Online registration is closed. To
register, please email Tram Nguyen at tnguyen@mnbars.org
Remote participation only.
Please
join us virtually on Friday, October 8, 2021 from 8:30 am to
12:30 pm
for the Eleventh
Annual MSBA Children and the Law
Summit.
8:30 am: Perspectives
from Foster Families and the Asian/Pacific American community on the Child
Protection Court System by Brook Mallak, Ombudsperson for Asian Pacific Families
from the Office of Ombudsperson for Families at the State of
Minnesota.
9:30 am: Legal Representation and Advocacy for
Children by Anne Gueinzius, Managing Attorney of the Children’s Law
Center.
10:30 am: Panel
of Perspectives of Persons Formerly in Foster Care by three young people from
the Youth Leadership
Council.
11:30 am: Judges’
Panel on Seeing the Child’s Perspective in Child Protection Cases and
Strengthening Child Advocacy by Judge Janet Cain of Carver County, Judge Anne Rasmusson of Polk County and Judge
Korey Wahwassuck of Itasca County and facilitated by Judy Nord of the Children’s
Justice Initiative.
Speakers and
Panelists:
Brook Mallak, Ombudsperson for Asian Pacific Families, Office of Ombudsperson
for Families at the State of Minnesota
Anne Gueinzius, Managing Attorney of
the Children’s Law Center
The Honorable Janet Cain, District Court Judge of
Carver County
The Honorable Anne Rasmusson, District Court Judge of Polk County
The Honorable Korey Wahwassuck, District Court Judge of Itasca
County
Judy Nord, Staff Attorney at the State Court Administrator’s Office
and Children’s Justice Initiative
CLE Credits:
3.0 Standard CLE Credits and 1.0 Elimination of Bias Credits | Event Code: 409703
Cost:
Children & the Law Section Member: $20
Public/Non-Profit
Lawyers: $20 (use discount code PUBLIC at check out)
MSBA Member not in the Children &
the Law Section: $30*
Non-MSBA Member: $40
Law Student: FREE
*Join the Children & the Law Section and
attend this CLE for Free: Not a Section Member? Click here to add the section to your membership and
then contract Tram Nguyen at tnguyen@mnbars.org
to register
for this CLE at
no
charge.
Deadline to register: October 6, 2021
Remote Participation: Remote instructions will be
emailed to you the day prior to the event.
Payments: Due to the pandemic, accounting staff have
limited access to the office making the processing of checks difficult. We
request that you register online or over the phone by credit card whenever
possible. If you need assistance, please contact the program manager. If
you must pay by check, please use this
registration form.
Cancellations: Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation
policy .
Accommodations: The MSBA is committed to
creating an inclusive environment in which all members can participate fully. If
you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event, please notify
the program manager. Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior
to the meeting to allow sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations.
Thank you.
Program Manager:
Tram
Nguyen
tnguyen@mnbars.org
612-278-6316