Strengthening the Sixth in Texas: Building the Defense Team Through Collaboration with Investigators

The Strengthening the Sixth grant in collaboration with NACDL, TCDLA, TIDC, and PI Education are excited to present this FREE program on how to better utilize defense investigators in west Texas. Join us on March 28th and 29th at Texas Tech Univ. School of Law's Lanier Auditorium for this program.

CLE and Defense Investigator CE credits are pending.

Agenda Venue

Agenda

March 28, 2023	Topic	Speaker
8:30 – 8:45 am	Welcoming Remarks and Program Overview
8:45 – 9:15 am	Getting the Most Out of Investigations: Investigator & AttorneyTeamwork	Hal Humphries
9:15 – 10:15 am	Developing and Using a Theory of the Case	Adam Welch
10:15 – 10:30 am	Break & Review of Case Fact Pattern
10:30 – 11:00am	Group Brainstorming – Short Scenarios	Deja Vishny
11:00 – 11:20 am	Securing Investigator Services in Texas	Mark Snodgrass
11:20 – 12:10 pm	Client Interviewing Lecture	Rick Jones
12:10 – 1:10 pm	Lunch (on your own)
1:10 – 2:30 pm	Client Interviewing Breakout Session	Small Group Breakout Session
2:30 – 3:30 pm	Conducting a Scene Investigation	Robin Rawlins & Holly Hawkins
3:30 – 4:30 pm	Interviewing Witnesses	Robin Rawlins & Holly Hawkins
4:30 – 5:00 pm	Investigation Brainstorming	Investigation Team Session

March 29, 2023	Topic	Speakers
9:00 – 10:15 am	Witness Interview Breakout Session	Small Group Breakout Session
10:15 – 10:30 am	Break
10:30 – 11:15 am	Social Media Investigations	Kevin McClain
11:15 – 12:15 pm	Case Partner Breakout: Investigation Requests & Follow Up	Investigation Team Session
12:15 – 1:15 pm	Lunch (on your own)
1:15 – 2:00 pm	Group Brainstorming: Theory Revised	Guy Cardamone
2:00 – 3:00 pm	The Role of Cell Phone Evidence	Kevin McClain
3:00 – 3:15 pm	Break
3:15 – 4:00 pm	Investigating Law Enforcement: Open Records & More	Deja Vishny
4:00 – 4:45 pm	Texas Law on Defense Investigation: Discovery, Ethics, and Getting Your Investigator Paid	Rusty Gunter & Eldon Whitworth