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Self-Paced Online

Survivor-Centered Approach to Winning Your Client’s Sexual Assault Case

Published by Consumer Attorneys of San Diego
and Canadian Caucus of AAJ
Learning Objectives
  • The biology of trauma and its impact on your client
  • How to interview a sexual assault survivor to get the most complete set of facts
  • Preparing your survivor client for deposition and trial
  • Empowering your survivor client to tell their story
  • How to navigate the civil case lifecycle and coordinate effectively across civil and criminal systems
  • The importance of multidisciplinary support for your client





Summary

The key to better case outcomes for survivors of sexual assault begins with understanding the trauma from your survivor client’s perspective and knowing how to interview your client to get the most complete set of facts. In this webinar, Jessica Pride will cover the biology of trauma and its impact on your client, the number one rule for working with survivors of sexual assault, preparing your client for deposition and trial, and empowering them to tell their story. She will also address navigating the civil case lifecycle, coordinating effectively across civil and criminal systems and leveraging multidisciplinary teams for client support.

SWOD-25630

Presenters
Jessica Klarer Pride
Managing Partner - The Pride Law Firm

Jessica Klarer Pride is the managing partner at The Pride Law Firm. For more than fifteen years, Jessica has dedicated her... Read More

Gabrielle Loomis-Annett

Gabrielle Loomis-Annett, MA, LPC, LISAC, is a licensed mental health and substance use counselor in California and Arizona... Read More


Originally Published
August 5, 2025

Program Titles and Supporting Materials
This program contains the following components:

  • Media Files
  • Survivor-Centered Approach to Winning Your Client’s Sexual Assault Case - Video

  • Downloadable Files
  • Planning_Your_Case_Sexual_Assault Case Life Cycle_02.pdf

How To Attend
Join the self-paced program from your office, home, or hotel room using a computer and high speed internet connection. You may start and stop the program at your convenience, continue where you left off, and review supporting materials as often as you like. Please note: Internet Explorer is no longer a supported browser. We recommend using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari for best results.

Technical Requirements
You may access this course on a computer or mobile device with high speed internet (iPhones require iOS 10 or higher). Recommended browsers are Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

Credit
If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). If electing credit for this program, registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant completing all the requirements of the program as determined by the selected accreditation authority.

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AZ, CA, DE, FL, KY, MO, MT, NC, NH, NM, ON, SC, SK, UT, WI, WY


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