2026 Summer Public Defense Conference: Full Schedule

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2:30pm EDT

404(b) Reloaded: Recent Developments and Defense Strategy

LIMITED

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

CLASSROOM F SECOND FLOOR

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

David Douds

Appellate Attorney, GPDC Appellate Division

David works for the GPDC Appellate Division with his law partner (cat) Barney serving the counties of Northeast Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia with degrees in German and Philosophy, which is useful, and from the Georgia State University College of Law. He began his career as a public defender in 2018, and spent several years as a trial attorney in Coweta County and Athens-Clarke County before transitioning to appellate practice... Read More →

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
CLASSROOM F SECOND FLOOR

ATTORNEY

2:30pm EDT

Case Law and Statutory Changes Update

LIMITED

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

CLASSROOM A FIRST FLOOR

Limited Capacity seats available

Update focusing on new legislation from this years legislative sessions. Additionally, will focus on important (or at least interesting) cases from the Supreme Court of the United States, Supreme Court of Georgia, and the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia.

Statutory Law Update-First Offender records restriction at the time of sentencing, a new crime for gift card fraud, new ways to remove District Attorneys, enhanced punishments for pimping and pandering, a new crime for "Improper Sexual Contact by a Clergy Member," rules for AI Chatbots/Companions, a new path forward for terms of court (at least in the Cordele Judicial Circuit), feral hog chaos, credit for time served on probation revocations, a new official heritage horse breed, and more!!!

Case Law Update-Issue of First Impression-How to preserve error when a witness answers a question before a sustained objection. Good caselaw for issues dealing with motions to arrest judgment, challenging date ranges in indictments, prior violent acts of the alleged victim (in self-defense cases), prospective waivers of revocation hearings, and more!!! Bad caselaw for felony murder, prosecutors using AI, the broken post conviction system in Georgia, and more!!!. Information on how to preserve error on appeal for jury charges, motions for mistrial, requests for written orders on immunity motions, and more!!!

Speakers

Jonathan Lockwood

Chief Assistant Public Defender, Brunswick Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office

Background: I am a career Public Defender. University of Georgia Class of 2007 (history/philosophy). Washington & Lee University School of Law Class of 2010.From Hagan, GA. Currently, live in Liberty County, GA. Started as an Assistant Public Defender in the Middle Judicial Circuit... Read More →

Law Update 2026 Public Defender Seminar pptx

Case and Statuotry Update July 2026 docx

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
CLASSROOM A FIRST FLOOR

ATTORNEY

2:30pm EDT

Case Law Update (BROADCAST)

LIMITED

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

CLASSROOM D, E, & H

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Jonathan Lockwood

Chief Assistant Public Defender, Brunswick Judicial Circuit Public Defender's Office

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
CLASSROOM D, E, & H

ATTORNEY

2:30pm EDT

Experts, Daubert & 702 Weaponized

LIMITED

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

CLASSROOM B FIRST FLOOR

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Ryan Malone

Charlie Koch

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
CLASSROOM B FIRST FLOOR

ATTORNEY INVESTIGATOR

2:30pm EDT

What Happened to You? Trauma‑Informed Advocacy for Youth at Every Stage

LIMITED

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

CLASSROOM G THIRD FLOOR

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Gayle Bacon Murray

Director, Youth Advocacy Division, Georgia Public Defender Council

Gayle B. Murray is the Director of Youth Advocacy Division for the Georgia Public Defender Council, where she leads statewide initiatives to strengthen juvenile defense practice and elevate the voices of young people in the justice system. A career public defender with nearly three... Read More →

Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
CLASSROOM G THIRD FLOOR

ATTORNEY YOUTH DEFENDER