NAPD 2026 We The Defenders

NAPD 2026 We The Defenders

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9:00am EDT

Advanced Storytelling in Criminal Cases: Strategies, Persuasion, and Techniques Auditorium Cell Phone Extractions East Wing Wabash Hall Conference Room 1, 2 Human Performance Toxicology: Determining Driver Impairment West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19 Managing Up East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5 WWW Recap West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22

10:15am EDT

Creating Space for Leadership Growth in an Equity Challenged World East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5 Mitigating Gideon: Revisiting the Public Defender and Its Role in an Equitable America. Auditorium Spoonful of Sugar: The Art of Effective Communication West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19 The Basics of Criminal Investigation: Let's Talk About It West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22

11:30am EDT

Carving Out Your Role on the Defense Team Auditorium Code of Respect: Cultural Competence in the Trenches of Public Defense West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22 Doing More With Less: Practical Technology for Public Defense East Wing Wabash Hall Conference Room 1, 2 Kaizen for PD Offices West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19

12:30pm EDT

Lunch Break (on your own)

1:30pm EDT

Eddie Ellis Plenary Session Auditorium

2:45pm EDT

The Heart of Mitigation: Holistic Defense 101 Auditorium Defending in the Digital Age: The Challenges of Tech-Driven Policing West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22 Making Your Place on the Team East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5 The Multi-Generational Workplace West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19

4:00pm EDT

Client Interaction & De-Escalation Techniques For Public Defense Paralegals East Wing Wabash Hall Conference Room 1, 2 Prepare to be Crossed! West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 22 THC/Cannabis Toxicology: Recognizing Impairment East Wing Wabash Hall Conference 4, 5 Workshop for Mid-level Managers and Division Heads West Wing Harrison Hall Conference 19