California MCLE Specialty Areas Seminar

Here’s a unique opportunity to acquire all the required California MCLE Specialty Areas credits in a single program geared to criminal defense practice. The California Public Defenders Association presents The Annual MCLE Specialty Areas Seminar Saturday, August 27, 2011, at The Berkeley Marina DoubleTree Hotel 200 Marina Blvd, Berkeley, California 94710 Program Coordinators: Kathleen Cannon, Deputy Public Defender, San Diego County Margo George, Deputy Public Defender, Alameda County Bart Sheela, Deputy Alternate Public Defender, San Diego County Host: Garrick Byers, Senior Defense Attorney, Fresno County Public Defender’s Office Program Schedule – Saturday, August 27, 2011 9:00 a.m. Prosecutorial Misconduct – Matt Braner, Deputy Public Defender, San Diego County 10:00 a.m. Ethics of Collaborative Courts – Aundrea Brown, Assistant Public Defender Alameda County 11:00 a.m. What To Do When The State Bar Calls – Ephraim Margolin, Attorney at Law, San Francisco, California 12:00 p.m. Luncheon (included in registration) 1:00 p.m. Protecting Client Secrets In The Electronic Age – Jeffrey M. Allen, Attorney at Law, Oakland, California 2:00 p.m. Substance Abuse: Prevention and Change – Practical Ways to Counteract Stress and Prevent Substance Abuse – Barbara S. Bryant, Attorney at Law and Instructor of CLE Programs at The Tibetan Nyingma Institute, Berkeley, California 3:00 p.m. Bias & Diversity In The Workplace – ————–> Frank Ospino, Senior Assistant Public Defender, Orange County Public Defender’s Office ————–> Jean Wilkinson, Chief Deputy Public Defender, Orange County Public Defender’s Office ————————- This activity is approved for MCLE by the State Bar of California in the amount of 6.0 hours in the specialty areas as follows: 4.0 hrs in Legal Ethics, 1.0 hrs in Prevention of Substance Abuse, and 1.0 hrs in Elimination of Bias in the Legal Profession. CPDA certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules & regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education. This activity is approved for California Legal Specialization Credit as follows: 0.0 hrs in Trial Advocacy, 4.0 hours in Substantive Criminal Law & Procedure. CPDA is an Approved Provider of Criminal Law under section 7.0 of the Rules Governing the State Bar of California Program for Certifying Legal Specialists and the Standards. ————————– This seminar is for criminal defense professionals only. If you are not a full-time criminal defense attorney or criminal defense professional, you may submit a registration request prior to the date of the program with a cover letter explaining why you should be permitted to attend. You will be notified as to whether you may attend within 24 hours of receipt of your cover letter. If you do not receive a reply, you should contact CPDA to determine whether you may attend. At-The-Door-Registrations by non-full-time criminal defense professionals will not be permitted. If your application form is not accepted, your registration fee will be returned unprocessed. Individuals involved in the prosecution of criminal cases may not attend this program. Contributions or gifts to CPDA are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. [Cal-EMA LV 2012] —————————- Registrants: Materials will be distributed on the day of the program. Attention Late Registrants: If you register three days or fewer prior to a training program, your course materials may have to be mailed (first class postage) the first working day following the program. To avoid this, please register as early as possible.Refunds: Cancellations, written or by phone, must be made five days prior to the program to receive full refund. Paid registrants who do not show at the program will be contacted by mail and given the option to receive a DVD video disc of the program & the course syllabus, or a refund of the amount paid less $15.00 processing fee. Phone Registrations: 1-800-538-4993 x 1 Fax Registrations: 1-916-362-3346 You may use this Internet link to reserve your lodging at the Berkeley Marina DoubleTree: http://defender411.us/qYunc0 You may also call to make reservations at the discounted rate by calling 1-800-243-0625 and mention the hotel’s group code: “CPA” or call the hotel direct at 1-510-548-7920 A copy of this program flyer in PDF format is available at this link: http://www.cpda.org/2011-08-27-MCLE-Specialty-Areas-Seminar.pdf ————————————— CPDA MCLE Events Calendar 2011-2012 Annual Specialty Areas Seminar – Aug. 27, 2011 – Berkeley Annual Homicide Defense – Sept. 9-10, 2011 – San Diego Cross-Examination – Oct. 21-22, 2011 – Palm Springs Felony Defense – Nov. 11-12, 2011 – Yosemite National Park Sex Crimes Defense – Dec. 3, 2011 – Palm Springs Juvenile Defense – January 20-21, 2012 – Monterey CACJ/CPDA Capital Case Defense Feb. 17-20, 2012 Monterey Annual Defender Management Wksp – Apr. 19, 2012 – Oxnard CPDA Annual Convention – Apr. 20-21, 2012 – Oxnard – Mandalay Beach Resort If you have received this message and you are not a Defender411 subscriber, please help us correct the mistake. 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California MCLE Specialty Areas Seminar

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