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| TRAINING PROGRAMS |
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to our training page. The programs described below are Training Branch events
designed for appointed counsel, and other professionals who assist appointed
counsel, in federal criminal cases. Registration for each of these programs
is free. The page is divided into programs for panel attorneys, programs
for federal defender staff (which are coordinated through the Federal Judicial
Center), and programs for both panel attorneys and federal defender staff.
In addition, at the bottom of the page we have included links to training
events offered by Federal Defender or Community Defender organizations,
and organizations such as the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. |
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Panel Attorney Programs
Combined Federal Defender Staff and Private CJA Practitioners Programs
Federal Defender Programs
Death Penalty & Habeas Programs
Training Programs Offered by Other Organizations
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| PANEL ATTORNEY PROGRAMS |
| PERSUASIVE WRITING WORKSHOP |
| SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO - JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 1, 2012 |
| Contact: Jenna_Shepard@ao.uscourts.gov |
| **REGISTER HERE** |
| Financial Assistance Application |
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This hands-on workshop will have participants making use of brainstorming and principles of storytelling and persuasion to craft
fact driven written advocacy that persuasively integrates the facts of one's case with relevant legal principles in a way that
makes the writing enjoyable and enhances one’s chances of winning. Two participants from last year's workshop described
their experiences this way: "Excellent workshop," and "[b]est course ever." This workshop immediately precedes our Winning
Strategies Seminar and is taking place in the same hotel. Registration is limited to 30 participants. It is anticipated that the workshop will begin around 1:00 p.m. on January 30 and end at approximately 5:00 p.m.
on February 1, 2012. A draft agenda will be posted soon. |
| WINNING STRATEGIES SEMINAR |
| SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO - FEBRUARY 2-4, 2012 |
| Contact: Jenna_Shepard@ao.uscourts.gov |
| **REGISTER HERE** |
| Draft Agenda |
| Financial Assistance Application |
The Winning Strategies Seminar brings together a dynamic group of attorneys, professionals and judges, speaking on a wide variety of topics, all specifically designed to keep Panel Attorneys abreast of the most recent and important developments in federal criminal defense. This two-and-a-half day program provides attendees with the opportunity to delve into a host of topics which most often confront federal criminal defense attorneys. Sessions include both large plenary lectures as well as smaller
"break-out" lectures that meet the specific needs of the advanced practitioner and the less experienced attorney alike. Sessions will include such topics as new sentencing strategies in a post-Booker world, neutralizing and using experts, immigration-related defenses and the new
Padilla requirements, understanding and defending computer crimes, persuading judges to move away from over-dependence on the Guidelines, how to attack notices pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 851, defending gun cases, recurring issues in drug cases, how to best take advantage of proffers and cooperation, Supreme Court updates, and ethics.
An additional one-day program, the Fundamentals of Federal Criminal Defense (Fundamentals Track) will be offered at the same time as the Winning Strategies Seminar on Thursday, February 2. Specifically designed for criminal defense attorneys who are new to the CJA panel, it will offer sessions on topics that every new practitioner should master. Please see the Fundamentals listing on this page below for more information.
Registration
for Winning Strategies will open next month.
Please note that we are currently planning to offer a second Winning Strategies Seminar again in the spring of 2012 at a location to be determined.
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| FUNDAMENTALS OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE |
| SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO - FEBRUARY 2, 2012 |
| Contact: Jenna_Shepard@ao.uscourts.gov |
| **REGISTER HERE** |
| Draft Agenda |
| Financial Assistance Application |
The Fundamentals of Federal Criminal Defense Program (The Fundamentals Track) is a one-day program specifically designed with the new practitioner in mind. Despite your years of practice in other areas of law, if you are new to the world of federal criminal defense this program will introduce you to a number of vital areas which are essential when providing effective representation in federal criminal court. Unlike more advanced programs, attendees will have the luxury of learning, asking questions and working with other attendees who are likewise new to this difficult area of practice. The Fundamentals Track is a rare opportunity for new CJA panel attorneys, and those seeking to join the Panel, to hear a dynamic group of attorneys, professionals and judges, speak on a wide variety of topics most vital to providing robust and effective representation.
Best of all, the Fundamentals Track is offered on the first day of our Winning Strategies Seminar. This allows attendees of the Fundamentals Track to join in with Winning Strategies attendees for one-and-a-half days after the Fundamentals Track is concluded. Since both programs are offered at the same location attendance in both programs is easy and encouraged. A perfect mix for the new federal criminal defense attorney wishing to get a day of basics and a great look at more complex areas during later sessions.
Registration for the Fundamentals Track will open next month.
Participants must register for the Winning Strategies Seminar and the Fundamentals Track separately.
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| COMBINED FEDERAL DEFENDER STAFF AND PRIVATE CJA PRACTITIONERS PROGRAMS |
| THE LAW & TECHNOLOGY SERIES: TECHNIQUES IN ELECTRONIC CASE MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP |
| PHOENIX, ARIZONA - JANUARY 5-7, 2012 |
| Contact: Shemiah_Schuler@ao.uscourts.gov |
| **REGISTER HERE** |
| Draft Agenda |
| Financial Assistance Application |
The Law & Technology Series: Techniques in Electronic Case Management (TECM) Workshop provides attendees with substantial hands-on instruction on how to organize and manage their discovery and case materials in electronic form. This two-and-a-half-day program uses a combination of plenary presentations and small group instruction. Participants will learn basic and advanced features of three litigation support software programs (Adobe Acrobat Pro, ISYS, and CaseMap/TimeMap suite), and better understand how these programs, combined with thoughtful work-flow processes, can improve their mastery of case information and aid the defense.
Interested participants are required to complete a short skill set survey, before their registration request is completed. NOTE: the litigation support software programs in this workshop are designed to work on Windows operating systems (as opposed to Mac). If accepted, you must bring a laptop running Windows, or a Mac laptop running a virtualized copy of Windows.
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| SENTENCING ADVOCACY WORKSHOP |
| REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 29-31, 2012 |
| Contact: Shemiah_Schuler@ao.uscourts.gov |
The Sentencing Advocacy Workshop focuses on an often neglected, yet extremely important area of practice. Since approximately 97% of federal criminal cases proceed to the sentencing phase, participation in the Sentencing Advocacy Workshop should not be missed. The program presents a comprehensive approach to sentencing advocacy. Participants will learn a process for the development of a persuasive, fact-based sentencing theory and the advocacy skills necessary to advance that theory in writing and during sentencing hearings. Among other subjects, presentations and demonstrations will address changes in federal sentencing law, judging at sentencing, storytelling and persuasive writing. The workshop consists of plenary sessions and small group breakout sessions. In the small groups, participants will use a pending case of their own to brainstorm facts, develop a theory and theme, tell a story, persuasively write a portion of their sentencing memo and discuss what to present and how to conduct the sentencing hearing.
Registration for this workshop will open in December 2011. It will be limited to approximately 80 CJA panel attorneys and federal defenders who have not participated in the workshop in the past. Early registration is encouraged.
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| FEDERAL DEFENDER PROGRAMS |
| ORIENTATION SEMINAR FOR ASSISTANT FEDERAL DEFENDERS (aka "Baby Defender Seminar") |
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO - NOVEMBER 7-11, 2011 |
This annual
seminar is for assistant federal defenders, and research and writing lawyers who
have been hired within the last year. It includes a mix of basic topics on
substantive federal criminal law, trial tactics, evidence, ethics, and
sentencing issues. The topics are generally presented in plenary lectures with
some breakout sessions. For more information about this program, contact Charles
Arberg at the Federal Judicial Center at 202-502-4050 or carberg@fjc.gov. |
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| TRAINING PROGRAMS OFFERED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS |
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Financial Assistance for Trial Skills Training
Association of Federal Defense Attorneys (AFDA)
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
National Criminal Defense College (NCDC)
National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA)
National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA)
Western Trial Advocacy Institute (WTAI)
National Defender Investigator Association (NDIA)
20th Annual Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines
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