2026 Summer Public Defense Conference

2026 Summer Public Defense Conference

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Jerry Chappell

Georgia Public Defender Council

Attorney

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12:00pm EDT

CONFERENCE CHECK IN & Badge Pickup UGA CHAPEL

1:20pm EDT

Welcome & Hot Off the Bench: Trends, Decisions, and What They Mean for Public Defenders. UGA CHAPELGPDC Leadership • Justice Verda Colvin

2:20pm EDT

The F-Word: Giving the GIFT of Feedback UGA CHAPELAma Agyapong

3:20pm EDT

Conference Information and Swag Pickup UGA LAW SCHOOL ATRIUM Transition to Law School Campus

3:45pm EDT

May the Best Story Win: Persuasive Use of Themes and Storytelling in Opening Statements CLASSROOM B FIRST FLOORKyle Obiora

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

2:30pm EDT

Case Law and Statutory Changes Update CLASSROOM A FIRST FLOORJonathan Lockwood

3:45pm EDT

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

9:00am EDT

The Playbook for Winning a Gang Case CLASSROOM A FIRST FLOORShawn Hoover

10:15am EDT

Cross Examining Law Enforcement in the Age of Bodycams & AI Enhanced Evidence CLASSROOM A FIRST FLOORDaryl Queen

11:25am EDT

Hearsay: What Comes In, What Stays Out, and How to Argue It CLASSROOM A FIRST FLOORKatherine Dodd