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SUMMARY:Investigator Meetup - 02/02/2024 2:00 EST\, 1:00 CST - Open Chat
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a fantastic Friday stress-busting meet-up! We’re here to lend an empathetic ear and be your sounding board for whatever is on your mind. There’s no rigid agenda here – we’re keeping it free-flowing. Whether you’ve got complaints\, gripes\, or exciting successes to share\, we’re all ears and ready to chat. So\, don’t miss out on this opportunity to unwind\, connect\, and let it all out! Join us for an uplifting conversation!\nJONATHAN LYON is currently the Investigator Resource Coordinator\, past Member Support Coordinator and the national survey investigator for National Association for Public Defense. Since the pandemic he has led roughly 150 meetups for investigators both nationally and internationally. Jon is the president of Lyon Legal Logistics to help attorneys in and out of court with Discovery and technology and has assisted attorneys in multiple federal court jurisdictions (www.lyonlegallogistics.com/).  He is also a legal investigator for McClain Investigations. Jon began his investigative background working in a PI firm and then for 12 years for the Office of the State Appellate Defender of Illinois. His primary focus has been on post-conviction death penalty cases. In addition\, Jon worked for LexisNexis as an award-winning national trainer of the CaseMap suite of software. He also worked for Lockheed Martin as a contractor supporting government attorneys and investigators with software and electronic discovery support needs. He is a Certified Defense Investigator through DePaul’s Center for Justice in Capital Cases and a Certified Trainer through the Bureau of Justice Assistance. He has taught at the Clarence Darrow Death Penalty Defense College\, Cardoza\, DePaul\, Kent\, Iowa\, and University of Michigan law schools. \nHe has also taught at the National Defense Investigator Associations Annual Conferences\, National Association of Legal Investigators annual conference\, National Association for Public Defense\, The Innocence Project\, NACDL\, Federal Defender’s winning strategies conferences\, Life in the Balance\, American Society of Criminology\, US Army\, Intellenet and numerous state and county public defender conferences. It is not unheard of for Jon to be invited back to conferences. Jon was most recently interviewed on “Public Defenseless” episode #99. Jon is the Creator/Webmaster for the internationally utilized website www.internetsleuth.net. \n 
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/investigator-meetup-02-02-2024-200-est-100-cst-open-chat/
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SUMMARY:Social Worker Meet-Up: Sample Swap!
DESCRIPTION:Need help with this registration process?  Watch this video.  \nThis meet-up for social workers\, sentencing advocates\, mitigation specialists\, dispositional advocates\, and others in similar roles will be spent discussing\, sharing\, and showing examples of mitigation reports\, sentencing prep reports\, and other written mitigation work! Bring a redacted sample of what you use to share on screen and we will talk about and view examples to help us gain ideas in our work! \nStephanne Cline Thornton is a West Virginia native who has worked in and around criminal defense and mitigation for more than 20 years in Georgia\, Colorado\, and West Virginia. She is currently the Clinical Director for the West Virginia Judicial and Lawyer Assistance Program\, and owner of Transform Legal\, a consultancy focused on mitigation\, training\, and sustainability. As a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Master Addiction Counselor\, Stephanne focuses on proper assessment for and access to trauma and substance use disorder treatment to ensure the health and well-being of affected individuals. Stephanne is on the Trauma-Informed Care Network Speakers Bureau and uses that platform to call attention to the intersection of secondary traumatic stress and legal practice. She approaches her work with clients\, lawyers\, social workers\, and mitigation specialists through a contextualized mitigation lens.
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/social-worker-meet-up-sample-swap/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240209T140000
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SUMMARY:Investigator Meetup - 02/09/2024 2:00 EST\, 1:00 CST - Beyond ChatGPT: Advanced AI concepts for Public Defender Investigators W/ Rocky Ramirez
DESCRIPTION:We’ve all heard of Chat GPT and other generative AI tools – but how will we actually use them for casework? What other tools exist that we can use that will allow us to go beyond the limitations of generative AI? In this presentation\, we will explore the larger potential of AI to transform the daily operations of public defender investigators\, focusing on its application for enhancing evidence analysis and case preparation. We’ll delve into advanced use cases\, demonstrating how to fine-tune AI models to better meet the specific needs of legal defense casework\, including techniques for summarizing vast amounts of documentation\, extracting critical information\, and even eventually exploring how we might analyze patterns in officers’ actions over time. Join US!\nThis session will be recorded and available My Gideon next week. \nNeed help with this registration process?  Watch this video.  \nROCKY RAMIREZ  – Bio\nRocky grew up in Grapevine\, TX and was a member of the Grapevine Debate Team and Mock Trial Team. Rocky did his undergrad at Texas Tech University majoring in Philosophy and minoring in Political Science. During this time he was the Music Director and then Station Manager at 88.1 KTXT-FM the college radio station. \nHe attended Western State University in California and graded on to Law Review and was a member of the Latino Student Bar Association. Rocky also obtained a degree in Sound Engineering from the Los Angeles Recording School and spent two years as an intern and sound engineer in Los Angeles. Rocky moved back to Texas and started his law practice in Lubbock as a panel attorney in the Lubbock Private Defenders Office. In 2019 he attended Gideon’s Promise in Atlanta\, GA as one of the inaugural members of the Future Indigent Defense Leaders program (FIDL 1.0). In May of 2022\, joined the team at the Bexar County Managed Assigned Counsel Office in San Antonio\, as the Law & Technology Resource Attorney and was eventually made the Director of Technology and Professional Development. Rocky has now joined the Concho Valley Public Defender’s Office as a Felony Assistant Public Defender. He will split his time between case-work and technological change for the office. \nRocky is a regular presenter at CLE conferences speaking about the intersection of Technology and Indigent Criminal Defense. His presentation subjects have included Automation for Indigent Criminal Defense Attorneys\, Case Management Systems\, and the use of AI for Criminal Defense. \nAt home\, Rocky is a proud father of two beautiful boys who keep him busy in his time away from work. \nJONATHAN LYON is currently the Investigator Resource Coordinator\, past Member Support Coordinator and the national survey investigator for National Association for Public Defense. Since the pandemic he has led roughly 150 meetups for investigators both nationally and internationally. Jon is the president of Lyon Legal Logistics to help attorneys in and out of court with Discovery and technology and has assisted attorneys in multiple federal court jurisdictions (www.lyonlegallogistics.com/).  He is also a legal investigator for McClain Investigations. Jon began his investigative background working in a PI firm and then for 12 years for the Office of the State Appellate Defender of Illinois. His primary focus has been on post-conviction death penalty cases. In addition\, Jon worked for LexisNexis as an award-winning national trainer of the CaseMap suite of software. He also worked for Lockheed Martin as a contractor supporting government attorneys and investigators with software and electronic discovery support needs. He is a Certified Defense Investigator through DePaul’s Center for Justice in Capital Cases and a Certified Trainer through the Bureau of Justice Assistance. He has taught at the Clarence Darrow Death Penalty Defense College\, Cardoza\, DePaul\, Kent\, Iowa\, and University of Michigan law schools. \nHe has also taught at the National Defense Investigator Associations Annual Conferences\, National Association of Legal Investigators annual conference\, National Association for Public Defense\, The Innocence Project\, NACDL\, Federal Defender’s winning strategies conferences\, Life in the Balance\, American Society of Criminology\, US Army\, Intellenet and numerous state and county public defender conferences. It is not unheard of for Jon to be invited back to conferences. Jon was most recently interviewed on “Public Defenseless” episode #99. Jon is the Creator/Webmaster for the internationally utilized website www.internetsleuth.net. \n 
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/investigator-meetup-02-09-2024-200-est-100-cst-with-rocky-ramirez-ai-tools/
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SUMMARY:RACIAL JUSTICE MEETUP
DESCRIPTION:We will be led by guest speaker\, Tony White. Tony works as the Director of Outreach at the Fletcher Group and is a seasoned advocate for those with substance use disorders and addiction. Tony will lead our meetup in a discussion of the historical and current impact of racial injustice on active substance use disorders. You don’t want to miss it! \nThe meetup agenda\, speaker bio\, and reminders will be posted on the listserv. \n\nBe sure that you don’t miss a Racial Justice Meetup (every second Tuesday of the month) or our discussions by adding our calendar and joining the listserv.\n\nNot on the listserv? Send your request to be added to the racial justice listserv to BGT\, DEIJ Coordinator\, at Brittanygt@publicdefenders.us.\n\nSee you there!
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/racial-justice-meetup/
CATEGORIES:Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240214T140000
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SUMMARY:Investigator Supervisor meetup - Come Join us! 2-14-2024
DESCRIPTION:Supervisors\, leaders and senior investigators \nPlease join us tomorrow for our monthly meetup\, bring your concerns\, issues and successes! \nSee you then!
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/investigator-supervisor-meetup-come-join-us-2-14-2024/
CATEGORIES:Meetup
LOCATION:https://publicdefenders-us.zoom.us/j/82381950121
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240216T140000
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SUMMARY:Investigator Meetup - 02/16/2024 2:00 EST\, 1:00 CST - Open Chat
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for a fantastic Friday stress-busting meet-up! We’re here to lend an empathetic ear and be your sounding board for whatever is on your mind. There’s no rigid agenda here – we’re keeping it free-flowing. Whether you’ve got complaints\, gripes\, or exciting successes to share\, we’re all ears and ready to chat. So\, don’t miss out on this opportunity to unwind\, connect\, and let it all out! Join us for an uplifting conversation!\nJONATHAN LYON is currently the Investigator Resource Coordinator\, past Member Support Coordinator and the national survey investigator for National Association for Public Defense. Since the pandemic he has led roughly 150 meetups for investigators both nationally and internationally. Jon is the president of Lyon Legal Logistics to help attorneys in and out of court with Discovery and technology and has assisted attorneys in multiple federal court jurisdictions (www.lyonlegallogistics.com/).  He is also a legal investigator for McClain Investigations. Jon began his investigative background working in a PI firm and then for 12 years for the Office of the State Appellate Defender of Illinois. His primary focus has been on post-conviction death penalty cases. In addition\, Jon worked for LexisNexis as an award-winning national trainer of the CaseMap suite of software. He also worked for Lockheed Martin as a contractor supporting government attorneys and investigators with software and electronic discovery support needs. He is a Certified Defense Investigator through DePaul’s Center for Justice in Capital Cases and a Certified Trainer through the Bureau of Justice Assistance. He has taught at the Clarence Darrow Death Penalty Defense College\, Cardoza\, DePaul\, Kent\, Iowa\, and University of Michigan law schools. \nHe has also taught at the National Defense Investigator Associations Annual Conferences\, National Association of Legal Investigators annual conference\, National Association for Public Defense\, The Innocence Project\, NACDL\, Federal Defender’s winning strategies conferences\, Life in the Balance\, American Society of Criminology\, US Army\, Intellenet and numerous state and county public defender conferences. It is not unheard of for Jon to be invited back to conferences. Jon was most recently interviewed on “Public Defenseless” episode #99. Jon is the Creator/Webmaster for the internationally utilized website www.internetsleuth.net. \n 
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/investigator-meetup-02-16-2024-200-est-100-cst-open-chat/
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SUMMARY:Social Worker Supervisors Meet-Up: Training Needs
DESCRIPTION:Need help with this registration process?  Watch this video.   \nWe are really excited to get a chance to meet-up and talk as supervisors in the social work role in this work\, and this year we’re hoping to make our monthly meet-ups engaging and purposeful. Our first meeting of 2024 will be held virtually on February 20th at 10 am PST/11 am MST/12 pm CST/1 pm EST and the topic for discussion will be about finding ways to support the training needs of our supervisees! Bring your thoughts\, questions\, highs\, and lows. We’re looking forward to the discussion. \nThe Supervisor Discussion for those in the Social Work role is jointly facilitated by Kevin Bishop\, Michael Moore\, and Claudia Dunne. \nStephanne Cline Thornton is a West Virginia native who has worked in and around criminal defense and mitigation for more than 20 years in Georgia\, Colorado\, and West Virginia. She is currently the Clinical Director for the West Virginia Judicial and Lawyer Assistance Program\, and owner of Transform Legal\, a consultancy focused on mitigation\, training\, and sustainability. As a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Master Addiction Counselor\, Stephanne focuses on proper assessment for and access to trauma and substance use disorder treatment to ensure the health and well-being of affected individuals. Stephanne is on the Trauma-Informed Care Network Speakers Bureau and uses that platform to call attention to the intersection of secondary traumatic stress and legal practice. She approaches her work with clients\, lawyers\, social workers\, and mitigation specialists through a contextualized mitigation lens. \nKevin Bishop\, LCSW\, Social Worker Coordinator with The Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel (CO);\nMichael E. Moore\, LMSW\, Social Work Supervisor with The Legal Aid Society\, Criminal Defense Practice (NY)\nClaudia Dunne\, LICSW\, Director of Social Work & Private Social Service Vendors\, Youth Advocacy Division (YAD)\, CPCS (MA).
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/social-worker-supervisors-meet-up-open-chat/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240221T120000
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SUMMARY:Social Worker Meet-Up: Supporting Clients' needs 02-21-2024 12:00 EST
DESCRIPTION:Need help with this registration process?  Watch this video.   \nIn this week’s meet-up we are going to talk about the challenges we face in our roles related to supporting client needs when the court orders something that is seemingly out of reach – whether incredibly high restitution to be paid\, or living in a more expensive residence\, or attaining adult literacy in a matter of months. How can we advocate for our clients’ dignity and autonomy when an order seems unobtainable but is required? Bring solutions and ideas to this week’s meet-up! \nStephanne Cline Thornton is a West Virginia native who has worked in and around criminal defense and mitigation for more than 20 years in Georgia\, Colorado\, and West Virginia. She is currently the Clinical Director for the West Virginia Judicial and Lawyer Assistance Program\, and owner of Transform Legal\, a consultancy focused on mitigation\, training\, and sustainability. As a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and Master Addiction Counselor\, Stephanne focuses on proper assessment for and access to trauma and substance use disorder treatment to ensure the health and well-being of affected individuals. Stephanne is on the Trauma-Informed Care Network Speakers Bureau and uses that platform to call attention to the intersection of secondary traumatic stress and legal practice. She approaches her work with clients\, lawyers\, social workers\, and mitigation specialists through a contextualized mitigation lens.
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/social-worker-meet-up-sample-swap-2/
CATEGORIES:Meetup
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240223T140000
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SUMMARY:Investigator Meetup - 02/23/2024 2:00 EST\, 1:00 CST - DUI - DID U INVESTIGATE With Kevin McClain
DESCRIPTION:DUI – DID U INVESTIGATE With Kevin McClain\nYour client gets pulled over for a suspected DUI\, what things should the officer do and say? If they conduct Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST)\, what do they accomplish and what should you watch out for in their report?  Let Kevin McClain teach us how to properly defend these kinds of cases\, what you can expect the other side to pay attention to and remind the court about?  He will also provide you with the kinds of things you should ask for\, both through FOIA and Subpoena’s. This is one not to miss!\nPlease also provide Kevin with your questions ahead of time to ensure he covers your needs in your cases: Email them here! \nJONATHAN LYON is currently the Investigator Resource Coordinator\, past Member Support Coordinator and the national survey investigator for National Association for Public Defense. Since the pandemic he has led roughly 150 meetups for investigators both nationally and internationally. Jon is the president of Lyon Legal Logistics to help attorneys in and out of court with Discovery and technology and has assisted attorneys in multiple federal court jurisdictions (www.lyonlegallogistics.com/).  He is also a legal investigator for McClain Investigations. Jon began his investigative background working in a PI firm and then for 12 years for the Office of the State Appellate Defender of Illinois. His primary focus has been on post-conviction death penalty cases. In addition\, Jon worked for LexisNexis as an award-winning national trainer of the CaseMap suite of software. He also worked for Lockheed Martin as a contractor supporting government attorneys and investigators with software and electronic discovery support needs. He is a Certified Defense Investigator through DePaul’s Center for Justice in Capital Cases and a Certified Trainer through the Bureau of Justice Assistance. He has taught at the Clarence Darrow Death Penalty Defense College\, Cardoza\, DePaul\, Kent\, Iowa\, and University of Michigan law schools. \nHe has also taught at the National Defense Investigator Associations Annual Conferences\, National Association of Legal Investigators annual conference\, National Association for Public Defense\, The Innocence Project\, NACDL\, Federal Defender’s winning strategies conferences\, Life in the Balance\, American Society of Criminology\, US Army\, Intellenet and numerous state and county public defender conferences. It is not unheard of for Jon to be invited back to conferences. Jon was most recently interviewed on “Public Defenseless” episode #99. Jon is the Creator/Webmaster for the internationally utilized website www.internetsleuth.net. \nKevin W. McClain is a licensed private investigator in Illinois\, Indiana\, Kentucky\, and Missouri\, and Wisconsin. He is a Board-Certified Criminal Defense Investigator\, a Board Accredited Investigator and President of Kevin W. McClain Investigations Ltd.\, which is a multi-state investigative firm (Illinois\, Indiana\, Missouri\, and Kentucky) with 10 investigators that have over 200 years of investigative experience. He is qualified as an expert in Criminal Investigations\, and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing. He has also been a college instructor in personal security. Mr. McClain began his career in 1993 and gained distinction as one of the regions premier private investigators assisting some of the finest criminal defense and civil attorneys with major felonies\, personal injuries\, wrongful deaths\, excessive force shootings\, civil rights investigations\, police misconduct investigations\, white collar defense investigations\, corporate investigations and high profile media cases. He has been a featured speaker at the national and international conferences for NLADA “Life in the Balance” Capital Defense training seminars in New Orleans\, Philadelphia\, Atlanta\, Florida and St. Louis. He has spoken for the IICLE\, ISBA\, IACDL\, MACDL\, Illinois\, Missouri\, Kentucky\, Indiana\, Louisiana and Tennessee Public Defenders Mr. McClain has taught for Jon Rapping’s Gideon’s Promise for returning attorneys. He also has been a featured speaker at the international and national conferences for NACDL\,NALI\, NCISS\, NAPD\, Intellenet and the Federal Defenders.  Mr. McClain has presented on over 20 different criminal defense subject matters in over 25 states and internationally. \n\n30 YEARS QUALIFIED EXPERT ON NHTSA DWI DETECTION AND TRAINING AND THE STANDARDIZED FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS\n2- APPELLATE COURT DECISIONS REVERSED BASED ON TESTIMONY\n\n  \n 
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/investigator-meetup-02-23-2024-200-est-100-cst-dui-did-u-investigate-with-kevin-mcclain/
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SUMMARY:Beyond Black History Month
DESCRIPTION:Black excellence extends well beyond February but this month we are proud to set aside time to celebrate it as a community.  This Black History Month\, DEIJ Meetup speaker\, Rachel Lindley\, will review the background of Black History Month and highlight the continued work that needs to be done as we speak up and out against racism (in the criminal legal system and beyond).  This session will further analyze how we can embrace Black History as American history and answer the question – “How can we create\, foster\, and cultivate equitable and inclusive spaces in order to to honor Black public defense professionals?” \nJoin us as we do the work and have the hard conversations in a brave and inclusive space dedicated to honoring the experience of Black people during Black History Month.  \nRachel Lindley is the Director of Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender. Prior to joining OPD\, they worked in administration for both the judicial and correctional systems in the state of Michigan and Illinois for over 15 years. Rachel has extensive experience in the direct planning\, implementation and improvement of policies\, procedures and programs that promote access to justice for all members of the public. In her various roles\, they worked to implement training and advance awareness of diversity\, equity and inclusion and build intentional spaces and a working environment where talented people from a variety of backgrounds could thrive. Rachel is a certified diversity professional through the National Diversity Council and the Maryland Equity and Inclusion Leadership Program\, and serves as a Faculty Consultant for All Rise (Formerly National Association of Drug Court Professionals). They are exceptionally passionate about training on Implicit Bias\, Urban Trauma\, Intersectionality\, Inclusive Leadership\, Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model (TREM)\, Restorative Justice in the Workplace and SUD & MH Treatment (specifically for marginalized populations). \nOur DEIJ Coordinator\, Brittany Gail Thomas (BGT)\, Esq.\,  will moderate. 
URL:https://publicdefenders.us/event/beyond-black-history-month/
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