Public Defender Las Vegas Retreat 13th Annual Public Defender
LAS VEGAS RETREAT

April, 2013
 
What Do We Do?...  Protect Constitutional Rights,
One Person at a Time...  That’s All!

Public Defender Las Vegas Retreat

A yearly gathering of public and private criminal defense attorneys, investigators,
legal staff, law students, spouses, or anyone with a Public Defender Attitude.

"Public Defender Attitude"  If you have to ask what that is... you probably don't have one!

Watch this site for 2013 Retreat dates and new info soon.
And get on our email list by writing to us here.


Download Rod Gregory's PowerPoint presentation here.

Annual Public Defender Las Vegas Retreat
 
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Rest + Relax + Recharge + Recreation = Really Great Time
 Legal Education, Vacation Fun, & MCLE/CLE* Credit!

 Read Dave's recap letter about last years Retreat here 
Public Defender Las Vegas Retreat

 
Law Society of Upper Canada Continuing Professional Development


Retreat Registration
 
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$110 before
Feb 29, 2012
$130 after
Feb 29, 2012
$150
at the Door
 
The 2012 Public Defender Las Vegas Retreat Registration includes Friday Welcome Party and up to 11hrs Fri/Sat/Sun MCLE/CLE* program with coffee, donuts, muffins, juice, etc each morning.


All attendees who registered before Feb 29, 2012 were entered to win either a black leather Las Vegas logo rolling garment bag or a women’s red leather business tote bag/purse, each a $200 value, provided by the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Athority.

Click Here for Our
Retreat Registration Form
to Register for the Public
Defender Las Vegas Retreat
 
* The Tulare County Public Defender certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 11 hours (with 2 of the hours in ethics).  Tulare County Public Defender is a State Bar of California MCLE approved provider.

Monorail Tickets

Las Vegas MonorailThe Las Vegas Monorail is offering our Public Defender Retreat attendees and exhibitors discounted 3-day and 7-day passes purchased from their secure website and mailed to your home or business.  This offer will be available until 2 weeks before the Retreat (until April 15, 2012).  Click here to purchase Las Vegas Monorail tickets.

Here are our special Monorail ticket prices:


Unlimited Ride 3-Day Pass for $24

(regularly priced at $28 on the stations)

Unlimited Ride 7-Day Convention Pass for $50
(not available on the stations)

Unlimited Ride One Day Pass for $12
(price is the same on the station)

Single Ride Ticket for $5
(price is the same on the station)

Official Retreat Hotel
 
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Tuscany Suites
is a 27-acre paradise on Flamingo Road just east of "The Strip"
 

Pool area at Tuscany Suites & Casino Las Vegas
 
Tuscany Hotel Room Rates:
$85 Fri-Sat $45 Sun-Thurs
And NO Resort Fee!
Single or Double Occupancy
(Rates do not include 12% tax.)

We are past the cutoff date of
3/26/2012 for our
Public Defender Retreat room block, but
Tuscany Suites will continue to honor our
special discount rates as long as they still have
rooms available.  Book your rooms now!


Tuscany Hotel reservation phone
number is 877-887-2261 -- please ask for
"Public Defender Retreat" group rates.
 
Or Click Here to go to Tuscany's secure
website and enter the dates for your
reservation and our Group Code 12P6G8.

 
Make sure to reserve your suite for any days that you wish
to stay earlier or later than the scheduled Retreat days.


Click Here for More
Tuscany Suites information
 

 
Tuscany Suites Las Vegas features huge 625 square foot suites
in a 
beautiful setting.  Curved pathways wind through 27 acres
of 
plush landscape, pools, and fountains.
 

 Tuscany Suites & Conference Room Floor Plan (PDF) 
 Google Map Directions to Tuscany Suites
 
Hello from Dave
 
I'm a lawyer at the Tulare County Public Defender's Office in Visalia, California, USA.  After many years of attending law meetings and seminars, usually in not so exciting locations, I came up with the idea of a Public Defender Las Vegas Retreat in Las Vegas, Nevada, "The Entertainment and Convention Capital of the World."

We started in January 2001, with the 1st Annual Public Defender Las Vegas Retreat at the St. Tropez All Suite Hotel (now Rumor Boutique Hotel) in Las Vegas.  We had a very modest (but spirited) turnout of about 50 attendees.  Since then, we have grown to where we have been averaging 200 to 300 attendees from nearly 40 states and several countries each year.

The main purpose of the Retreat is for a fun and relaxing weekend, with some legal education.  Also, it's a great morale building and attitude lifting experience.  As you probably know, this is an area that public defenders, as well as private defense attorneys, lawyers, investigators, etc. always need.  We also make every attempt to keep the cost to attend this Retreat to a minimum.  In my opinion, this Retreat is comparable to a $400 to $500 seminar, at a fraction of the cost, and much more enjoyable.  We also have souvenir Retreat T-shirts, caps, and coffee mugs for sale during the Retreat Sign-In and Speakers' presentations which helps to support this event too.


If you have any questions about the Public Defender Retreat, please give me a call or email.
 

You can Register for the Las Vegas Retreat here.  And you can help support the Retreat as a personal or business sponsor or exhibitor here.


I invite you to be a part of this great Retreat, and I hope to see you soon in Vegas!


Sincerely,
Dave Rendahl
Deputy Public Defender and Retreat Organizer
Office: 1-559-636-4500   FAX: 1-559-733-6113
Email: Dave@PublicDefenderRetreat.com or drendahl@co.tulare.ca.us


Legal organizations, blogs, websites, magazines, newspapers, TV, and radio: please contact Dave Rendahl for interview opportunities and Retreat information.


Welcome To Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
 
Sponsors & Exhibitors
  
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University Park Legal Nurse Consulting
University Park Legal Nurse Consulting, Inc.
Tara Godoy, BSN RN CLNC
Specialized and Practiced in Criminal Law
In most cases, you don't need a doctor to testify; you just need someone to analyze the medical records, identify issues, and answer your questions.
Diamond Sponsor
 


IT Forensics, Inc
IT Forensics, Inc.
"Truth Through Technology"

Gold Sponsor

 


NACDL - National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
NACDL

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Gold Sponsor

 


Laboratory Corporation of America - LabCorp

LabCorp of America
Forensic / Identity Services

Silver Sponsor

 


JurySelectionPro
The Ultimate Tool in Jury Selection
 


MBA DNA Consulting, LLC.
Mehul B. Anjaria, MS, D-ABC, Founder & Chief Consultant

 


The Las Vegas Showgirl Diet
The hottest diet book & coaching plan in Las Vegas!
 


 
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Law, Las Vegas, & Other Links

U.S. law, international law, Las Vegas,
Atlantic City, Biloxi, islands, and general links.
Retreat Speakers


Lori B. AndrewsLori B. Andrews

(During our Friday Welcome Party)

Author; Law Professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law; Chicago, Illinois


"Social Networks & The Right to a Fair Trial" (1 hour MCLE)


Lori is listed as one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America and frequently appears on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, and Nightline.  Lori will address the legal issues involving social networks; including collection and admissibility of evidence, the dangers of enhanced sentences, and also problems and solutions to juror use and misuse of the internet and social networks.

Wendy L. PatrickWendy L. Patrick

Deputy District Attorney; Chair of the California State Bar Committee on Professional Responsibility & Conduct; San Diego, California

"Defending Your Client as Well as Yourself: Ethics Rules for Criminal Defense Attorneys"
(1 hour Ethics MCLE)


"With ‘Friends’ Like These: The Ethics of Social Networking" (1 hour Ethics MCLE)

Ms. Patrick teaches ethics around the country for various legal and business organizations.  She has been featured as a media topic expert on the radio and on both local and international TV.

Wendy has prepared both presentations, but will only present the Saturday morning talk.  Both talks are on ethics.


Emergency Substitute Presenter:

Eric R. DeitzEric R. Deitz
partner, Wingert, Grebing, Brubaker & Juskie, LLP; San Diego, California


Attorney Eric R. Deitz is filling in and presenting the Sunday morning
talk for Wendy about social networking ethics.  This will be the same talk as originally scheduled.  Wendy Patrick will give the Saturday morning presentation, but an emergency will prevent her from speaking on Sunday.

Daniel E. SosnowskiDaniel E. Sosnowski

Polygraph & Interrogation Expert;  S.O.S. Polygraph Services, Inc.; Marietta, Georgia

“Overview in the Use of the Polygraph; in Court, Sexual Offender Testing, & on Our Clients, (Help? or Hurt?)” (1.5 hours MCLE)

“Identifying Questionable Police Interrogations... When Do They Cross the Line to Duress and Coercion” (1.5 hours MCLE)

Dan will discuss the current issues and status of admitting polygraph results in court.  His second presentation will involve looking at methods used by police officers in questioning witnesses and our clients.  Dan has vast experience in teaching and training in the use of interrogation methods, this background, as well as his informative style, will make this talk one not to be missed.

Deborah Davis, Ph.D.Deborah Davis, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada; Reno, Nevada

"Memory on Trial: Eye Witness Identification & Memory for Conversation” (2 hours MCLE)


Dr. Davis will be speaking on the issues and challenges of eye witness I.D.  She will also discuss witness memory for conversations and how these situations can be analyzed to either support or challenge the remembered statement.

H. William Nelson and Christopher K. SteuartH. William Nelson and Christopher K. Steuart

Founders, IT Forensics, Inc.; Seattle, Washington

"Overview of Computer / Digital Forensics”  (2 hours MCLE)


Bill and Chris will address technical subjects: disk, network, email, and cellphone / small device forensics and cellphone tracking / mapping; the digital crime scene; as well as the legal issues of accessing, handling, and processing digital evidence.

Rod J. A. GregoryRod J. A. Gregory

Criminal Defence Attorney; Partner, Davidson, Gregory, Danyluik, Stuffco; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

"Simple, Easy to Use, & Inexpensive Ways to Make an Electronic Trial Notebook" (1 hr MCLE)

Rod will be speaking on organizing and preparing a trial notebook, using various types of software that are very easy to use, while not being very costly.


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Speaker Information
 
Retreat Schedule
 
 
The Chandelier bar at the Cosmopolitan Hotel Casino Las Vegas4/26/12 Thursday Night
8pm-10pm?
Informal Pre-Retreat Get Together on floor 1.5 in The Chandelier bar at Cosmopolitan.
 
Retreat Sign-In4/27/12 Friday Afternoon
1pm-4pm
Retreat Sign-In & Pick Up Materials in
the Florentine Room at Tuscany.
 
Friday Welcome Party4/27/12 Friday Evening
4pm-7pm
Friday Welcome Party

5pm-6pm
Lori B. Andrews MCLE/CLE* Speaker in the Florentine Room at Tuscany with drinks & hors d'oeuvres, free for attendees and their guests.
 
Carrot Top at the Luxor Hotel & Casino Las Vegas4/27/12 Friday Night
8:30pm-??
Carrot Top Comedy in the Atrium Theatre at Luxor, buy tickets with your Retreat Registration.
 
PDR Audience4/28/12 Saturday Morning / Afternoon
8am-4:45pm
Retreat MCLE/CLE* Speakers
in the Florentine Room at Tuscany.

 
BB King's Blues Club at Mirage Las Vegas4/28/12 Saturday Night
6pm-??
Dinner & Show
in B.B. King's Blues Club at Miragebuy tickets with your Retreat RegistrationDinner Menu (PDF).
 
PDR Speaker4/29/12 Sunday Morning
8:30am-12:50pm
Retreat MCLE/CLE* Speakers in the Florentine Room at Tuscany.

 
Mirage Hotel Casino Las Vegas Poker Room4/29/12 Sunday Afternoon
2pm-5pm?
2012 World Defender Poker Tournament
in the Poker Room at Mirage, pay entry fee with your 
Retreat Registration.
 
Petrossian Bar Bellagio Las Vegas4/29/12 Sunday Night
8pm-10pm?
Informal Post-Retreat Get Together in the Petrossian Bar at Bellagio.

 
Click Here for Complete Retreat
Schedule Info & Things to Do


Click Here for a Short
Printable Schedule of Events
 
Vegas Weather

The average high temperature for late April in Las Vegas is about 83°F (29°C) and the average low temperature is about 55°F (14°C) with about 24% humidity, but it can get warmer or cooler than these averages.  We recommend a jacket or sweater for the evenings (and maybe for the Retreat session room too).  Las Vegas averages 320 days of sunshine a year, with average monthly precipitation for April and May of 0.20 inches.

PDLVR Flyers

Download our 2012 Retreat flyers in printable PDF format:

Horizontal Brochure 8.5"x11"  Front  Back (with Registration Form)


Vertical Poster 8.5"x11"  Front  Back (with Registration Form) 



* The Tulare County Public Defender certifies that this activity has been approved for

MCLE credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 11 hours (with 2 of the hours in ethics).
Tulare County Public Defender is a State Bar of California MCLE approved provider.
We routinely get CLE pre-approval in a number of states, and I will assist any attendee with
CLE credit in their jurisdictions. 
Contact Dave Rendahl at 1-559-636-4500 or Email for
MCLE/CLE info on your state or jurisdiction (no state has ever denied credit for prior Retreats).
 
* For Canadian attendees, the Law Society of Upper Canada has accredited the 12th
Annual Public Defender Las Vegas Retreat, held April 27-29, 2012, as follows:
This program has been accredited by the Law Society for 2 Professionalism Hours.
It is also eligible for up to 9.5 Substantive Hours for experienced members.
 

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