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The Civility Center for Law is committed to developing innovative CLE/CJE seminars, as well as custom presentations and other programs, to integrate civility more fully into the legal profession. In addition to our other distinguished staff and consultants, presenters at our seminars have included Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Fairhurst and Justices Steven González and Mary Yu, as well as internationally renowned negotiation and mediation expert Professor Guiseppe de Palo.

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August 12, 2016

Practical Tools for Promoting a More Civil Approach to Child Welfare Law

August 12, 2016/ Ricardo Ibarra

August 12–14, 2016

Philadelphia, PA

Paula Lustbader, Professor Emerita of Law, Seattle University School of Law; President of Robert's Fund and Tim Jaasko-Fisher, Robert's Fund Senior Director of Curriculum and Program Development, gave a presentation titled Practical Tools for Promoting a More Civil Approach to Child Welfare Law for the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC).

This was a break-out session for a national-level conference for child welfare advocates. There were approximately 50 attorneys in attendance.

Comments from participants included:

“I really related to the idea that [we] have a special responsibility for the quality of justice.”

“Civility matters, not just by being nice, but by being aware.”