Webinar July 23, 2021
Domestic Violence and the Constitution: Are Survivors At Risk?
This webinar will look at examples of how Supreme Court cases involving domestic violence have impacted domestic violence law over the last five years and the parallels to emerging patterns of constitutionally-based challenges to protection order relief. The presentation will be interactive and draw upon participants’ experience as the basis for discussion on best practices to preserve survivors’ legal rights and protection.
Free for members / $25 for non-members
All registrants will receive a recording of this webinar offering. Closed captions will be provided during the webinar. A transcript will be sent to all registrants afterwards.
SPEAKERS
Sasha Drobnick is Legal Director at Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project (DV LEAP), where she 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 the using appellate process to give survivors a path to justice. 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 post-graduate education opportunities. Sasha received her B.A. from Georgetown University and her J.D. from the New York University School of Law.
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Vogel is a Managing Attorney at the Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project (DV LEAP). At DV LEAP, she uses the skills and knowledge she gained during her five years as a family law litigator to advance legal protections for survivors by supporting DV LEAP’s expert pro bono advocacy that challenges unjust trial outcomes at the appeals level. Prior to joining DV LEAP, Lizzy was a family law staff attorney at Bread for the City where she advocated on behalf of survivors of domestic violence. Lizzy started her legal career at Neighborhood Legal Services Program, first as a Howard C. Westwood Fellow and then as an Equal Justice Works Fellow, sponsored by The Morrison & Foerster Foundation. Her Equal Justice Works Fellowship focused on the family law needs of teen parents. Lizzy obtained her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center, where she was a recipient of the Jeffrey Crandall Award (awarded annually by Georgetown to one graduating law student for their commitment to legal aid), Equal Justice America Fellowship, and J.W. Saxe Memorial Fund Award. Lizzy received her B.A. from Swarthmore College with a special major in Educational Studies and Political Science. Prior to law school, Lizzy spent five years teaching middle school English in the Bronx. She also received a Master’s Degree in Childhood Education from Bank Street College of Education.