2026 Summer Public Defense Conference: Full Schedule

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9:00am EDT

Dignity as Strategy: Humanizing Clients in a Dehumanizing System

Wednesday July 22, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

CLASSROOM G THIRD FLOOR

Speakers

Imani Carter

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... Read More →

Dignity as Strategy PPT (Final) pptx

Wednesday July 22, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
CLASSROOM G THIRD FLOOR

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10:15am EDT

The Power of Partnership: How Public Defenders Can Help Shape Successful Juvenile Reentry Outcomes

Wednesday July 22, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am EDT

CLASSROOM G THIRD FLOOR

Speakers

Cathy Curry-Smith

Cathy Smith-Curry has over twenty-four years of Criminal Justice experience while being employed with two corrections agencies in the state of Georgia, the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), and the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). In Ms. Smith-Curry’s current... Read More →

Wednesday July 22, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am EDT
CLASSROOM G THIRD FLOOR

YOUTH DEFENDER ALL

2026 Summer Public Defense Conference

9:00am EDT

Imani Carter

10:15am EDT

Cathy Curry-Smith

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