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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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Jon Shuman

Salt Lake Legal Defender Assn
Trial attorney

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

When the Victim Becomes the Defendant; Representing Women in the Criminal Justice System Room 8Jillian Modzeleski

3:15pm EDT

Team DefenseAndrea Lyon

4:15pm EDT

Turning Our Clients' Pain into Power: An Introduction to the Science of Childhood Trauma and its Everyday Application for Public Defenders Room 6Sara Whitaker

5:30pm EDT

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

10:00am EDT

Enhance Your Story With Visual Aids: Help Them See and Feel What You Say Room 11Patrice Fulcher

11:15am EDT

Race, Movements, and Public DefenseJeffery Robinson

12:15pm EDT

Chance Meeting, Changed Life: Trauma-Sensitive Engagement for Non-Lawyers Room 7Stephanne Cline Thornton

2:00pm EDT

Unlikely Allies: Ways to Use Research in Epidemiology to Tell Our Clients' Lived-Experiences Room 4Sharon Jones-Eversley

3:15pm EDT

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

4:15pm EDT

High Impact Impeachment or Unusual Impeachment Room 11Larry Pozner

5:30pm EDT

Public Defense Trivia (Prizes offered) Room 4

10:00am EDT

In Support of Women: Gender-Responsive Work with Female Defendants Room 8Stephanne Cline Thornton

11:15am EDT

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

12:15pm EDT

Curtis Flower's Story - Litigation Lessons Room 3Sheri Lynn Johnson

1:30pm EDT

Plenary Speaker/Closing - Cynthia Roseberry