ABOUT THE EVENT
Join The Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE Institute) for a virtual CLE Series. The goal of this series is to raise awareness and funding support for The Justice for Victims Clinical Fellowship, which provides direct legal services to sex trafficking survivors.
Your registration fee, and any additional donations, will be matched thanks to a generous gift by Julie Uebler & Steven Wall.
The CSE Institute and Justice for Victims Fellowship provide holistic legal services to survivors in a trauma-informed manner; helping victims restore their lives and move forward. In addition, the CSE Institute equips policymakers and the broader community with the knowledge needed to improve the Pennsylvania legal system’s response to commercial sexual exploitation. These resources will support survivors and help hold perpetrators accountable.
PROGRAMS
January 13 from 12-1 p.m.
Human Trafficking 101 and Trafficking Truths
Presented by Shea Rhodes
1.0 Substantive Credit
Shea Rhodes, Adjunct Professor and Director of the Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation, will discuss federal and Pennsylvania laws related to commercial sexual exploitation, sex trafficking, and prostitution. She will also discuss the legal definitions of force, fraud and coercion, and enable participants to recognize common co-occurring crimes and myths about trafficking.
January 20 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Trauma Informed Lawyering
Presented by Shea Rhodes and Alexia Tomlinson
1.0 Ethics Credit
Shea Rhodes, Adjunct Professor and Director of the Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation, and Alexia Tomlinson, Justice for Victims Clinical Fellow at the Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation, will examine the principles of trauma informed lawyering. They will teach participants how to fulfill their ethical and legal obligations to clients while respecting their clients’ experiences and trauma. They will also discuss how to manage the vicarious trauma many practitioners of law face.
January 20 from 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Happy Hour
This is a free program for participants to network and socialize.
January 27 from 12-1 p.m.
Vacatur and Collateral Consequences
Presented by Alexia Tomlinson and Tammy McDonnell
1.0 Substantive Credit
Alexia Tomlinson, Justice for Victims Clinical Fellow at the Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation, and Tammy McDonnell, Survivor Advocate and Addiction Specialist on the Villanova Law Institute to Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation Board of Advisors, will introduce the post-conviction remedy of vacatur and explain why such remedies are necessary for survivors of sex trafficking. They will also focus on how to recognize and mitigate collateral consequences in a variety of client contexts.
We look forward to seeing you!
QUESTIONS?
Contact alumni@law.villanova.edu.
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