Coercive Control and Domestic Violence: What Is It? How Do You Prove It?

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Coercive Control and Domestic Violence: What Is It? How Do You Prove It?

Coercive Control and Domestic Violence: What Is It? How Do You Prove It?

What is trauma-informed representation and how can legal advocates and attorneys who work with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault take a trauma-informed approach to their work?

As more organizations adopt a trauma-informed approach to domestic violence and sexual assault cases, advocates need to understand how best to apply these techniques in real world situations. This webinar will provide a practical framework and offer concrete tips for applying a trauma-informed approach to supporting survivors in the context of interviews and legal proceedings. A core component of the CLE is the demonstration of the tools and sensitivity techniques via mock interviews. The program will also cover new and proposed legislation on coercive control.

This webinar is intended for those already familiar with trauma-informed representation, as well as those new to it.

Start Date:

October 22, 2021

Start Time:

1:30 PM

End Time:

4:30 PM

Areas Of Professional Practice Credit(s):

Skills Credit(s):

Total Credit(s):

Region:

Virtual Participation

Agenda

1:30 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.

Welcome and Introduction

Sherri Levin Wallach, Esq.

President-Elect, New York State Bar Association

Moderator:

Bonnie E. Rabin, Esq.

Rabin Schumann and Partners LLP

New York, NY

1:35 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.

1a. Coercive Control and Trauma-Informed Interviewing: What Is It? How Do You Practice It?

Paula Savage Cohen

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

1b. New and Pending Coercive Control Legislation

Allison Mahoney, Esq.

A Better Childhood

New York, NY

Former District Attorney, Bronx & Kings County

0.5 Credits in Areas of Professional Practice

2:20 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

2. Psychologist/Psychiatrist Testimony in Coercive Control and Domestic Violence Cases

Prof. Chitra Raghavan

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

New York, NY

0.5 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

2:45 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

3. Coercive Control in Family Law Litigation Including Interplay Between Criminal and Family Court Proceedings

Jennifer Friedman, Esq.

Sanctuary for Families

New York, NY

0.5 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

3:10 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.

4. Hypotheticals: Demonstrations and Panel Commentary – Interviewing, Litigating, and Evidence Rules in Coercive Control Cases

Client/Attorney Mock Interview and Direct Examination

Laura Tucker Hedge, Esq.

Rabin Schumann and Partners LLP

New York, NY

Child/Attorney Mock Interview

Amanda L. F. Harris, Esq.

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

New York, NY

Discussion:

All Panelists

0.5 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice; 1.0 Skills

4:10 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.

Closing Comments

Hon. Edwina G. Mendelson

Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives

New York, NY

4:25 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Q&A

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Moderator

Bonnie E. Rabin, Esq., Rabin Schumann and Partners LLP, New York, NY

Panelists

Paula Savage Cohen, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Friedman, Esq., Sanctuary for Families, New York, NY
Allison Mahoney, Esq., A Better Childhood, New York, NY; Former Assistant District Attorney, Bronx & Kings Counties
Hon. Edwina G. Mendelson, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives, New York, NY
Prof. Chitra Raghavan, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY
Sherri Levin Wallach, Esq., The Legal Aid Society of Westchester County, White Plains, NY

Program Committee