Today’s blog post is part of a series that will provide more information and detail about the upcoming events recognizing Restorative Justice Month in November and celebrating the launch of my new book, Becoming a Restorative Lawyer. We have a variety of events scheduled, something for everyone! Two events will be held in person, and two are available online from the comfort of your own home or office. One of these is a webinar produced by the Zehr Institute, which will feature a conversation between founder Howard Zehr and me, as well as an international panel of restorative lawyers, exploring how restorative practice may transform the way lawyers approach the resolution of legal disputes. We will explore how restorative principles can reshape the practice of law across cultures and how lawyers can create a new global culture of connection, healing, and justice. We will tackle such questions as “How might restorative principles guide resolutions in civil, environmental, or family conflicts?” and “Could restorative justice change what 'access to justice' truly means?
I am especially excited about the panel of lawyers who will be joining us.
Luís Bravo, from São Paulo, Brazil, trained as a criminal lawyer, also holds a Master of Advanced Studies degree in Peace and Conflict Transformation from the University of Basel, Switzerland (2015), and a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Peace, Development, Security, and International Conflict Transformation from the UNESCO Chair for Peace Studies in the University of Innsbruck, Austria (2017). Since 2015, he has been primarily dedicated to Restorative Justice as both a facilitator and a consultant in nationwide restorative justice projects within the Brazilian Criminal Justice System. He is the founder of the conflict transformation consultancy Karutana and the executive director of the Abura Institute, an NGO dedicated to implementing Restorative Justice, conflict transformation, and peacebuilding projects. Since 2024, he has been a PhD candidate at the Human and Social Sciences Program (PCHS) at Universidade Federal do ABC, São Bernardo do Campo/Brazil.
Petra Šach is a lawyer and expert in restorative justice, striving for its broad integration into Czech criminal law, both theoretically and in practice. She is the founder and chair of the Institute for Restorative Justice. At the academic level, she works as a researcher at the Faculty of Law of Palacký University in Olomouc. Since June 2020, she has been a Board member of the European Forum for Restorative Justice. She graduated from the Faculty of Law of Charles University and earned her doctorate at the Faculty of Law of Masaryk University.
Maria Karina Echazú is an Argentine attorney with a law degree from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). She has served in her country (at Ushuaia city) as a Criminal Prosecutor, working in the investigation and judgment of all types of crime, especially on domestic violence and sexual abuse cases. Previously, she held the position of clerk in the Family and Juvenile Court. She has participated as a speaker in different congresses in Argentina and is the founder and current member of the Women’s Rights Institute at the Public Lawyers’ Association of Ushuaia. Karina is committed to advocating for women’s rights and explores this goal within the context of restorative justice principles.
The program is offered at 2:00 p.m. on November 20, 2025, Eastern Standard Time. It is free, and participants may register at https://streamyard.com/watch/Sq7QCAPN5WdX