Martha Peters, professor of legal education at Elon Law, spoke at the 11th Annual Conference on Legal and Policy Issues in the Americas, May 17, in Montevideo, Uruguay, on the importance of training law students to communicate effectively with disabled clients and to include clients in legal and procedural decisions that involved their interests and needs.
The conference was organized by the Center for Governmental Responsibility at the University of Florida Levin College of Law as part of the Law & Policy in the Americas Program at the University of Florida. It was attended by legal educators, lawyers and judges from Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Peru and the United States.
The panel of which Peters was a member focused on public access to justice. Peters responded to a paper presented by Gonzalo A. Uriarte Audi, a member of the law faculty at the University of the Republic in Uruguay, discussing new statutes adopted in Brazil to give better access to justice to disabled persons.
In her remarks, Peters highlighted the value of Elon Law’s leadership program in providing a strong foundation to law students for communicating effectively with diverse populations within communities.
ABA president-elect Stephen N. Zack, who will be the ABA’s first Hispanic-American to serve in the position, was given a special award and spoke at the conference.
Earlier this year, Peters presented at two Florida law schools on self-assessment techniques and leadership development for law students. Click here for details.
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