Guest Dawn Post is a litigator, counselor, mediator, and trainer who has spent a lifetime in an area of the law she found largely overlooked: the legal rights and vital protections of children. From adoption to parental and grandparental rights to sibling visitation and the darkest corners of child abuse, child trafficking, and the evolving “troubled teen” industry, which can be designed for profit, not to help teens. And these issues aren’t just in the U.S. but can be part of an international crisis. One example in particular, in Jamaica, where she investigated one troubled teen program that proved to be egregious and abusive, all without oversight or even legal examination.

Based now in New York City, Post is an author and speaker with a single focus on the rights and best interests of children. She says flaws and oversights in the systems designed for child protection are rife, and Post has worked to network like-minded lawyers and organizations to improve systems and develop a child-centric environment.

When it comes to children and teens, especially adopted children, who’s looking out for their rights. This is where attorneys can make a difference. What happens when an adoption and foster services operate without proper guardrails and oversight? Who is looking at a situation from a child’s point of view.

If you’ve thought about putting your litigation skills to work protecting those who need a voice, this episode may inspire you.

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Resources:

ABA Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI)

American Bar Association

American Bar Association Litigation Section