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Domestic Violence Survivor's Justice Act (DVSJA) 101: Screening Your Client's Case

Touro Law Center & The Suffolk County Women In The Courts Committee's Access to Justice Subcommittee offer a virtual and free CLE in honor of Second Chances Month

Wednesday, April 28, 2025
1:00-2:00 pm
Offered virtually at no cost

1 NYS Skills Credit available to participating attorneys.

Presented by Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County attorneys:
Susan Ambro, Esq.
Liz Justesen, Esq.
 

Passed in 2019, the Domestic Violence Survivor’s Justice Act requires attorneys to screen their clients for domestic violence that could be linked to their current case to determine if they are eligible for consideration for sentence mitigation and reduction. Are you screening your clients? If not, you should be! Join us to learn how.  

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