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September 21 – 23, 2020
Online via Webex Live Webcast
See Complete Agenda Below or Click this Link
Agenda-PD Conference 2020-To View/Download/Print
The 2020 Public Defender Association Conference will be presented using the Webex Online Training platform.
This year's format requires a two-step registration process -
1. Payment Registration 2. Webex Registration
Unpaid registrants will not be eligible for CLE credit.
STEP ONE: Payment Registration
Registration Fee for Attorneys: $275.00 by September 14, 2020
$300.00 after September 14, 2020
Investigators and Paralegals may attend at no charge this year.
Registration Fee Payment:
Make check payable to: SC Public Defender Association
Mail Payment to: SCCID, Attn: Wanda Carter, PO Box 11589, Columbia, SC 29211
Click Links Below for Conference Payment Registration Forms:
2020 Registration/Payment Remittance Form-Individual
2020 Registration/Payment Remittance Form-Group
(Use this form for PD offices or other offices with multiple registrants.)
STEP TWO: Webex Registration
Each person attending must register individually for the online Conference sessions using the links below.
You must register for each day of the Conference.
You must also register for the Implicit Bias Breakout Session if you wish to attend it.
In compliance with the modified CLE rules currently in place each day of the conference will be assigned a separate CLE course number, Therefore, each day will require a separate Webex registration. The Implicit Bias Breakout Session on Tuesday will also be hosted as a separate training session.
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AGENDA
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
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8:45 am — 9:00 am |
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Opening Remarks
Breen R. Stevens, Esq.
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9:00 am - 10:00 am |
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Mistakes of Medical Examiners & Prosecutors in Homicide Cases
Jamie Downs, M.D.
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10:00 am - 11:00 am
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SAMH Hour: Stopping the Train Before it Wrecks: Maintaining Mental and Emotional Wellness (Panel Discussion)
Jason Turnblac, Esq. (Moderator)
Susan Knight, Ph.D.
Rob Madsen, Esq.
Aimee Zmroczek, Esq
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11:00 am - 11:15 am
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Break |
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11:15 am - 12:15 pm |
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Ethics Hour 1: Addressing Proper Procedures and Heading Off Common Mistakes when Responding to Disciplinary Matters
John Nichols, Esq.
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12:15 pm - 1:15 pm |
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Lunch |
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm |
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Mental Health Cases: What to Look For
Susan Knight, Ph.D.
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2:15 pm - 3:15 pm |
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Preparing and Presenting Mental Health Defenses and Mitigation
Constantine Pournaras, Esq.
Laura Young, Esq.
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3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
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Break |
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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Robert's Rules - Case Updates and Upcoming Issues
Bob Dudek, Esq.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
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9:00 am — 10:00 am
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Litigating Discovery: Rule 13, Brady, and ASOL's Hiding the Ball
Jim Brown, Esq.
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10:00 am — 11:00 am
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Getting Creative with Case Presentation
Chris Adams, Esq.
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11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Ethics Hour 2: Practical Ethics for the Defense Bar
Susan Hackett, Esq.
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12:00 pm - 12:15 pm |
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Awards |
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12:15 pm - 1:00 pm |
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LUNCH |
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AFTERNOON BREAK-OUT SESSIONS - CHOOSE ONE |
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
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BREAK-OUT SESSION (1) - DPPP & SCDC Updates
To Attend this Session Remain in Main Training Session
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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DPPP Update
Matthew C. Buchanan, Esq.
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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
SCDC Update
Christina Catoe Bigelow, Esq.
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1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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BREAK-OUT SESSION (2) - Implicit Bias
To Attend this Session Log out of Main Training Session and Log in to Implicit Bias Training Session
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1:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
Implicit Bias and How to Properly Raise Race in the Courtroom in the Juvenile and Adult Criminal Justice Systems
Aleksandra Chauhan, Esq.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
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9:00 am — 10:00 am
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Battered Woman Syndrome: History and Current Use for Defense Attorneys in South Carolina
Lois Veronen, Ph.D.
Whitney Danso, Ph.D.
Alexis McInnis
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10:00 am - 11:00 am |
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Consumer Electronics and the IoT (Internet of Things): The Next Wave of Digital Evidence
Lars Daniel
Evnisa Forensics
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11:00 am — 11:15 am
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Break
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11:15 am — 12:15 pm
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Social Media Evidence: Finding It, Preserving It, Getting It In or Keeping It Out
Tim Kulp, Esq.
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