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You and the Law – Legal and Social Tools for Assisting Survivors of Violence

May 9, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

YATL

LEGAL AND SOCIAL TOOLS

FOR ASSISTING

SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE

Date/Time: May 9, 2019
Roanoke Higher Education Center, Room 212
108 N. Jefferson Street – Roanoke, VA
 Cost:

FREE to the Public – Registration is Required as Seating is Limited

FREE CLE for the members of the RBA – Registration is Required.

5:30 p.m. Check in
6:00 p.m. Welcome
David Beidler, Esq. – Committee, You and the Law Program

Introductions – The Honorable Michael F. Urbanski
6:05 p.m. Overview of the Violence Against Woman Act (VAWA) by the Honorable Michael F. Urbanski
 
 6:15 p.m.

Program Panel – Discussion of the Legal and Social Tools for Assisting Survivors of Violence

Participants:

Moderator – Elizabeth Barbour, Esq. – The Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley

Panelists

The Honorable Frank W. Rogers, III – Juvenile and Domestic Relations

Tonia Drewery, Esq. – The Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley

Stacey Sheppard – TAP, Director of Housing and Human Services

Teresa Berry – Licensed Professional Counselor

Ashley Frankie – Program Manager, The Salvation Army Turning Point

   *There will be a 15 minute break at 6:50 p.m.
 
 7:40 p.m. Questions and Answer period
 
8: 00 p.m. Adjournment
 
 To Register: ASL interpretation will be available. Registration is open until May 7, 2019. Approved for CLE credit 1.5 hrs. Registration is now closed. Walk-in seats are available. Written materials are limited to those on hand.

 

Details

Date:
May 9, 2019
Time:
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Venue

Roanoke Higher Education Center