Santa Clara County Bar Association
For the Professional Development of Attorneys in Silicon Valley and Beyond

Domestic Violence Restraining Order 101

This is the first in a series of trainings designed to assist attorneys who want to provide pro bono services to become trained in the areas most needed by our local legal service agencies. This first training, presented by the Pro Bono Project of Silicon Valley, is geared toward licensed attorneys interested in representing either petitioners or respondents in domestic violence restraining order hearings. No prior experience in family law or criminal law is required. After the training, attorneys will be able to assist clients in obtaining or responding to restraining orders in domestic violence situations. The training is open to all attorneys; however, attorneys who volunteer to take a restraining order case in the next year can attend the training at no charge. To attend the training at no charge, you must contact Angie Loyola mailto: angiel@sccba.com. All other attorneys, please see the pricing and registration below.

Free parking is available at the training location. Lunch will be provided.

Sharon Bashan - Speaker
Director of DVLSR

Sharon coordinates the Domestic Violence Limited Scope Representation (DVLSR) project. Sharon came to Pro Bono Project in October 2005 with several years of public interest experience. Sharon holds a BA in Sociology and Environmental Policy (with honors) from the University of California at Santa Cruz. She completed her J.D. at Santa Clara University School of Law, where she was a Public Interest Scholar and B.T. Collins Scholar. During law school, Sharon served as an Articles and Comments Editor for the Journal of International Law, and studied Comparative Civil Rights at Oxford University. While in law school, Sharon concentrated on family law and juvenile law, focusing on issues that impact families and children. She served as a judicial extern to the Honorable Judge Leonard Edwards, worked at Bay Area Legal Aid in the areas of Domestic Violence and Family Law, and clerked at the Judicial Council of California – Center for Families, Children and the Courts.

Julie Sullivan Saffren - Speaker

Schlepphorst & Emede, P.C.

Prior to joining the firm, she had a solo practice in Santa Clara County focusing on domestic violence and custody issues. She was formerly staff attorney at Support Network for Battered Women in Mountain View, CA. She is one of the co-creators of DVLSR (Domestic Violence Limited Scope Representation), a grant-funded collaborative with the Pro Bono Project of Silicon Valley. DVLSR trains and mentors volunteer attorneys and certified law students to represent low-income litigants in civil domestic violence hearings in Santa Clara County Superior Court.

In 2007, she was appointed to the Santa Clara County Domestic Violence Council as well as FLEXCOM, the Executive Committee of the Family Law Section of the State Bar. As a member of FLEXCOM, she reviews Family Law legislation, particularly domestic violence legislation, for its impact on victims, families and self-represented litigants. In 2006, she was recognized by California Lawyer magazine with an Angel Award as one of the state's top pro bono attorneys.

Friday, August 29, 2008

Registration - 8:30 AM

Program - 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Fenwick & West
801 California Street
Mountain View, CA

New Admittees: $105.00 (SCCBA members 0-3 years in practice)

Members: $127.00

Non-Members: $165.00

Reservations or Cancellations Accepted Until August 27, 2008

This activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California as outlined below. The Santa Clara County Bar Association certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education.

MCLE Credits:

Category Credits

General Substantive Law 3.00

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