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Annual Juvenile Law Conference 2024

May 17-18, 2024

Agate Beach Inn, Newport, OR

Annual Juvenile Law Conference 2024

May 17-18, 2024

Agate Beach Inn, Newport, OR
To register, please do so at the door in Newport.

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Early Bird Registration — Until May 7
Members — Lawyers $265   |   NonLawyers $170
NonMembers — Lawyers $315   |   NonLawyers $220
Students — $35, with membership included
Judges — $265


Standard Registration — After May 7
Members — Lawyers $290   |   NonLawyers $195
NonMembers — Lawyers $340   |   NonLawyers $245
Students — $60, with membership included
Judges — $290


• This event is being held in person.

ADA Accommodations — If you have a hearing or vision disability and need an accommodation, please contact OCDLA by April 1, 2024, to discuss.

• Social events only ticket for those not attending conference — includes Friday reception, breakfast on Saturday and refreshments at the breaks. After you select "Register” you be able to select the appropriate ticket. Or call 541-686-8716.


Agate Beach Inn restaurant note: The Seaglass Bistro and Lounge is open for breakfast, 7:30 - 10:30 a.m.
The Seaglass Bistro is NOT open for lunch.
The lounge opens at 4:00 p.m. with limited menu, and the Bistro and Lounge is open for dinner, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.


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 26 about scholarships, payment plans, or creative payment arrangements.

Cancellations
Cancellations made before April 29 will receive a refund less a $25 cancellation fee. Cancellations made after April 29 — 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. OCDLA is an approved jurisdiction in California. OCDLA is an approved Department of Public Safety Standards and Training CLE provider. For other state accreditation questions call OCDLA at 541-686-8716.

Agenda

Annual Juvenile Law Conference, May 17-18, 2024 

Agate Beach Inn, Newport

2024 Note: The Seaglass Bistro and Lounge is open for breakfast, 7:30 - 10:30 a.m. The lounge opens at 4:00 p.m. with limited menu, and the Bistro and Lounge is open for dinner, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Youth Defenders Advocacy Program YDAP
Thursday May 16 (10:00a – 5:00p)

Friday, May 17
Moderated by: Warren Bruhn, Umpqua Valley Public Defenders, Roseburg; and
                        
8:00a      Registration for Annual Juvenile Law Conference.

9:00a      Welcome to OCDLA, the Juvenile Law Committee and More

9:05a      Bad Medicine/Bad Science: The Problems with the Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy and Medical Child Abuse ‘Diagnoses’  
               Dr. Maxine Eichner, JD, Ph.D., UNC School of Law, North Carolina.  

10:05a    Break / Door Prizes    

10:20a    Practical Issues in Litigating Medical Child Abuse
               Katherine Parker, Grants Pass

              Rebecca Peterson, Attorney at Law, Grants Pass

11:20a    What to do When You Have a New Assessment on an Open Case   
               Sara Williams, Attorney at Law, Salem 

12:20p    Break / Grab lunch / Move to lunch breakout

12:35p    Lunch Breakout #1 — Trauma and Self Care 

               Kyra Hazilla, Oregon Attorney Assistance Program, Portland 

               Lunch Breakout #2 — Digital Forensics
               Dave Thompson or Brian Feucht, Unique Wire, McMinnville 
              
1:35p      Break. / Move back to main conference room.

1:50p      When Can the State Use Your Clients’ Juvenile Records Against Them as an Adult? (60 min)
               Christa Obold Eshleman, Youth Rights Justice, Portland 

2:50p      Legislative Update     
               Mae Lee Browning, Legislative Director, OCDLA  

3:20p      Break / Door Prizes    

3:35p      ICWA Practice Tips 

               Kristy Barrett and Emily Marrer, Sage Legal Center, Portland 

4:35p     Representing Parents with Disabilities

               Tahra Sinks, Attorney at Law, Salem
               Sarah Peterson, Oregon Public Defense Commission, Juvenile Appellate Section, Salem

5:35p      Adjourn for the day.
               Presentation of juvenile defense awards.

5:55p      Award ceremony ends.

6:00p      Reception — included for all conference registrants.


Saturday, May 18
Moderated by: Kathleen Baker, Kathleen M. Baker Attorney at Law, Oregon City

7:00a      Breakfast (included).

8:00a     Culpable Mental States for Juvenile Cases 
              Justice Duncan, Oregon Supreme Court, Salem

9:00a      Abuse Reporting

               Sarra Yamin, Oregon State Bar, Tigard 

10:00a    Break / Door Prizes   

10:15a  Effectively Navigating GAL/ Diminished Capacity Client Cases (Ethics) (60 min)
              Emily Cohen, Attorney at Law, Portland


11:15a    Appellate Update     
                Sarah Peterson, Oregon Public Defense Commission, Appellate Division, Salem

               Stacy Du Clos, Oregon Public Defense Commission, Appellate Division, Salem
               Elena Stross, Oregon Public Defense Commission, Appellate Division, Salem
               Erica Hayne Friedman, Youth, Rights & Justice, Portland
            
12:15p    Break / coffee snacks

12:30p    Appellate Update (continued)     
                Sarah Peterson, Oregon Public Defense Commission, Appellate Division, Salem

               Stacy Du Clos, Oregon Public Defense Commission, Appellate Division, Salem
              Elena Stross, Oregon Public Defense Commission, Appellate Division, Salem
              Erica Hayne Friedman, Youth, Rights & Justice, Portland

1:30p      Adjourn.


Program and speakers subject to change.
 

Investigation track

Venue

Agate Beach Inn, Newport
Book your room by April 16, 2024
The best way to find out about room availability is to call 541-265-9411, option 2. Make sure you mention you are with the OCDLA Juvenile Conference.


Call 541-265-9411mention that you are with the OCDLA Juvenile Conference

$129 hillside, 1 king or 2 queen beds
$169 ocean view, 1 king or 2 queen beds



Pet fees: daily pet fee of $30 for up to two pets weighing less than 80 pounds each, on a limited basis.


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Agate Beach Inn restaurant note: the Seaglass Bistro and Lounge is open for breakfast, 7:30 - 10:30 a.m. The lounge opens at 4:00 p.m. with limited menu, and the Bistro and Lounge is open for dinner, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.


 

Materials

Online registration is closed. Please register at the door in Newport.