The Center for Children, Law & Policy at the University of Houston Law Center, The Earl Carl Institute for Legal and Social Policy at TSU School of Law, and Generation to Generation: Shaping Children’s Futures  co-convene

Zealous Advocacy: Helping Youth and Attorneys Become Better Advocates

Thursday, July 11 – Friday, July 12, 2024 | 9:00AM – 5:00PM Central

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

This conference is designed for juvenile defense attorneys to be stronger advocates for youth in conflict with the law.

Registration is $60
 (Includes the two conference days, CLE, breakfast, lunch, and parking)
 After July 5, 2024 at 5pm, the registration cost goes up to $250

CLE Hours (pending)

Location:

University of Houston Law Center
John M. O’Quinn Law Building
 Danny M. Sheena Courtroom
 4170 Martin Luther King Blvd.
 Houston, TX. 77204

Attendees will receive 15 hours of CLE credit with 3 ethic hours. we will also be applying for specialization credit in criminal law, family law and juvenile law.

TOPICS

Register here: https://law.uh.edu/events/ZealousAdvocacyPayment.asp 

Street Law Initiatives

While at the University of Houston Law Center, Prof. Ellen Marrus founded a Street Law Program in which law students taught legal concepts in high schools in Harris County. With the onset of the pandemic, the Street Law program saw an opportunity in the adoption of Zoom and adapted the Street Law curriculum to be provided remotely to youth held in the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center.

Under G2G a new program has been started at the detention center. With the help of volunteers, youth are provided information about detention hearings, how to work with their lawyer, and how to positively advocate for themselves producing positive outcomes. Currently we offer a series of five lessons to youth who are first brought into the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center. If you are interested in volunteering email ellen@shapingchildrensfutures.org.

Nondiscrimination Policy

Generation to Generation complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Generation to Generation does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.