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12th
Annual Public
Defender LAS VEGAS RETREAT April 27-29, 2012 What Do We Do?... Protect Constitutional Rights, One Person at a Time... That’s All! |
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A yearly gathering of public and private criminal defense attorneys, investigators,
legal staff, law students, spouses, or anyone with a Public Defender Attitude.
MCLE* Speakers for 2012 Las Vegas Retreat
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 Lori B. AndrewsAuthor; Law Professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law; Chicago, Illinois "Social Networks & The Right to a Fair Trial" (1 hour MCLE - during our Friday Welcome Party) Lori Andrews is the author of the book, I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy, in which she explores how social networks are changing all aspects of our lives, including criminal investigations and criminal trials. She’s also a law professor at Chicago-Kent College of Law where she directs the Institute for Science, Law Technology and teaches a course on “The Law of Social Networks.” In 2008, the American Bar Association Journal listed Lori Andrews as a “Newsmaker of the Year -- a lawyer with a literary bent who has the scientific chops to rival any CSI investigator.” Lori has taught at Princeton, written for a television legal drama, advised the Chicago Historical Society on the ethics of testing Abe Lincoln’s DNA, and served as the chair of the federal advisory committee to the Human Genome Project. She’s also an award-winning author of eleven non-fiction books, the last three of which earned her appearances on Oprah. Her path-breaking pro bono litigation caused the National Law Journal to list her as one of the 100 Most Influential Lawyers in America. She frequently appears on television, including repeatedly on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, and Nightline. In 2006, Lori launched a forensic mystery series involving a fictional geneticist, Dr. Alexandra (Alex) Blake. Lori’s mysteries -- Sequence, The Silent Assassin, and Immunity -- have garnered praise and have been translated throughout Europe and Asia. The Library Journal said, “Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs, watch out!” Lori received her B.A. summa cum laude from Yale College and her J.D. from Yale Law School. Return to Top |
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 Wendy
L. PatrickDeputy District Attorney; Chair of the California State Bar Committee on Professional Responsibility and 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) Wendy L. Patrick is a San Diego County Deputy District Attorney named by her peers in 2010 as one of the Top Ten criminal attorneys in San Diego by the San Diego Daily Transcript and one of San Diego’s 2010 Super Lawyers. She has completed approximately 150 trials including over 100 jury trials ranging from hate crimes, to domestic violence, to first-degree murder. In her current assignment in the Sex Crimes and Stalking Division she prosecutes cases involving vice, human trafficking, child molestation, and sexually violent predators. Ms. Patrick has been a Chair of the San Diego County Bar Association’s (SDCBA) Ethics Committee for over five years, is the incoming Chair of the California State Bar’s Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (COPRAC), and is an accomplished public speaker on the topic of ethics both nationally and internationally. She teaches ethics around the country on a regular basis for various legal and business organizations, is an Institute of Criminal Investigation certified instructor for law enforcement, and teaches business ethics at San Diego State University. Ms. Patrick has been featured as a media topic area expert on the radio as well as on both local and international television. On a personal note, Ms. Patrick holds a purple belt in Shorin-Ryu karate, is a concert violinist with the La Jolla Symphony, and plays the electric violin professionally with a rock band, performing both locally and in Hollywood. Regarding Ms. Patrick’s true passion in life, she holds a Master of Divinity degree summa cum laude from Bethel Seminary San Diego where she was awarded the Excellence in Preaching Award and the Zondervan Biblical Languages Award. She also holds a Certified Biblical Counseling Certificate from Horizon College. Return to Top |
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 Daniel E. SosnowskiPolygraph and Interrogation Expert; S.O.S. Polygraph Services, Inc.; Marietta, Georgia “Overview in the Use of the Polygraph; in Court, Sexual Offender Testing, and 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) Daniel E. Sosnowski is a 1980 graduate of John E. Reid College of Detection and Deception. Dan has been awarded a Senior Research Fellow in Forensic Psychology at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. He was selected as Subject Matter Expert regarding conducting polygraph examinations in Afghanistan on behalf of the DEA in 2007. In January 2008 he was selected as Subject Matter Expert to teach polygraph to the Counter Intelligence Command in Iraq on behalf of the U.S. Government. In June 2008, he was once again selected as Subject Matter Expert to teach polygraph to the Iraqi Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior on behalf of the U.S. Government. He was a former police officer in the Chicago area and was on the staff at John E. Reid & Associates. He is the former director of two polygraph training schools who have taught numerous law enforcement officer as well as individuals from the private sector. Dan is President of S.O.S. Services, Inc., a private polygraph company located in Marietta, Georgia. S.O.S. Services, Inc. is currently performing a wide range of polygraph examinations but is specializing in sex offender testing. He conducts numerous training seminars across the United States and has been an invited speaker at the American Polygraph Association’s annual seminar as well as numerous State Polygraph Associations. Dan was sworn in as President for the American Polygraph Association in August, 2009, and he has been on the Board of Directors since August 2000. Dan has been involved in several research projects concerning the accuracy and validity of the polygraph. These studies have been conducted in conjunction with the University of Newcastle, United Kingdom. He conducted the first polygraph training in that country. He has also been published in several professional journals in the United Kingdom as well as the United States. Return to Top |
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 Deborah Davis, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada; Reno, Nevada "Memory on Trial: Eye Witness Identification and Memory for Conversation” (2 hours MCLE) Deborah Davis received her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Ohio State University. Ms. Davis' laboratory is currently pursuing research in two broad areas: psychology and law, and close relationships. Ms. Davis' specific areas of interest within psychology and law are memory, police interrogation practices and coerced confessions, and issues related to sexual consent; she writes about and serves as an expert witness in these three areas. She has also served as a jury consultant for over 20 years. Her research in close relationships addresses two broad areas: attachment and romantic relationship behavior across the lifespan. Her attachment research has addressed the relationship of attachment style to sexuality, use of plastic surgery, reactions to relationship dissolution, conflict management, and end-of-life caregiving. She recently published a theory of attachment related pathways to sexual coercion. Her lifespan research concerns changing with age in virtually everything about romantic relationship behavior -- from whether one wants a partner, to preferences for types of relationships and partners, to relationship outcomes such as satisfaction and dissolution. Return to Top |
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H. William Nelson and Christopher K. Steuart Founders, IT Forensics, Inc.; Seattle, Washington "Overview of Computer / Digital Forensics” (2 hours MCLE)
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 Rod J. A. GregoryCriminal Defence Attorney; Partner, Davidson, Gregory, Danyluik, Stuffco; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada "Simple, Easy to Use, & Inexpensive Ways to Make an Electronic Trial Notebook" (1 hour MCLE) Rod J.A. Gregory is a partner of the law firm of Davidson Gregory Danyluik and has been practicing law since 1990. Mr. Gregory was born in Edmonton and raised in Kelowna, British Columbia. Mr. Gregory received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of Alberta and was called to the Alberta Bar in 1990. Practicing criminal law mainly in Alberta, Mr. Gregory has worked on cases in Ontario, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. Mr. Gregory has an interest in defending narcotics cases, money laundering legislation, tax evasion, and commercial crime, and impaired driving offences. Mr. Gregory has been an instructor at the Law Society of Alberta Bar Admission Courses, and Continuing Legal Education Society Seminars in the Province of Alberta. As well, Mr. Gregory has presented papers to the Criminal Trial Lawyers Association, and the Canadian Bar Association (Criminal Law Justice Subsection). Mr. Gregory is the past President of the Criminal Trial Lawyers Association (CTLA) (2 years) for and has been an active member of the executive of that organization for several years. The CTLA is the second-largest defence lawyers organization in Canada. Mr. Gregory was also a member of the Criminal Law Legislative Review Committee Subsection of the Canadian Bar Association. In March of 2003, Mr. Gregory was the Chair of the Legal Education Society of Alberta (LESA) Impaired Driving Seminar, attracting speakers from the Judiciary and the top criminal defence lawyers in impaired driving law including William (Bubba) Head. Mr. Gregory is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) the national defence lawyers’ organization based in the United States. In addition, Mr. Gregory is also a member of the National College of DUI Defense, an American defense lawyers organization specializing in the defence of impaired driving cases. He is the Canadian Delegate for the NCDD. Maintaining an active interest in his own legal education, Mr. Gregory attends criminal law conferences for defence lawyers across North America and locally in his own jurisdiction. In 1995, Mr. Gregory successfully attended the intensive and top ranked Trial Practice Institute at the National Criminal Defense College at Mercer Law School in Macon, Georgia. He attends the annual NACDL DUI (Driving Under the Influence) seminar. Mr. Gregory also attends the York University (Toronto) Search and Seizure Symposium as well as the Proceeds of Crime Symposium hosted by York University. Mr. Gregory has defended individuals in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, and Ontario. Return to Top |
Prior to joining the Law Office of
Christopher K. Steuart, H. William
Nelson was employed by two Fortune 50 Companies.
Mr. Nelson
is
president of IT Forensics, Inc. and a founding
shareholder. His most
recent assignments in information systems security include lead of
computer forensics team leader, incident response, and security
assessments.
Christopher
K. Steuart is a practicing attorney and one of the
founding shareholders of IT Forensics, Inc. He is licensed in
the
State of Washington and before the United States District Court for the
Western District of Washington and the United States Court of Appeals
for the Ninth Circuit. For thirteen years he was a computer
forensic
examiner and information security specialist for the Boeing
Company.
He served as an Electronic Warfare Officer and Special Security Officer
(SSO) in the United States Army and the United States Army Reserve.Download our 2012 Retreat flyers in printable PDF format:
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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 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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