The Center for Children, Law & Policy is pleased to announce the opening of registration for our Spring 2013 Conference, the 12th Annual Zealous Advocacy Conference.

Our theme this year is Zealous Advocacy: It’s Common Sense.

The Zealous Advocacy Conference is an annual training seminar organized by the Center for Children, Law & Policy and the Southwest Juvenile Defender Center. The conference is the premier professional development training for juvenile public defense attorneys practicing in the Southwestern United States. We’ve put together a stellar lineup of presenters and we are confident that this will be our best conference yet.

Please see conference information below and on our Conference Registration page. The conference will take place on the University of Houston Law Center campus. Early registration is now open–only $80 for 13 hours of CLE credit, including 3 ethics hours (pending).

Please contact us with any questions or concerns at Center4CLP@gmail.com.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:

• Date: Thursday, May 16 & Friday, May 17, 2013
• Location: University of Houston Law Center (click for address & directions)
• Price: $80 if you pre-register by April 26, 2013; $200 if you register after April 26, 2013
• CLE Hours: likely 13 hours with 3 ethics hours (pending)
• Conference Hotel: Out-of-town attendees can take advantage of the special negotiated rate of $139.00 per night at the University of Houston Hilton Hotel (832- 531-6300), located on the UH campus.

Keynote Speaker: David Domenici

Co-founder, Maya Angelou Public Charter Schools
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Director, Center for Educational Excellence in Alternative Settings

David co-founded and served as the founding principal of the Maya Angelou Academy-the school located inside the District of Columbia’s long-term, secure juvenile facility-from 2007 to 2011.

He designed the key elements of the school model, including short, thematic units aligned with state standards, incentive programming based on the Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports framework, a technology-enhanced instruction and learning platform, and a set of technology tools designed to enhance communication between school and correctional staff.

The Maya Angelou Academy’s success has been widely recognized. Retention rates (the percentage of students remaining in school or holding jobs after release to the community) have doubled since the Maya Angelou Academy began serving D.C.’s incarcerated youth.

Other Presenters Include:

• Professor David Dow
  University of Houston Law Center
• Hon. Angela Ellis
  Associate Judge, 315th District Juvenile Court of Texas
• Professor Sally Terry Green
  Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
• Nathan Koppel
  Wall Street Journal
• Professor Michael Lindsey
  Southern Methodist University
• Professor Ellen Marrus
  University of Houston Law Center
• Chris Phillis
  Director, Maricopa County Office of the Public Advocate
• Miriam Riskind
  Isenberg & Riskind
• Hon. Michael Schneider
  Presiding Judge, 315th District Juvenile Court of Texas
• Professor Joseph Tulman
  University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law
• National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) Training Team

HOW DO I REGISTER?: You can register starting TODAY and get more information at the Center for Children, Law & Policy Conference Registration page.

More information on CLE hours, presenters, and the payments can be found on the Conference Registration page.