Courts and Judicial Administration

New Parent Defender Training

The New Parent Defender Training is a nuts-and-bolts program on representing respondent parents in abuse, neglect, and dependency proceedings.  The 2009 program included sessions on ethics and the role of counsel; communicating with clients and witnesses; problems with petitions, trying your case; and dispositional advocacy.  This training features workshops in which participants will have an opportunity to practice skills such as interviewing clients and witnesses and preparing for adjudication.  For information about other indigent defense education courses, visit our Indigent Defense Education site.

Attendees

Public defenders and private attorneys who perform a significant amount of appointed work.  This program is geared toward attorneys who have been representing respondent parents for three years or less, or are intereseted in representing respondent parents.

Site
Information

The New Parent Defender Training will be held at the School of Government in Chape Hill. See the Visitor Information page for directions and parking information.

A block of rooms has been set aside from Tuesday, March 16 through Friday, March 19, 2010, at the Holiday Inn Express of Chapel Hill/Durham at a reduced nightly rate of $74 plus tax. When reserving online, go to www.hiexpress.com/chapelhillnc and use the group code NPD (all caps). To make a reservation by phone, call the hotel directly at 919.489.7555 and provide the name and dates of the program. These rooms are being held on a first-come, first-served basis. You are responsible for making your own hotel reservation. The reservation deadline for the block rate is March 1, 2010.

Faculty
Coordinator

Whitney Fairbanks

Co-Sponsor

Office of Indigent Defense Services

Cancellation
Policy

Course participants who cancel their registration on or before March 02, 2010, will receive a full refund. Those who cancel on or before March 09, 2010, will receive a full refund, less a $25 cancellation fee. No refund will be made for cancellations made after March 09, 2010. All cancellations must be submitted in writing, as outlined in the School's cancellation policy.