Past Trainings

Skip to Videos
  • Helping a Human Trafficking Survivor Through Criminal Vacatur
    4/9/20

    Helping a Human Trafficking Survivor Through Criminal Vacatur

    This training will prepare pro bono attorneys in any practice area to assist human trafficking survivors with clearing non-violent convictions through criminal vacatur.

  • Workshop on Practical Tips and Challenges in Vacatur Matters
    7/15/20

    Workshop on Practical Tips and Challenges in Vacatur Matters

    Participants will learn about the legal landscape for vacatur petitions in various jurisdictions around California and the United States.

  • Changing the Narrative Part I
    10/20/21

    Changing the Narrative Part I

    Survivors of trauma, especially in human trafficking, are often criminalized. Sometimes the cases are not easy to connect to the trafficking experience. But when one looks under the iceberg of human trafficking, the collateral consequences can slowly be identified one at a time.

  • Changing the Narrative Part II
    1/13/22

    Changing the Narrative Part II

    Once we understand the victim-offender intersectionality we have to be able to collect the supporting documents to create the most effective mitigation packets for our clients. The goal is to assist criminal defense attorneys reframe the lens through which law enforcement, prosecution, and judges see trafficking survivors and reclaim the title of victim over offender.

  • Changing the Narrative Part III
    3/24/22

    Changing the Narrative Part III

    This training will explore how abusers use the criminal legal system as an accomplice in furthering a victim’s trauma. We will discuss definitions, the psychology of power and control, discuss how to screen for this complex issue and offer sample cases.

  • Changing the Narrative Part IV
    5/12/22

    Changing the Narrative Part IV

    In January 2022, the Justice for Survivors Act (AB 124 Kamlager) expanded California’s criminal vacatur law to include victims and survivors of interpersonal and sexual violence. This change in the law means that victims and survivors of these crimes who were charged with non-violent crimes related to their victimization now have the opportunity to clear their criminal records. This training will educate legal and social services organizations serving victims of interpersonal and sexual violence about this new change in the law and how you can use this new law to help survivors clear their records and get a fresh start. During this training, we will share who qualifies for this relief, what is required to petition for relief and resources for attorneys working on vacatur cases. This training is intended for anyone interested in learning more about criminal vacatur and the expansion of California’s law resulting from AB 124.