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SUMMARY:Dyslexia: Criminal Justice\, Forensic Mental Health\, and Legal Implications
DESCRIPTION:Presenters: Jerrod Brown\, Ph.D.\, M.A.\, M.S.\, M.S.\, M.S.\, and Amy Guillot\, Ph.D.\, M.A. \nDyslexia is defined by the International Dyslexia Association as a neurological learning disability characterized by poor spelling and word recognition abilities. Consequences of these deficits often include secondary reading problems such as poor reading comprehension. A harmful domino effect can be traced from dyslexia to learning difficulties in school and several adverse outcomes across the lifespan. These adverse outcomes include criminal justice-involvement\, as research reports that people entangled in the criminal justice system may be disproportionately likely to present with undiagnosed dyslexia. Although not a causal risk factor for criminal behavior\, dyslexia may amplify the risk of criminal justice-involvement when co-occurring with other established risk factors (e.g.\, impulsive control issues\, poor verbal skills\, low self-esteem\, social skill limitations\, early language problems\, and cognitive problem-solving). Intended for professionals working in criminal justice\, forensic mental health\, and legal settings\, this innovative training provides attendees with a comprehensive overview of dyslexia\, its potential causes\, clinical features\, and red flag indicators. Nuanced discussions of potential opportunities for prevention\, management\, and intervention will also be discussed. For instance\, high quality academic and reading interventions could play a key role in reducing the rates of delinquency and recidivism among justice-involved populations. The principal goals of this training are to encourage the (a) routine screening of dyslexia and (b) adoption of dyslexia-informed practices and policies in criminal justice\, forensic mental health\, and legal systems. Empirically based research findings will be highlighted throughout this training. \nJerrod Brown\, Ph.D.\, M.A.\, M.S.\, M.S.\, M.S.\, is a professor\, trainer\, researcher\, and consultant with multiple years of experience teaching collegiate courses. Jerrod is also the founder and CEO of the American Institute for the Advancement of Forensic Studies (AIAFS). Jerrod has also provided consultation services to a number of caregivers\, professionals\, and organizations pertaining to topics related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD)\, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD)\, intellectual and developmental disabilities\, confabulation\, suggestibility\, memory\, Miranda rights comprehension issues\, sleep disturbances\, trauma and other life adversities\, alexithymia\, executive dysfunction\, criminal recidivism\, serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI)\, traumatic brain injury (TBI)\, and youth firesetting. Jerrod has completed four separate master’s degree programs and holds graduate certificates in Medical Biochemistry\, Exercise Prescription\, Neuroscience and the Law\, Neuropsychology\, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)\, Other Health Disabilities (OHD)\, and Traumatic-Brain Injuries (TBI). In 2021\, Jerrod completed a post-doctoral certificate in Leadership and Organizational Strategy from Walden University and a Professional Certificate in Forensic Psychology from San Diego State University Global Campus. In 2023\, Jerrod completed a diabetes care and education certificate from Central Arizona College. Currently\, Jerrod is pursuing his fifth master’s degree in Applied Clinical Nutrition from Northeast College of Health Sciences. Jerrod has also conducted over 300 workshops\, webinars\, and on-demand trainings for various organizations and professional and student audiences. Jerrod has published several articles and book chapters\, and recently\, co-edited the book Forensic Mental Health: A Source Guide for Professionals (Brown & Weinkauf\, 2018) with Erv Weinkauf. Jerrod has also been quoted in various magazines\, newspapers\, and other professional outlets. Jerrod is also regularly featured on several national and international podcast programs. \nAmy Guillot\, Ph.D.\, M.A.\, has been a literacy education professor\, researcher\, and Dyslexia Therapist in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Houston-Victoria since 2007. Amy earned her Ph.D. in Education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 2003. She is the current Chair of the Teacher Education Program at UH-V and leads the faculty in transforming teacher preparation. Amy has several years of experience in public schools as an English Language Arts teacher and Reading Specialist. She received her Dyslexia Therapist certification in 2020 after a two-year intensive preparation. Amy has published and presented extensively in national\, state\, and local venues on topics related to literacy and teacher preparation. In addition to her role as a professor and Chair\, Amy provides tutoring for students with dyslexia in her private practice. Amy has provided training for a variety of professionals and educators about the academic and mental health implications for people with dyslexia.
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SUMMARY:Kintsukuroi Sentencing
DESCRIPTION:Kintsukuroi\, the Japanese art of “golden repair\,” involves mending broken pottery with gold\, silver\, or platinum\, embracing the flaws as part of the object’s history rather than concealing them. This philosophy can be a powerful tool in federal criminal defense. \nApplying Kintsukuroi to your practice means using the concept of embracing and highlighting your clients’ burdens\, journeys and rehabilitation efforts as part of their story. It offers a fresh perspective on developing mitigation strategies\, demonstrating genuine growth and commitment to compliance with pretrial conditions\, and crafting compelling arguments for sentencing. \nMost of our clients end up standing before a judge for sentencing. If you’d like to consider some new strategies to help them put their best foot forward\, you’ll get some practical ideas and sources for this crucial aspect of your practice. \nLaurie Shertz has been a criminal defense attorney for not quite 30 years\, primarily concentrating her practice in federal court. She focuses on a client-centric approach to cases\, ensuring clients receive the time they need to understand their case and choices fully\, and to share their background and experiences to craft their best strategy in every case.
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SUMMARY:Defending Noncitizens in a Time of Crisis
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will provide defenders with an update on the rapidly changing landscape of immigration law. We will focus on those changes that may directly impact your clients and give you information and tools you can use in advising and advocating for those clients. Our speakers will share perspectives from sanctuary and non-sanctuary jurisdictions on issues of enforcement\, protecting targeted groups\, and how to zealously advocate for your noncitizen clients in these critical times. \nMx. Onyx Starrett (they/them) works as one of the criminal-immigration specialists at the Santa Barbara County Public Defender Office\, where they provide advice and training to trial attorneys representing noncitizens and advocate for clients through post-conviction relief. Prior to their current position\, they worked at Nassau County Public Defender Office\, Brooklyn Defender Services\, and Ventura County Public Defender as a crimmigration expert\, giving advice to clients\, negotiating with prosecutors\, and representing clients before the Executive Office for Immigration Review. Additionally\, Onyx initiated the Deported Veterans Project at Public Counsel in Los Angeles\, California\, successfully advocating for deported U.S. military veterans to return to the U.S.\, many as U.S. citizens. \nHena Mansori oversees the Immigration Division at the Cook County Public Defender’s office. Since joining the PD’s office in 2020\, she has trained PD staff on their obligations under Padilla v. Kentucky and provided case-specific guidance regarding the immigration consequences of criminal offenses to assistant public defenders representing noncitizen clients. Hena also oversees the office’s removal defense practice\, through which the office represents noncitizens facing deportation on a merits-blind model\, and its crimmigration community outreach and education. Prior to joining the PD’s office\, Hena worked at the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) for more than 12 years\, most recently as the managing attorney of NIJC’s Adult Detention Project. Hena received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Chicago in 2002 and her J.D. from NYU School of Law in 2006. She is licensed to practice law in the state of Illinois and lives with her husband and two kids in Chicago. \nJordan Pollock has been the Immigration Specialist at the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office since 2014. In this role\, Ms. Pollock advises both public defenders and appointed attorneys of the immigration consequences of the criminal charges against non-citizen clients. Ms. Pollock provides this advice in the form of written advisals\, which allow attorneys to satisfy the professional obligations outlined by the Supreme Court in Padilla v. Kentucky. These advisals further provide suggested plea deals intended to protect clients’ immigration status or possible future relief. The first of its kind in Texas\, the Immigration Advisal Program at the Dallas Public Defender’s Office now serves as a model for similar programs at public defender’s offices statewide. Ms. Pollock also serves as an adjunct professor at Texas A&M Law School\, where she teaches a course in “crimmigration\,” and is the vice chair of the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyer’s immigration committee. Previously\, Ms. Pollock was an Equal Justice Works Fellow at Public Counsel in Los Angeles\, where she instituted a Legal Orientation Program at two Orange County detention centers and represented detained immigrants in removal proceedings. She received her J.D. with honors from the University of Texas School of Law and her B.A. with honors from Duke University. Before law school\, Ms. Pollock was an accredited representative at the New York Legal Assistance Group\, where she represented clients in affirmative immigration matters. \nMatthew Vogel is a Supervising Attorney at the National Immigration Project (NIPLNG)\, where he works on litigation\, advocacy\, and training regarding immigration enforcement and detention as well as issues at the intersection of criminal law and immigration law. Matt joined NIPNLG from the Orleans Public Defenders (OPD) in New Orleans\, where for several years as a staff attorney\, he built OPD’s immigration practice\, providing immigration consequences advising and training on the immigration consequences of criminal legal system involvement. Matt also worked on OPD’s death penalty and juvenile life without parole defense teams and carried a docket of upper-level felonies and misdemeanors. He clerked for the Honorable Keith P. Ellison of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas and spent many years living and working at the New York City Catholic Worker\, a house of hospitality for unhoused people. Matt graduated from Harvard University\, Yale Divinity School\, and Yale Law School and lives with his family in New Orleans. \nStacy Taeuber was an immigration resource attorney for the Washington Defender Association from 2021 – 2025 where she worked with defenders and other stakeholders to address the immigration consequences faced by noncitizens accused of crimes. She has over 25 years of experience as an immigrant rights advocate; she has practiced in Florida\, Arizona\, New York\, Minnesota\, and Wisconsin\, and has argued cases before the Arizona and Wisconsin Supreme Courts\, the Seventh Circuit\, and federal district courts. She spent two years as a public defender in Arizona and was a contract defender in Wisconsin. Stacy founded the Immigrant Justice Clinic at the University of Wisconsin Law School and served as its director for four years and was a visiting clinical professor in the University of Minnesota Law School’s Federal Immigration Litigation Clinic for two years. Stacy received her B.A. in Spanish from Earlham College and her J.D. from Georgetown University Law School.
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