NYSDA's Forensic Webinar Series


DATE CHANGES TO UPCOMING SESSIONS

Please be aware of the date changes to the upcoming sessions in our Forensic Webinar Series indicated below. If you already registered for a session that has changed dates, you do not need to re-register, but remember to correct the date on your calendar. Please note that the programs in this series will not be recorded. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to training@nysda.org for further assistance.

Pattern Matching Part I: 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

Pattern Matching Part II: Firearms and Toolmarks

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Thursday, December 14, 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

December 13, 2023

DNA Part I: From Collection Through Discovery 

Thursday, December 14, 2023

Thursday, January 11, 2024

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

January 10, 2024

DNA Part II: Motion Practice 

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Thursday, January 18, 2024

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.


Presenters:


Jessica Goldthwaite

Staff Attorney, DNA Unit

The Legal Aid Society


Emily Prokesch

Team Leader, Discovery & Forensic Support Unit

New York State Defenders Association

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Registration Deadline

January 17, 2024

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

Digital Part I: Geofence Warrants

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

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

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

Registration Information To Come

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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