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September 12, 2024 CHAIR CHAT

Chair Chat: Robin Turner and Jane Zhi

This Chair Chat - hosted in collaboration with the ABA Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence - features a discussion with Legal Voice Montana Policy and Litigation Counsel Robin Turner in conversation with ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence Managing Attorney Jane Zhi as they discuss the 30th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), including detailing the services that VAWA funds and what it means for survivors and lawyers. Watch the full chat below!

During the 2024-25 Bar year, Section Chair Lacy L. Durham will continue with the Section's featured initiative - CRSJ's Chair Chat - and will host esteemed guests and colleagues for a bi-weekly (every other week) Chair Chat. Prominent CRSJ leadership, including past Section Chairs, will be featured as guest hosts. This platform is designed to bring together legal scholars, advocates, thought leaders and activists committed to fighting for social justice, protecting our democracy, and upholding the rule of law, and to share strategies for tackling the existing and emerging civil rights issues facing our country. Please tune in for the Chair Chat and share these chats will your friends and colleagues!

Guest Speaker

  • Robin Turner – Policy and Litigation Counsel, Legal Voice Montana

Host

  • Jane Zhi – Managing Attorney, ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence 

Resources

Application for CDSV listservs

ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services study

Justice Gap Report | Legal Service Corporation

How Do Survivors Define Success? A New Project To Address An Overlooked Question | The Full Frame Initiative

Legal Assistance For Victims Program | Office of Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice

Legal Voice

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