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11th Annual Zealous Advocacy Conference
Child Development & Juvenile Justice
March 23-24, 2012

About the Conference

  • Location: University of Houston Law Center (Click for address and directions)
  • Date: Friday, March 23 & Saturday, March 24, 2012.
  • CLE Hours: Likely 13 hours with 3 ethics hours (exact number still pending)
  • Theme: Child Development & Juvenile Justice
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Bruce Perry, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Conference Schedule:

    Friday, March 23, 2012
    7:30 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
    9:00 a.m. Impact of Trauma on Adolescents (144 BLB)
    Dr. Bruce Perry
    12:00 p.m. Lunch (Heritage & Frankel Rooms)
    1:15 p.m. TYC Restructuring (144 BLB)
    Senator John Whitmire
    2:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions:

    Working with Children Involved in Multiple Judicial Systems (115 BLB)
    Dustin Rynders

    Construction of the Harris County Juvenile Public Defender's Office (113 BLB)
    Steven Halpert

    Human Trafficking and Juveniles (213 BLB)
    Julie Waters

    Juvenile Defender Education Advocacy: Reducing Student Suspensions and Expulsions (144 BLB)
    Mike Lindsey
    4:00 p.m. Judges' Panel: Specialty Courts (144 BLB)
    Honorable Michael Schneider, Honorable Angela Ellis, Dr. Olivia McGill

    Saturday, March 24, 2012
    7:30 a.m. Registration & Breakfast
    9:00 a.m. Recent Murder Trial of Mark Nelson (144 BLB) (Information here)
    Dr. Toby Myers and Windi Akins Pastorini
    10:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions:

    Intersection of Immigration and Juvenile Delinquency (240 BLB)
    Rebecca Koford and Victoria Mora

    Juvenile Categorization in Roper (213 BLB)
    Dr. William Winslade

    Abused and Neglected Children in Families (209 BLB)
    Professor Barbara Stalder
    12:00 p.m. Lunch (Heritage and Frankel Rooms)
    1:15 p.m. Ethics (144 BLB)
    Professor Ellen Marrus and Chris Phillis
    3:00 p.m. Breakout Sessions:

    Girls and the Juvenile Justice System: What Attorneys Should Know (209 BLB)
    Professor Malikah Marrus

    Sealing Juvenile Records (213 BLB)
    Jeanice Dawes

    Miranda Rights and Confessions (240 BLB)
    Professor Sandra Thompson
    4:00 p.m. Ethics (144 BLB)
    Professor Ellen Marrus and Chris Phillis
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Register Early and Save

  • $80 if you pre-register by March 1, 2012
  • $200 if you register after March 1, 2012

Free for University of Houston Students

  • We are happy to waive registration fees for current University of Houston students.
  • To register e-mail us and we'll place you on the registration list.
  • All other J.D. and L.L.M. students from other law schools can attend for $50.

Register Online Through Paypal

  • All paid registration includes 2-day Visitor Parking Pass (we will mail your parking pass for all registrations prior to March 7th).

Attorneys:

  • Price: $80 (March 1, 2012 and before)
  • Price: $200 (March 2, 2012 and after)
Texas State Bar No. (for CLE):
Firm/Agency Name:

Non-UH Law Students:

  • Price: $50

Register by Mail

  • Print and return the Printable Registration Form in our Conference Brochure.
  • Include your registration check payable to "UHLC/CCLP"
  • Send the form and payment check to:
    • University of Houston Law Center
      Center for Children, Law & Policy
      100 Law Center
      Houston, TX 77204-6060
  • Please do not hesitate to e-mail us if you have any questions or concerns!