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6/2/2009 to 6/2/2009

The Train the Trainers Workshop is intended to enhance training skills and expand the pool of educated and experienced trainers available to serve as faculty at Training Branch events, as well as local training programs for CJA panel attorneys and federal defender staff. Participants will discuss and apply principles of adult learning, effective training design, and persuasive presentation techniques and methodologies, many of which are applicable to advocacy and other litigation skills. The workshop is open to federal defender staff (Assistant Federal Defenders, Computer Systems Administrators, Paralegals, and Investigators) and others who provide services under the CJA. Each participant must bring a laptop to the workshop. Registration is limited to a total of 40 people. Registration preference will be given to applicants who have not previously attended this event.
11/4/2009 to 11/6/2009

The Office of Defender Services Information Technology Division (ODS-ITD) and the NITOAD Branch are pleased to announce the next CMS Monthly Training Sessions.

Based on your feedback, we will be conducting CMS “Basic Training”. This training will be conducted in two parts. Part one will consist of the main CMS menus, screens and their functions, including opening and closing of a case. Standard opening documents such as a complaint, an indictment, an information, and a violation ticket received on federal property will be used. Part two will cover timekeeping, appeals tracking, filtering and FoxFire reports. Both the imbedded and stand-alone timekeeping options will be covered. Attendees are requested to provide possible scenarios that may be used during the filtering and FoxFire report session.

Each session will be about an hour long. These sessions are by no means a replacement for the all day training provided by the NITOAD Branch. They are simply to provide a general overview of CMS, its functions and the data stored in it.

Due to limited seating and possible high demand please register for only one session of Part One and Part Two.
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11/17/2009 to 12/17/2009

SIXTH NATIONAL SEMINAR ON FORENSIC EVIDENCE AND THE CRIMINAL LAW
January 7-10, 2010 San Diego, CA

This seminar is designed for, and attendance is limited to: federal defenders, CJA panel attorneys, attorneys interested in representing an inmate in federal collateral review, and state court practitioners who are currently appointed or seeking appointment in a federal habeas corpus proceeding. There will be no tuition, and materials will be provided to participants free of charge.
1/7/2010 to 1/10/2010

February 4, 2010 San Francisco, CA

The Fundamentals of Federal Criminal Practice” presentation is a one day mini-seminar specifically designed for practitioners who are new to federal criminal defense practice. It is an opportunity for new CJA panel attorneys and those seeking to join the panel to receive instruction in the areas most vital to providing an effective defense for their clients. Topics covered include plea negotiations and proffers, bail reform, dealing with BOP issues and client interviews. In addition, there will be sessions on specific Rules of Federal Criminal Procedure and an introductory session on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
2/4/2010 to 2/4/2010

February 4-6, 2010 San Francisco, CA

Drawing its faculty from the ranks of federal judges, defenders, and practitioners, Winning Strategies presents legal techniques for use in securing pretrial, trial, sentencing and appellate relief in a variety of cases. The seminar will use plenary and break-out instructional sessions to present “nuts and bolts” defenses to firearms, drugs, child pornography, and immigration prosecutions – as well as to present defenses to more novel prosecutions such as mortgage fraud, identity-theft, etc. Participants will receive analysis of the Supreme Court’s recent criminal law decisions and insights into that Court’s pending criminal cases. They will also hear forecasts from the Sentencing Resource Counsel’s representatives on proposed guideline amendments and will learn strategies to better advocate for – and achieve – just sentences.

Though designed to meet the needs of the experienced and less-experienced attorneys alike, Winning Strategies will provide a one-day “Fundamentals Track” on Day I for the those attendees who desire a more basic “building blocks” examination of federal criminal defense practice. Participants will then flow back into the larger seminar on subsequent days.
2/4/2010 to 2/6/2010