. ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁Sch ud son ' s ▁opinion ▁and ▁expert ise ▁has ▁been ▁sought ▁after ▁in ▁family ▁law ▁cases . ▁He ▁co - author ed ▁the ▁book ▁" On ▁Tri al : ▁America ' s ▁Cour ts ▁and ▁Their ▁Tre at ment ▁of ▁Sex ually ▁Ab used ▁Children ", ▁which ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁The ▁Op rah ▁W inf rey ▁Show ▁and ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁each ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁While ▁a ▁pro sec utor , ▁he ▁developed ▁the ▁first ▁program ▁devoted ▁to ▁batter ed ▁women ▁to ▁be ▁based ▁in ▁a ▁pro sec utor ' s ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁This ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁an ▁appearance ▁on ▁The ▁Mac Ne il - Le hrer ▁Report . ▁He ▁also ▁presented ▁a ▁paper ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Commission ▁on ▁Civil ▁Rights . ▁Sch ud son ▁has ▁test ified ▁before ▁United ▁States ▁con gression al ▁comm itte es , ▁including ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Jud ici ary , ▁on ▁multiple ▁matters ▁involving ▁family ▁law . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁received ▁an ▁award ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁for ▁his ▁preced ent - setting ▁pro sec utions ▁of ▁n urs ing ▁home ▁hom ic ide ▁and ▁patient ▁ab use ▁and ▁Med ica id ▁fra ud . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁history ▁ ▁Wisconsin ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁( 1 9 8 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ) ▁ ▁| ▁col span =" 6 " ▁style ="