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Keshia Adeniyi-Dorsey, Esq. speaks at bar associations, law schools, judicial education programs, reproductive justice conferences, and community organizations and mandated reporters on family defense, the family policing system, and the federal civil rights work that connects them.
She brings something most speakers on these topics cannot: the legal expertise of a practicing family defense attorney and the lived perspective of someone who grew up inside the system she now fights. Audiences leave knowing what this system does, why it does it, and what it actually takes to defend families against it.
The story I share in this video is deeply personal to me, and I share it because it shapes everything about the work I do. I want to be clear: it is not a reflection of the relationships I have today. I have a beautiful relationship with my family and a beautiful relationship with my foster mother — the woman who raised me.
This was a season that shaped me. It is not a season I still live in. I share it because it is part of why I fight the way I do — not because it represents where I am now, and it is not intended to villainize anyone.
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Keshia's recurring live series for parents — no charge, no registration, no legal jargon. She breaks down exactly what happens during a CPS investigation, what parents can and cannot be required to do, and what the first 48 hours require. Streamed live and available on demand after broadcast.
Bar associations, law schools, judicial institutes, reproductive justice conferences, and community organizations across the country.
Panelists: Roshell Amezcua (Clinical Director, Juvenile Justice Clinic), Mary Anne Mendenhall (Director of Family Defense Initiatives, Office of the State Public Defender), Katie Mitchell (LA Dependency Lawyers), Keshia Adeniyi-Dorsey (K. Adeniyi Law).
Panel featuring attorneys from the Children's Law Center, County Counsel, private practice, and a dependency court judge.
A multi-topic Know Your Rights session presented by the Inglewood Alumnae Chapter's Social Action Committee, covering immigration, the criminal legal system, and the family policing system. Keshia presented on the family policing segment, providing practical tools for families to protect themselves, support one another, and navigate these systems with confidence.
Invited by Shanée Brown, Visiting Assistant Professor.
Recording: movementforfamilypower.org/library/family-policing-the-modern-day-auction-block
Venues include: New York Judicial Institute (White Plains, NY), Illinois Collaboration on Youth Annual Meeting (Champaign, IL), Children Law Center & LA Dependency Court Lawyers (Monterey Park, CA), Juvenile Court Judges & Parent Advocates of Sacramento, Pelican Center for Children and Families, Office of Attorneys for Children (New York), Kempe Center (virtual), and others.
A selection of podcast appearances on family defense, the foster system, civil rights, and reproductive justice.
Each engagement is tailored to its audience. The frameworks below are the recurring themes across CLE presentations, keynotes, and panel work.
The detention hearing, the WIC 300 petition, the case plan, the .26. A practitioner-grade walk-through of California dependency court for attorneys outside the family defense bar.
Drawing on Dorothy Roberts and Movement for Family Power, a framework talk about what the child welfare system actually does — and the abolitionist case for redirecting resources to family support.
Qualified immunity, Monell, and the Fourth Amendment in CPS context. When and how to bring federal civil rights claims against social workers and agencies — and the strategic sequencing that protects clients.
A personal and political account of the child welfare system, from someone whose own life was shaped by it. For law schools, community groups, and conferences that center lived experience.
The family policing system does not operate in isolation from reproductive justice. This talk examines how CPS surveillance disproportionately targets Black and Indigenous birthing people, and what a reproductive justice framework demands in response. For birth equity conferences, maternal health organizations, and reproductive justice coalitions.
Keshia is a co-author of ABA Resolution 606, which calls on the legal profession to address the disproportionate impact of the child welfare system on communities of color. This presentation covers the history, the resolution, and the practical obligations it creates for attorneys, judges, and advocates.
Bar associations, law schools, judicial education programs, reproductive justice conferences, and community organizations are welcome to submit inquiries. CLE-accredited presentations are available with advance notice.
Include event details, proposed date, audience, location, format, and any CLE accreditation requirements.
Most engagements are scheduled 60–120 days in advance. Questions before booking? Contact Keshia at [email protected].
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