The United States District Court of Puerto Rico, in partnership with the Puerto Rico Women Advocate Office (PRWAO), will host an event addressing gender violence from a multidisciplinary perspective. This event is part of a continuing series  highlighting the increasing rates of gender violence in Puerto Rico, and how such violence or behavior harms vulnerable members of our society.

The P.O.W.E.R. Act event will be held on Friday, August 30, 2024, at the Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This event will feature the following speakers:

• Madeline Bermúdez-Sanabria, Esq., Deputy Solicitor, PRWAO
• Angel A. Rodríguez-Nazario, Esq., Deputy Solicitor for Legal Affairs, PRWAO
• Maria Rebecca Ward, Director, Center for Assistance to Sexual Assault Survivors; “Centro de Ayuda a Víctimas de Violación” (CAVV)
• Laura Hernández, Esq., Director, Specialized Units for Domestic Violence, Sexual Crimes, Child Abuse, and Drug Courts (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Justice Department)
• Mildred Oyola-Narvaez, Legal Advocate Coordinator, PRWAO
• Sasha Mauras-Colón, Legal Advocate
• Gloria Vázquez, Director, Casa de la Bondad Shelter 

The program will run from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon.  Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. Every effort will be made to obtain accreditation from the Puerto Rico Supreme Court’s Continuing Legal Education Program. Requests for reservation will only be received through the Court’s registration application link:  Continuing Legal Education Program Registration Link. Registration will be on a “first-come, first-served” basis.

Prior to submitting your registration application, be advised that:

• Attorneys must be in good standing and commit to attending the entire event.
• Each attorneys must make his or her own registration.
• Registration deadline is Friday, August 9, 2024.
• No telephone calls for registration will be accepted.

After the reservation period has closed, a confirmation notice will be sent to enrolled attorneys to the email address registered in the CM/ECF system. Any cancellations must be notified by Friday, August 23, 2024, to  prd-cle-registration@prd.uscourts.gov.