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3:45pm EDT
Forensics on Trial
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
Speakers 
Fact Investigator, Georgia Capital Defender
Emily Powers received her JD in 2008. Emily has been an investigator for sixteen years. She began her career at the Capital Defender as a mitigation specialist, and then transitioned to fact investigation nine years ago. She currently works at both the pre-trial level and in the Capital...
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3:45pm EDT
Forensics on Trial (BROADCAST)
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
Speakers
Fact Investigator, Georgia Capital Defender
Emily Powers received her JD in 2008. Emily has been an investigator for sixteen years. She began her career at the Capital Defender as a mitigation specialist, and then transitioned to fact investigation nine years ago. She currently works at both the pre-trial level and in the Capital...
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3:45pm EDT
Seek & Find: Investigator Edition
Monday July 20, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
Speakers 
Criminal Defense Investigator II, Ga Public Defender Council
Shaveena Rogers is a Criminal Defense Investigator II with the Youth Advocacy Division of the Georgia Public Defender Council. Based in Atlanta, Shaveena Rogers brings extensive experience supporting indigent youth and Major felony cases across Georgia’s judicial circuits through...
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Investigator Gail V. Ivey Born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Go Blue.Education
Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Michigan University, 1982.
Moved to Atlanta, Georgia, in 1986.Previous employment.Atlanta Police Department ID Unit “ Crime Scene Technician/Fingerprint ...
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2:30pm EDT
Daubert: Litigating Expert Testimony
Tuesday July 21, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Speakers CK
Assistant Public Defender
Charlie Koch is an Assistant Public Defender in the Macon Judicial Circuit, primarily handling cases in Peach and Crawford counties.
2:30pm EDT
3:45pm EDT
Terabytes and Volumes: How to handle excessive discovery.
Tuesday July 21, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
Speakers JT
Jackie graduated from Emory University School of Law in 2017, and began working with GPDC’s Appellate Division in January 2018. She was a Staff Attorney with the Appellate Division for 4 years, and now handles all conflict-free appeals in the Clayton Judicial Circuit, where she...
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Senior Attorney, Georgia Innocence Project
As a Senior Attorney with the Georgia Innocence Project, Veronica O'Grady analyzes wrongful conviction claims and develops strategies to investigate and present them, often through litigation, while guiding case preparation and evidence review. Before joining Georgia Innocence Project...
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3:45pm EDT
The Quiet Force-Partners in crime
Tuesday July 21, 2026 3:45pm - 4:45pm EDT
Speakers
Criminal Defense Investigator II, Ga Public Defender Council
Shaveena Rogers is a Criminal Defense Investigator II with the Youth Advocacy Division of the Georgia Public Defender Council. Based in Atlanta, Shaveena Rogers brings extensive experience supporting indigent youth and Major felony cases across Georgia’s judicial circuits through...
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Criminal Defense Investigator, Office of the Public Defender, Fulton County
Whitney Hammons is a dedicated Criminal Defense Investigator with the Fulton County Office of the Public Defender, where she has served for the past twelve (12) years. Her commitment to public defense began even earlier when she served as the Lead Investigative Intern during the summer...
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9:00am EDT
Chaos to Clarity: Managing Discovery Without Losing Your Mind
Wednesday July 22, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Speakers 
Criminal Investigator, Georgia Public Defender Standards Council
Catherine H. Vachon is a Senior Fact Investigator with the Georgia Capital Defender,
Southeast Georgia Regional Office, where she has served since 2008. She has investigated
numerous complex homicide and death penalty cases, contributing to more than ten
capital cases that procee...
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11:25am EDT
