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Elizabeth A. Thornton

ABA Center on Children & the Law
Staff Attorney
Washington, DC, USA


Elizabeth Thornton is a Staff Attorney with the American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law. Her work at the Center focuses on strengthening representation of parents in the child welfare system by evaluating parent representation programs, supporting system reforms, and providing resources, training, and technical assistance to parents' attorneys and other child welfare professionals.  Ms. Thornton also works on the Center's Permanency Barriers Project -- helping jurisdictions develop and implement best practices to improve permanency outcomes for children in foster care.  Prior to joining the Center, Ms Thornton represented parents and children in child welfare proceedings in California. Ms. Thornton holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. 
Elizabeth A. Thornton is associated with the following items:
CHB Chapters  CHB Chapters Parent Attorney Advocacy and Reinstatement of Parental Rights (PowerPoint Slides) - Adoption Law Institute 2012 , Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Web Segment  Web Segment Parent Attorney Advocacy and Reinstatement of Parental Rights - Adoption Law Institute 2012 , Thursday, June 21, 2012
Transcripts  Transcripts Parent Attorney Advocacy and Reinstatement of Parental Rights - Parent Attorney Advocacy and Reinstatement of Parental Rights , Thursday, June 21, 2012
MP3 Audio  MP3 Audio Adoption Law Institute 2012: Parent Attorney Advocacy and Reinstatement of Parental Rights - Parent Attorney Advocacy and Reinstatement of Parental Rights , Tuesday, June 26, 2012
MP4 - Mobile Video Seg  MP4 - Mobile Video Seg Adoption Law Institute 2012: Parent Attorney Advocacy and Reinstatement of Parental Rights - Parent Attorney Advocacy and Reinstatement of Parental Rights , Tuesday, June 26, 2012
On-Demand Web Programs  On-Demand Web Programs Adoption Law Institute 2012 , Wednesday, July 04, 2012 , New York, NY
Audio CD  Audio CD Adoption Law Institute 2012 , Wednesday, July 18, 2012 , New York, NY
DVD Video  DVD Video Adoption Law Institute 2012 , Wednesday, August 01, 2012 , New York, NY
LiveSeminar  Live Seminar Adoption Law Institute 2012 , Wednesday, June 20, 2012 , New York, NY
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