1. History of Appointed Attorney

 a. The statutory beginnings
 b. Types of appointed attorneys
 c. Basics of the system
 d. Today’s usage of the system and statistics of its use

 a. What is CHINA?

  i. How CHINA got started
  ii. How CHINA is determined
  iii. Court process
  iv. Possible outcomes of the CHINA proceedings
  v. Statistics

 b. Who are the players
 c. What are the risks/benefits of the CHINA system
 d. The importance and drawbacks of having attorney’s for the players

 a. How are attorneys appointed in CHINA cases
 b. Payment of fees by the state
 c. Feasibility for a career in appointed attorney CHINA work
 d. Statistics of attorneys working in the job

 a. Ethical considerations

  i. Review of attorney censure cases
  ii. Code of professional responsibility considerations
  iii. Proper representation of client (Who’s interests are you representing)

   (1) how do you determine a child’s interest
   (2) what if the child’s interest is in conflict with the guardian ad litem
or psychologist’s view of the best interest of the child?
   (3) what if the child can not articulate or does not know their interest?
   (4) How to balance a stressful, difficult caseload while properly
representing your clients and zealously advocating for them.

 a. Criminal Defense
 b. Civil Commitment
 c. Prosecutorial