NOTE: If you are already a member of WACDL you must first sign in to the website to register.

 

Register Today for Defending the Accused: The Fundamentals of Criminal Defense

 

The Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is proud to announce a comprehensive online criminal defense training program: Defending the Accused: The Fundamentals of Criminal Defense. Every criminal defense practitioner can benefit from this cutting-edge program which is the first of its kind.  It is intended as a comprehensive guide for new attorneys on how to handle a variety of issues we may run into on a daily basis with clients and as a refresher for experienced attorneys.

 

Registration is restricted to criminal defense lawyers. Judges, full and part-time prosecutors, law students, and members of the general public may not register.

 

 You can choose to either watch "live" as the individual sessions occur over Zoom or on video replay at a time of your choosing.  Each new session will be available every Friday at noon from January 15th to May 21^st (excluding April 2, Good Friday).  Each session will be available on-demand via video on the WACDL website until one year after it has been presented live. We anticipate receiving over 30 CLE credits for the program and written materials will be available for each session via the website. 

 

TO SIGN UP, CLICK ON "ABOUT US" ABOVE AND FOLLOW THE LINK ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE PAGE.

 

NOTE: If you are already a member of WACDL you must first sign in to the website to register.

 

This comprehensive program will be available for the low price of $199 for the entire year; or $149 for WACDL members. Not a member?  Save $50 -  After you are signed up you will receive additional information on how to access each presentation.

 

Five major topics will be presented online between January 15-May 28 with subtopics in each for a total of over 40 sessions. After a summer break, two additional major topics will be presented: sentencing and ethics. Each live session will be between 50 and 75 minutes. Friday afternoons 12-1 or 12-1:30 p.m. via Zoom. Thereafter each session will be available on the WACDL website for the video replay.

 

The schedule is as follows:

 

MEETING THE CLIENT, CHALLENGING BAIL, AND LEARNING THE FILE

 

January 15

Using EBDM to argue bail - 15 minutes: Samantha Ritchie

Common bail issues and how to overcome them - 15 minutes: Corey Mehlos 

Motions to dismiss complaints - 20 minutes: Colleen Taylor 

 

January 22

Preliminary Hearings - 20 minutes: Colleen Taylor 

Investigators & Basic Discovery - 50 minutes: Ashley Morse 

 

January 29

In depth client interviews - 50 minutes: Peter Middleton 

 

LITIGATING MOTIONS & DISCOVERY

 

February 5

Discovery, Motions to Compel & Reciprocal Discovery - 50 minutes: Andrew Martinez 

Marsy's Law & Discovery - 25 minutes: Ryan Reid  

 

February 12

How to draft effective 4^th A suppression motions - 15 minutes: Gaby Leija 

Crossing a cop at a suppression hearing - 30 minutes: Murali Jasti

Litigating motions to suppress confessions - 30 minutes:  Deja Vishny

 

PREPARING FOR TRIAL 

 

February 19

Making and Meeting objections - 15 minutes: Aaron Nelson

Fighting the Admission of Other crimes evidence - 40 minutes: Aneeq Ahmad 

 

February 26 

The law of hearsay and confrontation - 30 minutes: Craig Albee

Overview of Challenging Forensic Science in the Courtroom - 30 minutes: Skye Boggio

 

March 5 

How to prepare for trial -  60 minutes:  Guy Cardamone, Jessa Nicholson, Richard Jones

 

March 12 

Fighting  racial bias in the courtroom - 50 minutes: Darrin Crawford 

How to subpoena an out of state witness - 15 minutes: Angela Komp 

 

 

COMMON CASES: DEFENSES & STRATEGIES

 

March 19

OWI basics- the law and sentencing - 60 minutes: Amanda Riek & Paul Crawford 

 

March 26

OWI basics- challenging field sobriety tests - 60 minutes: Adam Nero 

 

April 9 

Litigating Domestic Violence cases - 50 minutes: Amanda Parent 

 

April  16 

A to Z of Sexual Assault Cases with consent defense - 50 minutes: Kathy Stilling 

 

April 23 

Consequences in Sexual Assault cases - 30 minutes: Rebecca Coffee 

Defending Child Abuse cases - 50 minutes: Travis Schwantes

 

April 30 

Defending Child Porn cases -  50 minutes: Matthew Krische 

 

May 7

Cell phone evidence - 30 minutes: Casey Hoff

Medical Issues in Criminal Defense - 45 minutes: Darrin Crawford, M.D. 

 

COMPETENCY & NGI

 

May 14

Raising and Litigating Competency - 75 minutes: Payal Khandhar 

May 21 

The NGI defense - 50 minutes: Tony Cotton 

 

TO SIGN UP, CLICK ON "ABOUT US" ABOVE AND FOLLOW THE LINK ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE PAGE.

 

More sessions are planned for starting in September. Check back for updates.

If you have questions about registration and availability please contact WACDL Executive Director Peter McKeever at crimlaw@wacdl.com.