Criminal Defender Training Program - Summer Series (June Sessions)
06/03/2010 - 06/03/2010
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Criminal Defender Training Program - Summer Series (July Sessions)
07/01/2010 - 07/01/2010
Registrations are due by May 28, 2010, for June sessions and by June 25, 2010, for July sessions. Space is limited, so please register early to guarantee seating. Late registrations will be accepted on a space-available basis. Course materials will not be given out at the sessions, but will be available before each session on the web at www.pdsdc.org.
All sessions are free, and will begin promptly at 5:30 p.m.
Please note that the doors to the building will close at 6:00 p.m. and that participants arriving after 6:00 p.m. will not be granted entrance.
CLE credits are available.
Please note that some sessions will now run for two (2) hours and that CLE credit will be granted accordingly. Those sessions expected to run for three (3) hours are indicated as such. Participants attending sessions designated as two hours that run longer will receive additional CLE time in half-hour increments.
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An Innovative Approach to Suppression of Statements in Delinquency Cases
10/17/2010 - 10/17/2010
An Innovative Approach to Suppression of Statements in Delinquency Cases
On Sunday, October 17th, from 12pm to 4pm, the Mid-Atlantic Juvenile Defender Center will host a trial skills college. Professor Kristin Henning, Co-Director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic at the Georgetown Law Center, former DC Public Defender, and Co-Director of the Mid-Atlantic Juvenile Defender Center, will, along with other senior trial attorneys, lead a workshop designed to teach juvenile defenders new and innovative ways to litigate motions to suppress statements in delinquency matters. Participants will have the opportunity to practice cross-examination and oral advocacy skills. The training will include a discussion of recent Supreme Court decisions, such as Berghuis v. Thompkins, that have progressively undermined the Miranda doctrine. Participants will discuss strategies for a more vigorous application of the original Miranda principles when statements are elicited from children and adolescents and will consider the application of the Miranda principles to the school setting.
- Pre-registration is required.
- Space is limited.
- Trial attorneys who represent youth in delinquency matters in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico will be given preference.
- 4 hours of CLE credit is available to DC Family Court Attorneys on the juvenile panel
- MAJDC will update this web site if CLE credit is approved for VA, WVA, PR, and MD attorneys.
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LAA/PDS 50th Anniversary Celebration
11/18/2010 - 11/21/2010
LAA/PDS 50th Anniversary Celebration
November 18th –21st, 2010
Join the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia as we
celebrate our 50th anniversary with four days of special events beginning
with the presentation to PDS of the Southern Center for Human Rights
2010 Frederick Douglass Award.
Thursday, November 18th
Southern Center for Human Rights Awards Dinner
Friday, November 19th
Tour of “451 Indiana Avenue” Building
(Now home of D.C. Court of Appeals)
& LAA/PDS Reception
Saturday, November 20th
Buffet Dinner and Dancing
Sunday, November 21st
Brunch
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
*This event is for PDS employees and its alumni.
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