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Substance use disorder touches nearly every family law and child welfare case — but effective advocacy requires more than legal knowledge alone.
Join Children's Law Center on June 10th for a FREE virtual panel exploring how a chronic disease framework can strengthen legal advocacy and improve outcomes for children and families.
When: June 10, 2026
9:00–11:00 a.m. EST
Where: Virtual (Zoom)
2 OH CLE Hours & 2 KY CLE Hours | 2 KY Social Work CEU Hours
Questions? Contact Nicole Murone at nmurone@childrenslawky.org
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Lawyers frequently encounter children in a variety of contexts—whether as clients, witnesses, or parties affected by litigation. These interactions raise unique ethical and professional responsibility issues. This program will explore the ethical rules, professional guidelines, and best practices governing how lawyers should communicate with and advocate for children. Using real-world examples and hypotheticals, participants will learn how to safeguard children's welfare while ensuring the highest quality representation.
Date: June 11, 2026 at 2:30pm
Location: KBA Annual Convention | Northern KY Convention Center, Covington, KY
Attending this year’s KBA Convention? Don’t miss CLC Deputy Director Nick Caprino & Chase Children’s Law Center Clinic Director Jennifer Brinkman’s special presentation on ethics in youth law.
CLC recognizes that providing training and education is crucial to successful advocacy work at the individual and systemic levels. We work towards creating a better educated community through publications and presentations through a variety of mediums, as well as training and education of law students and other college students.
The Children’s Law Center works with law students from Salmon P. Chase College of Law, the University of Kentucky Law School, and the University of Cincinnati Law School on fellowships and externships. Additionally, social work and criminal justice students from Northern Kentucky University, University of Cincinnati, University of Kentucky, and Xavier University, along with students from various universities across the nation, have volunteered or completed internships through the Center. Social work students enhance CLC work in a variety of ways, from direct client assistance to coordinate community organizing and education for large scale legislative and policy reform.
Staff and students have produced numerous publications around issues involving the rights of children which are distributed free to judges, attorneys and other professionals working with youth.