NYSDA's Forensic Webinar Series | |
Our Discovery and Forensic Support Unit is launching a series of webinars to help defenders become more proficient in various forensic areas. In this series, offered for free to all defense practitioners and defense team members, you will learn about the most current issues in forensic litigation from a diverse group of presenters that specialize nationally on these topics. The series is designed to provide you with substantive knowledge on the topics as well as a creative and practical approach to litigating forensics. Attend the entire series or individual sessions! | |
Facing A Discovery Dump: Organizing Your Criminal Defense from the Start | |
Thursday, October 26, 2023
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Presenter:
Ashley Hart
Staff Attorney, Discovery & Forensic Support Unit
New York State Defenders Association
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Registration Deadline
October 25, 2023
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Litigating Cognitive Bias and Race | |
Thursday, November 2, 2023
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Presenter:
Janis Puracal
Executive Director
The Forensic Justice Project
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Registration Deadline
November 1, 2023
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Pattern Matching Part I: Firearms and Toolmarks | |
Thursday, November 16, 2023
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Presenters:
Richard Gutierrez
Assistant Public Defender, Forensic Science Division
Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender
Emily Prokesch
Team Leader, Discovery & Forensic Support Unit
New York State Defenders Association
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Registration Deadline
November 15, 2023
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Pattern Matching Part II: Latent Prints | |
Thursday, November 30, 2023
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Presenters:
Kevann Gardner
Supervising Attorney; Senior Member of the Forensic Practice Group
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
Sylvia Smith
Supervising Attorney
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
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Registration Deadline
November 29, 2023
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DNA Part I: From Collection Through Discovery | |
Thursday, December 14, 2023
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Presenters:
Ashley Hart
Staff Attorney, Discovery & Forensic Support Unit
New York State Defenders Association
Elizabeth Daniel Vasquez
Director, Science & Surveillance Project
Brooklyn Defender Services
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Registration Deadline
December 13, 2023
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DNA Part II: Motion Practice | |
Thursday, January 11, 2024
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Presenter:
Emily Prokesch
Team Leader, Discovery & Forensic Support Unit
New York State Defenders Association
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Registration Deadline
January 10, 2024
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DNA Part III: Pre-Trial and Trial Litigation with TrueAllele and STRMix | |
Thursday, January 25, 2024
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Presenters:
Kate Philpott
Forensic Consultant
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University
Molly Ryan
Paralegal, Federal Community Defenders for the Eastern District of PA
Former Assistant Public Defender, Forensic Division
Maryland Office of the Public Defender
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Registration Deadline
January 24, 2024
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Digital Part I: Geofence Warrants
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Thursday, February 8, 2024
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Presenter:
John Ellis
National Coordinating Discovery Attorney,
Digital Forensic Consultant
Law Offices of John C. Ellis, Jr.
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Registration Deadline
February 7, 2024
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Digital Part II: Cell Site Location Information (“CSLI”) and Call Detail Records (“CDR”) | |
Thursday, February 29, 2024
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Presenter:
Sidney Thaxter
Senior Litigator for the Fourth Amendment Center
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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Registration Deadline
February 28, 2024
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Digital Part III: Litigating Against Algorithms, Hidden Technology, and the Machine Witness | |
March 2024
Date and Time Forthcoming
Presenters:
Christopher Lau
Clinical Assistant Professor, Wisconsin Innocence Project
University of Wisconsin Law School
Maneka Sinha
Associate Professor of Law
University of Maryland Carey School of Law
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These programs are intended for defense attorneys in criminal and family court practice and other members of the defense team, including investigators, paralegals, social workers, parent advocates, and mitigation specialists. | |
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NYSDA has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of Continuing Legal Education in the State of New York (2022–2025) in traditional and nontraditional formats. These transitional/nontransitional programs have been approved in accordance with the requirements of the Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 15.5 credit hours. No CLE credit may be earned for repeat attendance at any accredited CLE activity.
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Albany, NY 12210 518-465-3524 x28
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