Selected Presentations

  • Practicing Law Institute, New York, serve as organizer and panelist at annual domestic violence training on various family law topics  (2018-2025)
  • Child Welfare and Parental Rights: Achievements and Challenges Post Nicholson v. Scoppetta, The 20th Annual Fordham Forum on Domestic Violence (moderator/presenter) (2016)
  • Litigating a Matrimonial Case:  Theory, Evidence and Trial, Empire Justice Center, Albany, New York (presenter/faculty, 2-day intensive training)(2015)
  • Through the Eyes of the Child Initiative , Nebraska Court Initiative, Kearney, Nebraska (workshop leader)  (2012)
  • Enhancing Judicial Skills & Continuing Judicial Skills – Custody and Visitation ,  National Judicial Institute, various locations nationwide (faculty)(2007-2011)
  • CPS Supervisors’ Training – Working with Families Impacted by Domestic Violence, Kansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Kansas DSS (facilitator/faculty 2-Day intensive program)(2011)
  • Jurisdictional Disputes in Custody Cases:  The UCCJEA and the Hague Convention,  Legal Services for New York City (trainer) (2011)
  • Greenbook Summit Planning Meeting: Effective Interventions in Dom. Violence & Child Maltreatment, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Boston, Mass.  (participant) (2008)
  • Effective Strategies for Affecting Social Change, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Baltimore, Maryland  (keynote speaker) (2005)
  • Skills Building:  Domestic Violence and Child Welfare Promising Practices,  Jewish Women International: 2nd Conference on Domestic Abuse, Washington, D.C. (presenter) (2005)
  • Domestic Violence, Failure to Protect and the Impact of Nicholson v. Williams, Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Orlando, Florida  (keynote speaker) (2005)
  • Thinking Aloud:  CPS and the Criminal Justice System, Praxis International Inc. Audio Teleconference (150 participants nationwide) (presenter) (2005)
  • Advocacy and Child Protection Reform , Queensland Council of Social Services,Brisbane, Australia (keynote speaker) (2005)
  • Screening Decisions on Domestic Violence:  Point / Counterpoint, State of Washington Office of Family and Children, Tacoma, Washington (panelist) (2004)
  • Nicholson v. Williams, Sheila Wellstone Institute Inaugural Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota (keynote speaker and presenter with Hon. Janet Napolitano) (2003)
  • We Can Do It:  The Impact of Individual, Community and Collaborative Efforts, National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges, Eugene, Oregon  (presenter) (2003)
  • Nicholson v. Williams:  The Anatomy of a Lawsuit, Kansas Women Attorneys’ Association Annual Conference, Lindsborg, Kansas.  (plenary, with Mary Jo White, Esq.) (2003)
  • Organizing Efforts within the Civil Legal System, Civil Legal Institute, Battered Women’s Justice Project, Miami, Florida (plenary) (2003)
  • Legal & Social Work Implications of Nicholson, Kentucky Governor’s Office of Child Abuse, Lexington, Kentucky (keynote speaker) (2003)
  • The New York City Police Department’s Response to Domestic Violence, Hearings, Committees on General Welfare, Pub Safety & Women’s Issues, City Council (witness) (1998)
  • Examining and Defining the Role of Law Enforcement in Child Welfare Matters, Public Hearing, New York State Assembly Committee on Children and Families (witness) (1997)

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