Resources

2017 CLE Recordings & Materials

2017 Annual Ethics Conference (12.15.17)

This seminar focuses primarily on understanding, appropriately interpreting and zealously applying Washington’s Rules of Professional Conduct within the context of a criminal defense practice.

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Parenting Beyond Bars II: Mitigating Familial Separation Due to Parental Incarceration in Criminal Proceedings (11.17.17)

The program builds competence in mitigating pretrial and sentencing conditions and options in criminal proceedings for parent-clients, and to build sustainable reinforcement of training content in everyday defense practice.

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Strategies for Defending Sex Cases-Webinar (11.17.17)

This training is designed for Washington criminal defense attorneys who represent clients accused of serious felony sex crimes.

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Staying Ahead of the Curve: Emerging Issues in Criminal Defense and Helping Defenders Rise Above Longstanding Challenges

This CLE addresses challenging aspects of criminal defense including issues specific to clients with mental health problems, laws on youth, legal and practical sides of using demonstrative aids during voir dire, and much more.

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Representing Youth and Emerging Adults in Misdemeanor Courts (10.27.17)

This CLE focuses on understanding the neuroscience related to adolescent and young adult brains and using it in courts of limited jurisdiction.

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Challenging Search Warrants (10.20.17)

Training on the mechanics of a 3.6 hearing challenging a search warrant as well as the legal requirements for a valid search warrant.

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Representing the Legal Interests of Preverbal Children (09.29.17)

The webinar explores the legal interest model for representing preverbal children and its limitations, the history of the model, models used by other states, and the application of the model to various hypothetical scenarios.

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Forging the Path With Emerging Science in Homicide and Death Penalty Cases (9.21.17 – 9.22.17)

This two-day seminar is designed for Washington criminal defense attorneys and defense investigators who represent individuals in homicide and capital murder cases.

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Effectively Engaging Incarcerated Parents in Dependency Court Proceedings (09.15.17)

This webinar is geared towards parents representation attorneys in dependency proceedings on effectively engaging incarcerated parents in dependency court proceedings.

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Evidence for Investigators (09.08.17)

This training covers what investigators and attorneys need to know about the Rules of Evidence in their witness interviews and how to interview witnesses on these issues.

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