2026 Summer Public Defense Conference

Doug Passon is a practicing criminal defense lawyer with 30 years’ experience in state and federal court. He has a national practice focused on holistic, narrative-based sentencing advocacy and autism-informed defense. (www.dougpassonlaw.com) 
 
Passon is also an accomplished documentary filmmaker, having directed, filmed and edited award-winning short and feature-length documentaries that have played throughout North America and beyond. He has long been recognized as the pioneer in using short documentary films for mitigation... Read More →