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Strengthening the Sixth in Texas: Building the Defense Team Through Collaboration with Investigators
The Strengthening the Sixth grant in collaboration with NACDL, TCDLA, TIDC, and PI Education are excited to present this FREE program on how to better utilize defense investigators in west Texas. Join us on March 28th and 29th at Texas Tech Univ. School of Law's Lanier Auditorium for this program.
CLE and Defense Investigator CE credits are pending.
Agenda
March 28, 2023 | Topic | Speaker |
8:30 – 8:45 am | Welcoming Remarks and Program Overview | |
8:45 – 9:15 am | Getting the Most Out of Investigations: Investigator & AttorneyTeamwork | Hal Humphries |
9:15 – 10:15 am | Developing and Using a Theory of the Case | Adam Welch |
10:15 – 10:30 am | Break & Review of Case Fact Pattern | |
10:30 – 11:00am | Group Brainstorming – Short Scenarios | Deja Vishny |
11:00 – 11:20 am | Securing Investigator Services in Texas | Mark Snodgrass |
11:20 – 12:10 pm | Client Interviewing Lecture | Rick Jones |
12:10 – 1:10 pm | Lunch (on your own) | |
1:10 – 2:30 pm | Client Interviewing Breakout Session | Small Group Breakout Session |
2:30 – 3:30 pm | Conducting a Scene Investigation | Robin Rawlins & Holly Hawkins |
3:30 – 4:30 pm | Interviewing Witnesses | Robin Rawlins & Holly Hawkins |
4:30 – 5:00 pm | Investigation Brainstorming | Investigation Team Session |
March 29, 2023 | Topic | Speakers |
9:00 – 10:15 am | Witness Interview Breakout Session | Small Group Breakout Session |
10:15 – 10:30 am | Break | |
10:30 – 11:15 am | Social Media Investigations | Kevin McClain |
11:15 – 12:15 pm | Case Partner Breakout: Investigation Requests & Follow Up | Investigation Team Session |
12:15 – 1:15 pm | Lunch (on your own) | |
1:15 – 2:00 pm | Group Brainstorming: Theory Revised | Guy Cardamone |
2:00 – 3:00 pm | The Role of Cell Phone Evidence | Kevin McClain |
3:00 – 3:15 pm | Break | |
3:15 – 4:00 pm | Investigating Law Enforcement: Open Records & More | Deja Vishny |
4:00 – 4:45 pm | Texas Law on Defense Investigation: Discovery, Ethics, and Getting Your Investigator Paid | Rusty Gunter & Eldon Whitworth |
Venue Information
- Location: Texas Tech University School of Law, Lanier Auditorium
- Address: 3311 18th Street, Lubbock, TX 79409
- Parking: Attendees for this program should park at Lots R21 and Z4.
The Program is full. We are no longer accepting registrations.
If you have any questions, please contact us at JFA@nacdl.org.