Introduction to Advocacy: Replay Special Guest Speaker Event

Struggling to access services for your loved ones? Join us for a replay of a powerful and informative webinar featuring Advocacy Expert Maria Teresa Bates, Esq. In this previously recorded special guest speaker event, you’ll gain the tools and confidence to navigate complex systems of care and advocate effectively for your yourself and your loved ones.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to become an effective advocate for yourself and your loved ones

• Strategies for navigating systems of care

• How to afford services and resources

• Tips for communicating with insurance companies and schools

• How to take care of yourself while helping others

Event Details:

📅 Date: Wednesday, March 12th

⏰ Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

🌐 Location: Online Replay Webinar

About the Speaker:

Maria Teresa Bates, Esq., is a seasoned family law advocate with years of experience helping families navigate care systems and advocating for their loved ones.

Maria is licensed in Florida and Washington D.C. and the principal of Maria Bates Law PLLC.  She received her B.A. in Human Development with a minor in Latin American Studies from Eckerd College in 1997, her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law in 2007, and her LLM in Business Law from Florida State University in 2021.   

Although Maria is a lawyer, she first started her career as a counselor for teenagers dealing with addictions and mental health issues. She then transitioned to special projects consulting where she designed systems, new departments, policies and procedures, and strategic plans. She also worked on unique events and projects including fundraising for a political campaign. Ready to take her career to the next level, she returned to law school. After law school, she founded two private adoption agencies, served as Executive Director and Agency Attorney and assisted hundreds of clients in building their families through adoption and assisted reproduction.  After a decade of practice, she returned to school for her Master’s of Law in Business Law.  

Maria serves her clients from a place of passion, knowledge, and experience - having started and run her own small businesses and nonprofits and built her own family through adoption as a single parent. Maria is passionate about helping build families and working with business owners and nonprofits to effect real community change.    

Maria is actively involved in community organizations and pro bono work. She has provided commentary and specialized trainings on adoption interventions, foster care adoptions, special needs children, and other family and community focused issues.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn directly from an expert!

Important Details:

• Attend with your camera on or off.

  
  

• Recording (audio or video) is strictly prohibited.

  
  

• Live Attendance Required: You must be online at the time of the session to view. A recording of this webinar will NOT be sent.

  
  

• Minimum $25 to attend – all proceeds support NeuroReflex education and research.