The IDS Commission will meet on Friday, November 15, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in person. The meeting will be held at the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC), located at 901 Corporate Center Drive, Raleigh, NC 27607. **We will meet in the Hickory Board Room. Link to the Proposed Agenda Link […]
Registration for the 2024 Misdemeanor Defender Training, co-sponsored by the School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services, is now available at https://www.sog.unc.edu/courses/misdemeanor-defender-training. Agenda - 2024 Misdemeanor Defender Training Program: This course is an introductory program for attorneys new to misdemeanor cases. Sessions focus on stops and searches, impaired driving, ethical issues in […]
Registration is now OPEN for the 2024 Bridging the Gap VIII Mitigation Conference. Preparing a capital case for trial is difficult. You know the state’s case. You have figured out some sort of defense. You must plan for a sentence hearing. All the planning is directed towards convincing one or more jurors to vote for […]
The Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office is hosting a free to attend online CLE on Mental Health and Stress Resilience for Attorneys. This CLE is approved for 1 hour of professional well-being CLE credit. Please register below as space is limited: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7zKollXK8he9mpXjiJrNBod-VwrC_trfzoULmRXIHciLLUw/viewform?usp=sf_link When: November 8, 2024 from 12:30-1:30 Where: Anyplace you have internet. Everyone […]
The Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office is hosting a free-to-attend online CLE: NC Criminal Cannabis Law Update - Fall 2024 This CLE is approved for 1 hour of general CLE credit. Please register below as space is limited: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc7_oeTZDCU8XhxBqk8M9Uxwec3lS5Rtki-YWQ3GDLIzOCgag/viewform?usp=sf_link When: October 25, 2024 from 12:30-1:30 Where: Anyplace you have internet. Everyone who registers will […]
Registration is open for the 2024 North Carolina Appellate Advocacy Training, sponsored by the School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services. Agenda Guide for Participants PARTICIPANTS: The Appellate Advocacy Training is open to assistant appellate defenders and attorneys on the appellate appointment list maintained by the Office of the Appellate Defender. […]
Friday, October 18th @ 2:30 p.m. 90-minutes of CLE Credit Offered; 60-minutes satisfies the professional well-being requirement. Break The Stigma: Let’s Talk About It Talking about suicide is both difficult and lifesaving. This training will provide a brief overview of data related to specific population groups that statistics show have higher rates of suicide, including […]
The Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office is hosting a FREE-to-attend in person CLE on "In-depth Case Study Discussion with the Experts: Diminished Capacity, Mitigation, or something else?" This CLE is approved for 1.5 hours of general CLE credit. Space is limited! Please register using the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfT1McmrduKRhJJeSm-8Wg7vPVLPUXKCMey3tDZ1cctoxXDBA/viewform?usp=sf_link When: October 11, 2024 from 12:30-2:00pm. The […]
Friday, October 4 -- 2:30 p.m. 1.5 hours of CLE Credit QPR: Question, Persuade and Refer - Supporting Individuals Who Are Suicidal/In Crisis Talking about suicide is both difficult and lifesaving. We may not know what to say when someone expresses a threat; it is devastating when we lose someone by suicide and replay in […]
The Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office is hosting a FREE-to-attend presentation on "Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Adjudications and How to Limit Them with Expunctions." Pending approval by the NC State Bar, this presentation is for 1 general CLE hour. Registration will close on October 3, 2024 at noon and everyone who registers will receive a […]
