CAPITAL DEFENSE TRAINING PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT
for state trial practitioners in Arizona and California
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), with the National Consortium for Capital Defense Training, announce a “Bring-Your-Own-Case” CAPITAL DEFENSE TRAINING for capital defense practitioners in Arizona and California on March 15-17, 2012, at the Phoenix School of Law, in Phoenix, Arizona.
The costs of registration and materials, as well as food, travel and accommodations expenses, are covered by the grant, and so the training is free of charge to attendees. Attached are the application forms, which consist of a registration form and a confidential case information form. Applicants are strongly encouraged to provide as much information as possible about their case on the case information form to facilitate brainstorming sessions.
Confirmed faculty include Chris Adams, Scharlette Holdman, John Holdridge, Denny LeBoeuf, Jennifer Friedman, Linda Mroz, Odalys Rojas, Natman Schaye, Raoul Schonemann, Craig Washington, Kathy Wayland, and a mental health professional, among others.
Attendance is limited to defense practitioners with a pending state capital trial case. At least two members of the trial case team (attorney and mitigation specialist; attorney and investigator; co-counsel, etc.) must attend together. (Additional members of the team can also attend). Without exception, all participants are expected to attend all sessions and to fill out post-training evaluation forms. In addition, there will be an opportunity to consult about your case after the training.
Participants will work closely with faculty in large group plenary sessions and small group workshops utilizing a client-centered approach. Using the ABA Guidelines for Appointment and Performance of Defense Counsel in Death Penalty Cases and the Supplementary Guidelines for the Mitigation Function of Defense Teams in Death Penalty Cases, the primary focus will be on developing a theory for life.
Topics to be addressed in the training will include brainstorming the case, effective teamwork, investigation and presentation of mitigation evidence, integrating the guilt-innocence and penalty phases, mental health issues, race and culture on the team and in the case, plea negotiation and settlement, and obtaining adequate time and resources for effective representation. Because of time constraints, the curriculum will not include coverage of capital jury selection or extensive guilt-innocence phase issues.
We intend to apply for CLE credit for this program.
This training is funded by a grant from the United States Bureau of Justice Assistance, an agency of the United States Department of Justice.
We hope you are able to take advantage of this unique, intensive opportunity. Register soon as space is limited.
Feel free to forward this announcement to individual attorneys who might be interested in attending the program.
For more information and to register (preferably by email), contact:
John Holdridge, Capital Defense Training Counsel
National Consortium for Capital Defense Training
153 Boulevard Heights
Athens, GA 30601
(706) 850-0684
(917) 496-4267 cell
(706) 850-0684 fax
