59th Annual Conference Agenda

The New York State Defenders Association

presents

59th Annual Meeting and Conference

Sunday, July 26 — Tuesday, July 28

IN-PERSON ONLY AT

Saratoga Hilton & City Center

EVENT DETAILS & REGISTRATION

Agenda

Sunday, July 26

6:00 — 7:30 pm

Welcome Reception

Hilton Gallery

Refreshments Provided

Monday, July 27

8:00 — 9:00 am

CLE Sign In

Continental Breakfast (Provided)

Hilton Gallery

9:00 — 10:30 am

Representing Foreign-Born Clients in Family & Criminal Court:

Ethics & Effective Assistance of Counsel

Plenary Session

Daniel Jackson

Deputy Director

Regional Immigration Assistance Center, Central NY

10:30 — 10:45 am

Break

10:45 am — 12:15 pm

Parole for Trial Lawyers

Criminal Law Session

Gina Papera-Ewing

Senior Attorney

Parole Prep

Telling Your Client's Story Beyond Family Court:

Creative Uses of Appellate Advocacy

Family Session

Najia Humayun

Appellate Attorney, Family Defense Practice

The Bronx Defenders

Veronica Reed

Attorney at Law

12:15 — 2:00 pm

Annual Meeting of the Membership

Defender Reception & Awards Luncheon

Hilton Saratoga Ballroom

2:00 — 3:30 pm

Demystifying Sentencing for Individuals on Community Supervision

Criminal Law Session

Christina Raj

Staff Attorney

The Legal Aid Society

Who Decides?
Applying the UCCJEA in Family Court

Family Session

Jessica Barry

Assistant Public Defender

Albany County Public Defender's Office

Nina Schwartzman

Assistant Public Defender

Albany County Public Defender's Office

3:30 — 3:45 pm

Break

3:45 — 5:15 pm

Working with Experts

Plenary Session

Kim Bode

Staff Attorney, Family Court

The New York State Defenders Association

Brian Cummings

Digital Evidence Resource Attorney

The New York State Defenders Association

Ashley Hart

Staff Attorney, Discovery and Forensic Support Unit

The New York State Defenders Association

Filaree Moore

Staff Attorney

The New York State Defenders Association

5:30 — 6:30 pm

Cocktail Hour

Hilton Gallery

Refreshments Provided

Tuesday, July 28

8:00 — 9:00 am

CLE Sign In

Continental Breakfast (Provided)

Hilton Gallery

9:00 — 10:15am

The Impact of Public Defense on Defenders

Plenary Session

Marisa Beckley, LMSW

Director of Workplace Wellness

The Bronx Defenders

Co-Presenter TBA

10:15 — 10:45 am

Break

Hotel Check Out

10:45 am — 12:15 pm

A Practical Guide to As-Applied Challenges to the Reliability of Ballistics "Matches"

Criminal Law Session

Elayna Thompson

Assistant Deputy Public Defender, Forensic Science Unit

New Jersey Office of the Public Defender

Navigating Bias, Protecting Autonomy:

Representing Parents with Intellectual Disability in Article 10 Cases

Family Session

Sarah Lorr

Professor of Law

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Daniela Mancini

Supervising Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Brooklyn Defender Services

12:15 — 1:15 pm

Lunch

Hilton Saratoga Ballroom

1:15 — 2:45 pm

Dignity, Safety & Justice:

Client-Centered, Strategic Representation of Transgender People in Criminal Defense

Criminal Law Session

Deborah Lolai

Clinical Instructor, LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic & Lecturer on Law

Harvard Law School

Advocating for Meaningful Visitation in Article 10 and Custody Proceedings

Family Session

Stephanie Martinez, Aleezah Merali

& Alexandra VanRooyen

Staff Attorneys, Family Defense Practice

The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem

2:45 — 3:00 pm

Break

3:00 — 4:30 pm

Reining in Judicial Discretion:

Updates on Bail Reform in NY

Criminal Law Session

Anna Boksenbaum

Staff Attorney

The Legal Aid Society Decarceration Project

Danielle Welch

Citywide Staff Attorney

The Legal Aid Society Decarceration Project

"Objection Sustained": Using the Rules of Evidence to Gain a Strategic Advantage

Family Law Session

Karen Crandall

Attorney at Law

Katelyn Primomo-Millwood

Assistant Public Defender

Schenectady County Public Defender's Office

Additional session titles, as well as information regarding CLE credit totals and credit areas, will be announced in the coming weeks.

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