The WDA Investigators Network (WDAIN) was created in the fall of 2014 to advance the effectiveness, quality, and availability of indigent criminal defense investigation throughout Washington state.  Members of this group include criminal defense investigators, mitigation specialists, sentencing advocates, and social workers who assist with sentencing advocacy.

WDAIN priorities include:

1. Promotion of peer networking and expertise-sharing via the WDA Investigator listserv and in-person events.
2. Development of relevant and accessible training.
3. Advocacy for appropriate funding of effective indigent defense investigation and sentencing advocacy support.
4. Outreach and recruitment of defense investigators, mitigation specialists, social workers and sentencing advocates into WDAIN.

Join WDA’s Investigator Listerv to communicate with your fellow investigators, mitigation specialists, social workers and sentencing advocates.

WDA IN meets quarterly.  Contact Cindy Arends Elsberry about how to get involved or to participate in training development.