National Public Defense Virtual Conference 2021: Grid

Only $50 for a ticket for the entire conference (including the kick off concert). Almost all of the sessions will be recorded and available to you for at least 6 months.

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To keep costs as low as possible we have not applied for CLE or CEU for this event. We also are not able to verify attendance at individual sessions. We will have dozens of these sessions available for CLE as recordings in April at $10/credit hour.

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For The Love Of Justice: Concert and Spoken Word Performance 6:00pm - 7:30pm

For The Love Of Justice: Concert and Spoken Word Performance: REBROADCAST 9:00pm - 10:30pm

Networking Breakouts 7:30pm - 8:45pm

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Certiorari Petitions 2:00pm - 3:00pm

A Holistic Approach to Winning Appeals—Thinking Beyond Precedent 4:15pm - 5:15pm

The Benefits of Practicing Gratitude 6:30pm - 7:15pm

Stepping Up: Representing Parents with Minor Children 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Innovating Without Money, Tech, or People 4:15pm - 5:15pm

The Impact of Team Dynamics on Client Outcomes 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Resolution: Getting Death off the Table Early 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Why Forensics Matter 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Creating a Forensic Practice Group in Your Office 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Cultural Competence by looking at History: A brief historical ov... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Litigating Against Religious Organizations that Discriminate Aga... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Voting Rights Restoration 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Panning for Gold: Making Preliminary and Other Evidentiary Heari... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Channeling Mr. Rogers. 2:00pm - 3:00pm

The Power of Maps 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Defenders At the Desk: How Client Advocates and Legal Assistants... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Got Trust? 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Women Taking Control of your Financial Future 2:00pm - 3:00pm

The Art of Difficult Conversations 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Impact of New Biden Policies on Noncitizens in the Criminal Lega... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Effectively Representing Each of Your Immigrant Clients 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Compassion Fatigue 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Navigating Overwhelm 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Ethical Tension and Standards on Multidisciplinary Teams 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Turning Our Clients' Pain into Power: An Introduction to the Sci... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Accountability on the Front Lines: Incorporating Police Miscondu... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Zealous: Collaborative Advocacy and Creative Legal Advocacy Outs... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

When the Victim Becomes the Defendant; Representing Women in the... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Trauma Informed Representation for Young Girls 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Accountability and Systemic Change: Navigating Reform-Oriented P... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Analyzing Police Documents 4:15pm - 5:15pm

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Chair Yoga Wellness Session 9:00am - 9:45am

Batson v Kentucky 10:00am - 11:00am

Writing and Editing Tips 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Building a Holistic Policy Practice 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Crafting Better Arguments 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Yoga with Christine Madjar 8:00pm - 9:00pm

Attorney Relationships and Challenges With Them 10:00am - 11:00am

Former LE How it Made Me Become a Defense Investigator 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Re-Imagining Investigations: A Short Course 2:00pm - 3:00pm

LatinX Statistics 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Enhance Your Story With Visual Aids: Help Them See and Feel What... 10:00am - 11:00am

Direct in Action: Creating a Powerful Direct Exam by Putting it... 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Warrior Motion Practice - Innovative Written Advocacy 2:00pm - 3:00pm

High Impact Impeachment or Unusual Impeachment 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Deep Forgiveness 10:00am - 11:00am

Effective Communication with Clients from Different Backgrounds 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Project Witness 2:00pm - 3:00pm

From Margin to Center: Putting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion i... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Juvenile Brain Development 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Once Upon a Trial: The Power of Story and Powerful Openings 2:00pm - 3:00pm

The Cognitive Bias Virus: How it Infects Our Cases 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Consumer Electronics and the IoT (Internet of Things): The Next... 10:00am - 11:00am

TBD 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Utilizing & Recruiting Interns in the Midst of COVID 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Disrupting the Cycle: Representing Transition-Aged Foster Youth... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

JusticeText 10:00am - 11:00am

Producing and Litigating Public Defender Workload Series, 2010-2020: Where Have We Been and Wher... 4:15pm - 5:45pm

Meditation Sampler: Trying Different Ways to Sit... 9:00am - 9:45am

Thriving in Challenging Times 10:00am - 11:00am

A Parent Defense Dream Team: Parents Advocating for Parents 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Representing Parents with Disabilities: Strategies and Solutions 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Immigrant Children and Youth in Juvenile Court: Let's Drill Down... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Burnout or Moral Injury: Why Language Matters 10:00am - 11:00am

The Connection Between Well-Being and Racial Justice 12:15pm - 1:15pm

PD Self Care Study 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Self Care and Resilience in Public Defense 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Best Practices Assessment and Intervention for Adolescents 10:00am - 11:00am

Utilizing a racial trauma informed approach when working with ju... 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Unlikely Allies: Ways to Use Research in Epidemiology to Tell Ou... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

25 is the new 18: Protecting Emerging Adult Clients 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Vinyasa Flow for All-Levels 9:00am - 9:45am

Client Centered Internships: Creating and Running a Successful I... 10:00am - 11:00am

It's Time Move and Finish What You Started 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Formal and Informal Feedback - Connecting Organizations to New E... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Lifting As We Climb: A Conversation with New Leaders 4:15pm - 5:15pm

De-Escalation 10:00am - 11:00am

How to Become an "Atkins" Qualified Mitigation Specialist 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Conceptualizing the Goals of Post-Conviction Litigation 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Preparing for Future COVID-19 Era Mitigation Claims and Investig... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Black and Queer: Demonstrating Tough Conversations in Public Def... 10:00am - 11:00am

Chance Meeting, Changed Life: Trauma-Sensitive Engagement for No... 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Black and Queer Part 2: Turning Tough Conversations into Jury Se... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Representing LGBTQ+ Clients and Incorporating LGBTQ+ people into... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Ethical Considerations During a Pandemic 10:00am - 11:00am

Trauma & The Pandemic 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Opportunities, Failures, and The Road Ahead: the Public Defender... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

COVID-19 and Due Process 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Zealous: Community and Collaboration 10:00am - 11:00am

Zealous: Intentional Language and Strategic Communications 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Demystifying DNA: An Introduction to DNA Mixtures and Probabilis... 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Pattern Evidence: Bitemarks, Fingerprints, Firearms & Other Junk... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

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A gentle Vinyasa Flow for beginners and intermed... 9:00am - 9:45am

Learning From Internal and External Mistakes 10:00am - 11:00am

Put Your Body on the Gears: Well Being as Competence and Access... 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Building Influence Without Authority 10:00am - 11:00am

Self Care as Political Warfare 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Using Data and Experts 10:00am - 11:00am

TBA 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Meditation for Defenders: Cultivating the Warrio... 9:00am - 9:45am

Principles for Creating Sustainability in Public Defense Offices 10:00am - 11:00am

Record Keeping Best Practices: Pots, Pans, and Paper 12:15pm - 1:15pm

In Our Words: Voices of Appellate Clients 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Negotiations: Stalemate to Satisfied 10:00am - 11:00am

Beyond Storytelling: Using a Story Lens to Improve Fact Investig... 12:15pm - 1:15pm

A Primer on First Amendment Defenses 10:00am - 11:00am

Curtis Flower's Story - Litigation Lessons 12:15pm - 1:15pm

The Psychology of Oral Argument 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Police, Prosecutors, and the Punishment Bureaucracy 10:00am - 11:00am

Excelling at Cross-Cultural Coaching and Supervision 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Zealous: Advocacy Storytelling Outside of Court 10:00am - 11:00am

Zealous: Defenders as Sources 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Investigation Information Management 10:00am - 11:00am

Lessons Learned from Meetups 12:15pm - 1:15pm

In Support of Women: Gender-Responsive Work with Female Defendan... 10:00am - 11:00am

Finding Your Voice, Honoring Your Power 12:15pm - 1:15pm

Racial Injustice and Systemic Distrust: Litigating Policing as T... 10:00am - 11:00am

Dear White Savior: Pass the Mic. 12:15pm - 1:15pm