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NAPD Darrow Baldus College 2025
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Tuesday, June 3
 

10:45am CDT

The Story That Was Never Told
Tuesday June 3, 2025 10:45am - 12:15pm CDT
Telling a good story isn’t easy. But to ensure a proper understanding and appreciation, of our clients’ lives, there are core competencies: understanding mitigation, report writing, interviewing, understanding the importance of collateral information, testimony, and working as an agent and team member of defense counsel. Reports are core tools need to help the rest of the world understand the lives of our clients in a way that was never told before. The session will cover:
  • Ways to develop a powerful story 
  • How to connect the dots for the reader 
  • Review material needed for powerful reports 
  • The importance of explaining the process, while humanizing your client through words
Speakers
avatar for Lori James Townes

Lori James Townes

Executive Director, National Association for Public Defense
Lori James-Townes is the Executive Director of the National Association of Public Defense. Lori assumed this leadership position after three years of working as Assistant Training Director for NAPD and more than 25 years of working on defense teams representing indigent defendants... Read More →
Tuesday June 3, 2025 10:45am - 12:15pm CDT
Room 225

1:15pm CDT

Small Groups: Telling Our Clients’ Stories
Tuesday June 3, 2025 1:15pm - 2:45pm CDT
Tuesday June 3, 2025 1:15pm - 2:45pm CDT
Break out rooms

3:00pm CDT

WhyStorming
Tuesday June 3, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
Whystorming is brainstorming technique that explores potential questions jurors may need answers to come to a life verdict.   We will all participate in an interactive workshop simulating jury deliberations.  
Speakers
avatar for Jeff Sherr

Jeff Sherr

Training Director, National Association for Public Defense
Jeff Sherr​ is the Training Director for the National Association for Public Defense producing hundreds of webinars for public defense professionals across the nation. Prior to that he was the Manager of the Education and Strategic Planning Branch of the Kentucky Department of Public... Read More →
Tuesday June 3, 2025 3:00pm - 4:00pm CDT
4th Floor Student Lounge

4:15pm CDT

Death is Different: Integrated Theory and Frontloading
Tuesday June 3, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm CDT
Tuesday June 3, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm CDT
Room 225
 
Wednesday, June 4
 

11:15am CDT

Mitigation Mapping
Wednesday June 4, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm CDT
We'll be doing a short live census map demo if you want to follow along with your laptops.
Speakers
avatar for Amy Nguyen

Amy Nguyen

GIS Analyst, Capital Maps, LLC
Amy Nguyen is a Researcher, GIS Analyst and owner of Capital Maps, LLC in the Dallas, Texas area. Her specialty is mapping Department of Justice community risk factors and performing demographic analysis. She holds master’s level certification in Geographic Information Systems (GIS... Read More →
Wednesday June 4, 2025 11:15am - 12:15pm CDT
Room 225

1:15pm CDT

Working with Experts
Wednesday June 4, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CDT
Wednesday June 4, 2025 1:15pm - 2:30pm CDT
Room 225
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  • Subject ID
 
Thursday, June 5
 

9:00am CDT

Aggravating Evidence
Thursday June 5, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Thursday June 5, 2025 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Room 225

1:00pm CDT

Negotiation
Thursday June 5, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Thursday June 5, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 225

4:00pm CDT

Intellectual Disability in Capital Cases
Thursday June 5, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Speakers
avatar for Juliet Yackel

Juliet Yackel

Attorney & Capital Mitigation Specialist, Law Offices of Juliet Yackel, Evanston, IL
Juliet has devoted her entire 30-year career to the defense of death penalty cases. She started working as a capital lawyer in 1992 before shifting her focus to capital mitigation. She has worked on over 85 capital cases in 19 states.Juliet regularly serves as invited faculty at national... Read More →
Thursday June 5, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Room 225
 
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