Understanding the Role of Youth’s Counsel - A Practitioner’s Perspective for Courts, Prosecutors, and Justice Partners

Event Description

Online registration is closed. To register, email Tram Nguyen at tnguyen@mnbars.org .

In CHIPS and delinquency cases in Minnesota, youths age 10 years and older have the right to a lawyer. Youth’s counsel’s role is to advocate for the stated interests of each youth and to maintain as “normal” a client-lawyer relationship “as far as reasonably possible.” Sometimes, in pursuit of a youth’s stated goals or decisions, the actions of youth’s counsel can at first appear unreasonable, unwise, and not in the youth’s “best interests.” In this CLE, learn from a youth advocate why fidelity to a youth’s stated interests as opposed to the youth’s best interests is so necessary and important in CHIPS and delinquency proceedings.

Speaker:

Cresston Gackle, Assistant Public Defender, Third District Public Defender’s Office

CLE Credits:

1.0 Standard CLE Credit | Event Code: 482397 

Cost:

Children & the Law Section Member: $5
MSBA Member not in the Children & the Law Section: $10*
Non-MSBA Member: $15
Law Student/New Admittee: FREE

*Not a member of the Children and the Law Section? Join nowfor just $15 (instead of $30) and your Section membership will go through the end of the current bar year 06/30/23. Use promo code SECTION50 at checkout. Offer good through 02/28/23.

Registration Deadline:  March 7, 2023. To register after that time, email the program manager.

Remote Participation: Remote instructions will be emailed to you the day prior to the event.

Payments/Cancellations:  Please register online or over the phone by credit card whenever possible. If you must pay by check, please use this registration form . Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation policy .

Covid-19:  We are currently following CDC guidelines for Covid-19. For more information, please visit our website .

Accommodations: We are 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 with at least 72 hours notice 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

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DATE
Thursday, March 9, 2023
TIME

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

VENUE
Live Webinar - Zoom