On a Monday - Special Monday-Meetup! We know that every jurisdiction is different, but we are also aware there is not uniformity in how mitigation work gets done in defense based offices. This discussion will focus on who is doing […]
Racial Justice Meetup - It's time for the April edition of the RACIAL JUSTICE MEETUP! Corey Smith, NAPD's new Wellness Resource Coordinator, will lead this month's meetup presentation - Income Inequality and Access to Justice! In this meetup, we will […]
Welcome to the April edition of the supervisor investigator's meetup, it's an open chat with lots to cover including a special guest for Friday's general meetup. Please join us! Jon
Investigators play a crucial role in uncovering and challenging patterns of police misconduct. We will discuss strategies for finding police misconduct data, the impact of misconduct data on defense cases, and how investigators can leverage new technologies to uncover misconduct. […]
Join us at the NAPD Leadership Institute in Indianapolis, April 14-17, 2025, where public defense leaders will collaborate to address real-world leadership challenges and build practical strategies for success.
This meetup is for supervisors of social workers, mitigation specialists, sentencing advocates, dispositional advocates, social work interns, and others to come together and discuss topics relevant to supervision in defense-based offices. Kevin Bishop, LCSW, is the Social Worker Coordinator with […]
On a Monday - Special Monday-Meetup! When a case has a tight turnaround or in-depth mitigation development hasn't been requested, how do you create a condensed or abbreviated version of mitigation? How do you structure your mitigation writing, or do […]
Presenters: Jerrod Brown, Ph.D., M.A., M.S., M.S., M.S., and Amy Guillot, Ph.D., M.A. Dyslexia 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 […]
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. […]
DEIJ Meetup - We’re back! It's time for the April edition of the DEIJ MEETUP! Joyce Akhahenda, Esq. (she/her) will lead this month's meetup presentation - TOUGH CONVERSATIONS. In this DEIJ meetup, we will cover why we avoid having tough […]
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 […]