Webinar looks into ‘Leveraging Special Education Law’
The National Association for Public Defense (NAPD) will present a webinar on “Building a Holistic Defense: Leveraging Special Education Law for Your Clients” Thursday, September 18, from 1 to 3 p.m.
School Justice Project (SJP) uses special education law to ensure that older, court-involved students with disabilities can access a quality education, whether they are incarcerated or in the community. By integrating special education law into the criminal defense context, special education attorneys can increase access to education, decrease future court contact, improve case outcomes, and reshape the education and justice landscapes for older court-involved students with disabilities.
Special education attorneys can play a critical role in preserving both the substantive education rights and liberty interests of young people. Having access to free special education legal services as part of a holistic defense team can disrupt the pipeline that funnels older court-involved students with disabilities from the juvenile system into the adult criminal system.
This training will provide an overview of how public defenders can leverage special education law for better client outcomes. Attendees will
• Learn strategies for integrating a persuasive disability framework into defense advocacy.
• Gain skills in identifying various leverage points to advance a client’s education rights throughout the life of a criminal case.
• Learn strategies for developing special education-related mitigation and release plans in advance of sentencing.
Finally, there will be a focus on integrating education advocacy throughout the reentry process.
Speaking at the webinar will be Aubrey Dillon, managing attorney at School Justice Project (SJP) where he leads a team of special education attorneys who represent system involved young people.
Cost for the webinar is $50. To register, visit https://publicdefenders.us/event/building-a-holistic-defense-leveraging-special-education-law-for-your-clients.
School Justice Project (SJP) uses special education law to ensure that older, court-involved students with disabilities can access a quality education, whether they are incarcerated or in the community. By integrating special education law into the criminal defense context, special education attorneys can increase access to education, decrease future court contact, improve case outcomes, and reshape the education and justice landscapes for older court-involved students with disabilities.
Special education attorneys can play a critical role in preserving both the substantive education rights and liberty interests of young people. Having access to free special education legal services as part of a holistic defense team can disrupt the pipeline that funnels older court-involved students with disabilities from the juvenile system into the adult criminal system.
This training will provide an overview of how public defenders can leverage special education law for better client outcomes. Attendees will
• Learn strategies for integrating a persuasive disability framework into defense advocacy.
• Gain skills in identifying various leverage points to advance a client’s education rights throughout the life of a criminal case.
• Learn strategies for developing special education-related mitigation and release plans in advance of sentencing.
Finally, there will be a focus on integrating education advocacy throughout the reentry process.
Speaking at the webinar will be Aubrey Dillon, managing attorney at School Justice Project (SJP) where he leads a team of special education attorneys who represent system involved young people.
Cost for the webinar is $50. To register, visit https://publicdefenders.us/event/building-a-holistic-defense-leveraging-special-education-law-for-your-clients.
Taxation Section plans annual meeting and dinner
The Taxation Section of the State Bar of Michigan will conducts its Annual Meeting & Past Chairs Networking Dinner on Thursday, September 25, from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Townsend Hotel, 100 Townsend St. in Birmingham.
Dinner includes a cocktail hour from 5 to 6 p.m. Section members not wishing to join for the dinner may still attend the Annual Meeting at 6 p.m. at no cost, but are still asked to register.
Cost is $50 for section members, $65 non-section members, and $25 for law students. To register, visit https://connect.michbar.org/tax/home.
Dinner includes a cocktail hour from 5 to 6 p.m. Section members not wishing to join for the dinner may still attend the Annual Meeting at 6 p.m. at no cost, but are still asked to register.
Cost is $50 for section members, $65 non-section members, and $25 for law students. To register, visit https://connect.michbar.org/tax/home.
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