Rocky Mountain Victim Law Symposium - Webinar
8:30 – 8:45 am
Opening Remarks
8:45 – 9:30 am
Police Brutality and Victimization
Speaker: Qusair Mohamedbhai, Esq.
9:30 – 10:30 am
Panel Presentation – Victim Experience Navigating Racism and Accessing Justice
Guest Speakers: Zayd Atkinson, Denzell Perry, Raverro Stinnett, and Barry Wesley
Facilitator: Qusair Mohamedbhai, Esq.
10:30 – 11:00 am
Break
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
A Truly Wild Decade of Title IX
From out of the relative darkness, Title IX has emerged in the past ten years into one of the most hotly debated and divisive issues in education. This session will look at the current status of the three primary enforcement tools: 1) school disciplinary proceedings, 2) civil lawsuits, and 3) the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) complaint process. Considering the latest and most controversial rules and caselaw, navigating Title IX has never been so complex for the practitioner and school administrator alike. This session will provide a toolkit to help survivors with each of these options and preserve their education and future careers.
Speaker: John Clune, Esq.
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Title IX Experts
This panel of experts will discuss the impact they are seeing the new Title IX rules have on current cases, how representation has changed in these cases due to these rules, how the Cleary Act may interplay, and updates on what is happening in both national and Colorado conversations about reestablishing and protecting the education rights of survivors of gender-based violence.
Panelists: Camille Agnello, Esq., John Clune, Esq., Hannah Leisman, Esq., Raana N. Simmons, MPA, and Cari Simon, Esq.
Facilitator: Ime Lopez, Esq.
This presentation will cover CRPC 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.7, and 1.8, and is submitted for .6 Ethics Credits.
2:30 – 2:45 pm
Break
2:45- 4:00 pm
SLAPP Suits: What you need you know and a Survivor Perspective
Has someone you work with been sued for speaking out about their victimization, to the police or otherwise? That kind of lawsuit might be a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) suit, which is intended to hinder someone’s rights to speech and petition. States across the country have implemented Anti-SLAPP laws to provide some additional protection from legal action for people faced with a SLAPP suit. Colorado’s Anti-SLAPP law went into effect in July of 2019 and is an important tool for protecting victims from litigation.
In this session, we will talk about Colorado’s Anti-SLAPP law, and walk through an Anti-SLAPP case where the ability of a perpetrator to sue their victim for defamation was successfully blocked through RMvlc’s legal representation. You will hear from a survivor of sexual violence, N.H., about her experience being sued and as a litigant in an Anti-SLAPP case, and learn about some of the procedural and legal challenges that were navigated in this case. We will also discuss best practices for ethical communication with clients, particularly when navigating innovative legal strategies. Sample pleadings and a list of key cases will also be provided to attendees.
Presenters: Kazi Houston, Esq., MSW, and N.H. (client)
Facilitator: Emily Tofte Nestaval, MSW
This presentation will cover CRPC 1.4, and is submitted for .4 Ethics Credits.
4:00 – 4:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $300.00 |
| CBA Member | $250.00 |
| New Lawyers Edge Pass Holder | $250.00 |
| CLE Elite Pass Holder | $225.00 |
| Rocky Mountain Victim Lawyer Association Member | $200.00 |
- General Credits: 7.00
- Ethics Credits: 1.00
- EDI Credits:
To join the CBA or add a Section to your membership click