Turning the Tide: Strategies For Defending Domestic Violence

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1 THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONFERENCE Turning the Tide: Strategies For Defending Domestic Violence March 5 6, 2007 Fordham Law School Victims CO-SPONSORS: Appellate Division, First Department Fordham Law School Lawyers Committee Against Domestic Violence New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts CONFERENCE CHAIRS: Catherine J. Douglass, Executive Director, inmotion, Inc. Jill Laurie Goodman, Counsel, New York State Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts Helen S. Herman, Director of Public Programming & CLE, Fordham Law School Emily Ruben, Attorney-in-Charge, Brooklyn Neighborhood Office of The Legal Aid Society

the Courts CONFERENCE CHAIRS: Catherine J. Douglass, Executive Director, inmotion, Inc.

2 About the Conference We will begin with a basic overview of how a case proceeds through the criminal justice system and when and how advocates can intervene to assist victims charged with criminal offenses. Experienced criminal defense attorneys will explain the use of classic criminal defenses and creative strategies on behalf of battered women. We will then examine the situations in which domestic violence victims find themselves on the defensive in civil proceedings. We will highlight the difficult choices women face in family offense, custody and visitation cases, explain collateral consequences of criminal proceedings, and explore how best to introduce expert testimony and knowledgeably cross-examine forensic evaluators. CONFERENCE TIME AND FEES: March 5 6, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day in the Fordham Law School McNally Amphitheatre. The registration fee is $90 for one day of the conference and $145 for both days. CLE CREDIT IS AVAILABLE: This two-day conference is appropriate for newly admitted and experienced attorneys and is approved for a maximum of 12 transitional credit hours according to the following allocation: Day 1 March 5: 2 skills, 1 ethics, and 3 professional practice Day 2 March 6: 3 skills, 1 ethics, and 2 professional practice Both Days March 5 6: 5 skills, 2 ethics, and 5 professional practice This CLE credit allocation is approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. To determine whether another state will award credit, please contact the CLE administrator s office for that particular state. FORDHAM LAW SCHOOL HAS A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP POLICY. For more information, please send a written inquiry to the Director of Public Programming and Continuing Legal Education, Room G-5B, Fordham Law School, 140 West 62nd Street, New York, NY F: Hardship Applications are available at ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABILITIES: Registrants with documented disabilities are asked to contact the Law School s Office of Public Programming and Continuing Legal Education if they need a special accommodation. Please be as specific as possible regarding the needed accommodation. E: [email protected] F: CANCELLATION POLICY: A refund will be made for all cancellations received by Monday, February 26, 2007, less a $15.00 administrative fee. Substitutions are encouraged. THE CO-SPONSORS AND CHAIRS THANK the following individuals for their valuable work on this conference: Amna Akbar, Elizabeth Brownback, Jennifer DeCarli, Antoinette Delruelle, Anna Maria Diamanti, Cynthia LaCaprucia, Donna Lee, Jaye Miller, Amanda Norejko, Lisa Rivera, Cathy Selin, Wendy Silva, Kim Susser, Kim Tangorra, and Betsy Tsai.

We will then examine the situations in which domestic violence victims find themselves on the defensive in civil proceedings.

3 Conference Outline The Eleventh Annu Turning The Tide: March 5 When Domestic Violence Victims Are Criminal Defendants 8:30 A.M. REGISTRATION 9:15 A.M. WELCOME WILLIAM MICHAEL TREANOR Dean, Fordham Law School 1:30 P.M. COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS JULIE DINNERSTEIN Co-Director, Brooklyn Family Justice Center Project, Sanctuary for Families KIM SUSSER Director, Matrimonial and Family Law Unit, New York Legal Assistance Group 9:30 A.M. THE CHALLENGE OF REFRAM- ING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS COERCIVE CONTROL PROF. EVAN STARK Rutgers Univ., School of Public Affairs and Admin., and UMDNJ, School of Public Health 10:45 A.M. BASIC CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, WITH COMMENTARY ANDREW EIBEL The Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Practice 12:30 P.M. LUNCH JEAN NORTON Safe Horizon Domestic Violence Law Project JESENIA SANTANA Senior Court Advocate, STEPS to End Family Violence LISA C. SMITH Assistant Professor Brooklyn Law School JENNIFER DECARLI Assistant Director, NYC Family Justice Center, Brooklyn 2:45 P.M. DEFENSES AND STRATEGIES ROBERT GARCIA Special Litigation Attorney, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem THOMAS KLEIN Staff Attorney, The Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Practice DORCHEN A. LEIDHOLT Director, Sanctuary for Families Center for Battered Women s Legal Services ERIC POULOS, ESQ. CATHERINE SELIN Legal Services Coordinator, STEPS to End Family Violence 5:00 P.M. FILM DEFENDING OUR LIVES 6:00 P.M. Movie snacks and beverages will be served March 6 When Domestic Violence Victims Are on the Defense In Civil Proceedings 8:30 A.M. REGISTRATION

New York Legal Assistance Group 9:30 A.M. THE CHALLENGE OF REFRAM- ING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS COERCIVE CONTROL PROF. EVAN STARK Rutgers Univ., School of Public Affairs and Admin.

4 al Domestic Violence Conference Strategies For Defending Domestic Violence Victims 9:15 A.M. WELCOME HELEN S. HERMAN Director, Office of Public Programming & CLE, Fordham Law School 9:30 A.M. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AS RESPONDENTS IN FAMILY OFFENSE CASES DONNA LEE Associate Professor of Law, CUNY School of Law EMILY RUBEN Attorney-in-Charge, Brooklyn Neighborhood Office, The Legal Aid Society BETSY TSAI Staff Attorney, Sanctuary for Families Battered Women s Legal Services 11:15 A.M. USING EXPERTS IN CUSTODY AND VISITATION CASES DAWN M. HUGHES, PH.D., ABPP Clinical and Forensic Psychologist 12:30 P.M. LUNCH CARA KLEIN, PH.D. Psychologist EILEEN MCCANN Staff Attorney, Domestic Violence Project, The Legal Aid Society PHILIP C. SEGAL Segal & Greenberg, LLP and Former New York State Family Court Judge JILL LAURIE GOODMAN Counsel, NYS Judicial Committee on Women in the Courts 1:30 P.M. In the Trenches Awards Ceremony RECOGNIZING INDOMITABLE COURAGE, VISION, AND DEDICATION TO ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ADVOCATE: KIM SUSSER Director, Matrimonial and Family Law Unit, New York Legal Assistance Group TRAILBLAZER: SISTER MARY NERNEY, CND Director and Founder, STEPS To End Family Violence BENEFACTOR: CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP 2:00 P.M. RESPONDING TO DEMANDS FOR VISITATION SARAH COOPER Court Attorney Referee PATRICIA ANN FERSCH Founder/Director Patricia Ann Fersch Family Law Center BARBARA J. SCHAEFER Of Counsel, Lanser and Kubitschek AMANDA NOREJKO Legal Director, Bronx Community Office, Sanctuary for Families Battered Women s Legal Services 3:15 P.M. CROSS-EXAMINING FORENSIC EVALUATORS BONNIE RABIN Cohen Hennessey Bienstock & Rabin P.C. ANNA MARIA DIAMANTI Safe Horizon Domestic Violence Law Project LUZ TOWNS MIRANDA, PH.D. Clinical Psychologist 5:00 P.M. ADJOURNMENT

5 Registration Form TURNING THE TIDE: Strategies for Defending Domestic Violence Victims THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONFERENCE You may register the day of the Conference (as space permits) or in advance by completing this form and returning it to: Office of Public Programming & CLE Room 05-B Fordham Law School 140 West 62nd Street New York, NY F: E: Or Register and pay on our website: Preregistration is encouraged to ensure your participation Name Organization Address City/State/Zip Telephone/Fax/ PLEASE SIGN ME UP FOR: Day 1: March 5 6 NYS CLE credits (3 prof. practice, 2 skills, 1 ethics) My $90 check payable to Fordham Law School is enclosed. Day 2: March 6 6 NYS CLE credits (2 prof. practice, 3 skills, 1 ethics) My $90 check payable to Fordham Law School is enclosed. Both days: March NYS CLE credits (5 prof. practice, 5 skills, 2 ethics) My $145 check payable to Fordham Law School is enclosed.

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