Honorable Lee F. Satterfield, Chief Judge
  District of Columbia Superior Court

Honorable William M. Jackson, Presiding Judge
  Family Court, District of Columbia Superior Court

Honorable Jóse M. López, Presiding Judge
  Domestic Violence Unit, District of Columbia Superior Court

Professor Peter G. Jaffe, Ph.D.
  Faculty of Education Academic, Director of Center for Research on Violence
 Against Women & Children, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Introduction: Meredith Hofford, Director
  Center for Education and Training, District of Columbia Courts

The presentation will provide an overview of the current knowledge about the dynamics of domestic violence and how to handle domestic violence cases in the context of different helping systems including social service, mental health, justice, education and community advocacy.

Break

Susan Still, Women's Rights Activist

Introduction : Laurie S. Kohn, J.D., LL.M., Co-Director
  Domestic Violence Clinic, Georgetown University Law School

This presentation is by a woman who withstood a tremendously abusive relationship. She not only lives to tell about it but the results of the case have changed how the legal system in New York and other states deals with these kinds of cases.

Lunch — Pick Up Box Lunch and Visit Information Booths

Erin Steenson, Actress
  Introduction : Magistrate Judge Lori Parker
  Family Court, District of Columbia Superior Court

Commentator : Tonya J. Turner, J.D., Senior Staff Attorney
  Break the Cycle

Guest Speaker : Patricia Riley, Special Counsel
  United States Attorney's Office

Guest Speaker : Tabitha Joyner, Education and Outreach Coordinator
  Break the Cycle  

During this session, the audience will observe a dramatic one woman play that is based upon the stories of young women who were the victims of dating violence.  Following the dramatic presentation, and brief introduction of thought-provoking questions, the audience will hear two panel presentations.  The first panelist will present an overview of the Intrafamily Offenses Act of 2008, and the second panelist will discuss the unique characteristics of teen victims of domestic violence.

Jennifer Lawrence, Director
  On-Call Advocacy Program, Survivors And Advocates For Empowerment (SAFE)

Janese Bechtol, J.D., Chief
  Domestic Violence Section, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

William Agosto, J.D., Director
  Domestic Violence Unit, District of Columbia Superior Court

Courtney Hall, Program Coordinator
  Domestic Violence Unit, District of Columbia Superior Court

Moderator: Magistrate Judge Karen Howze
  Domestic Violence Unit, District of Columbia Superior Court

This panel will cover the requirements and process for obtaining a civil protection order (CPO) from the emergency temporary protection order process for nights and weekends, to the statutory eligibility to file for a CPO and the functioning of the city's intake centers, to the court process a party goes through, to available remedies through a CPO including use of the court's supervised visitation center.

Sujata Warrier, Ph.D., Director
  New York City Program, New York State Office for the Prevention of DomesticViolence

Moderator: Magistrate Judge S. Pamela Gray
  Family Court, District of Columbia Superior Court

The presentation will provide a definition of culture and cultural  negotiations, identification of ways in which culture is critical in domestic violence cases,   recognition of cultural misinformation, assessment of preferences that might  influence interpretation of facts in making decisions in domestic violence cases, and application of knowledge about culture in domestic violence cases.

Joan Meier, J.D., Founder and Executive Director
  Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project,
  George Washington University Law School

Joyanna L. Silberg, Ph.D., Executive Vice-President
  Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence

Moderator: Loretta M. Frederick, J.D., Senior Legal and Policy Advisor
  Battered Women's Justice Project

Introduction: Despina Belle-Isle, J.D., Attorney Advisor
  Family Court, District of Columbia Superior Court  

Historically, claims of domestic violence in custody disputes have proven difficult to deal with by courts, in part because of the highly emotional nature of the conflict, and in part because of a lack of tools and information.  In recent years a body of credible research has arisen providing important means to assist judges, attorneys, evaluators and other professionals in evaluating and litigating claims of domestic violence in custody cases.  This research offers an opportunity to better use our current legal structures to respond to abuse victims, protect children and protect the rights of all parties.

Christel Nichols, Executive Director House of Ruth

Elisabeth Olds, Director
  Survivors and Advocates for Empowerment (SAFE) Inc.

Sasha L. Ponappa, Advocate Coordinator
  Deaf Abused Women's Network (DAWN)

Michael Hailey, Supervisor
  United States Attorney's Office

Introduction : Laura Banks Reed, J.D., Director
  Crime Victims Compensation Program, District of Columbia Superior Court

Panel participants from local non-profit organizations will showcase some of the services available in the community to victims of domestic violence. 

Brett A. Parson, Acting Lieutenant
  Executive Office of the Chief of Police, Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D.C.

Morgan Lynn, J.D ., Manager of LGBTQ Program
  Women Empowered Against Violence, Inc. (WEAVE)

Juley Fulcher, J.D., Ph.D., Director of Policy, Training & Technical Assistance Break the Cycle
  Tonya Turner, J.D., Senior Staff Attorney Break the Cycle

Moderator: Magistrate Judge Lori Parker
  Family Court, District of Columbia Superior Court

During this panel discussion, the presenters will discuss the impact of local and national policy initiatives on representing victims of domestic violence, training youth-serving adults on how to better assist teens experiencing domestic violence and providing legal services to victims, responses to same-sex partner violence from a law enforcement perspective, and collaborations with LGBTQ community organizations to access services and raise awareness about the myths surrounding LGBTQ domestic violence.

Break

Honorable Michael Ryan
  Family Court, District of Columbia Superior Court

Jonathan Anderson, J.D., Staff Attorney
  Appellate Division, District of Columbia Public Defender Service

Janese Bechtol, J.D., Chief
  Domestic Violence Section, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Elizabeth McGrail, J.D., Legal Director
  Capital Area Immigrants' Rights Coalition

Moderator: Magistrate Judge John McCabe
  Family Court, District of Columbia Superior Court

This panel will look at the collateral consequences of a domestic violence conviction.  Panelists will discuss the impact of a domestic violence conviction on child custody and immigration proceedings.  The panel will also review federal and D.C. laws that restrict gun and firearms ownership for persons with domestic or intra-family offenses.  The panel will also discuss the 5th Amendment issues raised in the CPO and TPO context.

Sujata Warrier, Ph.D., Director  New York City Program
  New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence

Moderator: Magistrate Judge S. Pamela Gray
  Family Court, District of Columbia Superior Court

The presentation will provide a definition of culture and cultural  negotiations, identification of ways in which culture is critical in domestic violence cases,   recognition of cultural misinformation, assessment of preferences that might  influence interpretation of facts in making decisions in domestic violence cases, and application of knowledge about culture in domestic violence cases.

Loretta M. Frederick, J.D ., Senior Legal and Policy Advisor
  Battered Women's Justice Project

Joyanna L. Silberg, Ph.D., Executive Vice-President
  Leadership Council on Child Abuse and Interpersonal Violence

Moderator: Joan Meier, J.D., Founder and Executive Director
  Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment & Appeals Project
  George Washington University Law School

Research shows that domestic violence has serious and long lasting effects on children.  Structuring supervised and unsupervised visitation to avoid trauma to children and avoid permitting the abuser to use visitation to further abuse the other parent is a difficult task for judges. What information do judges and other professionals need to know; and what should be considered when addressing the challenge of creating conditions for visitation?

Valerie Collins, Branch Chief
  Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

David J.H. Garvin, MSW, LMSW, Senior Director
  Catholic Social Service of Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Moderator: Cedric Hendricks, J.D., Acting Deputy Director
  Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

This workshop will focus on intervention for batterers. Domestic violence is a learned behavior that is often intergenerational within families. Perpetrators of intimate and family violence need assistance to end their abusive behavior. Batterers' intervention programs provide participants with alternatives to violent behavior. The object of the workshop is to examine the dynamics of battering and provide an overview of the CSOSA Domestic Violence Intervention Program and the Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County, Michigan Alternative to Domestic Aggression Program.

Sylvia Pauling, MA, Domestic Violence Specialist
  District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency

Sara Gold, J.D., Pro Bono Manager
  Howrey, LLP

Susan E. Folwell, LCSW, LICSW, Psychotherapist and Manager
  Domestic Violence Grant Program, The Women's Center

Michelle Dodge, J.D., LICSW, LCSW-C, JMD
  Counseling and Therapeutic Services

Moderator: Magistrate Judge Mary Grace Rook
  Family Court, District of Columbia Superior Court

The panelists will discuss the intersection between domestic violence and the  neglect systems with a discussion of the legal perspective as well as clinical    interventions with children and families, training needs for professionals involved with families and collaborations among advocates in the fields of domestic violence and child welfare.

Rosa Lara, Supervisory Community Supervision Officer
  Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

Peggy Sandifer, Community Supervision Officer
  Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

Domestic Violence Intervention Program Participants
  Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

Moderator: Valerie Collins, Branch Chief
  Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

This panel discussion includes a supervisor for domestic violence offenders, a group facilitator and batterers that participated in a domestic violence intervention program.  The objective is to examine if intervention programs make a difference.

Honorable Zoe Bush, Deputy Presiding Judge
  Family Court, District of Columbia Superior Court