Entries Tagged as 'events'

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Liveblogging the Symposium: Achieving Quality in Indigent Defense–Proposals, Prototypes, and Policymaking

The Criminal Justice Institute and the Center for Children, Law & Policy is hosting a symposium today, Achieving Quality in Indigent Defense–Proposals, Prototypes, and Policymaking at the University of Houston Law Center. Video of the proceedings will be available on the CCLP website shortly, but this post is to examine the effects of indigent defense [...]

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Grandparent Visitation Rights & Texas Law

The potential for positive impact of grandparents on their children’s children is well established in literature regarding early childhood development. They are a bridge between the generations providing knowledge of the past and continuity within the family and community. Grandparents often act as rescuers of families in trouble, providing emotional and financial support.
In traditional [...]

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Event: Dinner & Presentation by Dr. William S. Pollack on March 13, 2008, Houston, TX

Dr. William S. Pollack, Ph.D. , Director of the Centers for Men and Young Men, Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School and author of books such as Real Boys, Real Boys’ Voice and Real Boys Workbook will be speaking at a dinner presentation in Houston, TX on Thurday, March 13, 2008.
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

March 13, 2008 - Capital University Conference on Adoption Law ~ Hearing the Child’s Voice: Selected Adoption and Child Welfare Topics

Capital University Law Review is holding their Fourth Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law entitled Hearing the Child’s Voice: Selected Adoption and Child Welfare Topics on Thursday, March 13, 2008 at Capital University Law School. Register by March 6 for only $50.

Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008
CLE/CEU Credits: 6.25 CLE’s and 6.25 SW CEU’s, pending approval
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008

April 4th and 5th - Zealous Advocacy Conference 2008: Child & Adolescent Development & the Law (Houston, TX)

The Southwest Juvenile Defender Center and the Center for Children, Law & Policy have opened registration for the seventh annual Zealous Advocacy Conference - Zealous Advocacy Conference 2008: Child & Adolescent Development & the Law
Firmly grounded in the belief that zealous advocacy = best interests in the representation of children, the Zealous Advocacy Conference [...]