Annual Juvenile Law Conference 2021
April 23, 24 & April 30
• Download written material here. Contact OCDLA for password.
• Complete the online EVALUATION here.
* * * MEMBERS, PLEASE LOG IN. * * *
This event will be Zoomed. Of course OCDLA will miss being AT the beach this year, but you can travel to Newport on your own and stream the conference from your hotel room. And we plan to be in Newport next year — May 2022!
Early Bird Registration — Until April 13
Members — Lawyers $255 | NonLawyers $160
NonMembers — Lawyers $305 | NonLawyers $210
Students — $25, with membership included
Judges — $255
Standard Registration — After April 13
Members — Lawyers $280 | NonLawyers $185
NonMembers — Lawyers $330 | NonLawyers $235
Students — $25, with membership included
Judges — $280
Who may attend?
OCDLA and WACDL members, other defense lawyers and those professionals and law students not involved in the prosecution function.
What’s included in the fee?
• Seminar admission
• Electronic material download
• CLE credit
Financial assistance?
Members contact OCDLA by April 16 about scholarships, payment plans, or creative payment arrangements.
Cancellations
Cancellations made before April 16 will receive a refund less a $25 cancellation fee. Cancellations made after April 16 — once material download link has been emailed — will receive a refund less a $100 cancellation/written material fee. No-show policy: Written materials are emailed in advance to all participants. Access to a conference recording will be made available to OCDLA members only; nonmembers who do not attend are ineligible to receive audio recordings or a refund.
If You Register But Can't Attend
If you register but can't attend we will provide members with access to a recording after the conference.
CLE Credit
Credit pending in Oregon and Washington. OCDLA is an approved jurisdiction in California. OCDLA is an approve Department of Public Safety Standards and Training CLE provider. For other state accreditation questions call OCDLA at 541-686-8716.
Please check back for updates.
• Complete the online EVALUATION here.
* * * MEMBERS, PLEASE LOG IN. * * *
This event will be Zoomed. Of course OCDLA will miss being AT the beach this year, but you can travel to Newport on your own and stream the conference from your hotel room. And we plan to be in Newport next year — May 2022!
Early Bird Registration — Until April 13
Members — Lawyers $255 | NonLawyers $160
NonMembers — Lawyers $305 | NonLawyers $210
Students — $25, with membership included
Judges — $255
Standard Registration — After April 13
Members — Lawyers $280 | NonLawyers $185
NonMembers — Lawyers $330 | NonLawyers $235
Students — $25, with membership included
Judges — $280
Who may attend?
OCDLA and WACDL members, other defense lawyers and those professionals and law students not involved in the prosecution function.
What’s included in the fee?
• Seminar admission
• Electronic material download
• CLE credit
Financial assistance?
Members contact OCDLA by April 16 about scholarships, payment plans, or creative payment arrangements.
Cancellations
Cancellations made before April 16 will receive a refund less a $25 cancellation fee. Cancellations made after April 16 — once material download link has been emailed — will receive a refund less a $100 cancellation/written material fee. No-show policy: Written materials are emailed in advance to all participants. Access to a conference recording will be made available to OCDLA members only; nonmembers who do not attend are ineligible to receive audio recordings or a refund.
If You Register But Can't Attend
If you register but can't attend we will provide members with access to a recording after the conference.
CLE Credit
Credit pending in Oregon and Washington. OCDLA is an approved jurisdiction in California. OCDLA is an approve Department of Public Safety Standards and Training CLE provider. For other state accreditation questions call OCDLA at 541-686-8716.
Please check back for updates.
• Download written material here. Contact OCDLA for password.
• Complete the online EVALUATION here.
Friday, April 23
Moderated by Ryan Phillips, Attorney, Albany, OR
10:15a | Welcome & Announcements
Ryan Phillips
10:25a | Best Practices in Sexual Abuse Specific Risk/Need Assessment for Youth and Adults
Katie Gotch, M.A., Integrated Clinical & Correctional Services, Portland
11:25a | In the 97%: Keeping Kids Off Sex Offender Registries
Kris Paustenbach, Youth, Rights & Justice, Portland
Erik Swallow, Umpqua Valley Public Defender, Roseburg
12:10p | Lunch Break
1:10p | Legislative Update
Mae Lee Browning, OCDLA Legislative Advocate
1:55p | Fighting for Support, Not Surveillance: Strategies for Challenging Probation and Electronic Monitoring
Professor Kate Weisburd, Associate Professor of Law, Georg Washington Law School, Washington, D.C.
Local Panelist: Tyler Neish, Youth, Rights & Justice, Portland
More about Prof. Weisburd
3:25p | Sustainability & Juvenile Defense
1) Partnering with Juvenile Clients in Creating Values Based Defenses
Judah Largent, Attorney, Corvallis
2) Responding to Environmental Threats in the Home
Diane Henkels, Attorney, Newport
4:10 p | Adjourn for the day
Saturday, April 24
Moderated by Ryan Phillips, Attorney, Albany, OR
9:00a | Welcome & Announcements
Ryan Phillips
9:10a | The Intersection of Race and Juvenile Psychological Assessments
• How do you interpret and understand the various tests employed during assessments?
• How do those instruments account or not account for race?
James Andretta, Ph.D., Bridgetown Psychological LLC, Portland
10:10a | Juvenile Law Award Presentation
Congratulations to Sonja Rietman, Melissa Riddell, Rebecca Schaleger. Read about the award recipients here.
10:25a | Appellate Update
Sarah Peterson, Juvenile Appellate Section, Appellate Division, OPDS, Salem
Christa Obold Eshleman, Youth, Rights & Justice, Portland
11:55a | Break
12:10p | Hearsay Evidence in Delinquency and Dependency Cases
Lisa Ludwig, Attorney, Portland
Kevin Hupy, Umpqua Valley Public Defender, Roseburg
1:40p | Adjourn
Friday, April 30
Moderated by Ryan Phillips, Attorney, Albany, OR
12:00p | Welcome & Announcements
Ryan Phillips
12:05p | How to Handle the Ethical Quandaries of Interviewing Children / Gathering Information Using a Trauma-Informed Approach
(requesting 1 ethics credit, .5 general credit)
Cathy Ouellette, Attorney, Eugene and Alison Hinson, Director of Behavioral Health for Douglas ESD, Licensed Professional Counselor, Roseburg
1:35p | Adjourn
• Complete the online EVALUATION here.
Friday, April 23
Moderated by Ryan Phillips, Attorney, Albany, OR
10:15a | Welcome & Announcements
Ryan Phillips
10:25a | Best Practices in Sexual Abuse Specific Risk/Need Assessment for Youth and Adults
Katie Gotch, M.A., Integrated Clinical & Correctional Services, Portland
11:25a | In the 97%: Keeping Kids Off Sex Offender Registries
Kris Paustenbach, Youth, Rights & Justice, Portland
Erik Swallow, Umpqua Valley Public Defender, Roseburg
12:10p | Lunch Break
1:10p | Legislative Update
Mae Lee Browning, OCDLA Legislative Advocate
1:55p | Fighting for Support, Not Surveillance: Strategies for Challenging Probation and Electronic Monitoring
Professor Kate Weisburd, Associate Professor of Law, Georg Washington Law School, Washington, D.C.
Local Panelist: Tyler Neish, Youth, Rights & Justice, Portland
More about Prof. Weisburd
3:25p | Sustainability & Juvenile Defense
1) Partnering with Juvenile Clients in Creating Values Based Defenses
Judah Largent, Attorney, Corvallis
2) Responding to Environmental Threats in the Home
Diane Henkels, Attorney, Newport
4:10 p | Adjourn for the day
Saturday, April 24
Moderated by Ryan Phillips, Attorney, Albany, OR
9:00a | Welcome & Announcements
Ryan Phillips
9:10a | The Intersection of Race and Juvenile Psychological Assessments
• How do you interpret and understand the various tests employed during assessments?
• How do those instruments account or not account for race?
James Andretta, Ph.D., Bridgetown Psychological LLC, Portland
10:10a | Juvenile Law Award Presentation
Congratulations to Sonja Rietman, Melissa Riddell, Rebecca Schaleger. Read about the award recipients here.
10:25a | Appellate Update
Sarah Peterson, Juvenile Appellate Section, Appellate Division, OPDS, Salem
Christa Obold Eshleman, Youth, Rights & Justice, Portland
11:55a | Break
12:10p | Hearsay Evidence in Delinquency and Dependency Cases
Lisa Ludwig, Attorney, Portland
Kevin Hupy, Umpqua Valley Public Defender, Roseburg
1:40p | Adjourn
Friday, April 30
Moderated by Ryan Phillips, Attorney, Albany, OR
12:00p | Welcome & Announcements
Ryan Phillips
12:05p | How to Handle the Ethical Quandaries of Interviewing Children / Gathering Information Using a Trauma-Informed Approach
(requesting 1 ethics credit, .5 general credit)
Cathy Ouellette, Attorney, Eugene and Alison Hinson, Director of Behavioral Health for Douglas ESD, Licensed Professional Counselor, Roseburg
1:35p | Adjourn
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