Agenda

Introductory Comments [Watch this session]

• Jeff Wittmann, PhD (Seminar Coordinator)
• Kim Diana Connolly (Director of Clinical Legal Education, University at Buffalo School of Law)
• Gwen Wright (Executive Director, NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence)
• Hon. Jane Pearl (NY County Family Court)

PANEL 1: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: PSYCHOLOGICAL AND LEGAL FOUNDATIONS

• The Impact of Domestic Violence on Victims, Perpetrators & Children & the Implications for Developing Parenting Plans [Watch this session]
  Peter Jaffe, Ph.D. Professor & Director, Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children, University of Western Ontario

• How the Legal System Has the Potential to Change a Culture of Domestic Violence [Watch this session]
  Professor Melissa Breger, Albany Law School

• Update on NYS Court Model for DV Cases [Watch this session]
  Hon. Deborah A. Kaplan, Statewide Coordinating Judge for Family Violence case

PANEL 2: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Principles for Advocacy, Prevention, Prosecution, and Justice

• At the Crossroads of Mediation and Domestic Violence [Watch this session]
  Daniel Weitz, Esq., Deputy Director of the Division of Professional and Court Services & Coordinator of the OCA Court   Services & Coordinator of the OCA Statewide ADR Programs

• Domestic Violence Practice: Services, Response, Prevention [Watch this session]
  Gwen Wright, Executive Director, NYS Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence

• The Erie County Domestic Violence High Risk Team: A Multidisciplinary Collaboration for Dangerous Cases [Watch this session]
  Professor Judith Olin, Esq., Director, Family Violence & Women’s Rights Clinic, University at Buffalo Law School
  Lynette Reda, Esq., Chief, Domestic Violence Bureau, Erie County District Attorney’s Office

• Advocacy in Domestic Violence Cases: A View from the Bench [Watch this session]
  Hon. Lisa Bloch-Rodwin, Erie County Family Court