Conferences, Speakers & Symposia

The Center frequently hosts speakers of diverse backgrounds

for sessions with its students. Topics are often interdisciplinary

in nature and provide further opportunities for students and

faculty to learn from experts in the field of family law.

Coming Events:

Margaret Burt, JD, Child Welfare Expert, October 24, 2011

Past Conferences:

Tempering the Impact of Divorce on Children: The Paradox of Values, Ethics, and Practices in Interdisciplinary Work with Broken Families, April 2011

Medical-Legal Partnerships: NY Professionals Working Together to Improve Health, June 2009

Helping Children When Parents Separate: The Professional's Role, June 2008

The Impact of Problem-Solving Courts: Are They an Effective Response to Social Problems Affecting Families and Children?, October 2006

Past Speakers:

Catherine Cerulli, JD, PhD, What Can We Learn From One Case? A Fatality Overview, March 2009

Margaret Burt, JD, Child welfare expert , March 2008

Steven Blatt, MD SUNY Upstate Medical University, How Working with Physicians Can Make You a Better Lawyer, February 2008

Joseph Tulman, JD, Special Ed Kids in the Juvenile Justice System, November 2007

Domestic Violence in Indian Country: How Sovereign Nations Protect Indigenous Women, April 2007

Megan Sandel, MD and Samantha Morton, JD, Disparities in Health, Disparities in Law: New Strategies in Promoting Patient Health, March 2007

Understanding the Indian Child Welfare Act: Different Perspectives on Protecting Indian Children, April 2006

Amy Pumo, MSW, Working with Children Who Have Witnessed Violent Crime, April 2006

Adam Pertman, author of ground-breaking adoption book, November 2004

Cynthia Mabry, mediation and the law, October 2004


Past Symposia:

The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Child Welfare: The Impact of the Nicholson Case on the Practice of Law and Social Work, November 2005

NYS Domestic Violence Taskforce Meetings, July 2009, July 2011, August 2005

Careers in Family Law - Lunch and Learn Series, Spring 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006