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Dignity as Strategy: Humanizing Clients in a Dehumanizing System
Wednesday July 22, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Speakers 
Senior Assistant Public Defender, Western Judicial Circuit Public Defender Office
Imani is from Pennsylvania but has called Georgia home for the past 14 years. She obtained her undergraduate degree from West Virginia University and moved to Georgia to attend UGA Law. Imani graduated from UGA Law in 2015 and has been practicing criminal defense ever since. As a...
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10:00am EDT
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Wednesday July 22, 2026 10:00am - 10:15am EDT
10:15am EDT
Order in the Court (Files): SharePoint for Case and Team Management
Wednesday July 22, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am EDT
Speakers VP
Ginny Purdee studied pre-law at Georgia College & State University and moved to Savannah in 2014 to attend Savannah Law School. At the end of her 1L year, she joined the Chatham County Public Defender’s Office as an intern and fell in love with public defense.
Ginny has been an Assistant Public Defender since 2019 and now practices in the Atlantic Judicial Circuit (mainly in Hinesville). She believes that the most fundamentally important aspect of criminal defense is not just zealously advocating for her clients, but doing so in a way that...
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Joshua T. Brockington serves as the Circuit Public Defender for the Atlantic Judicial Circuit. After earning his Juris Doctorate from Florida Coastal School of Law in 2010, he began his career in 2011 as an Assistant Public Defender within the same circuit. Following a period as...
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10:15am EDT
Taking JCATS to the Next Level: Practical Skills for Experienced Users
Wednesday July 22, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am EDT
Speakers SK
Sean Kean is a Technical Account Manager for Canyon Solutions, Inc., the makers of Jcats. Sean graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 2000 from Tennessee Wesleyan University, and his professional career began in courts. Sean worked as a Court Administrator for Murray...
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11:15am EDT
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Wednesday July 22, 2026 11:15am - 11:25am EDT
11:25am EDT
11:25am EDT
Rapid Response Teams: Deploying Resources to Circuits in Need
Wednesday July 22, 2026 11:25am - 12:25pm EDT
Speakers 
Director of Special Projects/ Rapid Response and Client Services/Managing Attorney/ Agency Recruiter, Georgia Public Defender Council (Atlanta, Ga,)
My educational background prepared me for a multifaceted legal career. After earning my
Bachelor of Science from Oakwood College and a Master of Public Health from the University of
Alabama, I served as a Public Health Associate for the Centers for Disease Control. This public
healt...
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