NAPD 2026 We The Defenders

NAPD 2026 We The Defenders

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9:00am EDT

Welcome and Opening Remarks Auditorium

9:15am EDT

Deep Forgiveness - Opening Plenary Auditorium

10:30am EDT

An Introduction to Mitigation Writing: Journalistic and Social Justice for Results East Wing Wabash Hall Conference Room 1, 2 The Evolution of Criminal Defense Mitigation through the Voice of Practitioners: An Exploratory Research Study. West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19 Facing the Algorithm: AI Police Reports and Machine-Generated Evidence West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22 The Defender's Toolbox for Public Speaking Auditorium Trial-Ready: Skills-Based Strategies for Public Defense Paralegals East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5

11:30am EDT

Lunch Break (on your own)

1:00pm EDT

Social Worker Plenary: Telling A Mitigation Story You Can Feel Auditorium Employee Bill of Rights West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19 Influencing Without Authority East Wing Wabash Hall Conference Room 1, 2 Interviewing and Safety For Investigators East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5 The Gideon Blueprint 2.0: Building AI the Judiciary Can Trust West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22

2:15pm EDT

Refueling the Leader Inside Because Leadership Fatigue is Real East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5 Writing Workshop: Journalistic Tools for Mitigation Storytelling Auditorium CV Workshop: Psssst…It’s Not a Resume! West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19 Inside the DUI Process: What the Defense Needs to Know: Part 1 West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22 Systems at Work: Income Inequality and Justice Access East Wing Wabash Hall Conference Room 1, 2

3:30pm EDT

An Introduction to Defense-Victim Outreach (DVO) Auditorium Cell Phone Location Mapping West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19 Give 'Em the Old Razzle Dazzle: Lessons on Communication and Project Management from Costuming Musicals East Wing Wabash Hall Conference Room 1, 2 Inside the DUI Process: What the Defense Need to Know: Part 2 West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22

4:30pm EDT

Shirt Exchange, Additional Merch Purchasing Auditorium