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"Take it to the Bank! Advanced Skills for Improving Your Advocacy and Expanding Your Practice" LOCATION: Hilton Charlotte Uptown, Charlotte, NC DATES: February 26 - March 1, 2025
"Winning Strategies for the Defense" LOCATION: St. Regis Hotel, Aspen, CO DATES: February 2-5, 2025
"Zealous Advocacy in Sexual Assault & Child Victims Cases" LOCATION: Planet Hollywood Hotel, Las Vegas, NV DATES: November 13-15, 2024
"THE SCIENCE OF THE MIND: Decoding & Litigating Mental Health in Criminal Cases" LOCATION: Hilton Nashville Downtown Hotel, Nashville, TN DATES: October 30-November 2, 2024
EXCLUSIVE NACDL MEMBER BENEFIT WHEN: Wednesday, September 25, 2:00-3:30pm ET / 11:00am-12:30pm PT CLE CREDIT: not available COST: Free
"Defending Modern Drug Cases" LOCATION: Planet Hollywood Hotel, Las Vegas, NV DATES: September 18-21, 2024
"Successful Strategies from the Masters of DUI Defense" LOCATION: Planet Hollywood Hotel, Las Vegas, NV DATES: September 18-21, 2024
EXCLUSIVE NACDL MEMBER BENEFIT WHEN: Monday, September 16, 2:00-3:30pm ET / 11:00am-12:30pm PT CLE CREDIT: not available COST: Free
"Investigation, Mitigation and Voir Dire in Capital Cases" LOCATION: New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA DATES: August 28-30, 2024
EXCLUSIVE NACDL MEMBER BENEFIT WHEN: Wednesday, August 21, 2:00-3:30pm ET / 11:00am-12:30pm PT CLE CREDIT: not available COST: Free
WHEN: Wednesday, August 7, 2:00-3:30pm ET / 11:00am-12:30pm PT CLE CREDIT: not available COST: Free
"Honorable Elizabeth A. Kovachevich 33rd Annual National Seminar on Federal Sentencing" LOCATION: Drury Plaza Hotel Disney Springs, Orlando, FL DATES: August 7-9, 2024
"Come as You Are: Finding Your Trial Nirvana in Cross, Openings, and Closings" LOCATION: Sheraton Grand Hotel, Seattle, WA DATES: July 24-27, 2024
EXCLUSIVE NACDL MEMBER BENEFIT WHEN: Wednesday, July 10, 2:00-3:30pm ET / 11:00am-12:30pm PT CLE CREDIT: not available COST: Free
"Turning the Tables on the Government in White Collar Cases" LOCATION: Four Seasons Hotel, Denver, CO DATES: June 19-21, 2024