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Program Summary:
Make the case...for your client's life at NACDL's 25th Annual Making the Case for Life Seminar. This seminar is designed to help capital defenders, investigators, and mitigation specialists. Participants will hear cutting-edge presentations regarding pretrial investigations, capital jury selection, new perspectives on discovering the story of the client and mitigation evidence. Attendees will learn from seasoned capital trial lawyers, nationally-known law professors, and jury consultants, who will offer their personal perspectives, advice, and proven strategies for making the best case for life. If you are handling or may handle a case in which your client is facing the death penalty, then this is a must-attend seminar for you!
Agenda
The program agenda and faculty are subject to change.
| Wednesday, August 23, 2023 | |
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| 3:30-6:30 pm | Early Registration & Exhibits |
| Thursday, August 24, 2023 | |
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| 7:30 am | Registration, Exhibits, and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15 am | Welcome, Introductions, Announcements – NACDL President Michael Heiskell (Fort Worth, TX) and Program Co-Chairs |
| 8:25 am | The First 100 Days – David Wymore (Boulder, CO) and Christopher Adams (Charleston, SC) |
| 10:25 am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:45 pm | Experts: Finding & Getting the Right Ones – Jacqueline K. Walsh (Seattle, WA) |
| 11:45 pm | Pre-trial Guilt Investigation - Finding Opportunities to Front Load Mitigation – S. Boyd Young (Columbia, SC) and Christopher Adams (Charleston, SC) |
| 12:45 pm | Lunch break on your own |
| 2:15 pm | Making Witnesses Feel Comfortable: Investigation and Mitigation in Nikolas Cruz Case – Nawal Bashimam (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and Kate O’Shea (Sarasota, FL) |
| 3:15 pm | Capital Voir Dire: The Nikolas Cruz Case – Nawal Bashimam (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) and Casey Secor (Lexington, SC) |
| 4:15 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 4:30 pm |
PANEL: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder / Exposure – Moderated by: S. Boyd Young (Columbia, SC)
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| 5:30 pm | Adjourn for the day |
| Friday, August 25, 2023 | |
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| 7:00 am | Exhibits and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:15 am | Morning Announcements - Program Co-Chairs |
| 8:30 am | Evaluating and Presenting ACEs – Dr. Adriana Flores (Atlanta, GA) |
| 9:30 am | Complex Document Collection – Susy Johnson (Ithaca, NY) and Juliet Yackel (Chicago, IL) |
| 10:40 am | Refreshment Break |
| 11:00 am | Cross-Border / Unaccompanied Minors / Gangs Mitigation – Susy Johnson (Ithaca, NY) |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch break on your own |
| 1:30 pm | Defense Victim Outreach – Caroline Boddie (Atlanta, GA) |
| 2:30 pm | Neuropsychology 101 for Capital Defenders – Dr. Joette James (Washington, DC) |
| 3:30 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:50 pm | Rap on Trial – Andrea Dennis (Athens, GA) |
| 4:50 pm | Race and Culture – Caroline Boddie (Atlanta, GA) |
| 5:50 pm | Seminar Adjourns until 2024 in New Orleans! |
Faculty
- Christopher Adams (Charleston, SC) *NACDL MEMBER
- Nawal Bashimam (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
- Caroline Boddie (Atlanta, GA)
- Andrea Dennis (Athens, GA)
- Dr. Adriana Flores (Atlanta, GA)
- Dr. Joette James (Washington, DC)
- Susy Johnson (Ithaca, NY)
- Kate O’Shea (Sarasota, FL)
- Casey Secor (Lexington, SC)
- Jacqueline K. Walsh (Seattle, WA)
- David Wymore (Boulder, CO)
- Juliet Yackel (Chicago, IL)
- S. Boyd Young (Columbia, SC) *NACDL MEMBER
Hotel
Harrah's Hotel & Casino
3475 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone Reservations: (888) 458-8471
Online Reservations: https://book.passkey.com/go/SHNCD3
Group Discount Rate: $59 (Wednesday and Thursday nights), $119 (Friday night) + $30 resort fee + tax (Expires August 2, 2023). Please mention group code SHNCD3 to receive applicable discount rate.
Rooms/discounted group rates are not guaranteed if the block has been sold-out prior to the cut-off date.
Questions? Contact Director of Events Akvile Athanason at aathanason@nacdl.org or call (202) 872-8600 x630.
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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Event Sponsors:
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Wi-Fi Sponsor:
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Lanyards Sponsor:
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Scholarships
Needs Based Scholarships
Based on need, scholarships are available to NACDL members for up to 50% off the standard seminar fee of $309. Approved recipients are responsible for the remainder of the tuition fee, which is $155 (all other expenses are not included). The reduced scholarship fee includes seminar tuition, admission to all evening social events, and downloadable seminar materials. Travel, hotel, and other costs are not included.
To Apply: Prepare and e-mail a letter of no more than two pages explaining the reason why you believe you should receive the grant grant to: NACDL Director of Events Akvile Athanason, at aathanason@nacdl.org. All applications must be submitted before registering for the seminar and received by July 25, 2023.
NACDL MEMBERSHIP AND RESERVATION AT THE HOST HOTEL ARE REQUIRED TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR NEEDS-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS.
Pricing
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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 | $309 |
| NACDL MEMBERS: Public Defenders, Associate, Professor, "New Lawyers" | $249 |
| Non Members (includes 1 year membership) | $459 |
| ALL Non-Member Public Defenders | $279 |
| ALL Mitigation Specialists | $279 |
| ALL Investigators | $279 |
| 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 | $239 |
| Non-Attendee Materials / Recordings | |
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| Course Materials on CD-Rom | $150 |
| Audio Recordings of Seminar (Non-Attendee) | $150 |
| Pre-Order Video DVD Recording of Seminar | $299 |
CANCELLATIONS: There is a $75 cancellation fee. Cancellations must be received in writing via e-mail by 5:30 pm E.T. Friday, August 18, 2023, to receive a refund, less the cancellation fee. No refunds can be issued after the cancellation deadline.
Code of Conduct
NACDL endeavors to foster a working, learning, and social environment free of harassment, discrimination, intimidation, and insult. To that end, NACDL has adopted a Code of Conduct for Affiliated Persons that applies to all attendees and participants of any kind at all NACDL sponsored events.
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