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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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Lisa Lopata

New Jersey Office of the Public Defender
Assistant Deputy PD
Essex County, NJ

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 Random Networking Breakouts Networking Breakouts

12:45pm EDT

Opening RemarksLori James-Townes

1:00pm EDT

Plenary Speaker - Nkechi TaifaLori James-Townes • Nkechi Taifa

2:00pm EDT

Accountability and Systemic Change: Navigating Reform-Oriented Prosecution Room 9Premal Dharia • Jessica Brand • Atara Rich-Shea Channeling Mr. Rogers Room 15Jay McEntire

3:15pm EDT

Team DefenseAndrea Lyon

5:30pm EDT

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

10:00am EDT

Batson v Kentucky Room 13Stephen Bright

11:15am EDT

Race, Movements, and Public DefenseJeffery Robinson

3:15pm EDT

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

11:15am EDT

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

1:30pm EDT

Plenary Speaker/Closing - Cynthia Roseberry