In-Person Training Event Description
The Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel Projects’ Annual Strategy Session is an opportunity to learn about legal and practice developments in the federal capital defense landscape.
This 2½-day intensive program is designed for CJA attorneys, Federal Defender staff, mitigation specialists, paralegals, and investigators assigned to represent persons charged with federal capital offenses or who are appealing federal death sentences. The program will focus on collaborative planning, case strategy development, and practical tools for capital defense teams and discuss significant developments in the last year, including a review of recent legal decisions and strategies for achieving successful outcomes in federal death-eligible cases.
Note: Priority will be given to individuals with potential capital cases. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance status by May 8, 2026.
Financial Assistance: A limited amount of financial assistance is available for qualifying CJA panel attorneys to cover a portion of travel costs. To request a financial assistance application, please contact deidre_young@ao.uscourts.gov.
CLE Applicable Event
IN-PERSON PROGRAM:
This is an in-person program. Defender Services Office Training Division, (DSOTD), generally seeks CLE accreditation for participants and faculty attending its in-person programs. CLE for this program will be sought in all applicable jurisdictions. However, actual CLE approval is at the discretion of each bar association/organization. Notably, you must sign in and out of the in-person program each day in order to receive full CLE credit. To minimize reporting fees per attorney/program, if you are barred in more than one of the following states: NM, TN, PA, NE, attendance will be reported to one state only. Attorneys are responsible for making sure the appropriate state and bar number is on file with DSOTD. For states that require DSOTD to report attendance, attendance will be reported using the bar number(s) and state(s) listed on the registration form submitted for this program. Failure to provide a state and bar number may result in DSOTD not being able to report your attendance.
Within 30 days of the completion of an in-person program, DSOTD staff will send attendees a post program email with a CLE information sheet detailing the amount of CLE credit approved by each state, a uniform certificate of attendance and a program agenda. If you have further CLE questions about this program, please contact the DSOTD contact listed above. For general CLE questions, visit our CLE information center or email DSO_CLEAdmin@ao.uscourts.gov.
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