8:30-9:00
Registration and Light Breakfast, MDC Room, 4th Floor, History Colorado
9:00-9:10
Welcome & Orientation, History Colorado - MDC Room, 4th Floor
9:10-10:15
Antiracist Advocacy, MDC Room
Porsha Shaf’on Venable, MSW and Attorney – Bronx Defender, Deputy Director, The Juror Project and Ali Bloomquist, Vice President, Strategic Alliances and Innovation, NLADA
10:15-10:30
Break
10:30-12:00
Theory of the Case + Brainstorming Your Case, MDC Room
Shawna Geiger, Director of Engagement, ORPC, Denver, CO
12:00-3:15
Breakout Sessions (Boxed Lunches Provided)
Group Introductions; Brainstorming Theories and Themes; Theory of case in the context of opening and jury selection
PC Track:
Intros; prep initial client interviews; where communication goes wrong
3:15-3:30
Break
3:30-5:00
Opening Statement Lecture, MDC Room
Carmen Brooks, Capital Fellow, Federal Death Penalty Resource Counsel Project, Atlanta, GA
Opening Statement Demo & Discussion, MDC Room
Tally Zuckerman, Attorney, Zuckerman Law, Denver, CO