October 14, 2025
10:00 - 10:15 a.m.
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Check In & Welcome (coffee service generously provided by OurFamilyWizard)
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10:15 - 10:45 a.m.
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Featured Speaker: What is Vicarious Trauma in Family Law?
Learn what vicarious trauma is and how it impacts family law attorneys representing clients undergoing trauma.
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Professor Deeya Haldar, Director, Civil Justice Clinic, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
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10:45 - 11:45 a.m.
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How to Successfully Work in Trauma-Filled Environments
Explore how family law attorneys can recognize vicarious trauma and work effectively with clients experiencing trauma.
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Aziza Khatoon, Legal Aid Chicago
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Mallory Morgan, Legal Aid Chicago
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Patrick Ryan, Jackson Buckley & Pfanenstiel, LLP
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Moderator: Alexandra Greenberg, Davis|Friedman
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11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Lunch & Soberlink Presentation (lunch generously provided by Soberlink)
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12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
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Vicarious Trauma Training
Gain tools for working in trauma-filled environments and strategies for coping with vicarious trauma in a healthy, sustainable way.
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Karen Munoz, Roaring Grace Mindful Wellness
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Jenelle Pedroza, Legal Aid Chicago
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Lauren Schroeder, Ascend Justice
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Moderator: Lindsay Nathan, Ascend Justice
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2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
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How to Take Care of Yourself as the Family Law Attorney
Panelists will apply newly learned skills to hypothetical situations and discuss ways to minimize vicarious trauma in legal practice.
- Elise Melrose, Cook County Office of the Public Guardian
- Jason Pica, Dussias Wittenberg Koenigsberger LLP
- Alison Stankus, Cook County Office of the Public Guardian
- Moderator: Sarah Hawkins, Cook County Office of the Public Guardian
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3:00 p.m.
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Symposium Ends
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Thank you to DePaul Law’s Center for Public Interest Law for serving as a cosponsor of this symposium and to OurFamilyWizard and Soberlink for thei generous support!
