Amy Karp, Training Director
Katharine Klubock, Supervising Attorney
Katrina Krywonis, Legal Training Attorney
Rebecca Amdemariam, Legal Training Attorney
Catherine Madsen – Legal Training Attorney
Cristina Freitas – Legal Training Attorney
Debbie Freitas – Legal Training Attorney
Kendra Antonius – Administrative Assistant
JOIN THE FIGHT! GROW YOUR LEGAL PRACTICE AND HELP CHILDREN AND PARENTS IN NEED! APPLY FOR OUR CAFL TRAINING PROGRAMS AND BECOME CERTIFIED TO HELP THESE FAMILIES!
CAFL Appellate Panel Training:
CAFL is now accepting applications for its Winter 2026 Appellate Panel Certification Training. All admitted applicants must attend the four-day virtual CAFL appellate training program scheduled for January 27, 29, and February 3, 5, 2026. The training, which will be conducted by Zoom, will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each day. There will also be an orientation by Zoom on January 13, 2026, from 4:00-5:00 p.m. The agency actively seeks to diversify its private attorney panel membership. Applications are due on December 1, 2025, but will be accepted on a rolling basis until the training is filled. For more information, please see our 2026 CAFL Appellate Panel Certification Training Notice. Interested attorneys can apply through the Application Portal HERE.
CAFL CRA Training:
CAFL is now accepting applications for its Winter 2026 Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) Certification Training. All admitted applicants must attend the three-day virtual CRA training program scheduled for February 4, 9 and 12, 2026. The training, which will be conducted by Zoom, will take place from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. There will also be an orientation by Zoom on January 28, 2026 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. The agency actively seeks to diversify its private attorney panel membership. Applications are due on December 29, 2025. For more information, please see our CAFL CRA Certifification Training Announcement Winter 2026. Interested attorneys can apply through the Application Portal HERE.
CAFL C&P and CRA Training:
CAFL is now accepting applications for its Spring 2026 Trial Panel Certification training to represent parents and children in Care and Protection/Termination of Parental Rights and Child Requiring Assistance (CRA) cases in the Juvenile Court. The training will include a brief orientation on Zoom on March 11, 2026, followed by hybrid training sessions from March 16 through April 30, 2026. Sessions consist of in-person and live Zoom sessions, as well as self-directed learning.
ATTORNEYS ACCEPTED INTO THIS TRAINING WILL RECEIVE A “CERTIFICATION PAYMENT” OF $5032 upon the following: 1) successful completion of the CAFL Trial Panel Certification Training; and 2) within eighteen months of completing the training the attorney (a) receives appointments on 12 care and protection cases, and (b) submits 500 hours of billing on care and protection cases.
The agency actively seeks to diversify its private attorney panel membership. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until February 1, 2026. For more information, please see our Spring 2026 CAFL Trial Panel Certification Announcement. Interested attorneys can apply through the Application Portal HERE.
PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING
CAFL CLES
Please read the following carefully to ensure that your CLE credits are processed.
- Kaitlyn Severin ([email protected]) is the point person for CAFL CLEs. Please do not send CLE-related questions or documents to Rita Caso unless explicitly instructed to do so.
- Fill out this form for each CAFL-approved training you complete: https://www.cognitoforms.com/committeeforpubliccounselservices/caflcleaffirmationform. You no longer need to submit certificates or affirmation documents. The signed electronic form is sufficient to affirm attendance.
- When you submit the form, you will receive an automatic confirmation for your records. You will not receive further confirmation from Kaitlyn, but you can reach out to her with any questions.
- Please check the CPCS Training Calendar first to see if a program is approved for credit. If you would like to request credit for a program that is not on the list, please email [email protected].
- Note about recordings of past trainings: In addition to future training programs, attorneys can take advantage of the many recorded webinars approved for credit in prior years. Recordings of CPCS trainings can be found on MyGideon.org. If you are having trouble logging in to MyGideon, please email [email protected]. There are also recordings of approved webinars available on the websites of outside organizations such as MCLE, the Children’s Bureau, the NACC and the ABA.