36th Annual Metropolitan Trainer
Web Training
Presented by
The New York State Defenders Association
in collaboration with
Assigned Counsel Defender Plan of Suffolk County
Assigned Counsel Plan of Westchester County
Assigned Counsel Plan for the City of New York
The Bronx Defenders
Brooklyn Defender Services
Dutchess County Public Defender Office
The Legal Aid Society, Criminal Practice
Legal Aid Society of Nassau County
Legal Aid Society of Orange County
Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County
Legal Aid Society of Westchester County
Nassau County Assigned Counsel Defender Plan
Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
New York County Defender Services
Queens Defenders
Friday, March 11, 2022
9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Up to 7.0 CLE credits, including 1 credit in Ethics and Professionalism
Fee:
$55 per person
$45 for offices registering 5 or more
If you would like assistance registering five or more attendees, please email a list of attendee names and their contact information, including email addresses, to training@nysda.org.
We will bill your organization at the discounted amount.
Tuition assistance for financial hardship is available.
Registration Deadline: Thursday, March 10, 2022
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Agenda:
9:00 – 10:30 am
Crawford & NY Red Flag Laws:
Protecting Rights & the Impact of Orders of Protection
Sherry Levin Wallach
Deputy Executive Director
Legal Aid Society of Westchester County
Julie Schechter
Associate Counsel
Legal Aid Society of Westchester County
10:30 – 10:45 am
Break
10:45 am – 12:15 pm
New York Court of Appeals Update
Timothy Murphy
Assistant Federal Public Defender, Appellate Unit
Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Western District of New York
12:15 – 1:15 pm
Lunch Break
1:15 – 2:15 pm
NYS Commission on Forensic Science Update
Jessica Goldthwaite
Staff Attorney
DNA Unit & Homicide Defense Task Force
The Legal Aid Society
2:15 – 2:20 pm
Transition Break
2:20 – 3:20 pm
"Opening the Door" After Hemphill v. New York
Annie Costanzo
Co-Director, Homicide Practice Group
The Bronx Defenders
Tom Klein
Co-Director, Homicide Practice Group
The Bronx Defenders
3:20 – 3:30 pm
Break
3:30 – 4:30 pm
The Ethical Closing Argument:
Drawing the Line Between Zealous Advocacy and Adversarial Excess
Todd Berger
Professor of Law
Director of Advocacy Programs
Syracuse University College of Law
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This program is intended for defense attorneys and other members of the defense team, including paralegals, investigators, social workers, and mitigation specialists.
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MCLE
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 (2019–2022) in traditional and non-traditional formats. This transitional/nontransitional program has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 7.0 credit hours, of which 1.0 credit hours can be applied toward Ethics and Professionalism. No CLE credit may be earned for repeat attendance at any accredited CLE activity.
