Criminal Masters in Advocacy 2021:

Expanding Your Litigation Toolbox:  Forensics, Sex Offenses and Racial Justice

October 15, 2021

6.0 CLE Hours 

This CLE is designed to enhance the criminal litigator’s trial toolbox.  The CLE topics will provide valuable current techniques and strategies about Marijuana Impaired Driving Defense, Cell Phone Forensics, Cannabis Law, DNA, Racial Justice and Sex Offenses.  

The Seminar is directed towards seasoned attorneys who are looking for new plans of attack and strategies as well as litigators who are newer to criminal defense litigation.

Agenda 

8:45 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks by Program Chair

• Mary S. Pollard, Executive Director, Office of Indigent Defense Services, Durham 

9 a.m.| Mastering the Marijuana Impaired Driving Defense          

• Doug Scott, Drugs & Alcohol Risk Management, Inc., Lillington 

10 a.m. | Litigating Sex Offense Cases

• Lisa Dubs, Law Offices of Lisa Andrew Dubs, Hickory
• Susan Seahorn, Retired Public Defender 15B, Hillsborough
• Woodrena Baker-Harrell, Chief Public Defender for 15B, Hillsborough

11 a.m. | Break

11:15 a.m. | Cell Phone Forensics and Tracking for Legal Professionals

• Spencer McInvaille, Examiner, Envista Forensics, Morrisville

12:15 p.m. | Lunch

12:45 p.m.| Cannabis and NC Law

• Phil Dixon, Defender Educator, UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill   

 1:45 p.m. | Evaluation of complex DNA Mixtures using Probabilistic Genotyping (PG) Software

• Dr. Maher "Max" Noureddine, DNA/Serology Expert, ForensiGen LLC, Oak Ridge

2:45 p.m. | Break 

3 p.m. | Litigating Racial Justice

• Emily Coward, Project Attorney, Public Defense Education, UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill 

4 p.m. | Adjourn

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Allison B. Garren, Teddy, Meekins & Talbert, PLLC, Shelby

LeAnn Melton, LeAnn Melton, Attorney at Law, Asheville

Anthony F. Monaghan, Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office, Charlotte

Margaret Teich, Brazil & Burke, P.A., Morganton