CHILD USA’S CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
CHILD USA’s CLE Series on Litigating Cases Involving Child Sex Abuse
Attorneys in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and more can take CHILD USA’s courses for CLE credit. Each 3-hour course (Parts 1-6) is worth three 60-minute credit hours (two substantive, one ethics).
NEW COURSE: One Ethics Credit
Trauma-Informed Practice in Child Sex Abuse Cases
- Implementing trauma-informed practices in legal careers
- Understanding secondary trauma, re-traumatization, and trauma responses
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Upcoming Live Course: Child Sexual Abuse Cases in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
July 14, 1-4 pm EST
- The history of Chapter 11 and the rise of mass tort bankruptcy
- How Chapter 11 became a legal avenue for institutions facing child sex abuse claims
- Best practices for representing victim-survivor claimants
- The impact of trauma and trauma-informed practice in Chapter 11 cases
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Best Practices for Litigating Child Sex Abuse Civil Cases
- Assessing a potential client’s case and SOLs
- Understanding stress, trauma, and child development
- Recovering compensation for survivors: compensation funds, settlement, trial
Proving the Elements of Child Sex Abuse in Civil Litigation
- Interviewing the potential client
- Issues involving notice
- How to identify other survivors of the same perpetrator or institution
Damages and Recovery in a Child Sex Abuse Case
- Areas for expert reports
- Dealing with the family cases
- Dealing with insurance carriers
Child Sex Abuse, Religious Institutions, and the First Amendment
- The First Amendment
- The Ministerial Exception
- Religious liberty statutes and religious exemptions
Litigating Child Pornography and the Online Exploitation of Children
- The nuts and bolts of restitution and damages
- Masha’s Law and the mechanics of civil litigation
- Expanding Masha’s Law through Section 230 reform
Litigating Sex Trafficking Cases
- The use of 18 U.S.C. 1591 in civil sex trafficking cases
- Civil lawsuits predicated upon sex trafficking in the United States
- The overlap between criminal sex trafficking prosecutions and civil sex trafficking claims
CHILD USA’s CLE courses are accredited by the New Jersey and Pennsylvania CLE Boards. New York attorneys should note that New York lists both states as approved jurisdictions for CLE credit. Refer to your jurisdiction’s out-of-state CLE policy or email nbrigstock@childusa.org to find out if our courses can be used for CLE credit in your state.
Email nbrigstock@childusa.org for group discounts and information on our financial hardship policy.
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