Webinar January 25, 2023
Custody and Family Violence: Expect the Unexpected
Contested custody cases are difficult and often painful for both parents and children. When the family has also experienced domestic violence, the stakes are even higher. A custody order that fails to provide adequate protection from an abusive parent can put the children or other parent in danger. These can be the most difficult cases to litigate because of the private nature of family violence and courts’ failure to accurately assess its indicators and risks. This webinar will explain common pitfalls for parents who want the court to protect their children and themselves and provide strategies to help avoid them.
Speaker: Sasha Drobnick, Dir. of Appellate Litigation for the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project (DV LEAP)
Cost: Free for members / $25 for non-members
About the speaker: Sasha Drobnick
Sasha Drobnick is the Director of Appellate Litigation for the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project (DV LEAP), which is a project of Network for Victim Recovery of D.C., and leads the organization’s national appellate advocacy on behalf of family violence survivors. Prior to joining DV LEAP, Sasha practiced family law and served as a Best Interests Attorney for children in Maryland, where she was recognized by the state bar and local domestic violence organizations for her pro bono representation of survivors and low-income clients. The experience as a trial litigator informed and energized Sasha’s commitment to using appellate process to give survivors a path to the justice they are so often denied when they seek the courts’ protection.
Sasha spent her early career advocating for gender equity in education nationally and internationally. She worked extensively in South Africa to promote Black women’s equal access to higher education for the American Council on Education, then directed two American Association of University Women Educational Foundation fellowship programs providing women access to postgraduate education opportunities. Sasha received her B.A. from Georgetown University and her J.D. from the New York University School of Law.