Mental Illness & the Law: Behavioral & Health Disorders (2021)
CLE Credit: Up to 13.5 hours of self-study CLE Credit; where authorized. Please confirm with your state's CLE commission to ensure this program is available for self-study CLE certification.
Program Summary: The cases are complex, the clients are challenging, and the stakes are high. Whether it is insanity, impairment, a disorder, or adolescent brain development; mental health and intellectual competence issues affect pretrial supervision, trial and sentencing, and your chances of successfully advocating for your impaired client. Whether you are a public defender, private practitioner, or your practice is largely white-collar, you undoubtedly deal on a daily basis with clients with various mental health issues. A lawyer’s understanding of the current science and available treatments is essential, and being able to use that information can be the key to effective and successful representation in all stages of the process. This training provides some of the nation’s most experienced lawyers and experts to help attorneys understand these issues, offer ideas and proven solutions to assist you in advocating for your client during trial, whether it be insanity defenses, jury selection, cross of expert witnesses, persuasion, or mitigation at sentencing.
Presentations Included:
1. Investigation & Mitigation in Mental Health Cases: The Story of James Holmes | Tamara Brady
2. Voir Dire on Mental Health Issues | George Parnham
3. Effective Cross Examination of the State’s Experts | Damon Parrish II
4. Challenging Confessions of Mentally Vulnerable Clients | Deja Vishny
5. Mental Health Issues at Sentencing | Colette Tvedt
6. Adolescent Brain Development | Christopher Sailer
7. Representing Clients on the Autism Spectrum | Mark Mahoney
8. Effectively Preparing & Examining Mental Health Experts | John T. Philipsborn
9. Understanding Language Impairments Among Our Clients: Why You Should Care | Prof. Michele Lavigne
10. Defending a Client with Dementia | Elizabeth Kelley
11. Criminal Mitigation Strategies for Borderline Personality Disorder | Mark Silver
12. Cross Examining Experts on Competency | David W. Thompson
13. Racism, Discrimination and Mental Health | Dr. Antoinette E. Kavanaugh
14. Invisible Wounds: Representing Active-Duty Military and Veterans | Edward Ungvarsky
Prices
- List Price $179.00
- Member Price $149.00