Lisa C. Smith is Chief Counsel for Family and Gender Violence at the New York State Office of Court Administration, Office of Justice Initiatives. Ms. Smith is responsible for legal, policy, training and operational issues in gender and family violence courts throughout NYS. Lisa was a Professor at Brooklyn Law School where she was the Director of Criminal and Judicial Externships and the Prosecutors Clinic in which she supervised students prosecuting cases, often in the domestic violence parts in the court system. She was formerly the Executive Assistant for Domestic Violence and Child Abuse in the Office of the Kings County District Attorney. Most recently, Ms. Smith was in private practice in the areas of Title IX and sexual harassment on college campuses, working with numerous high schools and colleges on campus safety issues. Lisa currently serves as a liaison to the American Bar Association Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence, the New York State OPDV Advisory Board and has worked on numerous justice system initiatives concerning family violence.