Montejo and the Supreme Court's Limits on The Sixth Amendment Right to Counsel

If your client is concerned about the impact of an online mugshot, they aren't the only one. The downside of living in today's world is that anyone who has access to a mouse and a computer is able to look up somebody's criminal record. Addressing anyone's criminal record status has been a primary question on job applications and has shown to be a great barrier when it comes to finding work and even dating. As experts in public records and negative content removal, NetReputation will tell you how you can help clients dealing with negative online content and answer all of your questions!

This webinar focuses on the unique ethical challenges appellate attorneys encounter in their attorney-client relationships. Topics include the nature and scope of the client’s role and rights regarding the decision to appeal and the issues to be raised in the appeal, the attorney-client relationship when an attorney is pursuing an Anders brief, responsibilities when ending appellate representation, and overall communications with the client during the appellate process.

Presented by Gina Pruski, Director of Training and Development, Wisconsin State Public Defender

Race Matters II: The Impact of Race on Criminal Justice
January 10-11, 2019 | Los Angeles, CA

Presented by Callie Glanton Steele, Senior Litigator, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Central District of California (Los Angeles)

Race Matters II: The Impact of Race on Criminal Justice
January 10-11, 2019 | Los Angeles, CA

Presented by Nan Whitfield, Deputy Public Defender, Los Angeles County Public Defender

Race Matters II: The Impact of Race on Criminal Justice
January 10-11, 2019 | Los Angeles, CA

This discussion examines the roles of race, power, and engagement in the attorney-client relationship.

In the United States, disabled individuals are over-represented as both victims of crime and those accused of crimes compared with their non-disabled counterparts. This overrepresentation is even higher for those with disabilities and other marginalized identities. To help legal system professionals address these inequities, NACDL is offering an array of trainings and resources. 

Whether the practice of requiring defendants to check in with their lawyers weekly violates the criminal defense lawyer’s duties of confidentiality and client loyalty and the attorney-client privilege. And, when asked the next time, how should the lawyer respond?

What is the proper course for a criminal defense attorney to follow if the defendant proposes to commit perjury?

Must an attorney disclose to a state court that his or her client is charged under a false name where the prosecutor thinks that the client is an illegal alien but the client is actually a resident alien with a visa where the client has specifically requested that the attorney not disclose his or her true identity?

In partnership with WACDL and Vital Strategies, NACDL is proud to present this training course on a public health approach to substance use among justice-impacted individuals. This course also explores how defense lawyers can be effective advocates and champions against the harms of criminalization.

White collar cases are complex, and the clients in these cases are often part of society’s higher social strata. From “being bold” at the first meeting with the client to dealing with the client’s desire to talk to the press, veteran defense attorney Jim Brosnahan offers 10 tips that will make a white collar representation smoother.

Prepared by Ellen Yaroshefsky for for the NACDL Post-Dobbs Defender Skills Summit in July 2023

This month Susan Elizabeth Reese reviews Trial Lawyer: A Life Representing People Against Power by Richard Zitrin.