Wednesday, September 11 -- 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 […]
Registration is OPEN! We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Higher-Level Felony Defense training, cosponsored by the School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services, will take place on Tuesday, September 10 through Thursday, September 12, 2024, at the School of Government. PARTICIPANTS: This program is for attorneys interested in handling higher-level felony cases […]
The Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office is hosting a free to attend presentation on LC/MS and its Application in Forensic Toxicology. This presentation is approved for 1 general CLE hour by the NC State Bar. If you need CLE credit, you must complete the post-cle survey. Please register below by August 29th at noon: Register […]
The 2024 Juvenile Defender and Parent Attorney Conferences are cosponsored by the UNC School of Government and the North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services. PROGRAM OVERVIEW, DATES, AND LOCATION: The Juvenile Defender Conference will be held on Wednesday, August 28, from 8:50am to 4:00pm. Topics will include legislative and case law updates to juvenile law […]
**Limited to attorneys who are on the Capital Roster** FREE one-day Wymore Jury selection seminar to be held in Jackson, Northampton County, North Carolina on August 23, 2024. The meeting will be in the old courthouse at 102 W. Jefferson Street, Jackson, NC. This seminar is open for any lawyer that is not a prosecutor. […]
Friday, August 16 -- 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 […]
Friday, August 16 -- 12:30 p.m. 60 minutes of CLE Credit Offered Adverse Childhood Experiences 101: Childhood experiences impact overall development and functioning, resulting in risk and protective factors. This presentation will focus on the impact of adverse childhood experiences, impact on brain development, overall health risk factors and what the data has shown about […]
Wednesday, August 14th @ 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 IDS Commission will hold its third quarter meeting of the year on Friday, August 9, 2024. This is a virtual meeting only, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. via Webex. Click HERE for Details!
The Federal Public Defender for the Western District of North Carolina and the Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office are co-hosting a free-to-attend, live webinar on Making Sure the Sentence You are Asking for is the One You Want. Pending approval by the NC State Bar, this presentation is for 1 general hour. If you need […]
We are excited to announce that the 2024 Defender Trial School, cosponsored by the School of Government and the North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services, will be held Monday, July 8 through Friday, July 12 at the School of Government. The program will offer approximately 29.5 hours of CLE credit, including one hour of […]
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Thanks to the support of the Office of Indigent Defense Services and the UNC School of Government, we are pleased to announce that there is no registration fee for eligible indigent defenders. The webinar, presented by School of Government faculty Timothy Heinle, will cover (i) lay witness fact and opinion testimony, […]
