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2019 Leadership Development Conference
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Preparing Parents for Incarceration: Practical Considerations for Criminal Defenders (03.22.19)
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Investigating and Litigating Mitigation and Exceptional Sentences Down (02.27.19)
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New Evidence Rule (ER) 413: What Defenders Need To Know (02.15.19)
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Felony Sentencing 101: A Primer on the SRA – Part 2 (01.30.19)
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Felony Sentencing 101: A Primer on the SRA – Part 1 (01.23.19)
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