Attorney Amanda Simmons was selected as a speaker at the 2024 National Conference on Juvenile Justice, an annual conference presented by the National Coalition of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.  Amanda’s presentation, entitled, “Congregate Care, Collective Trauma” included other prominent figures in the conversation about the troubled teen industry including Judge Ernestine Gray, Caroline Cole, and Chelsea Maldonado.  

Alongside her fellow panelists, Oregon public defender Annette Smith and Atlanta-based investigative reporter Chelsea Maldonado, Amanda hosted an engaging and informative panel discussion on the the current legal and regulatory framework that governs today’s youth congregate care industry.