2026 Summer Public Defense Conference has ended

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2026 Summer Public Defense Conference

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Katherine Griffiths

Paulding County Public Defender's Office

Assistant Public Defender

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 CHAPELNatalie Glaser • Justice Verda Colvin

2:20pm EDT

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

3:20pm EDT

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-Lewis

12:00pm EDT

From Hello to Farewell UGA CHAPELLaWanda Olney • Human Resources + Operations Team

1:00pm EDT

BOX LUNCH LAW SCHOOL CAFE Transition to Law School Campus

2:30pm EDT

A Series of Unfortunate Events — Bad Character Evidence in Disguise CLASSROOM F SECOND FLOORDavid Douds

3:30pm EDT

BREAK LAW SCHOOL ATRIUM

3:45pm EDT

Voir Dire Straits: Picking a Jury Without Losing Your Mind CLASSROOM A FIRST FLOORDavid Tatem

7:00pm EDT

Reception GEORGIA THEATRERECEPTION

8:00am EDT

COFFEE & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST LAW SCHOOL CAFE

9:00am EDT

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

10:00am EDT

BREAK LAW SCHOOL ATRIUM

10:15am EDT

Drug Dogs & Prolonged Stops: Who let the dogs out? CLASSROOM F SECOND FLOORKelly L. Turner

11:15am EDT

BREAK LAW SCHOOL ATRIUM