Welcome to the 2025 Defender Conference Resource Page. Here you will find everything you’ll need for the conference, including a schedule, bios, materials, PowerPoints, videos and more. Once the conference concludes, your CLE reporting for will be posted here as well. This page will be updated as we receive more materials, so check back often!
Friday, April 25th
Pasayten Room (upstairs)
Legislative Update. Presented by Ramona Brandes.
2025 Legislative Update PowerPoint
Keynote Speaker Chris Poulos
Chris Poulos on the Today Show
Who Qualifies as an Expert? Presented by Lei Young and Christopher Swaby.
No materials available.
Object Anyway! Presented by Michael Schueler
State v. Glaspy – 17-1-07644-5 KNT – Defense Trial Brief
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Compiled objection checklist – MS
3.5 arguing to extend Sum to 3.5 context
Friday April 25th, Methow Room (downstairs)
The Changing Landscape of Sentencing and Lessons from Resentencing. Presented by Cindy Arends Elsberry.
RPW Resources 4 Defenders March 25
Resentencing Case Law Developments
Practice Advisory Scoring Juvenile Points 3_2025
Practice Advisory Resentencing Pathways 2024
Practice Advisory Resentenciing Early Steps for Defense Atty
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PA_F_05 07 24 RPW Legislative Update 2024
Padilla Project Pro Bono Attorney Recruitment 3 2025
CLBB-White-Paper-on-the-Science-of-Late-Adolescence
Blake Resentencing Checklist Appendices
Blake Case Law Updates 11 12 24
Preserving Your Client’s Issues for Appeal: Motions in Limine and Misconduct. Presented by Kathryn Russel Selk.
Saturday, April 26th Pasayten Room (upstairs)
Keeping Out Extrajudicial Statements in DV Cases and Beyond. Presented by Nicole Dalton.
The Science and Art of Presenting Medical Testimony. Presented by Anna Samuel.
The Science and Art of Presenting Medical Testimony Outline
Crawford: Cutting Through the Chaos to Define What is Testimonial for the Court. Presented by Elbert Aull.
Confrontation Clause PowerPoint
On the Topic of Opening Statements. Mary Kay High & Peter Mazzone.
Video: Opening Statements Masterclass
Advising Clients About Testifying. Presented by Arian Noma
No materials available.
Saturday April 26th Methow Room (downstairs)
How “Character Evidence” Accelerates the Use of Bias and Propensity to Prove Parental Unfitness at Trial. Presented by D’Adre Cunningham.
PowerPoint: Accelerating Racial & Other Bias thru Character Evidence
Practice Advisory – Bias & Character Evidence in Bench Trials
Defending So-Called Bad Parents: Preventing Admission of Biased Character Evidence about Parenting Mistakes. Presented by D’Adre Cunningham.
PowerPoint: Family Defense – Defending So-Called Bad Parents
Practice Advisory: Defending So-Called Bad Parents at Trial
Addressing Race in Voir Dire. Presented by Ramona Brandes and Jason Lantz.
PowerPoint: Cut Combatting Racism in the Criminal Legal System
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GR 37 Earlier Version and Comments
Defending Immigrants in a Time of Adversity. Presented by Lori Walls, Amy Kratz & Jonathan Moore.
The Role of Forensic Linguistics in Criminal Cases. Presented by Ann Wennerstrom.
Saturday April 26th Cascade (upstairs pool room)
Advanced Topics in Crimmigration Law. Presented by Jonathan Moore.
PowerPoint: Advanced Crimmigration
Defender Wellbeing. Rachel Cortez, Nat Jacob & Jonathan Patnode.