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SUMMARY:Interrogating Bias: Cross-Examination Skills for Antiracist Defenders
DESCRIPTION:This cross-examination workshop is a three-day intensive skills training program for defenders of all practice levels who are looking to build their cross-examination skills\, particularly in cases involving racial issues. The program’s teaching faculty includes top public defenders\, law professors\, and private defense attorneys\, and combines lectures with on-your-feet skills exercises\, feedback sessions\, demonstrations\, and discussions about navigating racial dynamics in the courtroom.  \n\n\n\nParticipants will engage in an extensive curriculum that includes instruction on cross-examination fundamentals\, cross-examining on issues of race\, developing a case theory\, and mastering impeachment. \n\n\n\n\n\nCost+\n\n\n\n\nBelow is the cost per person. \n\n\n\n\nDefenders from Collective Access Program (CAP)* offices – $650\n\n\n\nDefenders from non-CAP offices – $950\n\n\n\nNon-CAP offices sending four (4) or more defenders – $850\n\n\n\n\n*Please check our website to determine if you are a CAP member. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule+\n\n\n\n\nAmerican University Washington College of Law | 4300 Nebraska Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20016 \n\n\n\nDay 1: Thursday\, October 24 (11:30 AM – 5:30 PM) \n\n\n\n\n11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Registration and Lunch (provided)\n\n\n\n12:00 PM – 12:30 PM: Welcome and Program Introductions\n\n\n\n12:30 PM – 1:30 PM:  Lecture 1: Case Theory\n\n\n\n1:30 PM – 2:45 PM: Small Group Session 1 – Brainstorming the Case \n\n\n\n2:45 PM – 3:00 PM: Break\n\n\n\n3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Lecture 2: The Fundamentals of Cross Examination\n\n\n\n4:00 PM – 4:10 PM: Break\n\n\n\n4:10 PM – 5:10 PM: Lecture 3: Crossing on Race\n\n\n\n5:10 PM – 5:30 PM: Q & A\, Wrap-up\n\n\n\n\nDay 2: Friday\, October 25\, (8:30 AM – 7:30 PM) \n\n\n\n\n8:30 AM – 9:00 AM: Breakfast (continental provided)\n\n\n\n9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Small Group Session 2 – Preparing Your Cross\n\n\n\n10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Small Group Session 3 – On Your Feet Cross\n\n\n\n12:00 PM – 1:15 PM: Lunch (on your own)\n\n\n\n1:15 PM – 2:30 PM: Panel Discussion: Navigating Racial Dynamics in the Courtroom\n\n\n\n2:30 PM – 2:40 PM: Break\n\n\n\n2:40 PM – 3:40 PM:  Lecture 4: Impeachment Skills\n\n\n\n3:40 PM – 3:45 PM: Break\n\n\n\n3:45  PM – 5:00 PM: Lecture 5: Beyond Cross: Embracing Antiracist Advocacy\n\n\n\n5:30 PM – 7:30 PM: Networking Reception @ UDC Law School\, 4340 Connecticut Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20008 \n\n\n\n\nDay 3: Saturday\, October 26 (9:00 AM – 3:00 PM) \n\n\n\n\n9:00 AM – 9:30 AM: Breakfast (continental provided)\n\n\n\n9:30 AM – 10:30 AM: Small Group Session 4: Impeachment Drills\n\n\n\n10:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Small Group Session 5: On Your Feet Cross (Round 2)\n\n\n\n12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Lunch (on your own) \n\n\n\n1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Cross-Examination Demonstrations\n\n\n\n2:30 PM – 3:00 PM: Closing Remarks\, Reflections\, and Workshop Evaluation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFaculty Bios+\n\n\n\n\nSome members of the program’s faculty include: \n\n\n\nHeather N. Pinckney Executive Director DC Public Defender Service (PDS)  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Goode Works Advocacy Program Director\, American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL)  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLucius T. Outlaw III Associate Professor of Law & Supervising Attorney\, Criminal Justice ClinicHoward University School of Law \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlison BloomquistPublic Defender & Vice President\, Strategic Alliances & InnovationNational Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPierce SuenVisiting Professor of Law\, Criminal Justice ClinicsGeorgetown Law School \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid A. Singleton Professor of LawUniversity of the District of ColumbiaDavid A. Clarke School of Law (“UDC Law”) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSellano SimmonsDC Trial Lawyer and PrincipalThe Law Firm of Sellano L. Simmons\, PLLC \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSylvia Smith Supervising Attorney\, Trial Division DC Public Defender Service (PDS)  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElizabeth Paige WhiteTrial Attorney\, Founder and Managing MemberLegacy Law PLLC \n\n\n\n\n\n\nHotels+\n\n\n\n\nCourtyard by Marriott Bethesda Chevy Chase5520 Wisconsin Ave\, Chevy Chase\, MD 20815  \n\n\n\n\nBus: 17-19 mins \n\n\n\nWalk: 31 mins \n\n\n\nDrive: 8 mins \n\n\n\n\nEmbassy Suites by Hilton Washington DC Chevy Chase Pavilion 4300 Military Rd NW\, Washington\, DC 20015 \n\n\n\n\nBus: 12 mins \n\n\n\nWalk: 26 mins \n\n\n\nDrive: 5 mins \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsorships+\n\n\n\n\nPlease click here to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.
URL:https://blackdefender.org/event/interrogating-bias-cross-examination-skills-for-antiracist-defenders/
LOCATION:American University\, Washington College of Law\, 4300 Nebraska Ave NW\, Washington\, D.C.\, DC\, 20016\, United States
CATEGORIES:Trainings
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