The Children’s Commission will host a webinar on Tuesday May 7, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. entitled “Mandamus in Child Welfare Cases.” 

The webinar will focus on what temporary orders in child welfare cases may be reviewed by appellate courts. Justice Julie Countiss of the First Court of Appeals and William B. “Bill” Connolly of Connolly, Schneider, and Shireman will discuss what orders are and are not subject to mandamus review, the process for a mandamus petition, and precedent resulting from mandamus review.

MCLE and TBLS credit is pending. This presentation will be archived and materials will be available on the Children’s Commission website following the live webinar.

A recording of the March 12, 2024, live presentation entitled “Trial Skills for Child Welfare Cases: Making and Responding to Objections,” accompanying PowerPoint presentation, and panelist Q&A responses are now available on the Children’s Commission’s On-Demand Training and MCLE webpage.    

Rob Galvin, Attorney at Law, and William “Drake” Mikeska, Managing Attorney for DFPS Region 8, discussed the importance of making proper objections under the Texas Rules of Evidence including strategies for when and how to object, how to respond to an objection, and what to do when the court rules adversely to your position regarding an objection. Tips for preserving the record for appeal were also covered.

The State Bar of Texas approved 1.0 hour of MCLE credit for the webinar, and the Texas Board of Legal Specialization approved the course for 1.0 certification hour in the specialty fields of Child Welfare Law and Family Law. 

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