2026 POWER Act Webinar

The POWER Act aims to shine a light on the problem of domestic violence in each of our communities and to highlight opportunities to provide pro bono legal services to domestic violence victims in a myriad of ways: protection from their abuser, access to benefits, assertion of their child custody rights, and many more. This year’s POWER Act program will feature a dynamic panel of lawyers and service providers who will address the challenges and opportunities facing survivors of domestic violence as they navigate the legal system, including access to protective orders, coordination between courts and law enforcement, and the role that private practice lawyers can play in safeguarding victims’ rights.

Videos

• Video: 2026 POWER Act Webinar

  September 15, 2026

• Video: 2024 Pro Bono Publico Awardee

  American Bar Association

Program

• Program Outline

• Speaker Biographies

• Event Flyer

Presentations

• Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence 101

  Lizeth Castillo, Managing Attorney, Peace Over Violence

• Immigration Protections for DV Survivors

  Dia Omasonte, Pro Bono Attorney, WilmerHale

• FVAP: Giving Survivors a Second Chance at Justice

  Jennafer Dorfman Wagner, Program Director, Family Violence Appellate Project (FVAP)

Resources

• The POWER Act

• Teen Relationship Violence, 2024

District Co-Sponsors

• District of Alaska
• District of Arizona
• Central District of California
• Eastern District of California
• Northern District of California
• Southern District of California
• District of Guam
• District of Montana
• District of Nevada
• District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands
• District of Oregon
• Eastern District of Washington
• Western District of Washington
• Lawyer Representatives Coordinating Committee