Designed specifically for public defense professionals of all job types across the country, this course provides practical tools, proven frameworks, and real-time support to elevate your leadership.
During this week's social worker meetup we will talk about how we are using mitigation for early-stage case advocacy, whether prepetition or predisposition. If we can be called in early to develop mitigation, our mitigation information can be used in […]
This webinar will provide an overview of harm reduction services and principles, with particular emphasis on laws protecting harm reduction service providers and users from prosecution and how public defenders can collaborate with their local harm reduction programs to enhance […]
This 60-minute virtual gathering is designed as a practical, working session—not a webinar. Together, we will: Workshop active campaigns involving statutes, rules, budget advocacy, and administrative reforms. Exchange model bill language, fiscal notes, one-pagers, and testimony templates. Coordinate strategy on […]
"Successful but Unfulfilled" This interactive session invites participants to pause, reflect, and explore the gap that often exists between professional success and personal fulfillment. While many leaders and professionals achieve external markers of success, they may still experience a sense […]
This 60-minute virtual gathering is designed as a practical, working session—not a webinar. Together, we will: Workshop active campaigns involving statutes, rules, budget advocacy, and administrative reforms. Exchange model bill language, fiscal notes, one-pagers, and testimony templates. Coordinate strategy on […]
This meetup for social worker supervisors (supervisors of social workers, mitigation specialists, dispositional advocates, etc. in defense organizations) discusses issues specific to supervision practices and needs. Kevin Bishop, LCSW, is the Social Worker Coordinator for the Colorado Office of Alternate […]
A tool for taking notes and analyzing investigative information. During an investigation an investigator is expected to make sense of the detail involved. What is important and what is not may rely on the knowledge and experience of the investigator. […]
Juggling growing discovery volumes, tight deadlines, and increasingly complex digital evidence? For public defenders, the burden isn’t just collecting evidence — it’s turning it into a coherent defense. Join us for this webinar on March 3rd, at 2 PM EST to see […]
Stephanne 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 […]
This 60-minute virtual gathering is designed as a practical, working session—not a webinar. Together, we will: Workshop active campaigns involving statutes, rules, budget advocacy, and administrative reforms. Exchange model bill language, fiscal notes, one-pagers, and testimony templates. Coordinate strategy on […]
Details TBA. Meetup events are exclusive to NAPD members.
