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National Public Defense Virtual Conference 2021

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This is from the 2021 Conference.
For the March 17-19, 2022 Conference
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9:00am EDT

Chair Yoga Wellness Session Room 3Shana Conza Meditation Sampler: Trying Different Ways to Sit Still Room 2Dave Klaus Vinyasa Flow for All-Levels Room 5Jennifer Sellitti

10:00am EDT

Black and Queer: Demonstrating Tough Conversations in Public Defender Communities Room 7Cynthia Roseberry • Byron Conway • Connor Barusch • Nana Yankah • Twyla Carter Attorney Relationships and Challenges With Them Room 10Andrea Lyon • Ashley Morgan Nunn Batson v Kentucky Room 13Stephen Bright Best Practices Assessment and Intervention for Adolescents Room 4Katherine Farrington • Marie Grace Burnout or Moral Injury: Why Language Matters Room 3Jenny Andrews • Meryl Carver-Allmond • John Lopez • Wendy Dean Client Centered Internships: Creating and Running a Successful Internship Program Room 5Georgia Sims Client in Distress: A Road Map for De-Escalation Room 6Shane Beaubien Consumer Electronics and the IoT (Internet of Things): The Next Wave of Digital Evidence in Litigation Room 14Lars Daniel Deep Forgiveness Room 12Darryl Green • Deep Forgiveness Enhance Your Story With Visual Aids: Help Them See and Feel What You Say Room 11Patrice Fulcher Ethical Considerations During a Pandemic Room 8Rodney Uphoff • Peter Joy How are You Accessing Criminal Record Data? Room 16Perry Morgan JusticeText: Managing High Volumes of Audio and Video Discovery Room 15Leslie Jones-Dove • Devshi Mehrotra Thriving in Challenging Times Room 2Jon Krop Zealous: Collaborating with Communities for Systemic Change Room 9Scott Hechinger • Bianca Tylek • Qiana Johnson • Keith Lotridge • Tia Hamilton • Claire Glenn

11:00am EDT

Legal Server Open Table TalkLegal Server

11:15am EDT

Race, Movements, and Public DefenseJeffery Robinson

12:00pm EDT

Legal Server Open Table TalkLegal Server

12:15pm EDT

Client Centered Representation Room 14David Singleton Direct in Action: Creating a Powerful Direct Exam by Putting it in Action Room 11Jeff Chapdelaine A Parent Defense Dream Team: Parents Advocating for Parents Room 2Jenny Chestnut • Nathaniel Hailpern • Jillian Cohen, LCSW Chance Meeting, Changed Life: Trauma-Sensitive Engagement for Non-Lawyers Room 7Stephanne Cline Thornton Effective Communication with Clients from Different Backgrounds Room 12Nikki Roberts How to Become an "Atkins" Qualified Mitigation Specialist Room 6Juliet Yackel Innovations in Using Data for Public Defense Room 15David Colarusso • Stephen Weidlich • Julie Ciccolini It's Time Move and Finish What You Started Room 5Pamela Love Manning Juvenile Brain Development Room 13Mark Cunningham Lifting As We Climb: A Conversation with New Leaders Room 10Chante Parker • Aisha McWeay • Martesha Johnson The Connection Between Well-Being and Racial Justice Room 3Rhonda V. Magee Trauma & The Pandemic Room 8Megan Perrin, Ph.D., MPH Utilizing a racial trauma informed approach when working with juvenile clients of color Room 4Steven D Kniffley Jr., PsyD MPA ABPP Writing and Editing Tips Room 1Marilena David Zealous: Intentional Language and Strategic Communications Room 9Amber English Coleman • Crystal Maloney • Scott Hechinger

1:15pm EDT

Legal Server Open Table TalkLegal Server

2:00pm EDT

Visibility into attorney caseloads; See how Snohomish County Public Defender Association is leveraging case credit automation Legal ServerLaura Fox • Kathleen Kyle • Legal Server Black and Queer Part 2: Turning Tough Conversations into Jury Selection Room 7Byron Conway • Connor Barusch • Nana Yankah Opportunities, Failures, and The Road Ahead: the Public Defender response to COVID-19 Room 8Peter Wagner Unlikely Allies: Ways to Use Research in Epidemiology to Tell Our Clients' Lived-Experiences Room 4Sharon Jones-Eversley Warrior Motion Practice - Innovative Written Advocacy Room 11Zamir Ben-Dan Building a Holistic Policy Practice Room 1Scott Levy • Julia Solomons • Brittany McCoy • Eli Northrup • Dawit Getachew Conceptualizing the Goals of Post-Conviction Litigation Room 6John Blume Demystifying DNA: An Introduction to DNA Mixtures and Probabilistic Genotyping Room 9Kate Philpott Formal and Informal Feedback - Connecting Organizations to New Evaluation Processes Room 5Chante Parker • Danté Taylor Once Upon a Trial: The Power of Story and Powerful Openings Room 13Paul Rudof PD Self Care Study Room 3Justin "Jay" Miller Project Witness: Who Are They? Room 12Lori James-Townes • Jack Morris • Laura Berry • Eddie Ellis • Johnny Perez Re-Imagining Investigations: A Short Course Room 10Thomas Lancaster Representing Parents with Disabilities: Strategies and Solutions Room 2Robyn Powell The Psychology of Oral Argument Room 15Ruchi Kapoor Utilizing & Recruiting Interns in the Midst of COVID Room 14Terri Green

3:00pm EDT

Legal Server Open Table TalkLegal Server

3:15pm EDT

#SayOurNamesRasheeda Lawrence • Tyra Patterson • Catherine Jones • Lori James-Townes

4:00pm EDT

Legal Server Open Table TalkLegal Server

4:15pm EDT

Crafting Better Arguments Room 1Travis Stearns Preparing for Future COVID-19 Era Mitigation Claims and Investigations Room 6Herbert Duzant • Betsy Wilson 25 is the new 18: Protecting Emerging Adult Clients Room 4Jennifer Park • Ian Augarten • Elizabeth Lopez COVID-19 and Due Process Room 8Joseph Medici COVID-19, Race, and Prison Reform Room 16Sarah Fajardo • Alexander Shalom • Amol Sinha Disrupting the Cycle: Representing Transition-Aged Foster Youth in the Criminal Justice System Room 14Erin Palacios From Margin to Center: Putting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into Practice Room 12Danielle Ponder • Chrishana White • Charles Fox High Impact Impeachment or Unusual Impeachment Room 11Larry Pozner Immigrant Children and Youth in Juvenile Court: Let's Drill Down on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Room 2Randi Mandelbaum Pattern Evidence: Bitemarks, Fingerprints, Firearms & Other Junk Science Room 9Mark Loudon-Brown • Maneka Sinha Representing LGBTQ+ Clients and Incorporating LGBTQ+ people into Your Public Defender Office Room 7Connor Barusch • Sara Jacobson Self Care and Resilience in Public Defense Room 3Jenilee Rowley • Katie Benson The Cognitive Bias Virus: How it Infects Our Cases Room 13Paul Rudof Towards an Understanding of the Latino Community Room 10Sylvia Puente • Hannah J Brooks Producing and Litigating Public Defender Workload Series, 2010-2020: Where Have We Been and Where are We Going? Room 15Stephen Hanlon • Justice Works

5:00pm EDT

Godoy Medical Forensics Open Table Talk

5:30pm EDT

Meetups, Networking Public Defense Trivia (Prizes offered) Room 4

6:00pm EDT

Public Defender Workload Series MeetupStephen Hanlon • Justice Works

8:00pm EDT

Meetups, Networking Yoga with Christine Madjar Room 1Christine Madjar