Upcoming Events

CAP-LA “Appellate Practice Selected Topics” Seminar

January 21, 2025 from 8:45 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Hybrid

Presented by CAP-LA

Panel members from all appellate projects are welcome and encouraged to attend. Topics include Updates in Criminal Case Law, the Racial Justice Act & the Improper Use of Peremptory Challenges, Perspectives from the Bench, Protecting Your Client at Resentencing, and Ethics.

5.0 hours of general and appellate and criminal specialization MCLE credit is offered for this training, including 1.0 hour of Recognition and Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession and 1.0 hour of Legal Ethics.

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Measure Twice, Object Once

January 23, 2025 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Remote

Presented by OSPD

Ninety-Seven percent of Americans now own a cell phone. And now more than ever, law enforcement is seeking location data generated by these devices. This presentation explains how location data is generated by mobile devices and provides an overview for attacking this data. It also provides practical advice for dealing with these materials in a case.

1 hour of MCLE Credit in Technology in the Practice of law is offered for this training.

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What is AI?

January 25, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Hybrid

USD School of Law Community Defenders, Inc.

As uses of artificial intelligence expand, including its use in case preparation and courtrooms, criminal defense attorneys must learn its uses, ethical considerations, and potential challenges in criminal trials, appeals and postconviction cases. This seminar will present updated information in the rapidly-changing and developing field of AI and related strategies by speakers well-versed in this field.

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Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention

January 27, 2025 from 3:00 – 4:15 p.m. | Remote

Presented by OSPD

Suicide is a significant public health concern, and lawyers are at an elevated risk. A 2023 study concluded that attorneys are twice as likely as other working U.S. working adults to have suicidal thoughts and many suffer in silence given the associated stigma within the legal profession. In part two of this series addressing suicide, attendees will learn what’s driving the higher rates of suicidal thinking among lawyers, how to identify those most at risk, what we as the public defense community can do create awareness and support, and the strategies that prevent suicide.

1.25 hours of MCLE Credit in Wellness Competence is offered for this training.

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CDCR Credits, Release Dates, and Parole Consideration Dates

January 28, 2025 from 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. | Remote

Presented by OSPD

Knowing how the CDCR calculates credits and sets release and parole dates is necessary for evaluating case options and advising clients. Heather MacKay will share her expertise in deciphering CDCR’s current policies, including how release and parole dates are recalculated after re-sentencings. Questions will be answered at the end of the presentation.

1.25 hours of MCLE Credit is offered for this training.

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Identifying and Challenging Digital General Warrants

January 30, 2025 from 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | Remote

Presented by OSPD

Law enforcement agencies are obtaining warrants to identify any digital device present in an area, to uncover anyone who searched for particular topics on Google, and to search entire devices. This presentation will explore these unconstitutional techniques, including how to identify their use and how to challenge them.

1 hour of MCLE Credit is offered for this training.

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