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Program Summary: Experts estimate that between 55 and 75% of all incarcerated people suffer from mental health issues. Whether it is insanity, incompetence, or impairment; mental health issues affect bail decisions, sentencing, and the chance of winning at trial. Understanding the Science of the mind, how to decode potential defenses, untangle issues of competence, and being able to use all that information can be the key to successful representation of a client.
Experts in the sciences and the nation’s top litigators with extensive experience representing mentally disabled or affected clients are converging in Nashville, TN, to share their insights, knowledge, and understanding of mental health to assist you in helping your next client obtain a successful outcome.
This program will cover various aspects of mental health issues, ranging from competence to insanity defenses, jury selection and persuasion, and sentencing. You will learn how to get a jury to care about your client, how to effectively cross-examine a variety of experts, and mitigation at sentencing.
Plan now to join your NACDL colleagues in Nashville for this unique and exceptional training seminar.
Agenda
The program agenda and faculty are subject to change.
| Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | |
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| 3:30-6:00 pm | Early Registration & Exhibit Hall Open |
| Thursday, October 31, 2024 | |
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| 7:00 am | Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Welcoming Remarks & Introductions – NACDL President Christopher A. Wellborn (Rocky Hill, SC) & CLE Program Co-Chairs Eric Davis (Houston, TX), Molly Parmer (Atlanta, GA), Sonya Pfeiffer (Charlotte, NC), and Jennifer Sellitti (Trenton, NJ) |
| 8:15 am | Juvenile Mental Health and Parricide – Dr. Nicole M. Vienna (San Dimas, CA) |
| 9:15 am | Cross of Mental Health Experts on Competency – Jason Downs (Washington, DC) |
| 10:15 am | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 10:35 am | Children’s Mental Health - Understanding the Development of Sexual Behavior: Normative Versus Pathological – Dr. Gimel Rogers, Psy.D., ABPP (El Segundo, CA) |
| 11:35 am | Voir Dire in Mental Health Cases – Andrea Lyon (Chicago, IL) |
| 12:35 pm | Lunch break on your own |
| 2:05 pm | Getting Help in Competence Litigation: Using the Lawyer Expert – John T. Philipsborn (San Francisco, CA) |
| 3:05 pm | Rehabilitation: Second Chances When Jailed as a Juvenile – Halim Flowers (Washington, DC) and Sonya Pfeiffer (Charlotte, NC) |
| 4:05 pm | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 4:25 pm | The Lawyer’s Mental Health Journey – Angelica Cogliano (Austin, TX) |
| 5:25 pm | Adjourn for the day |
| 7:00 pm | Welcome to Nashville Reception – Location: TBA |
| Friday, November 1, 2024 | |
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| 7:00 am | Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Morning Announcements – Program Co-Chairs Eric Davis (Houston, TX), Molly Parmer (Atlanta, GA), Sonya Pfeiffer (Charlotte, NC), and Jennifer Sellitti (Trenton, NJ) |
| 8:10 am | Convicted, Committed, Condemned: Defending Sexually Violent Persons (SVP) – Richard L. Jones (Madison, WI) |
| 9:00 am | NACDL Committee Meetings Throughout the Day (please pick up a detailed schedule at the NACDL registration desk) |
| 9:10 am | Malingering – Dr. Allison Paginelli, Psy.D., ABPP (Decatur, GA) |
| 10:10 am | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 am | Veteran’s issues – Mitigation on PTSD – Art Cody (Ridgewood, NJ) |
| 11:30 am | Topic: TBA – Speaker TBA |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch break on your own |
| 2:00 pm | Capacity & Cognitive Factors That May Play a Role in the Interrogation Room – Steven Drizin (Chicago, IL) and Laura Nirider (Chicago, IL) |
| 4:00 pm | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 4:20 pm | A Conversation about Schizophrenia and Drug Addition: Telling the Story – Reggie Burch (Newark, NJ) and Jennifer Sellitti (Trenton, NJ) |
| 5:20 pm | Seminar Adjourns |
| 6:30 pm | NACDL Foundation for Criminal Justice Gala Fundraiser – (Ticketed Event) Location: TBA |
| Saturday, November 2, 2024 | |
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| 7:30 am | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 8:00 am | NACDL Committee Meetings (pick up detailed schedule at NACDL registration desk) |
| 9:00 am | NACDL Fall Membership and Board of Directors Meeting (All are encouraged to attend) |
| 1:00 pm | Enjoy Nashville! |
Faculty
Reginald Burch (Newark, NJ)
Art Cody (Ridgewood, NJ) *NACDL MEMBER
Angelica Cogliano (Austin, TX) *NACDL MEMBER
Jason Downs (Washington, DC) *NACDL MEMBER
Steven Drizin (Chicago, IL) *NACDL MEMBER
Halim Flowers (Washington, DC)
Richard L. Jones (Madison, WI) *NACDL MEMBER
Andrea Lyon (Chicago, IL) *NACDL MEMBER
Laura Nirider (Chicago, IL)
Allison Paginelli, Psy.D., ABPP (Decatur, GA)
Sonya Pfeiffer (Charlotte, NC) *NACDL MEMBER
John T. Philipsborn (San Francisco, CA) *NACDL MEMBER
Gimel Rogers, Psy.D., ABPP (El Segundo, CA)
Jennifer Sellitti (Trenton, NJ) *NACDL MEMBER
Dr. Nicole M. Vienna (San Dimas, CA)
Hotel
Hilton Nashville Downtown Hotel
121 Fourth Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37201
Phone Reservations: 1-833-729-1368
Online Reservations: https://book.passkey.com/gt/219734480?gtid=99ece21c94d5536aead62c3c11a7c45a
Group rate: $309 + tax (expires October 7, 2024). Please mention NACDL to receive applicable disount rate.
Rooms/discounted group rates are not guaranteed once the block has been filled.
Sponsorship and Exhibits
Disclaimer: NACDL does not necessarily endorse or guarantee the quality, applicability, or discounts of the products and/or services of its exhibitors. Users of these products and/or services do so at their sole discretion and NACDL assumes no responsibility for them.
For information on exhibiting or sponsorships, please contact NACDL's Sales and Marketing Manager Jason Petty at jpetty@nacdl.org or call (202) 465-7637.
NACDL would like to thank the following sponsors, exhibitors, and affinity partners for their support and contributions:
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Members of NACDL enjoy exclusive registration rates for our seminars along with all the benefits from joining.
| Registration Fees | |
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| NACDL MEMBERS: Regular, Life, and Sustaining Members | $409 |
| NACDL MEMBERS: Public Defender, Associate, Professor, "New Lawyer" and International Members | $279 |
| Non-Members (includes 1 year membership) | $728 |
| ALL Non-Members Public Defenders | $299 |
| ALL GA, AL, FL, SC, and TN Lawyers (Residents Only) | $289 |
| Groups of 4 or more PDs (must register at the same time; 1 payment; no changes or cancellations allowed). To register a group, please visit: http://www.nacdl.org/PDGroups | $269 |
| Recordings | |
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| Audio Recording of Seminar (pre-sale) | $225 |
| Video Recording of Seminar (pre-sale) | $299 |
CANCELLATIONS: There is a $75 cancellation fee. Cancellations must be received in writing via e-mail to cancel@nacdl.org by 5:30 pm E.T. Friday, October 25, 2024, to receive a refund, less the cancellation fee. No refunds can be issued after the cancellation deadline.
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