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Articles by Dawne Mitchell
It's Time to End Anonymous Reporting in New York
Recently, the NYC Family Policy Project released new data and Legal Services NYC released a report that make it as clear as day that New York State must enact the Anti-Harassment in Reporting Bill. This bill, sponsored by Senator Jabari Brisport and Assembly Member Andrew Hevesi, would end the state’s practice of accepting anonymous complaints of child maltreatment and replace it with a system for confidential reporting.
Setting the Record Straight on the Role of the Attorney for the Child
Who Got The Work J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
Simply Adding Family Court Judges Will Not Increase Access to Justice
Editor’s note: This letter was submitted in response to Brian Lee’s article “NY Family and Civil Courts to Add 28 Judges Under Bill Signed Into Law,” which the New York Law Journal published on July 18. The addition of 28 Family and Civil Court judgeships across New York State demonstrates the commitment of the governor, the judiciary, and the legislature to improving access to justice for all New Yorkers.
Recent Column on Appointing Advocates for Toddlers Relies on 'Careless and Ill-Informed Reading' of New York's Child Representation Rules
In his article, Peter Galasso argues that an Attorney For the Child (AFC) should never be assigned to represent a toddler or, by implication, any non-verbal child. In taking this position, Galasso evinces a flawed understanding of the role of the attorney for the child and ignores the well-settled history of AFC advocacy for toddlers and newborns. Galasso blames an “absence of guidance from the Appellate Division” for the failure of his argument to gain traction among judges.
Commentary: It's too easy to extract false confessions from youths
The boys didn't return home for years. Despite the absence of DNA evidence linking them to the crime, all five teens were convicted in court and spent years behind bars before their convictions were vacated in 2002 – after a known serial rapist confessed to being the sole perpetrator of the crime.
Young New Yorkers Require a Right To Counsel Before Interrogations
By Jamaal Bailey, Latoya Joyner and Dawne Mitchell From left: Dawne Mitchell, attorney-in-charge of the Juvenile Rights Practice at The Legal Aid Society; Latoya Joyner, New York Assemblymember for 77th district in the Bronx; Jamaal Bailey, New York State Senator for the 36th District in the Bronx.
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