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Juvenile Defense Workshop - Summer 2020

08/28/2020
Juvenile Defense Workshop provides a valuable training experience for South Carolina Public Defenders and 608 Contract Attorneys who represent juvenile defendants.
Friday | August 28, 2020 - Saturday | August 29, 2020
803-270-7657
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South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense and the University of South Carolina School of Law Children's Law Center are proud to present our Summer 2020 Juvenile Defense Workshop for South Carolina Public Defenders and Indigent Defense Contract Attorneys representing juvenile defendants. 

 

Cost:

 FREE

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To register for this training session
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Go to https://oid.webex.com/oid/k2/j.php?MTID=tcd6e30dc3102f32fe0958082b9db762e and register.

Once you are approved by the host, you will receive a confirmation email with instructions for joining the session.

Notice:  This Workshop is open only to:

  • South Carolina juvenile public defenders who are either employed in a circuit public defender office or contracted directly with a circuit public defender office
  • Rule 608 Contract Attorneys who handle juvenile cases as part of their contract.
  • The 2:00 - 3:30 session is open to juvenile defenders in the Southeast outside SC through SJDC.

 

CLE Credit:

5 Hours    SCMCLE Course #  208220ADO

 

Experience Level:

This workshop is valuable for juvenile defense attorneys of all experience levels.

When:

August 28, 2020

10:00 am to 4:30 pm

 

Where:

 Webex Online Workshop

 

Tentative Agenda:

 

 

10:00 – 12:30

STATUS OFFENDER ISSUES

Moderator:  Dr. Aleksandra Chauhan


  1. Juvenile Justice Programs-Status Offenders in South Carolina

    Trevon Fordham, SCDPS

  2. Resources for Status Offenders

    Jennifer Loschiavo, DJJ

  3. Truancy; Edu Code

    Heather Scalzo, Esq.

  4. Runaway/Sex Trafficking

Kathryn Moorehead, SC Attorney General’s Office

 

12:30 – 2:00

Break

2:00 – 3:30

Children with Mental Health Issues (Open to SJDC)

Dr. Michael Sierra and Prof. Josh Gupta-Kagan

3:30 – 4:30

SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL CHILDREN IN SOUTH CAROLINA


  1. SC Law on Seriously Mentally Ill Children
  2. PRTF/Medicaid and MCOs Issuez

Anna Maria Conner, Esq.

Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities

 
 Format: Lecture