Registration is Open!
January 14-17, 2025
Oakland, CA
NLADA and the California Office of the State Public Defender bring you the 2025 Appellate Defender Training in Oakland, CA. This renowned bring-your-own-case program will offer a mixture of plenary sessions and small group workshops to help attorneys develop their appellate skills.
The Appellate Defender Training (ADT) offers an intensive four-day learning experience. ADT is designed specifically for attorneys who represent indigent defendants in criminal and delinquency appeals in the state and federal court systems. This national skills training brings together court and appellate public defenders at the state and federal levels, assigned counsel, contract defenders, and Criminal Justice Act private attorneys for a multi-day program. Program content will include:
- Client-Centered Representation
- Developing a Theory and Brainstorming your Case
- Storytelling
- Litigating Racial Injustice
- Persuasive Brief Writing
- Creating an Editing and Review Process
- Developing Balance and Well-Being in your Practice
- Oral Advocacy
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