Episode #15: “Domestic Violence And Stalking Insights From A Texas Judge And Lawyer”

Michele Locke is a former Associate Court Judge who has returned to private practice as a partner at Coldwell Bowes in Austin, Texas where she continues to  pursue her passion for family law. During her time on the bench, Michele ran the Domestic Violence Court which focused on Protective Order Applications, contentious divorce, child custody, restraining order enforcement and other family law matters that arose out of those Protective Orders. Michelle and I had a very enthusiastic discussion relating to the threat management concerns arising from domestic and intimate partner violence as well as stalking concerns. She provides a treasure trove of insight from her experience sitting on the bench overseeing the issuance of protective orders in keeping survivors of violence safe and also offered some rather candid advice on best practices both women and men can take to help reduce risk and prevent violence.    PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE SAFETY TRAP TODAY!!!   Production Notes: Coursen’s Corner is a production of Coursen Security Group  This episode is brought to you by FindMyWItness.com  This episode was also brought to you by The Safety Trap Music, courtesy of Ben Sound  Coursen's Corner on Instagram: @coursenscorner   Connect with Michelle Locke: https://www.coldwellbowes.com/Attorneys/Michele-L-Locke.shtml https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-locke-9ba08484/   Connect with Spencer Coursen: Coursen Security Group:  CoursenSecurityGroup.com  The Safety Trap: TheSafetyTrap.com Instagram: @s.coursen Twitter: @spencercoursen LinkedIn:@spencercoursen LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/spencercoursen   Domestic Violence Resources: All Resources: https://ncadv.org/resources    The National Domestic Violence Hotline  1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) www.ndvh.org    National Dating Abuse Helpline  1-866-331-9474 www.loveisrespect.org    National Child Abuse Hotline/Childhelp  1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) www.childhelp.org    National Sexual Assault Hotline  1-800-656-4673 (HOPE) www.rainn.org  National Suicide Prevention Lifeline  1-800-273-8255 (TALK) www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org    National Center for Victims of Crime  1-202-467-8700 www.victimsofcrime.org    National Human Trafficking Resource Center/Polaris Project  Call: 1-888-373-7888 | Text: HELP to BeFree (233733) www.polarisproject.org    Stalking Resources: DOJ Office On Violence Against Women (OVW) https://www.justice.gov/ovw/stalking#resources    Stalking: Know it; Name it; Stop it https://www.cdc.gov/injury/features/prevent-stalking/index.html    Stalking Resource Center:  https://victimsofcrime.org/stalking-resource-center/   Stalking Awareness: https://www.stalkingawareness.org/