Making the Case for Life (2021)
CLE Credit: Up to 14 hours of general self-study CLE credits where authorized. Please confirm with your state's CLE commission to ensure this program is available for self-study CLE certification.
Program Summary: Make the case...for your client's life with NACDL's 23rd Annual Making the Case for Life Seminar. This seminar is designed to help capital defenders, investigators, and mitigation specialists. You will hear cutting-edge presentations regarding pretrial investigations, capital jury selection, new perspectives on discovering the story of the client and mitigation evidence. Learn from seasoned capital trial lawyers, nationally-known law professors, and jury consultants, who will offer their personal perspectives, advice, and proven strategies for making the best case for life. If you are handling or may handle a case in which your client is facing the death penalty, then this is a must-have program for you!
Presentations Included:
1. Pretrial Litigation | Marc Bookman
2. The Colorado Method: Capital Voir Dire | Tamara Brady & David Wymore
3. LIVE DEMO: The Colorado Method: Capital Voir Dire | Tamara Brady
4. Caveats of Psychological Testing in Capital Cases | Dr. Adriana L. Flores
5. Persuasive Writing & Speaking | Marc Bookman
6. Mitigation in Capital Cases: Revealing the Rest of the Story | Prof. Emily Hughes
7. How to Use the Past in Telling the African-American Story Today | Lori James Townes
8. Using Atkins Updates in Litigation | Emily Paavola
9. Diversity in Client Care and Developing your Mental Health Defenses | Danalynn Recer
10. Gathering Race Data: When and How to Challenge the Jury Pool and Preserve the Issue | Jeffrey O. Martin
11. Intellectual Disability: Ongoing Issues & New Developments | James R. Patton
Prices
- List Price $225.00
- Member Price $200.00