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2019 COD Network Conference

2019 Community-Oriented Defender (COD) Network Conference
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7:30am EDT

Registration Chesapeake Gallery

8:30am EDT

Opening Plenary Session Time Saved vs. Time Served & Member Updates Chesapeake I-IIJustine Olderman • Tyra Patterson

10:00am EDT

Break Chesapeake Gallery

10:30am EDT

NLADA Listening Session: A conversation about the training and support needs for Defender Community Harborview IIApril Frazier Camara • Rosalie Joy Fighting "Big Data" Policing SevernShakeer Rahman • Alice Fontier Always by Their Side: Holistic Representation of Juveniles from Criminal Court to Family Court and Beyond Harborview IKatherine DeZengotita • Johanna Neufeld • Nikki Woods Systems Analysis and Technology Improvement for Holistic Defense PotomacRuna Rajagopal The Flathead Reservation Reentry Program: Tribal Public Defender Supportive Services for Reentering Native People Chesapeake IIISusette Billedeaux • Victoria Hammer • Ann Miller

12:00pm EDT

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2:00pm EDT

The Reality of Virtual Supervision: Living in the Ecarceral State PotomacDaniel Pond • Talib Shakir Combating the Injustice of Civil Forfeiture Post Timbs v. Indiana: Strategies for Integrated Criminal & Civil Defense Harborview IIAlexander Blocker • Runa Rajagopal • Adam Shoop Community Lawyering: Shifting The Vision of Power SevernTaylor James • Anne Oredecko • Albert Saint Jean Attack on the Black Family: How Over-Policing, Over-Surveillance, & Government Overreach/Intervention Destroy the Black Family Harborview IDanielle King • Shushana Tracey • Shomari Ward Life After Life: Adjustment to Life in the Community After Serving a Life Sentence Chesapeake IIIOlinda Moyd • Mary Brown-Bey • John Huffington • Walter Lomax • Calvin Robinson-Bey • Warren Rymes • Fasika Delessa

3:30pm EDT

Break Chesapeake Gallery

4:00pm EDT

Discussion Group: Client Engagement Harborview ILauren Choate • Taylor Harrison • Deborah Lolai Discussion Group: E-Incarceration Harborview IIManda Mitteer • Michael Mrozinski • Yung-Mi Lee • David Miller • Roxana Sirk Discussion Group: Immigration SevernTina Luongo • Anne Oredecko • Roshelle Amezcua • Imogene Mankin Discussion Group: Race Chesapeake IIIFallon Speaker • Candace Mitchell • Courtney Dixon • Christine Umeh • Shannon Cumberbatch Discussion Group: Reentry PotomacElizabeth A. Justesen • Reginald Williamson

5:30pm EDT

Networking Reception Chesapeake Gallery

7:30pm EDT

Insights about How Former Clients Are Working with Defender Offices to Improve Representation City CaféRosalie Joy Post-Conviction Holistic Defense: A Model for Client-Driven Appellate Representation Kona GrillCaitlin Glass • Elia Johnson Providing Emotional Support to Clients Who Are Incarcerated. Little HavanaLauren Choate • Sue McGraugh The Role of Public Defenders in the Movement to Close Rikers Island Pratt Street Ale HouseJustine Olderman • Carmen Pineiro • Scott Levy

7:30am EDT

Registration Chesapeake Gallery

8:30am EDT

Adovcating for Women and Girls: Combating the Criminalization of Trauma Harborview IValentinaMorales • Ashley Sawyer • Jane-Roberte Sampeur Defense-Based Response to the Opioid Epidemic Harborview IIMelissa Rothstein How to Tackle Ethical Dilemmas in Leadership Chesapeake IIILori James-Townes Protect Your Client in Jails and Prisons Now: Prisoner Advocacy in Public Defense PotomacTara Chen A Dialogue Around Culturally Conscious Client Representation in Public Defense SevernJohn Carridice • Shannon Cumberbatch

10:00am EDT

Break Chesapeake Gallery

10:30am EDT

Defenders in Community Courts: How a Local Library Is the Home for Holistic Defenders Harborview IIFrancis Adewale • Emily LaGratta How Can Strategic Planning Improve Your Defender Agency? SevernDiane Fitzpatrick • Christine Rapillo Shifting the Power: Creating a Program to Register Incarcerated Voters PotomacSascha Atkins-Loria • Brendon Woods Strengthen the Sixth Chesapeake IIIMichael Mrozinski • Marea Beeman • Rosalie Joy The Black Public Defender Association: Why? What? How? Harborview IChiquisha Robinson • Patrice James

12:00pm EDT

Break Chesapeake Gallery

12:15pm EDT

Closing Plenary: Recognizing Your Own Privilege Chesapeake I-IIRegina Kelly • Ronald Simpson-Bey • Jo-Ann Wallace