Published: April 8, 2008

The Colorado Supreme Court and Office of the Child’s Representative, in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and University of Colorado Law School’s Juvenile Law Clinic, held the third annual multidisciplinary attorney training program yesterday. The competition consisted of settlement conferences and a mock trial in a fictional termination of parental rights case to cultivate well-trained lawyers to be able to meet the complex legal needs of children and families. Local youth were used as jurors for the trials. This training program was created from the Colorado Judicial Branch’s Court Improvement Program, which recognizes the importance of family law education.