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List of Past Retreat Speakers
This information last updated 4/11/08
Attorney / Instructor; Cook County Public Defender Office Chicago, IL - web "Cross-Examination... The Rest of the Story!" (2.5 hours MCLE*) Due to unforeseen, and unavoidable circumstances, Terence F. MacCarthy, (head of the Chicago Federal Defender Office) will miss our Retreat. He will be in Bosnia helping the United Nations establish a judicial system. We are fortunate enough to have the same valued talk and information on cross examination presented by Terry's son, and Cook County Public Defender, Terry MacCarthy. He has taught this material many times with his dad, and is a very experienced teacher, as well as a top criminal defense attorney. The senior Terry MacCarthy is world famous for his approach to cross examination. His son will give the same talk, expanded to two and a half hours of priceless information. Terry MacCarthy has dedicated his legal career to the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, where he has defended accused citizens in all types of cases, including complex felonies and Capital Murder. In addition to his courtroom practice, Mr. MacCarthy has earned a well-deserved reputation as an excellent Trial Advocacy teacher, as he has dedicated much of his spare time teaching trial advocacy and training other lawyers through lectures, demonstrations, and small group teaching. He has taught extensively around the country, and serves on the faculty of several Trial Advocacy programs, most notably the National Criminal Defense College, in Macon, Georga, and the Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic of the University of Chicago Law School. Storytelling is a necessary art for a trial lawyer, and, indeed, it is most often the lawyer who presents the most compelling story at trial who will win a case. Mr. MacCarthy will discuss the basic principles of cross-examination, with an emphasis on why and how cross-examination is used to tell a story. He will then discuss how we can use those principles to impeach a witness. Return to Top |
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Forensic Training & Consulting, LLC; Expert Witness Denton, Texas - web "Shooting Incident Reconstruction" (1 hour MCLE*) Ed is a Senior Lecture / Criminalistics Coordinator at the University of North Texas, as well as a nationally acclaimed expert in the area of firearms, trace evidence, and crime scene reconstruction. His talk will address issues that we should look for in any shooting type of case. Forensic Training & Consulting, LLC was formed in 1996 by Ed Hueske following his retirement from 23 years of combined government crime laboratory service in Texas, Arizona, and Oklahoma. Return to Top |
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Forensic Scientist Tooele, UT - web "What You Need to Know About Forensic Testing & the Scientific Expert" (1 hour MCLE*) Dan Monnat will not be able to present "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Kung Fu for Trial." He is currently in a first degree murder re-trial in Stanton County, Kansas. It was believed that the trial would have been finished before the Retreat, but due to some prosecutor voir dire tricks extending the jury selection process by several weeks, and a judge that allowed it, Dan will not be able to attend the Retreat. In his place, William K. Johnston, Ph.D., a forensic scientist from Toole, Utah, will present a one hour talk on "What You Need to Know About Forensic Testing & the Scientific Expert." Bill is a former California Department of Justice Criminalist and Director of the Southern Utah University Master in Forensic Science Program. He will discuss don't ask don't tell problems with scientific evidence that he has experienced in his 36 year career as a forensic scientist. Discussion topics will include blood alcohol and breath testing programs, drug testing, clandestine laboratories, shootings, and homicide investigations. This information will help in direct examination of your experts, and cross examination of the secretive prosecution expert. Return to Top |
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Attorney Lawrenceville, Georgia - web "Jury Selection with Focus on DUI Cases" (1 hour MCLE*) and "Disgracing Our Profession" (1 hour MCLE* ethics) Christine is an honored and recognized DUI attorney and lecturer. She was recognized as a 2004, 2005, and 2006 Georgia Super Lawyer by her peers in Atlanta Magazine and as one of Georgia Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite, 2004 and 2005. Christine is on the Investigative Panel of the State Bar of Georgia and is a founding member of the Georgia Innocence Project. She has a long list of credentials and will be presenting two very interesting talks. She will speak on jury selection tips and techniques, with a focus on DUI cases. Her second presentation will be an ethical look at our profession, while poking fun at Nancy (Dis)Grace. Return to Top |
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Professor, University of Iowa College of Law Iowa City, Iowa - web "Criminal Law Impact of Recent US Supreme Court Decisions, The Year in Review" (1 hour MCLE*) Professor Tomkovicz has been on the University of Iowa Law School faculty since 1982 and an adjunct professor at UCLA during the 1981-82 academic year. Prior to that, Professor Tomkovicz was an attorney with the Appellate Section of the Lands Division of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Since joining the Iowa faculty, he has taught Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure: Investigation, Criminal Procedure: Adjudication, and Evidence. His talk will focus on recapping recent Constitutional Criminal procedure decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. Return to Top |
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Owner / Chief IT Forensic Investigator, Digital Forensics Group; PROTEX International San Diego, California - web "Computer Forensic Analysis, Finding Evidence and Protecting Your system" (1 hour MCLE*) Dan is an expert in all areas of forensic computer evidence, from discovering issues on other computers to protecting yourself from numerous cyber intrusions. (e.g. The teen boy from Arizona who was charged with child porn trafficing, when the culprit was a cyber bot that infected his computer, and was sending the material out.) This will be a very benificial talk. The Digital Forensic Group; PROTEX International is a nationally recognized high technology forensic investigations and information system security firm which serves corporate, legal, and government clientele. Return to Top |
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Attorney;
Expert Witness
Three Rivers, California "Defending
Medical Marijuana Cases, the Nuts and Bolts" (1
hour MCLE*)
Bill is one of the premier experts in the area of medical marijuana and possession for personal use. He has battled prosecutors and law enforcement in a multitude of jurisdictions as both an attorney and as an expert witness. Bill will discuss problems, challenges, and the current state of the law regarding medical marijuana. Return to Top |
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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 9.5 hours (with 1 hour 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 1-559-733-6693 or Email for
MCLE / CLE info on your state or jurisdiction (no state has ever denied credit for prior Retreats).
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 1-559-733-6693 or Email for
MCLE / CLE info on your state or jurisdiction (no state has ever denied credit for prior Retreats).
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