Investing in Family Legal Representation to Improve Outcomes, [UPDATE] with Gwen Clegg

In this episode, we re-release the conversation with Gwen Clegg, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Office of Family Representation. At the end of the episode, Valerie and Gwen catch up on what has happened in the past year, including the office’s growth, impact, new innovations, and what’s on the horizon.

As a reminder, Season One hosts, Elliott and Tecoria, talked to Gwen Clegg, Esq., about Oklahoma’s new statewide Office of Family Representation, where Gwen serves as the Executive Director. The office was so new at the time of the recording that it hadn’t even launched yet. Gwen is a parent defense attorney who has been working tirelessly to improve the quality of family representation in Oklahoma for more than 15 years. This conversation revealed how, across the country, families experiencing a child welfare case suffer from poorly funded, overworked, and ill-equipped (albeit well-intentioned) attorneys, which can lead to negative and sometimes dire consequences. Listeners followed Gwen through her journey of turning a vision of high-quality family representation in Oklahoma into a legislative-passed and funded reality.