Want to learn more about Juvenile Justice System?
Please join us on June 29th for a distinguished panel of judges and attorneys who will discuss advocacy skills in juvenile court. Learn how to successfully advocate in detention, transfer and disposition hearings. Review AB 12. Hear from local judges on what they look for in different types of juvenile hearings and from experienced advocates on how to successfully achieve results in juvenile court.
Light snacks provided.
Cost:
FREE for ACBA Members
$150 for Non Members
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Event Information:
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Alameda County Bar Association
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Alameda County Bar Association
1000 Broadway, Suite 480
Oakland, CA 94607
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510-302-2222
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06/29/2017
05:30 PM - 07:30 PM
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Please note: There is an additional $10 fee for day-of and walk-in registrations.
If you have trouble registering, please contact the Membership Coordinator at staci@acbanet.org
Speakers:
Judge Charles Smiley (Chair of Program), Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
Governor Jerry Brown appointed Charles Smiley as a Judge of the Alameda County Superior Court in 2012. Since his appointment, Judge Smiley has presided over general criminal and juvenile dependency departments. Before his work as judge, he served the same bench as a court commissioner. As a lawyer, Judge Smiley spent his career with the Alameda County Public Defender's Office. He has taught trial advocacy at both Berkeley Law and UC Hastings College of the Law. Judge Smiley completed his undergraduate studies at the University of California at Berkeley and obtained his law degree from UC Hastings College of the Law.
Judge Stephen Kaus, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
Judge Kaus began his law career as a deputy public defender for Contra Costa County California from 1974 to 1980. He then moved to work as a partner at Kaus Kerr and Wagstaffe from 1982 to 1990, before starting a solo practice until 1993. He then served as a lawyer at Cooper White and Cooper LLP, making partner in 1995. Judge Kaus was appointed as a Superior Court Judge in 2012 and currently presides in Juvenile Court in Alameda County.
Judge Jeffery Brand, Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
Prior to being appointed to the bench, Judge Brand was a professor of law at the University of San Francisco School of Law since 1986, where he served as dean from 1999 to 2013. He was an attorney in private practice from 1980 to 1985 and 1974 to 1976. Judge Brand served as an administrative law judge at the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board from 1976 to 1978 and as a deputy public defender at the Contra Costa County Public Defender’s Office from 1971 to 1974. He was co-founder and editor-in-chief at the Federal Litigator magazine from 1985 to 1995.
Terry Wiley, Alameda County District Attorney's Office
Mr. Wiley is the Assistant District Attorney in Alameda County who heads the DA’s Juvenile Justice Division. Prior to leading the Juvenile Justice Division, Mr. Wiley served the district attorney as the Head of the Felony Trial Team, and Director of Recruitment and Development. He also volunteers in the community, with a proven track record of collaboration with local leaders and organizations to achieve common goals.
Maureen Kildee, The Law Office of Maureen Kildee
Ms. Kildee received her JD from University of California, Hastings College of Law in 2011. She currently runs a full service criminal defense firm. Her areas of expertise include drug possession and sales, DUIs, violent crimes (robbery, domestic violence, and weapons charges), illegal search and seizure, and juvenile law. Maureen Kildee is a member of the California State Bar Association, the Alameda County Bar Association, Women Lawyers of Alameda County, and the California Public Defenders' Association.
