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Marvin Ventrell, Executive Director, National Association of Counsel for Children
<br />Howard Davidson, Director, ABA Center on Children and the Law
<br />Mark Hardin, Director of Child Welfare, ABA Center on Children and the Law
<br />Cecilia Fiermonte, Assistant Director, ABA Center on Children and the Law
<br />Kathleen McNaught, Assistant Director, ABA Center on Children and the Law
<br />Moreen Murphy, Staff Director, ABA Standing Committee on the Unmet Legal Needs of
<br />Children
<br />Thanks also to:
<br />Jennifer Renne, Assistant Director, ABA Center on Children and the Law, for her
<br />expertise and assistance on issues involving ethics and the ABA Model Rules of
<br />Professional Conduct and
<br />Claire Sandt, ABA Center on Children and the Law Editor, for her help in making these
<br />standards more clear and organized.
<br />' Model Rules of Prof 1 Conduct R. l .l 3 (Organization as Client).
<br />z Model Rule 1.13(Organization as Client).
<br />'Model Rule 1.13(Organization as Client), cmt. 9& ] 0.
<br />a Renne, Jennifer. "Conflicts of Interest." Child Law Practice 2004 (not yet published).
<br />5 Model Rule I.1 (Competence).
<br />6 Model Rule 1.4 (Communication).
<br />'Model Rule 2.1 (Advisor).
<br />s Model Rule l .3 (Diligence).
<br />9 Model Rules 1.2 (Scope of Representation) and 1.13, cmt, 3.
<br />'0 Model Rule 4.2 (Communication with Person Represented by Counsel).
<br />" American Bar Association Standards of Practice for Lawyers Who Represent Children in Abuse and
<br />Neglect Case. D-5 - D-9. Washington, DC: 1996.
<br />12 NACC Recommendations for Representation of Children in Abuse and Neglect Cases. III A 6. Denver,
<br />CO: National Association of Counsel for Children , 2001.
<br />131d.
<br />'" Model Rule 5.1 (Responsibility of Partners, Managers and Supervisory Lawyers).
<br />15 Laver, Mimi. Chapter 8, "Agency Attorneys and Caseworkers: Working Well Together," Foundations
<br />for Success Strengthening Your Agency Attorney Off ce. Washington, DC: American Bar Association,
<br />1999.
<br />16 Model Rules 1.1 (Competence) and 1.3 (Diligence)
<br />"Segal, Ellen. Evaluating and Improving Child Welfare Agency Legal Representation: Self Assessment
<br />Instrument and Commentary. Washington, D.C.: ABA National Legal Resource Center for Child Advocacy
<br />and protection, 1990, 17.
<br />'g The Court Improvement Program (CIP) is a federal grant to each state's (as well as the District of
<br />Columbia and Puerto Rico) supreme court. The funds must be used to improve child abuse and neglect
<br />courts. States vary in how they allocate the dollars, but it typically involves training, benchbooks, pilot
<br />projects, model courts and information technology systems for the courts.
<br />19 Laver, Mimi. Chapter 2, "So You're Hiring? A Guide to Choosing the Best Candidate," Foundations for
<br />Success Strengthening Your Agency Attorney Office. Washington, DC: American Bar Association, 1999.
<br />20 Laver, Mimi. Chapter 4, "Getting the Most from Performance Evaluations," Foundations for Success
<br />Strengthening Your Agency Attorney Office. Washington, DC: American Bar Association, ] 999.
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