ULM Public Defense Training Academy

This week the ULM PDTA will be hosting four training sessions across the state. Topics include DAB Cases, Making a Record, and Objections and Rules of Evidence. There is no registration necessary to attend! Each training session provides the opportunity to acquire CLE credit.

See the schedule below and the attached flyers for more information!

May Schedule:

May 30, 2024
Topic: DAB Cases from Gwen's Law to Trial
Time: 8:30am-4:00pm
Location: 1101 W St Bernard Hwy, Chalmette, La 70043
CLE: Available

May 31, 2024
Topic: Making a Record
Time: 8:30am-4:00pm
Location: 700 University Ave, Strauss 148, Monroe, La 71209
CLE: Available

May 31, 2024
Topic: Objections and the Rules of Evidence
Time: 8:00am-4:00pm
Location: 400 Edwards St, Shreveport, La 71101
CLE: Available

May 31, 2024
Topic: DAB Cases from Gwen's Law to Trial
Time: 8:30am-4:00pm
Location: 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd, Harahan, La
CLE: Available

Check out our upcoming trainings! In the next few weeks, we will be offering trainings all across Louisiana so that public defenders, social workers, investigators, and students have the oppurtunity to attend!

If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected]

Join us this Friday, November 3rd, at the St. Bernard Courthouse for a training on Arguments!

This training will contain a lecture by Keith Couture on the art of Arguments: Opening and Closing. The lecture will include the use of PowerPoints, demonstrative aids and information on effective techniques in preparing, developing, styling, and delivering opening and closing arguments to jurors in a criminal case. There will also be an interactive portion where participants will perform an opening or closing argument with a problem/topic provided to them or with an actual case that they are currently handling. We encourage those who attend to bring a case they are working on!

Tomorrow, the ULM PDTA will be hosting a training on Sentencing at the University of Louisiana Monroe. ULM PDTA's own Lead Counsel, Bob Noel, will be conducting the training session. CLE credit will be offered!

The ULM PDTA will be hosting a Cellbrite/Digital Forensics Training on October 27, 2023 beginning at 1pm. Attached is the flyer with more information.

Please use the link below to RSVP for the training:
https://www.crowdcast.io/c/pdta

If you have any questions, please contact Ashley Hawkins at [email protected].

IMPORTANT: The Cellebrite Training that was scheduled to be held on September 22nd has been cancelled and will be rescheduled. We will be sending out the new flyer along with the link to rsvp soon through email and on this page!

Contact Ashley Hawkins at [email protected] if you would like receive emails about our upcoming trainings!

This Friday! Dr. Thameling will be presenting a zoom training on Communication Ethics. All public defenders, PDO staff, social workers, and investigators are welcomed and encouraged to participate!

Tomorrow Public Defender Paul Fleming, Jr. will be presenting a training session on sentencing advocacy! It will be hosted at the Jefferson Parish Government Building, Eastbank from 9am-4pm.

All Louisiana Public Defenders, Social Workers, Investigators, and Students are invited to attend for free!

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Tomorrow Public Defender Bob Noel will present a training session on Sentencing at the University of Louisiana Monroe in Strauss 148. The training is free to all Louisiana Public Defenders!