NACDL

PROGRAM AGENDA - (subject to change)

Wednesday, September 18, 2013
6:00-8:00 pm	Registration & Exhibits

Thursday, September 19, 2013
7:30 am	Registration, Exhibits, and Continental Breakfast
8:30 am	Welcome, Introductions, Announcements - NACDL President Jerry Cox, and Program Co-Chairs Larry Pozner and Iris Eytan
8:45 am	KEYNOTE ADDRESS: From the Gallery--Watching the Vulnerable Getting Accused & Convicted in the Criminal Justice System - Bob Perske - >>learn more
10:00 am	Exhibitor & Refreshment Break
10:15 am	The Evolution of Criminal Competence, and Why It Matters - Thomas Grisso, Ph.D.
11:15 am	Lunch on Your Own
12:30 pm	Competence as a Score: Understanding Tools that Assess Competence to Stand Trial - Thomas Grisso, Ph.D.
1:30 pm	Effectively Preparing & Examining Mental Health Experts - John T. Philipsborn
3:00 pm	Exhibitor & Refreshment Break
3:30 pm	Echoes of War: Litigating Combat Veterans' Mental Impairment Issues in Criminal Court - Brockton D. Hunter
5:00 pm	Adjourn for the day
6:00 pm	Cocktail Reception hosted by Reilly Pozner LLP

Friday, September 20, 2013
7:30 am	Registration, Exhibits, and Continental Breakfast
8:15 am	Announcements- Program Co-Chairs Larry Pozner and Iris Eytan
8:30 am	Common Pathways to False Confessions for the Mentally Impaired Client - Prof. Steven Drizin
9:45 am	Preparing & Cross-Examining Forensic Psychologists Testifying on Competency -- From a Forensic Psychologist's Perspective - Prof. Patricia A. Zapf, Ph.D.
11:00 am	Exhibitor & Refreshment Break
11:15 am	PART 1: The Forensic Interview & Diminished Capacity Examinations: Deconstructing the Forensic Interview, Forensic Instruments Used, and DSM Diagnosis - Dr. Harold J. Bursztajn, M.D.
12:15 pm	Lunch on Your Own
1:30 pm	PART 2: The Forensic Interview & Diminished Capacity Examinations: Deconstructing the Forensic Interview, Forensic Instruments Used, and DSM Diagnosis - Dr. Harold J. Bursztajn, M.D.
2:30 pm	DSM-V: The Pros and Cons of the Potential Changes to the DSM and How They Will Affest Our Clients With Mental Impairments - Prof. Michael B. First, M.D.
3:45 pm	Exhibitor & Refreshment Break
4:00 pm	Language Impairments Among Our Clients: Why You Should Care - Prof. Michele LaVigne
5:15 pm	Forum Adjourns