Representing the Child Client
Insightful analysis of the legal and strategic considerations involved in the representation of children who are either neglected, dependent or charged with delinquent behavior
Florida Juvenile Law And Practice
Discusses all facets of juvenile practice in Florida, including proceedings for delinquency, dependency, termination of parental rights, and families and children in need of services |
More on Family Law/Child LawMichael Dale has written extensively on juvenile law and is the author of Family Litigation Guide with Forms and the two-volume text, Representing the Child Client, both published by Matthew Bender, as well as more than 70 articles addressing juvenile and children's law topics. As a faculty member at Nova Southeastern University Law Center, he teaches family and juvenile law, civil procedure, conflicts of laws, intensive trial advocacy, judicial administration and international litigation.
Dale is also a training instructor for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy Programs and has been the program director for the Institute's Florida Deposition program for the past twelve years. He is a certified mediator for the Circuit Court of the State of Florida and has been a consultant to a number of federal and state agencies on civil rights issues, as well as to law firms on litigation issues.
Prior to joining the Nova faculty, Dale spent time in private law practice in Phoenix, Ariz., and was executive director of the Youth Law Center in San Francisco, Calif. He also served as attorney in charge of the Special Litigation Unit of the Juvenile Rights Division of the Legal Aid Society of the City of New York.
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Affiliations:
- Member, Board of Directors, Youth Law Center
- Vice-Chair, American Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, Juvenile Justice Committee
- Member, American Bar Association, Family Law Section and Criminal Law Section, Juvenile Justice Committee
- Member, National Association of Counsel for Children
- Member, American Correctional Association
- Member, American Jail Association
Presentations and Public works:
Dale speaks regularly to professional groups on children's law and litigation topics. His recent presentations include:
- "Due Process Procedures for Revocation of Conditional Liberty," two-day seminar, Massachusetts Department of Youth Services, Charlestown, Mass., March 2003
- "The Department of Children and Families in the Bull's Eye," The State Court
Litigation Alternative - Is It Viable? 2002 ACLU of Florida Lawyers' Conference, Key West, Fla., July 2002
- Moderator: "Representing the Whole Child." Developing a children's agenda for Florida Children's Legal Services Conference, Tampa, Fla., April 2002
- Panelist: "Conditions Litigation - Recent Trends," American Bar Association Juvenile Defender Summit, Miami, Fla., October 16, 2001
- Speaker: "The Hidden Powers of the Juvenile Judge to Protect tthe Rights of Children," Broward County Judges and Special Masters Meetings,1999, 2004, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
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