Shelley Santry University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law Ackerson Law Clinic 416 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd., Ste. 200 Louisville, KY 40202 (502) 821-1978(c) [email protected]

Professional Experience

University of Louisville Ackerson Law Clinic Brandeis School of Law Professor (Tenure/Term) and Director, 2009 – present • Clinic - Providing legal instruction to 3rd year law students in a law firm setting enabling them to represent over 100 low-income survivors of domestic violence per semester in both Jefferson County Family and District Courts. • Mediation Clinic – Supervising law students while they mediate low income, pro-se litigants referred directly from Jefferson County Family Court Judges. The students are trained through a state certified 40-hour training program. • International Service Learning Program (ISLP) – Traveling and leading law school students to teach international high school students about healthy relationships focusing on violence, and self-care. ISLP countries include the Philippines, Croatia and Belize.

Guardian ad Litem (GAL) Jefferson County Family Court Division 2009 - present. Representing abused and neglected children in Family Court on the Dependency, Neglect and (DNA) dockets.

Office of the Jefferson County Attorney Assistant County Attorney, 2001- 2009 Prosecuted domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse cases in Jefferson County District Court. Proven 96.5% conviction rate. Handled large daily caseload in an emotionally charged atmosphere. Provided support to survivors, children and families in need.

Legal Aid Society Associate Director, Managing Attorney, Staff Attorney 1992 - 2001 Represented low-income citizens in civil matters involving government benefits, family, housing and consumer law. Rapidly ascended into a leadership position within organization. Started as a staff attorney, (rural unit) transferred to the family law unit as Managing Attorney (urban unit) and ultimately became the Associate Director of the entire Legal Aid Society office. Managed 75 employees including attorneys, paralegals and legal secretaries. Shared responsibility for annual fundraising and grant writing.

The Holden School Teacher in the Boston Public School system 1985 – 1990 Taught in an alternative high school for high school students referred directly from the court system. Subject areas were math and science with an emphasis on behavior management.

Education

University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center) Juris Doctorate, May 1992 Awarded the Pierce Public Service Award upon graduation.

Purdue University August 1980 – May 1985 B.S. Secondary Education Major in Psychology with additional emphasis in Sociology and U.S. History Member of NCAA division I nationally ranked swimming and diving collegiate team.

University Service

• Honor Code Violation Prosecutor, January 2014 to present. • Student Grievance (CHAIR), fall 2019 to present. • Dean’s Advisory Committee, fall 2019 to present. • Advising, Reinstatement and Probation Committee, fall 2011 to present. • KBA Evidence Commission, 2009 to present. • ABA Clinical Law Section – Ethics Committee spring 2018 – present. • Women’s Law Caucus faculty advisor, fall 2015 to present. • UL Athletic Board of Directors, July 2017 – July 2020. • Law School Admissions Committee, fall 2014 to fall 2019. • Diversity Committee, fall 2018 to fall 2019. • Law School Student Advisory Board, fall 2017 to fall 2018. • Strategic Planning Committee, fall 2013 to May 2014; fall 2016 to May 2017. • Experiential Learning/Skills fall 2014 to spring 2016. • Clinic Committee, fall 2011 to May 2014. • Dean Search Committee, December 2013 to May 2014. • Student Welfare Committee, fall 2012 to fall 2013. • Professional Development, fall 2011 to fall 2012. • Curriculum Committee, fall 2009 to spring 2011. • Public Service Committee, fall 2010 to spring 2011. • Nucleus Committee: IT Clinic, fall 2010 to spring 2011. • Arbitrator Judge - ABA Law student Division Regional Arbitration Competition. • Moot Court Volunteer Judge- Intrastate competition

Community Service

• Board Member - Center for Women & Families (CWF) 2016 -present. o Search Committee for President/CEO – CWF Board Subcommittee o Programs Committee – CWF Board subcommittee • Board Member – Louisville Bar Association (LBA) 2020 – present. • Board Member – Women Lawyers Association (WLA) 2020 – present. • Board Member – League of Women Voters (LWV) – VP – 2020 – present.

• Board Member – University of Louisville Athletic Association (ULAAB) 2017 -2020. o Committee on Academic Performance (CAP) – ULAAB Board subcommittee

• Domestic Violence Prevention Coordinating Council – appointed by Mayor Greg Fischer as well as Fatality Review Board sub-committee 2018 -present. • Appointed to Kentucky Supreme Court Evidence Rules Review Commission by Governor Steve Beshear • League of Women Voters member & volunteer. • CEDAW member & volunteer. • MOMS against gun violence member & volunteer. • Metropolitan Louisville Women’s Political Caucus (MLWPC) member. • UL LBGQT Clinical Task Force member. • Louisville Bar Association (LBA) Gender Equality Committee member. o LBA Sexual Harassment sub-committee member. • LBA Pubic Interest section Committee member. • LBA Pro Bono Consortium Committee member. • LBA Pro se Divorce Clinics volunteer. • Legal Aid Society (LAS) Pro se Divorce Clinics volunteer. • LAS Pro se Foreclosure Defense Clinics volunteer. • LAS Expungement Clinics volunteer. • LAS Domestic Violence Advocacy Project volunteer. • Women Lawyers Member and Mentorship Team volunteer and Board Member. • Fundraisers sponsor and participant and volunteer: o Special Olympic – Polar Bear Plunge participant (X2); Mary Byron Project; The Center for Women and Families; The Legal Aid Society; ACLU/Civil Rights; Feast on Equality; Kentuckiana/Beaux Arts Ball; ACLU/Fairness Campaign; Doctors & Lawyers for kids; UL Women’s Center; LBA Ramble 5K; Lawlapalooza; Court Appointed Case Advocates (CASA); Go RED for Women; USPIRITUS/Centerstone and The Longest Day – Alzheimer’s Association, Hosparus.

• Member of both Seneca and Iroquois women’s golf leagues.

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association (ABA). • Kentucky Bar Association (KBA). • Louisville Bar Association (LBA). • Women Lawyers Association (WLA). • Association of American Law Schools (AALS). • Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA).

Awards

• Outstanding UL Teacher Award 2021, 2020, 2018 & 2016. • Most qualified and well known Judicial candidate on LBA’s Judicial Poll in 2018. • Woman Lawyer of the Year Award presented for outstanding service by the Women Lawyer’s Association of Jefferson County – 2017. • Nominee at the University of Louisville 7th and 8th annual Outstanding Community Engagement Awards - 2015 and 2016. • Paul G. Tobin Pro Bono Service Award at the annual LBA dinner - 2013. • The Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau Gender Equity Award for work with the clinic and longtime commitment to helping women. The Award is given to a member of the UL community whose work has directly furthered gender equity. It was presented by the UL Women’s Center and the UL Commission on the Status of Women at the Women’s Center‘s Annual Elizabeth Cady Stanton Awards Luncheon – 2012. • “OUTSTANDING LAW FIRM - 2012” award given by The Legal Aid Society - 2012. • “Woman of Distinction” award given by the Center for Women and Families - 2011.

Publications

• Shelley M. Santry, Penny Wise but Pound Foolish in the Heartland: A Case Study of Decriminalizing Domestic Violence in Topeka, Kansas, 14 Journal of Law & Family Studies, University of Utah, 223 (2012). • Shelley M. Santry, Can You Find Me Now? Amanda’s Bill: A Case Study in the Use of GPS in Tracking Pretrial Domestic Violence Offenders, 29 Quinnipiac Univ. L. Rev. 1101 (2011).

Speeches/Trainings given/Media

• Judicial Campaign ‘18 – I attended 166 events and 26 debates and forums representing myself as a Jefferson County Judicial Candidate and my work as a Clinical Professor. I was proud to be endorsed by: o CFAIR o FOP LODGE #77 – CORRECTIONS o FOP LODGE #25 – SHERIFFS o FOP LODGE #32 – PROBATION & PAROLE o UNITED AUTO WORHERS (UAW) o INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTICAL WORKERS (IBEW) o METROPOLITAN LOUISVILLE WOMEN’S POLITICAL CAUCUS (MLWPC) • Also, most qualified and well-known Judicial candidate in the 2018 LBS’ Judicial Poll. • Jefferson County Family Court Training on Suicide Prevention. • Hosted the Louisville Coalition for CEDAW at the Clinic and spoke with my students about the need for more pro bono programs for women & children who cannot afford an attorney. • Q & A on Immigration Justice hosted by the LBA. • WE – Women Engaged monthly lecture series – The Urban League. • Mock Trial Judge at National Mock Trial Competition. • Lecturer at Legal Aid University. • Café Louie Lecture Monthly Lecture Series hosted by Louisville Public Libraries. • Panelist at LBA’s training “Ethical considerations for the Pro Bono Attorney”. • Regular Guest Lecturer at Brandeis School of Law in the following classes: o Poverty, Health and Law o Juvenile Justice o Women and the Law o Domestic Relations o Legal skills o Civil Procedure

• Louisville Coalition for CEDAW guest speaker. • WHAS News Panel on Domestic Violence Law in Kentucky. • Panelist at WLA’s training “A critique of the interpersonal Protective Order – District Court”. • Panelists at the ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law held at the UofL Brandeis School of Law co-sponsored by the ABA Law student and Young Lawyer Divisions. • Participant in the Verizon HopeLine kickoff with the Kentucky Coalition against Domestic Violence and the University of Kentucky Office for Policy Studies on . • Participant at the “Assisting Victims of Sexual Assault on Campus Hearings, Appeals & Civil Options” training hosted by the Legal Aid Society. • Panelist at the Inns of Court regarding domestic violence. • Presenter at the Office for Women/Department of Community Services and Home of the Innocents “Spotlight on Domestic Violence” workshop. • Presenter at Kentucky’s 2014 Victims Assistance Conference sponsored by the Office of the Attorney General. • Presenter at the 15th Annual Ending Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Conference sponsored by the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Program, Inc. • “Take Back the Night” at the Red Barn. • Lecturer at the LBA CLE training on “Representing victims of Domestic Violence”. • Lecturer at Harlan Scholars Series. • Guest Lecturer at The Women’s Club of Louisville on the topic of “Equal Access to the Courts for low income victims of Domestic Violence.” • Panel member on the screening of Sin by Silence sponsored by the University of Louisville PEACC Project. • PEACC Program Panel discussion for World Affairs Council Conference as a speaker from the USA on issues involving Domestic Violence.

Trainings and Certifications received

• 2020 2-day legal training for Dependency, Neglect & Abuse cases hosted by Administrative Office of the Courts. • “Taking Down the Brick Walls in our path” – hosted by WLA. • Dept. of Family & Juvenile Services presents – Jefferson County DNA Court – full day. • Kentucky Women Trial Attorney’s Retreat. • Louisville Central Community Centers (LCCC) – Semi-Annual Community Info breakfast. • Jefferson County Family Court Training on Teleassessment. • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)/Family Law Seminar. • The Yearlings Club – Fifty Years Later: The status of Dr. King’s Dream. • World Affairs Council, University Club. • Poverty Beyond Income at the Urban League. • Impact of Incarceration on Children’s Health. • Let’s Talk KY – Poor People’s Campaign. • McConnell Center at UL Distinguished Speaker Series. • From #METOO To #NOWWHAT conference. • ABA Commission on Domestic & Sexual Violence, USDOJ and Office on Violence against Women – A coordinated response: Legal System Advocacy for LGBTQ victims of intimate partner violence. • LBA in partnership with Kentucky Refugee Ministries’ Immigration Legal Services Office Presents: Representing Clients Applying for Naturalization. • Ending Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Conference sponsored by the Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Program, Inc. • LBA half day training – Expungement of felony convictions and Foreclosure Defense. • National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Enhanced Resource Guidelines (ERGs). • AALS Conference on Clinical Legal Education in Baltimore, MD, Los Angeles, CA, Madison, WI and Chicago, IL. • AALS Conference on Law Schools in New Orleans, LA, New York, NY and Washington, DC. • LBA Alan T. Slyn Domestic Relations update. • LBA half day training – Legal Ethics of Pro Bono Representation: Rules to follow and Pitfalls to avoid. • Certified as an advanced Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) in Jefferson Family Court. • Annual Nuts & Bolts of family law seminar (6.5 CLE credits). • Conference for Pre-Tenure Women at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. • National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Louisville, CO. • LBA half day training – Helping Victims of Domestic Violence. • Certified as a Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) in Jefferson Family Court. • Certified as a Family & Divorce Mediator. • Mary Brown Project – National Domestic Violence Summit. • LBA Leadership Academy.