This CLE will discuss the RPC’s as they relate to submitting a report to court on behalf of youth and children in dependency proceedings. Participants will hear from judicial officers, a young person with lived experience in the foster care system, and other child welfare experts regarding best practices when representing both verbal and non-verbal children in child welfare cases.

Presented by Judge Helen L. Halpert, retired County Superior Court Judge; Bailey Zydek, Program Counsel for the Office of Civil Legal Aid; Emily Stochel, Interim Program Manager for Standards Initiatives for the College Success Foundation; Lisa Kelly, Director of the Children and Youth Advocacy Clinic at University of Washington School of Law; and Commissioner Michelle Ressa, Spokane County Superior Court Judge. 

To register, email wda@defensenet.org with “Report to Court” in the subject line. This CLE has been approved for 1.o Ethics credit from the WSBA.