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Defending Drug Overdose Homicide Cases in Wisconsin

Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI - 8.00 Credits (anticipated)

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Date: Friday, March 14, 2025
Location: 
Marquette University Law School |Lubar Center
1215 W Michigan St |Milwaukee, WI 53233
Cost: FREE. Registration is required.


This program is open to those individuals working for the defense function. This includes defense lawyers, investigators, social workers and mitigation specialists, paralegals, and other defense support staff. Attendees may NOT currently be employed full-time, part-time, or on a contractual basis with a prosecution or law enforcement agency.

Members of the media wishing to attend any portion of the program should contact NACDL's Communications Team at jhutson@nacdl.org to discuss potential opportunities.


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Agenda

Thursday, March 14
8:00–8:45 am Registration, Check-in, and Breakfast (Provided)
8:45–9:00 am The Opioid Crisis: Public Health & the Criminal Legal System Vital Strategies & NACDL
9:00–10:00 am The Law: Statutes & Jury Instructions in Drug Overdose Cases Holly Sullivan, Asst. Federal Defender, San Diego, CA

Anna Kees, Assist. Public Defender, Waukesha, WI
10:00–10:45 am Communicating with Clients Who Use Kailey Peterson, MSW, LCSW, CSAC, Psychotherapist, CAYA Clinic, Madison, WI
10:45–11:00 am Break
11:00-12:00 pm Investigations and Experts in Drug Overdose Cases Callie Steele, Trial Chief, Santa Barbara, CA 
12:00–1:00 pm Lunch (provided)
1:00–1:45 pm Theories of Defense in Drug Overdose Cases Deja Vishny, Milwaukee, WI
1:45–2:45 pm Forensic Toxicology Dr. Glen Farr, Knoxville, TN 
2:45-3:00 pm Break
3:00–4:00 pm Diagnostically Difficult Forensic Cases Dr. Greg Davis, Lexington, KY
4:00-5:00 pm Voir Dire in Drug Overdose Cases Kara Rolf, Training Director, Racine, WI

Faculty

Kailey Peterson (Madison, WI)
Dr. Greg Davis (Lexington, KY)
Dr. Glen Farr (Knoxville, TN)
Anna Kees (Waukesha, WI)
Callie Steele (Santa Barbara, CA)
Holly Sullivan (San Diego, CA)
Deja Vishny (Milwaukee, WI)

CLE Information

Up to 7.0 hours of CLE credit is anticipated for this event.

Hotel

Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel
139 E. Kilbourn Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202

For those looking to book an overnight stay, please visit the link below. Room block expires FEBRUARY 20, 2025.

Online Hotel Reservations

Questions? For any questions about this program, please email us at pdtraining@nacdl.org.

Code of Conduct

NACDL endeavors to foster a working, learning, and social environment free of harassment, discrimination, intimidation, and insult. To that end, NACDL has adopted a Code of Conduct for Affiliated Persons that applies to all attendees and participants of any kind at all NACDL sponsored events.

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