2026 Summer Public Defense Conference

2026 Summer Public Defense Conference

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8:00am EDT

COFFEE & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST LAW SCHOOL CAFE

9:00am EDT

Welcome & Remarks UGA CHAPELOmotayo Alli • Tony Waller

9:45am EDT

The Price of Mercy UGA CHAPELEmily Galvin-Almanza

10:45am EDT

BREAK UGA CHAPEL

11:00am EDT

Rooted: Grounded in Work That Can Shake You UGA CHAPELTashun Bowden

12:00pm EDT

From Hello to Farewell UGA CHAPELVera Moore • LaWanda Olney

12:45pm EDT

Transition to Law School Campus

12:55pm EDT

BOX LUNCH LAW SCHOOL CAFE

1:15pm EDT

CPD Meeting TBD

2:30pm EDT

Ethics, Confidentiality, and Operations for Legal Administrators CLASSROOM J THIRD FLOORPamela Lockett

404(b) Reloaded: Recent Developments and Defense Strategy CLASSROOM F SECOND FLOORDavid Douds

Case Law and Statutory Changes Update CLASSROOM A FIRST FLOORJonathan Lockwood

Case Law Update (BROADCAST) CLASSROOM D, E, & HJonathan Lockwood

Experts, Daubert & 702 Weaponized CLASSROOM B FIRST FLOORRyan Malone • Charlie Koch

Trauma Informed Care at Every State of the Case CLASSROOM G THIRD FLOORGayle Bacon Murray

Cap Def: Building Trust Under Difficult Circumstances: Representing Clients with Serious Mental Health Challanges CLASSROOM I THIRD FLOOR

Capital Mitigation DUNLAPSarah Heurich

Gang Defense Investigations CLASSROOM C SECOND FLOORDavid Tealer

3:30pm EDT

BREAK LAW SCHOOL ATRIUM

3:45pm EDT

The Life of a Criminal Case for Non Lawyers CLASSROOM J THIRD FLOORLyndsey Hix

Rapid Response Teams: Deploying Resources to Circuits in Need CLASSROOM G THIRD FLOORJoy Walker

Voir Dire Straits: Picking a Jury Without Losing Your Mind CLASSROOM A FIRST FLOORDavid Tatem

Voir Dire Straits: Picking a Jury Without Losing Your Mind (BROADCAST) CLASSROOM D, E, & HDavid Tatem

War Stories from Veteran Defenders: Lessons from BS decisions and court actions CLASSROOM B FIRST FLOORNatalie Glaser • Angela Dillon • Josh Larkey • Arnold Ragas • Kristin Waller

Terabytes and Volumes: How to handle excessive discovery. CLASSROOM F SECOND FLOORJackie Tyo • Veronica O'Grady

Capital Defense Track: Topic Title TBD CLASSROOM I THIRD FLOOR

Capital Mitigation DUNLAPSarah Heurich

The Quiet Force-Partners in crime CLASSROOM C SECOND FLOORShaveena Rogers • Whitney Hammons

7:00pm EDT

Reception GEORGIA THEATRERECEPTION

2026 Summer Public Defense Conference

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