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The California Public Defenders Association presents…Defending Sex Crimes Seminar – Saturday, December 3, 2011 At The Palm Springs Doral Desert Princess Resort 67967 Vista Chino, Cathedral City, California 92234 For Lodging Call 1-888-386-4677 or 1-760-322-7000 Coordinators: Kathleen Cannon, Deputy Public Defender, San Diego County Juliana Humphrey, Deputy Public Defender, San Diego County Join us this year in beautiful Palm Springs and take advantage of this opportunity to hear six highly experienced trial attorneys share their thoughts on a variety of important topics related to defending sex cases. CPDA has blocked a large group of lodging rooms at the Palm Springs Doral Desert Princess Resort at a discounted rate, so be sure to tell the hotel that you are with CPDA when you call to make reservations to take advantage of this special rate. The program registration fee includes the course syllabus and lunch. This program qualifies for MCLE credits, see box below. There is an early cut-off date for the special lodging rate, so make your reservations ASAP. PROGRAM SCHEDULE Saturday, December 3, 2011 8:00 a.m. Registration & Check-In, Coffee & Donuts 9:00 a.m. Challenging Evidentiary Issues in Sex Crime Cases – Matt Braner, Deputy Public Defender, San Diego County 10:00 a.m. Creative Uses of Defense Experts – Ellen Stein, Ph.D., Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, San Diego California 11:00 a.m. Practical Approaches to Defending Child Molest Cases – Darby Williams, Deputy Public Defender, Santa Clara County 12:00 p.m. Luncheon (included in registration fee) 1:00 p.m. Strategic Cross-Examination of a SART Nurse – Linda Brown, Attorney at Law, San Diego, California 2:00 p.m. Sentencing Considerations in Sex Crime Cases – Kelley Kulick, Deputy Public Defender, Santa Clara County 3:00 p.m. Winning Jury Selection Techniques in Sex Cases – Brian Waite, Assistant Public Defender, Orange County 4:15 p.m. Conclusion of Program —————————— This activity is deemed approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education by the State Bar of California in the amount of 6.25 hours. The California Public Defenders Association is a State Bar of California approved provider. This activity is also approved for California Legal Specialization Credit as follows: 4.25 hrs in Trial Advocacy and 2.0 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. 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 Internet Registrations: http://defender411.us/qKNqSO Return, Call, or FAX Registration Information California Public Defenders Association 10324 Placer Lane, Sacramento, CA 95827 Phone Registration (24 hrs): 1-800-538-4993 x 1 Registration by Fax at any time: 916-362-3346 For a PDF version of this program flyer:   http://www.cpda.org/2011-12-03-Sex-Crimes-Defense-Seminar.pdf Need Lodging or Directions to the Hotel? – http://defender411.us/o6QAZM Register for this program on the Internet at: http://defender411.us/qKNqSO