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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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Haley Licha

Maryland OPD
Assistant PD - Appellate
Baltimore

6:00pm EDT

For The Love Of Justice: Concert and Spoken Word Performance Main StageAvis Reese • Isabel Sanchez-Cummings • Breeanna Bellinger • Danielle Ponder • Johnny Perez • Corey Sherman • King Demayo

7:30pm EDT

Public Defense Trivia Night (Prizes) Room 4

12:45pm EDT

Opening RemarksLori James-Townes

1:00pm EDT

Plenary Speaker - Nkechi TaifaLori James-Townes • Nkechi Taifa

2:00pm EDT

Certiorari Petitions Room 1Stuart Banner Compassion Fatigue Room 5Ashley Morgan Nunn The Impact of Team Dynamics on Client Outcomes Room 11Anupama Vishwamitra, LCSW • Gabrielle Pittman

3:15pm EDT

Team DefenseAndrea Lyon

4:15pm EDT

A Holistic Approach to Winning Appeals—Thinking Beyond Precedent Room 1Amir Ali Navigating Overwhelm Room 5Laura van Dernoot Lipsky The Art of Difficult Conversations Room 3Elizabeth Miller Turning Our Clients' Pain into Power: An Introduction to the Science of Childhood Trauma and its Everyday Application for Public Defenders Room 6Sara Whitaker Zealous: Collaborative and Creative Defender Advocacy Outside of Court Room 7Scott Hechinger

5:30pm EDT

The System’s Conscience: Celebrating the Resilience of Public DefendersJonathan Rapping

10:00am EDT

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 Deep Forgiveness Room 12Darryl Green • Deep Forgiveness Ethical Considerations During a Pandemic Room 8Rodney Uphoff • Peter Joy 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

11:15am EDT

Race, Movements, and Public DefenseJeffery Robinson

12:15pm EDT

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 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 Zealous: Intentional Language and Strategic Communications Room 9Amber English Coleman • Crystal Maloney • Scott Hechinger

2:00pm EDT

Building a Holistic Policy Practice Room 1Scott Levy • Julia Solomons • Brittany McCoy • Eli Northrup • Dawit Getachew Formal and Informal Feedback - Connecting Organizations to New Evaluation Processes Room 5Chante Parker • Danté Taylor The Psychology of Oral Argument Room 15Ruchi Kapoor

3:15pm EDT

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

4:15pm EDT

Crafting Better Arguments Room 1Travis Stearns Preparing for Future COVID-19 Era Mitigation Claims and Investigations Room 6Herbert Duzant • Betsy Wilson From Margin to Center: Putting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into Practice Room 12Danielle Ponder • Chrishana White • Charles Fox Producing and Litigating Public Defender Workload Series, 2010-2020: Where Have We Been and Where are We Going? Room 15Stephen Hanlon • Justice Works Self Care and Resilience in Public Defense Room 3Jenilee Rowley • Katie Benson

10:00am EDT

Learning From Internal and External Mistakes Room 4Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe Principles for Creating Sustainability in Public Defense Offices Room 12Marilena David • Justin Heim Racial Injustice and Systemic Distrust: Litigating Policing as Trauma Room 9Kristin Henning Zealous: The Power & Art of Advocacy Storytelling Room 6Alejo Rodriguez • Adnan Khan • Scott Hechinger

11:15am EDT

Rise, Resist, and Represent Through Storytelling: A Session for the Entire TeamLori James-Townes • Laura Wexler

12:15pm EDT

Dear White Savior: Pass the Mic. Room 9Natasha Dartigue Excelling at Cross-Cultural Coaching and Supervision Room 5La Mer Kyle-Griffiths In Our Words: Voices of Appellate Clients Room 13Darryl Woods Sr. • Jeremiah Bourgeois • DeAndre Carter • Jazzmond Foy • Maria Santiago • Marilena David National Participatory Defense Network presents Participatory Defense and Building the Movement with Defenders Inside and Outside of the Courts for Systemic Change Room 11Raj Jayadev • Bekura Shabbazz • Dawn Harrington • Charisse Domingo Put Your Body on the Gears: Well Being as Competence and Access to Justice Room 1Jenny Andrews Self Care as Political Warfare Room 10Deirdre Ewing (she/her) Zealous: How Defenders Can & Should Work With Press Room 6Scott Hechinger • Lindsey Hortenstine • Keri Blakinger • Topher Sanders • Jeff Chorney

1:30pm EDT

Plenary Speaker/Closing - Cynthia Roseberry