and judges. Relative Preference is the most important issue for ensuring the best results for children who have been removed from parental care. Both issues will be discussed in detail.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:1.25

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Leonard Edwards, Retired - Superior Court, Santa Clara County, California, Santa Clara County
    Judge Leonard Edwards is a retired judge now serving as a consultant and educator.  Judge Edwards was a Superior Court judge for 26 years, retiring in 2006.  He served as Judge-In-Residence...
• Juvenile & Children's Law 2021: Diversity and Inclusion
  
  

  A panel discussion on achieving improved outcomes for youth by utilizing holistic approaches to representation. Including understanding trauma issues with youth, the environmental and cultural issues that impact their decisions.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:1.00General Credits:0.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Judge Sheila Calloway, Juvenile Justice Ctr, Nashville
    Sheila Calloway, a native of Louisville, KY, came to Nashville, Tennessee in 1987 to attend Vanderbilt University Law School. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications in 1991 and her...
  • Lonnell Matthews, Davidson County Juvenile Court, Nashville
    Lonnell Matthews was elected as Davidson County Juvenile Court Clerk in 2018. Lonnell is a native of Nashville, Tennessee who grew up in the Bordeaux community. He graduated from Martin Luther King...
  • Jennifer Wade, Juvenile Court- Davidson County, Nashville
    Jennifer Wade is a Magistrate at the Davidson County Juvenile Court and Director of the Juvenile Court- Metro Student Attendance Center (MSAC), under the leadership of Juvenile Court Judge Sheila...
• Juvenile & Children's Law 2021: Enhanced Resource Guidelines
  
  

  Discussion on Tennessee cases involving the concept of reasonable efforts.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:0.00General Credits:0.50

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  • Rachel Wright, Tennessee Department of Children's Services, Savannah
    Rachel M. Wright has been in private practice in Hamilton County with a focus on juvenile law for the past eleven years. She is a graduate of UTC (1997) and the University of Tennessee College of Law...
• Juvenile & Children's Law 2021: A View from Court Administration
  
  

  Court administrators from the three Grand Divisions will discuss their role in the juvenile court system, highlight aspects of their respective court program, and provide practitioners with resources available within the court system and provide insight and practical tips for navigating the juvenile court.

  Course Information

  Format:Online VideoDual Credits:1.00General Credits:0.00

  Speakers/Producers

  

  • Charlotte Mattingly, Spurgin & Mattingly, PLLC, Chattanooga
    Charlotte Mattingly is the co-owner of Spurgin & Mattingly, PLLC in Chattanooga, TN. Charlotte’s practice is focused on juvenile and family law, including adoption, child custody, dependency...
  • Thomas Coupé, Juvenile Court of Memphis and Shelby County, Memphis
    Tom Coupé works for the Juvenile Court of Memphis & Shelby County as Supervising Attorney of the Judge's Action Center and as the Court's Legislative Liaison to the Tennessee General...
  • Mary Lindsey, Knox County Juvenile Court, Knoxville
    Mary Lindsey received her Master of Science in Criminal Justice from Bethel University in 2017 and a Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in...
  • Kathy Sinback, Davidson County Juvenile Court, Nashville
    Kathy Sinback has been with the Metropolitan Government since 1997. She began her career as an attorney with the Metropolitan Public Defender’s Office, where she represented youth in delinquency...