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Representing Domestic Violence Victims with Disabilities in the Age of COVID-19

  • December 10, 2020
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Zoom

Registration

   


The Pace Women’s Justice Center, Hope’s Door and the Westchester Women’s Bar Association are pleased to host a Continuing Legal Education Program presented by the WWBA Domestic Violence Committee
Representing Domestic Violence Victims with Disabilities in the Age of COVID-19
This program will focus on issues facing domestic violence victims with disabilities, and
how a disability may be a means of control by the abuser, as well as the unique challenges and
barriers to obtaining help, which may be exacerbated during the pandemic.


PRESENTERS: 

Jennifer DeCarli, Esq., LMSW, Assistant Commissioner for Family Justice Center and Outreach Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV))

Stacey Neumann, Esq., Director of Legal Services, Hope’s Door

Kathryn Carroll, Esq.

DATE:

December 10, 2020

TIME:

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
(Registration mandatory for MMP members following the mandatory Moderate Means Panel meeting from 12:30pm to 1:00pm)


LOCATION:

Zoom video conferencing (Zoom link will be sent prior to the start time of the program to all registrants)

CHARGE:

$20.00 Members and Non-members
FREE for members of the Pace Women’s Justice Center Moderate Means Panel

CLE CREDITS:

1 credit hour in diversity and inclusion*

RSVP:

December 3, 2020 online at www.wwbany.org
or email executivedirector@wwbany.org

(Members of the Moderate Means Panel must register with Marian Genio, Esq. mgenio@law.pace.edu)  

FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT: Marian Genio, Esq. at mgenio@law.pace.edu

OPEN TO ATTORNEYS AND NON-ATTORNEYS

*CLE:  Pending approval by WBASNY in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board 1 credit hour in diversity and inclusion as specified, acceptable for transitional credit for established and newly admitted attorneys.  The Westchester Woman’s Bar Association is a chapter of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York.  Full and partial scholarships for this program, based on financial needs, are available. Full scholarship for the $10 CLE certificate charge (maximum of 10 attendees) for this program are available for attorneys at non-profit organizations that provide direct legal service for victims of domestic violence.  For information and to apply, please contact WWBA President Lisa Margaret Smith at lisamsmith@rocketmail.com.  All requests are confidential.  The opinions expressed by any program presenter are the presenters’ own and do not reflect the official position of the WWBA or WBASNY.

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