Recent California Family Law Appellate Cases Involving Domestic Violence
Date: Jan 19, 2022
Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Price: Free for members and their staff; $35/Non-members
This training will cover recent California family law cases directly affecting survivors of domestic violence and their children. The goal of the training is to equip attorneys and others working with survivors of domestic violence and their children with the latest tools and information to ensure the best outcome possible for their clients in family courts. The Family Violence Appellate Project will provide 2 general MCLE credits for this training.
Presenters:
Nancy Lemon
Nancy K. D. Lemon has been a leading authority on domestic violence law for over three decades. A practicing attorney, she has also provided expert testimony in many types of cases. She worked to craft many pieces of California legislation affecting survivors of domestic violence and their children. Since 1988, Professor Lemon has taught Domestic Violence Law and the Domestic Violence Field Placement at UC Berkeley’s School of Law. She authored the first textbook on Domestic Violence Law in 1996, now in its 5th edition. In 2012, she co-founded the Family Violence Appellate Project, where she is the Legal Director.
Arati Vasan
Arati Vasan is a Senior Managing Attorney at Family Violence
Appellate Project (FVAP), where she manages the training,
technical assistance and law student programs, and represents
clients on appeal. She has been attorney for survivors of
domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking since 2009. Prior
to joining FVAP Arati led the Domestic Violence Family Law
Project at Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO). Her
work focused on trauma-specific client representation, cultural
responsiveness and language access services for survivors. Arati
co-chaired the San Francisco Domestic Violence Consortium for
three years. As a member of the SFPD Language Access Working
Group, Arati helped develop protocols and training to improve law
enforcement interactions with survivors and to improve
protections for survivors who were cross-reported to CPS. Arati
is a volunteer with Narika, a domestic violence agency for South
Asian survivors. She received her Domestic Violence Counselor
certification through Asian Women’s Shelter in 2009. Prior to
APILO, Arati had her own family law practice and volunteered at
Bay Area Legal Aid. Arati is a graduate of the University of
Minnesota School of Law.
Questions?
Please contact Christine Smith, christine@cpedv.org