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South Texas College of Law and
CHILDREN AT RISK Public Policy and Law Center
CHILDREN AT RISK SEMINAR SERIES:
The Nexus Between The Education and Juvenile
Justice Systems and the Impact of Mental Health Issues
October 19, 2007
Houston, Texas

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Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 6.75 MCLE hours, including .75 hour of legal ethics.
Approved for .675 CEUs by the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston.

Friday, October 19, 2007

8:00 REGISTRATION and Continental Breakfast

9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • Dr. Robert Sanborn, President and CEO, CHILDREN AT RISK - Houston

9:15 Failing Our Youth: The Need for State Agency Reform in Texas
  • Dr. Ira Colby, ACSW, LCSW, Dean and Professor of Social Work, Graduate College of Social Work, University of Houston - Houston

9:45 State of the Law: How the 80th Legislature Impacted Juvenile Justice and Education Issues
  • James Holtz, J.D., Partner, Holtz & Wright - Houston
  • Gail Lutz, J.D., University of Houston Law School Juvenile Defense Clinic - Houston

10:15 Zero Tolerance Policy: Overview and Enforcement
  • Carolyn Allen, J.D., District Court Chief, Juvenile Courts - Houston

11:00 Break

11:15 The School to Prison Pipeline: Legal and Public Policy Issues
  • Deborah Fowler, J.D., Legal Director, Texas Appleseed - Austin
  • Marc Levin, Ph.D. Director, Center for Effective Justice, Texas Public Policy Foundation - Austin
  • Dustin Rynders, J.D., Staff Attorney, Advocacy Inc. - Houston

12:15 Lunch Break
(pick up lunch and return to the auditorium)

12:30 Lunch Topic
Panel Discussion on TYC Reform
  • Isela Gutierrez, Juvenile Justice Initiative Director, Criminal Justice Coalition - Austin
  • Will Harrell, J.D., Independent Ombudsman, TYC - Austin
  • Harvey Hetzel, Executive Director, Harris County Juvenile Probation Department - Houston

1:30 Break


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1:45 Children's Mental Health: Resources Attorneys Should Know About
  • Patricia Sibley, MA, LMSW, Assistant Deputy Mental Health, MHMRA of Harris County - Houston

2:15 No Child Left Behind: Selected Legal Issues
  • Jeff Rogers, J.D., Feldman & Rogers, LLP - Houston

3:00 Break

3:15 Legal Ethics and Your Potentially Incompetent Juvenile Client
(Ethics Topic)
  • Lynda Frost, J.D., Ph.D., Associate Director, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, The University of Texas at Austin

4:00 Panel Discussion: Perspectives on Juvenile Justice and Education
Moderator:
  • Christopher L. Tritico, J.D., Partner, Essmyer, Tritico & Rainey, L.L.P. - Houston
Panelists:
  • Hon. Mike Schneider, Judge, 315th Juvenile District Court, Harris County - Houston
  • Anna Stool, J.D., Anna E. Stool Law Office - Houston
  • Hon. John Whitmire, Texas Senate, District 15 - Houston

5:00 Adjourn


Accredited by the State Bar of Texas for 6.75 MCLE hours, including .75 hour of legal ethics.

Approved for .675 CEUs by the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston.

Accredited by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Juvenile Law and Criminal Law.
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