Paul Panusky On ASL and Legal Interpretation [EP 42]

Subject to Interpretation - A podcast by DE LA MORA Institute

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'Subject To Interpretation' is a weekly podcast that deep dives into the topics that matter to interpreters.🎙 In this episode we speak with Paul Panusky on the parallels and intersections of spoken and sign language interpreters.  Hosted by Maria Ceballos-Wallis. For our latest updates sign up for the newsletter or follow us on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/delamorainst...https://delamorainterpretertraining.a...---Paul Panusky is an attorney, mediator, interpreter, and presenter in Atlanta, GA.Paul graduated Magna Cum Laude and in the top 10% of his class from Georgia State University, College of Law. Paul is an inductee into the order of the Coif and earned awards in contracts, forensic evidence, and as the best trial advocate. Paul also graduated with highest honors for Pro Bono work. The Panusky Law Firm currently focuses on criminal defense and family law but also handles a variety of other types of cases including premises liability, contract drafting, landlord/tenant, and ADA issues.Paul holds generalist (NIC) and educational (Ed: K-12) interpreter certifications as well as a specialist certification in legal/court interpreting (SC:L) and is one of only 10 interpreters in Georgia and 338 interpreters in the country to hold an SC:L. Paul has interpreted all stages of civil and criminal matters in both state and Federal level courts. He has since focused his interpreting on a variety of legal settings such as trials, hearings, mediation, depositions, and specializing as an interpreter for counsel and consultant.Paul has presented at conferences across the county on various topics including discourse analysis, ethics, interpreter processing, legal/courtroom interpreting, and working with an attorney as interpreter for counsel. Paul has presented to audiences such as students at the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf, certified interpreters, attorneys at the Department of Justice, and the National Legal Aid Defenders Association national conference.