Anita Weinberg has worked on behalf of children and families for over 25 years as an attorney and as a social worker. Prior to teaching at Loyola, she served as director of Policy and Planning for the Department of Children and Family Services Office of Inspector General. Previously she was an Assistant Cook County Public Guardian representing abused and neglected children and supervising staff attorneys. She also was a staff attorney with the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago where she represented parents and children in the juvenile court, in class action litigation, and in legislative advocacy. Professor Weinberg was adjunct faculty at the University of Chicago School of Social Services Administration for nine years, where she created and taught a class on social work and the law. As a social worker she directed the Resources for Permanence Project at the Child Welfare League of America in New York City. Professor Weinberg involves students in interdisciplinary projects in the areas of child welfare and health. Most recently, she and students have been intensively involved in efforts to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in Chicago, an issue that has been linked to special education needs and other medical and behavioral problems that have the potential for limiting children's learning potential and opportunity. She is the recipient of grants from the Chicago Community Trust and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for work on lead poisoning prevention. She serves on numerous committees and councils devoted to children's rights. She has testified before congressional and state legislative committees on child welfare and health related issues.

Education
B.A., Michigan, 1974
M.S.S.W., Columbia, 1977
J.D., Loyola Chicago, 1986

Loyola University Chicago
School of Law
25 E. Pearson Street
Room 1114
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 915-6482
Fax: (312) 915-6485
Email: aweinbe@luc.edu

Fall 2009 Teaching Schedule

ChildLaw Interdisciplinary Seminar on Domestic Violence
ChildLaw Legislation
Children's Summer Institute

Publications

Articles

Neglected, Abused and Dependent Children - Dispositions and Permanency, (co-authored with Bruce Boyer) in Illinois Juvenile Law and Practice (IICLE 2007)

Law and Social Work in Partnership for Permanency: The Adoption and Safe Families Act and The Role of Concurrent Planning, 18:4 Children's Legal Rts. J. (Fall 1998)

Other Publications

Parent's Guide To The Juvenile Court: Abuse and Neglect Proceedings (ISBA, 2000)

Recent Presentations

Presenter, Conference on "Promoting Justice Through Interdisciplinary Teaching, Practice, and Scholarship,"  Washington University Law School, St. Louis, MO, March 2003

Professional Service

Clarence Darrow Commemorative Committee, Co-Chair, 1989 -

llinois Child Welfare, Editorial Board, Member, 2003 -

Illinois Lead Poisoning Advisory Council, Member, 2001 -

Illinois Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Council, Co-Chair (pending establishment)

Illinois Lead Safe Housing Task Force, Chair, 1999 -

Illinois State Bar Association, Juvenile Justice Section Council, Chair, 1997 - 1998

Juvenile Court of Cook County, Child Protection Division, Permanency Planning for Teen Wards, Co-Chair, 2000 -

Child-Family Visiting Task Force, Chair, 2004 -

State Court Improvement Project, Steering Committee and Advisory Committee, Member, 1995 -

Awards and Honors

Distinguished Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) Alumni Award, 2003

Edith Spurlock Sampson Juvenile Justice Pioneer Award, 2000

Law Faculty
Law Administration & Staff