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8/23/11
From A to Z: Everything You Need to Know to Defend Drug Cases
This year's two-day CLE seminar tackles drug case defense.
The War on Drugs. For decades this has been a priority for politicians and law enforcement. Whether it has made a difference on the amount of drugs on the street is debatable, but it has resulted in countless criminal prosecutions for violations of increasingly complex drug laws. This in turn has naturally resulted in an ever-growing body of law and practice devoted to defending those prosecuted.
Defending drug cases calls on the defense attorney to become competent in a wide variety of complex practice areas: investigation and discovery, forensic issues, scientific terminology, collateral consequences, cross-examining snitches, searches, presumptions of distribution, computer and social media issues, and sentencing.
This seminar brings together a group of skilled and experienced practitioners to give those attending a comprehensive look at the many issues that confront defense counsel. Join these experts and your colleagues from across the state to learn the latest developments and practice points, share practice tips, and build your own expertise. If you have not had a drug case yet this month, you probably will.
Faculty includes Attorneys Jay Clark, Law Offices of Ravert J. Clark, Cincinnati, Ohio; Anthony Cotton, Kuchler & Cotton, Waukesha, WI; John Wesley Hall, The Law Offices of John Wesley, Hall, Little Rock Arkansas; Steve Harmon, Harmon & Harmon, Riverside, CA;
Steve Hurley, Hurley, Burish & Stanton, S.C., Madison, WI; Jeffrey Jensen, The Law Offices of Jeffrey Jensen, Milwaukee, WI; Chad Lanning, Lanning Law Office, West Bend, WI; Kirk Obear, Obear Law Firm, Sheboygan, WI; Hank Schultz, Schultz Law Office, Crandon, WI; Dan Stiller, Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Erich Straub, Immigration Attorney LLC, Milwaukee, WI
This seminar is available only to criminal defense lawyers. It will be held September 29-30 in Appleton.
Contact WACDL for a registration form at wacdlwis@aol.com.
5/2/11
Daubert
The Wisconsin Association for Justice and WACDL are co-sponsing a seminar on Wisconsin's recent adotion of the Daubert Rule.
June 3, 2011, in Oconomowoc. 8:30 - 12:30.
Wisconsin’s Daubert Rule: Relevancy vs Reliability and Judicial Gatekeeping vs. Counsel’s Cross Examination
How will this affect your practice and your strategies?
Click here for registration and program information
11/1/10
Annual Ethics Seminar to Feature Former NACDL President
WACDL's annual Ethics Seminar for Criminal Defense Lawyers will be held on December 11, 2010, when the program will tackle a timely, challenging, and ever changing topic - Ethics in the Age of the Internet.
The keynote speaker will be Little Rock attorney John Wesley Hall, the 2008-2009 president of NACDL and a well-known criminal defense trai lawyer with a national reputation for his effectiveness. The recipient of many awards from his colleagues and his profession, Hall is an engaging speaker and will deliver important insights into the topic.
Hall's presentation is entitled, "Maintaining Professionalism and the Internet - 'The internet's not written in pencil, Mark. It's written in ink.' --Erica Albright in "Social Network" (2010)
Milwaukee attorney Ellen Henak will speak on "What’s Behind the Magic Mirror: Ethical Implications for Internet Use" . Ellen is also the Program Director for this seminar.
The program will be held on Saturday, December 11, 2010, at the Crowne Plaza, 4402 E. Washington Avenue, Madison, beginning at 8:30 a.m. We will apply for three CLE credits.
Need more credits for this reporting year? This is your opportunity!
The registration brochure is found here; fill it out and send it in today.
7/14/10
Whatever Happened to the Science in Forensic Science?
Coming in October: WACDL's two-day seminar. More than 15 CLE credits.
This year's topic: Whatever Happened to the Science in Forensic Science?
National speakers on DNA, toolmarks, trace evidence, blood splattter, fingerprints and more.
Watch this space for details.
Mark your calendar: October 8 and 9. Wisconsin Dells.
Brochure arriving soon for WACDL members.
2/3/10
The Art of Criminal Defense – A Master Class
A Seminar for Criminal Defense Lawyers
Live: Thursday, March 26, 2010
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Wisconsin’s only statewide organization made up entirely of attorneys who defend people charged with crimes, is bringing together a group of the most experienced, accomplished and recognized criminal defense lawyers practicing in Wisconsin. They will share their perspectives on why we defend people accused and how we can all become better at our craft. If it has happened in criminal defense, these attorneys have probably seen it, dealt with it, and prevailed.
One of the obvious skills each brings to the courtroom is the ability to tell a persuasive story. All are compelling speakers who can deliver an interesting and entertaining presentation.
We will hear from James Shellow, Steve Glynn, Eric Schulenburg, Mary Lou Robinson and Steve Hurley on how we can all be better defenders and bring along the next generation. Former Milwaukee County District Attorney E. Michael McCann and former Circuit Judge Thomas Barland will share their unique perspectives on two other critical parts of he criminal justice system, the prosecution and the courts.
Former WACDL President Waring Fincke is the program chair and will moderate the program.
This will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to hear and learn from outstanding creative defense attorneys and to be able to ask them the questions their presentations bring to mind. This is a program not to be missed, particularly those of you in the early years of your careers and practice. It is unlikely these outstanding defense lawyers will all be in the same place again.
We will apply for CLE credits, and it is anticipated that some of them will be ethics credits.
All criminal defense lawyers in Wisconsin will find the topics at this seminar interesting, timely and important.
Registration here.
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