The vital work of New York’s Family Courts has continued throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, albeit in a different format. This LIVE virtual roundtable discussion will address the Family Court’s reaction to the pandemic and analyze the implications, both now and in the future, for virtual representation. It will feature:

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·     Hon. Edwina Mendelson, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge, Office for Justice Initiatives

·     Hon. Craig J. Doran, Administrative Judge, Seventh Judicial District

·     Hon. Jeanette Ruiz, Administrative Judge, New York City Family Court

·     Henry M. Greenberg, chairman of the Chief Judge’s Commission to Reimagine the Future of the New York Courts.

The program is made possible through the generous assistance of the Redlich Horwitz Foundation (https://www.rhfdn.org/), and implemented in partnership with the Office for Justice initiatives, the Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children, and the Child Welfare Court Improvement Project.