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Location Description:
Charlotte, a banking and financial hub, is well known for its perfect blend of Southern charm and modern sophistication, with a growing skyline, bustling streets, and a dynamic arts and culture scene. It offers many things to see and do, from cool parks in the hub to outdoorsy fun in the outskirts. In the downtown area, which is called Uptown, you will be spoiled with a multitude of choices of the many beautiful public parks where you can enjoy a picnic, relax, or get active.
Whether it’s fishing from a lakeside beach, spending a day shopping and dining inside North Carolina’s biggest mall, walking down a hall honoring NASCAR greats, or even enjoying a local pastime of watching planes take off and land, Charlotte – the ‘Queen City’ – promises time filled with pleasure and inspiration.
Agenda
The program agenda and faculty are subject to change.
| Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | |
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| 3:30-6:00 pm | Early Registration & Exhibit Hall Open |
| Thursday, February 27, 2025 | |
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| 7:00 am | Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Welcoming Remarks – NACDL President Christopher A. Wellborn (Rock Hill, SC) & CLE Program Co-Chairs H. Eugene Oliver, III (Harrisonburg, VA), C. Melissa “Missy” Owen (Charlotte, NC), Sonya Pfeiffer (Charlotte, NC and Toronto, ON) |
| 8:15 am | Admitting Evidence – Melanie Foote (Frankfort, KY) |
| 9:15 am | Litigating Police Misconduct – Deborah Levi (Pikesville, MD) |
| 10:15 am | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 10:35 am | Mortgage / Insurance Fraud – Kevin Tate (Charlotte, NC and Las Vegas, NV) |
| 11:35 am | Racketeering – Ashleigh B. Merchant (Marietta, GA) |
| 12:35 pm | Lunch break on your own |
| 2:00 pm | Advanced DUI Strategies – John Fanney (Raleigh, NC) |
| 2:50 pm | Advanced Drug Defense Strategies – Justin Rosas (Medford, OR) |
| 3:40 pm | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 4:00 pm | Parallel Construction: A Defense Attorney's Guide to Discovering and Challenging Original Source Evidence in Criminal Investigations – Jessica N. Carmichael (Alexandria, VA) |
| 4:50 pm | DNA – Bradley J. Bannon (Chapel Hill, NC) |
| 5:40 pm | Adjourn for the day |
| 7:00 pm | Welcome to Charlotte Reception - Location: TBA |
| Friday, February 28, 2025 | |
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| 7:00 am | Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Morning Remarks and Announcements – CLE Program Co-Chairs H. Eugene Oliver, III (Harrisonburg, VA), C. Melissa “Missy” Owen (Charlotte, NC), Sonya Pfeiffer (Charlotte, NC and Toronto, ON) |
| 8:10 - 10:10 am | Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire! The Nature, Detection, and Psychology of Deception – Dyke Huish (Mission Viejo, CA) |
| 9:00 am | NACDL Committee Meetings Throughout the Day (please pick up a detailed schedule at the NACDL registration desk) |
| 10:10 am | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 am | Cognitive Bias and High Stakes Legal Decision Making – Sonya Pfeiffer and David Rudolf (Charlotte, NC and Toronto, ON) |
| 11:20 am | Media Shaping – Molly Parmer (Atlanta, GA) |
| 12:10 am | Lunch break on your own |
| 1:40 pm | Developing Your Defense in a Sexual Assault Case – Kathleen Stilling (Brookfield, WI) |
| 2:30 pm | Tax Fraud – Justin Gelfand (St. Louis, MO) |
| 3:20 pm | Exhibits, Networking & Refreshment Break |
| 4:10 pm | Advanced Strategies and Issues Involved in Representing a Juvenile Client – My’chael Jefferson-Reese (Richmond, VA) and W. Geoffrey Tucker (Williamsburg, VA) |
| 5:00 pm | E-Discovery – John Ellis (San Diego, CA) |
| 5:50 pm | Seminar Adjourns |
| 6:30 pm | Networking Reception - Location: TBA |
| Saturday, March 1, 2025 | |
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| 7:30 am | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 8:00 am | NACDL Committee Meetings (pick up detailed schedule at NACDL registration desk) |
| 9:00 am | NACDL Midwinter Membership and Board of Directors Meetings |
| 1:00 pm | Enjoy Charlotte! |
Faculty
Bradley J. Bannon (Chapel Hill, NC)
Jessica N. Carmichael (Alexandria, VA) *NACDL MEMBER
John Ellis (San Diego, CA) *NACDL MEMBER
John Fanney (Raleigh, NC)
Melanie Foote (Frankfort, KY) *NACDL MEMBER
Justin K. Gelfand (St. Louis, MO) *NACDL MEMBER
Dyke Huish (Mission Viejo, CA) *NACDL MEMBER
My’chael Jefferson-Reese (Richmond, VA) *NACDL MEMBER
Deborah Levi (Pikesville, MD) *NACDL MEMBER
Ashleigh B. Merchant (Marietta, GA) *NACDL MEMBER
Molly Parmer (Atlanta, GA) *NACDL MEMBER
Sonya Pfeiffer (Charlotte, NC and Toronto, ON) *NACDL MEMBER
Justin Rosas (Medford, OR) *NACDL MEMBER
David Rudolf (Charlotte, NC and Toronto, ON) *NACDL MEMBER
Kathleen Stilling (Brookfield, WI) *NACDL MEMBER
Kevin A. Tate (Charlotte, NC and Las Vegas, NV)
W. Geoffrey Tucker (Williamsburg, VA)
Hotel
Hilton Charlotte Uptown
222 East Third street
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Sponsorship and Exhibits
Disclaimer: NACDL does not necessarily endorse or guarantee the quality, applicability, or discounts of the products and/or services of its exhibitors. Users of these products and/or services do so at their sole discretion and NACDL assumes no responsibility for them.
For information on exhibiting or sponsorships, please contact NACDL's Sales and Marketing Manager Jason Petty at jpetty@nacdl.org or call (202) 465-7637.
NACDL would like to thank the following sponsors, exhibitors, and affinity partners for their support and contributions:
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Members of NACDL enjoy exclusive registration rates for our seminars along with all the benefits from joining.
| Registration Fees | |
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| NACDL MEMBERS: Regular, Life, and Sustaining Members | $419 |
| NACDL MEMBERS: Public Defender, Associate, Investigator, Professor, "New Lawyer", International, and Military Members | $289 |
| Non-Members (includes 1 year membership) | $758 |
| ALL Non-Members Public Defenders | $309 |
| ALL NC, SC, TN, and VA Lawyers (Residents Only) | $299 |
| Groups of 4 or more PDs (must register at the same time; 1 payment; no changes or cancellations allowed). To register a group, please visit: http://www.nacdl.org/PDGroups | $279 |
| Recordings | |
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| Audio Recording of Seminar (pre-sale) | $225 |
| Video Recording of Seminar (pre-sale) | $299 |
CANCELLATIONS: There is a $75 cancellation fee. Cancellations must be received in writing via e-mail by 5:30 pm E.T. Friday, February 21, 2025, to receive a refund, less the cancellation fee. No refunds can be issued after the cancellation deadline.
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