2026 Summer Public Defense Conference

2026 Summer Public Defense Conference

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

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

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

3:30pm EDT

BREAK LAW SCHOOL ATRIUM

3:45pm EDT

Rapid Response Teams: Deploying Resources to Circuits in Need CLASSROOM G THIRD FLOORJoy Walker

7:00pm EDT

Reception GEORGIA THEATRERECEPTION

8:00am EDT

COFFEE & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST LAW SCHOOL CAFE

9:00am EDT

Accountability Courts: Legal, Ethical and Practical Consideration for a Public Defender's Office CLASSROOM I THIRD FLOORMichael Syrop

Dignity as Strategy: Humanizing Clients in a Dehumanizing System CLASSROOM G THIRD FLOORImani Carter

10:00am EDT

BREAK LAW SCHOOL ATRIUM

10:15am EDT

Taking JCATS to the Next Level: Practical Skills for Experienced Users CLASSROOM J THIRD FLOORSean Kean

Title TBD CLASSROOM G THIRD FLOORCathy Curry-Smith

11:15am EDT

BREAK LAW SCHOOL ATRIUM

11:25am EDT

Data Lab Workshops CLASSROOM J THIRD FLOORSean Stewart

Strategic Alliances: Working with prosecutors, judges, and advocacy organizations without compromising independence. CLASSROOM F SECOND FLOORJerry Word

You are the Face of Public Defense CLASSROOM I THIRD FLOORDon Plummer

2026 Summer Public Defense Conference

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