Invisible Sentence: Recognizing, Supporting, and Advocating for Children of Incarcerated and Returning Parents  FREE WEBINAR: Friday, January 26th @ 12:30pm 60-Minutes of CLE Credit Pending   About the Webinar: Participants will be able to share with others their acquired knowledge of the challenges that children of incarcerated and returning parents face daily and will be […]

Registration for the 2024 Child Support Enforcement: Representing Respondents conference, co-sponsored by the UNC School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services, is now available at https://www.sog.unc.edu/courses/child-support-enforcement. PROGRAM: This program provides training for attorneys who represent alleged contemnors in child support enforcement proceedings. Sessions will focus on civil contempt, advocacy in-and-out of the […]

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 ACE scores. Attorneys will gain knowledge […]

FREE WEBINAR: Friday, December 15th at 2:30 p.m. 60 minutes of MH/SA Credit Offered Secondary Traumatic Stress: Its Impacts & Strategies for Coping Effectively: Frequent exposure to traumatic experiences impacts our overall health and well-being. This presentation will focus on describing secondary traumatic stress and how it impacts the brain, who is at risk for […]

Registration is still open for the 2023 Winter Criminal Law Webinar hosted by the School of Government. 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 indigent defenders who meet the eligibility criteria described below. […]

For more than 10 years, the Rowan County local Bar has provided CLE opportunities annually focusing on both Criminal Law and Family Law. This year, the Rowan County Bar Association is partnering with the 43rd Judicial District Bar to offer a high-quality lineup of speakers who will cover a variety of important topics relevant for […]

FREE WEBINAR: Friday, November 17th at 2:30 p.m. 60 minutes of MH Credit Offered Secondary Traumatic Stress: Its Impacts & Strategies for Coping Effectively: Frequent exposure to traumatic experiences impacts our overall health and well-being. This presentation will focus on describing secondary traumatic stress and how it impacts the brain, who is at risk for […]

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 ACE scores. Attorneys will gain knowledge […]

HYBRID: In person and live webcast event!! Registration closes on November 16th at noon. This CLE has now been approved for 1 general hour. The Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office is offering a free to attend in person or live webcast presentation on New Options in Capacity to Proceed to Trial Restoration. This CLE is […]

Registration for the 2023 Misdemeanor Defender Training, cosponsored 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. Program: This course is an introductory program for attorneys new to misdemeanor cases. Sessions focus on stops and searches, impaired driving, ethical issues in district court, sentencing and jail credit, […]