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NAPD 2022 Rise, Resist, Represent Conference

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Recordings will be available shortly after the conference. We will be recording at least 90% of the sessions. Those not to be recorded will be noted in the description. These will be available to everyone registered for the conference for till the end of 2022. NAPD did not for CLE or CEU for this event. NAPD does offer dozens of recordings for CLE for our members for free or $10 each. Click here to log in as an NAPD member and access these recordings.

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8:50am EDT

Chair Yoga Room CShana Conza

10:00am EDT

"Keep It Lit!" An authentic discussion on the importance of passion in the public sector Room HImani Carter Cognitive Bias in Forensic Pathology Room JSarah Hawkins Cross Examination of Experts Room ECathleen Bennett • Andrea Lyon Diversity is Ability Room KAmari Harris New National Public Defender Caseload Standards (NPDCS) and the Equal Defense Act Coming in Spring, 2022 Room BStephen Hanlon Online and Social Media Investigations Room CMarla McCowan • Maria Sapene • Michael Onah The Science of Sorting Out Authoritarian-Biased Jurors Room DDavid Ferguson Trauma-Informed Lawyers: Incorporating Social Science into Practice Room IKathleen Casey-Gamez • Apryl Alexander We are the "Game Changers": The Crucial Role of the Mitigation Specialist to Defeat Prosecution Claims of Malingering Room GJuliet Yackel

11:15am EDT

WWPDD (What Would Public Defenders Do)? Building a Trusting Relationship with your Client Room ALori James-Townes • LaToya Godette • Sarah Gannett • Sean Gordon

12:15pm EDT

Beyond Burnout: Resilience Strategies That Work in The Reality of Public Defense Room HLaurel Arroyo • Jenny Andrews Beyond Post-its: Using Technology in Jury Selection Room LMarla McCowan • Saaed Richardon • Juror Search • Lisa DeCaro Beyond Words: Making Better Use of Digital Tools in Motions & Briefs Room IPaige Nichols Changing the Narrative of Child Welfare Room KShawna Geiger • Matthew Fraidin Psychological Evaluations of Child Pornography Possessors Room GStephanne Thornton • Alex Rodrigues Race and Gun Criminalization Room CAimee Carlisle • Christopher Smith • Avinash Samarth Representing Clients with Disabilities While Honoring Their Lived Experience: Respectful Interactions & Reasonable Accommodations Room BCathleen Bennett • Miriam Ruttenberg • Beau Kealy Strategic Decisions in Appellate Litigation Room DGil Lenz • Marilena David • Meryl Carver-Allmond • Kai Mann Turning Pain into Power: The Science of Childhood Trauma & its Application to Indigent Defense Room ESara Whitaker

1:30pm EDT

Conference Closing with Cynthia Roseberry Room ACynthia Roseberry