Beginning August 1, IDS staff will provide orientation for new attorneys on the first Friday of each month from 1-2 p.m.
Topics will include a guided tour of the IDS website, information on training and CLE opportunities, access to wellness resources and more. You will also be able to connect with other defense attorneys for future collaboration!
IDS and the Mecklenburg Public Defender’s Office offer FREE, regular continuing education to criminal defense and parent attorneys, investigators, and mitigation specialists across North Carolina.
Inside the State Crime Lab: Forensic Testing Explained
July 24: Drug Chemistry – Forensic Scientist Manager Amanda Venable
Aug. 7: Toxicology – Forensic Scientist Supervisor Danielle O’Connell
Sept. 4: Trace Evidence – Forensic Scientist Manager David Freehling
Sept. 18: Mobile Device Examinations and Audio/Video Examinations – Forensic Scientist II Sterling Hunt
Oct. 2: Forensic Biology – Forensic Scientist Supervisor Wendell Ivory
Nov. 6: Firearms – Forensic Scientist Manager Jennifer Slish
Dec. 4: Latent Evidence – Forensic Scientist Managers Summer Maffett and Karen Morrow
Monthly sessions are held on the third Thursday of each month from 1-2 p.m. EST.
Topics Include:
Registration for the Felony Defender Training, scheduled for February 7-9, 2024, is now open and available at https://www.sog.unc.edu/courses/felony-defender-training. This training is co-sponsored by the UNC School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services. The agenda will be posted on the course webpage shortly. Program: The program will be held at the School of […]
Registration for the Navigating the Capacity and Commitment Process Training, scheduled for April 4, 2024, is now open and available at https://www.sog.unc.edu/courses/navigating-capacity-and-commitment-process. This training is co-sponsored by the UNC School of Government and the NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities. **The agenda can be found at this link. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Wednesday, October 2 -- 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 […]
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 […]
