

Animal Welfare and Family Law 2022
April 21, 2022 @ 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sponsored by the Delaware State Bar Association
6.8 Hours CLE credit with 0.5 in Enhanced Ethics for Delaware Attorneys
6.5 Hours CLE credit with 0.5 in Enhanced Ethics for Pennsylvania Attorneys
*** Live registration is closed but the Zoom registration option is still available**
This will be a HYBRID CLE. You may register for this event as a live participant or by Zoom. Even if you register as a live participant, you will receive a Zoom link by email immediately which you may disregard if not attending by Zoom. (Check spam folders if you do not.) If you are going to attend the live session, you will report to the venue and check in. Only live attendees will receive live CLE credits after 12/31/2022.
If you do not receive your Zoom link upon registration, please contact reception@dsba.org
Interested in attending but not looking for credit? Non-attorneys or attorneys (DSBA Members only) looking to audit this course are welcome! The admission cost is $12.00. Please email cgoldman@dsba.org for the $12.00 rate.
This cross-sector seminar will address the overlaps between family law and animal welfare, including the links between animal cruelty, domestic violence, and child abuse. We will also discuss importance of pets to children and families in divorce and custody proceedings. In addition, the potential legislation to address these problems and the partnerships that can made for lasting change. Join members of the judiciary, legislators, specialists and shelter pets!
A limited number of scholarships are available to cover the CLE costs for government and non-profit attorneys. Please email corinna.silva@delaware.gov for more information.
This seminar was made possible by funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs through the Office for Victims of Crime VOCA Assistance grant # 2019-V2-GX-0039, administered by the Delaware Criminal Justice Council.
CLE Schedule:
8:30-8:45 – Welcome/Overview
The Honorable Jennifer B. Ranji
Family Court of the State of Delaware
Panel 1- Link Between Animal Cruelty and Other Forms of Violence
8:45 AM-9:45 AM
Phil Arkow
Coordinator of the National Link Coalition
Panel 2: Child and Animal Welfare in Family Court Custody, Divorce, and PFA Proceedings
9:45 AM-10:45 AM
Moderator:
The Honorable Jennifer B. Ranji
Family Court of the State of Delaware
Speakers:
Dr. Mary Lou Randour
Animal Welfare Institute
The Honorable Danielle Blount
Commissioner, Family Court of the State of Delaware
Staci Pesin Harpell, Esquire
Copeland Taylor Harpell, LLC
Kara M.Swasey, Esquire
Bayard, P.A.
Janine N. Howard-O’Rangers, Esquire
Delaware Volunteer Legal Services
Break- 10:45 AM- 11:00AM
Visit the information tables and the shelter pets
Panel 3: Animal Cruelty Perpetrated by Adults and Children
11:00 AM- 12:00 PM
Diane Balkin, Esquire
Consultant, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judge
Panel 4: Partnerships
12:00 PM- 12:30 PM
Dr. Mary Lou Randour
Animal Welfare Institute
Tanner Polce
Brandywine Valley SPCA
Kim Eppehimer
Friendship House
Capital Police Representative
Dog Therapy Program
Lunch
12:30 PM- 1:15 PM
Visit the information tables and the shelter pets
Panel 5: Delaware Responses to Animal Cruelty
1:15 PM- 2:15 PM
Moderator:
Andrea L. Rocanelli, Esquire
Delaware ADR, LLC
Speakers:
Chris Motoyoshi
Delaware Office of Animal Welfare
Mark Tobin
Delaware Office of Animal Welfare
Jenna R. Milecki, Esquire
Delaware Department of Justice
Charles Tate, Esquire
Office of Defense Services
Dr. Jamey Leeanne Rislin
Youth Rehabilitative Services
Dr. Mary Lou Randour
Animal Welfare Institute
Adam Lamb
Brandywine Valley SPCA
Panel 6: How Can Our Domestic Violence and Child Welfare Policies and Practices Recognize the Link?
2:15 PM- 3:15 PM
Moderators:
The Honorable Jennifer B. Ranji
Family Court of the State of Delaware
Martha-Elin Blomquist, Ph.D.
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Speakers:
David A. White, Esquire
Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Staci Pesin Harpell, Esquire
Copeland Taylor Harpell, LLC
Kara M. Swasey, Esquire
Bayard, P.A.
Andrea L. Rocanelli, Esquire
Delaware ADR, LLC
Trenee Parker
Division of Family Services
Tania Marie Culley, Esquire
Office of the Child Advocate
Janine N. Howard-O’Rangers, Esquire
Delaware Volunteer Legal Services
Chris Motoyoshi
Delaware Office of Animal Welfare
Mark Tobin
Delaware Office of Animal Welfare
Rachel Golub
Brandywine Valley SPCA
Erica Davis
Coordinator, Family Court of the State of Delaware
Break- 3:15 PM- 3:30 PM
Visit the information tables and the shelter pets
Panel 7: Legislation for Consideration
3:30 PM- 4:30PM
Moderators:
The Honorable Jennifer B. Ranji
Family Court of the State of Delaware
Thomas P. McGonigle, Esquire
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Speakers:
The Honorable Nicole Poore
Delaware State Senate
The Honorable Stephanie L. Hansen
Delaware State Senate
The Honorable Krista Griffith
Delaware State House of Representatives
The Honorable Debra Heffernan
Delaware State House of Representatives
The Honorable Kyle Evans Gay
Delaware State Senate
Closing Remarks
The Honorable Jennifer B. Ranji
Family Court of the State of Delaware
The Honorable Rosa Figarola
Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida
Looking to give back to our furry friends? Paw-some! Check out the wishlist for the Brandywine Valley SPCA: Wishlist – Brandywine Valley SPCA (bvspca.org).
REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND RATES
This CLE will be conducted live and via Zoom. To register, visit www.dsba.org/cle and select this seminar, choosing whether you wish to attend live or by Zoom. If registering for EITHER method, you will receive an email back from Zoom immediately providing you with the correct login information. If attending by zoom and you do not receive this email, contact DSBA via email: reception@dsba.org. The Supreme Court of the State of Delaware Commission on Continuing Legal Education cannot accept phone conferencing only. You must attend through a device that allows DSBA to obtain your Bar ID in order to receive CLE Credit. Your attendance will be automatically monitored beginning at the scheduled start time and will be completed when the CLE has ended. If you enter or leave the seminar after or before the scheduled star t /end time, you will receive credit only for the time you attended. Your
CLE credits will be submitted to the Delaware and Pennsylvania Commissions on CLE, as usual.
Naturally, if you attend the seminar live, you must sign in and we will use your attendance as the means for reporting the live credit.
CLE PRICING INFORMATION | Cost: |
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DSBA Members | $316.00 |
Looking to come but not interested in credits? | Email cgoldman@dsba.org for the $12.00 price |
Non-members (get member rate by JOINING) | $416.00 |
Pennsylvania Credit – add: | $26.00 |
* advertised price is for the standard member rate.
OUT OF STATE CLE CREDIT INFO
Those attendees who wish to receive CLE credit, other than from Delaware or Pennsylvania, should contact their individual State’s CLE Commission for credit. The Delaware State Bar Association can provide you with the Agenda (included in the Materials sent with your registration confirmation) and a Certificate of Attendance (upon completion of the webinar), which should meet the requirements of compliance.