National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Capital Defense Legal Training

Thursday January 13 -
Friday January 14 2011

  • By: DePaul University College of Law
  • ALL DAY
  • Time Zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada)
  • Location:
    Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel
    1 West Wacker Drive
    Chicago, IL
  • Source: Misc National Sites > Death Penalty

National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

Capital Defense Legal Training

Co-sponsored by DePaul University College of Law

Center for Justice in Capital Cases

January 13 and 14, 2011 ~ Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel

Experienced, well-resourced capital defense is essential, so long as the death penalty remains a legal option.
NCADP's Annual Capital Defense Legal Training offers innovative education to help attorneys excel at fighting
for clients' rights. We are proud to partner with DePaul University College of Law Center for Justice in Capital
Cases to provide capital litigators this intensive, 12-hour MCLE training.

Capital Defense Workshop Sessions:

• People of the State of Illinois v. Andre Crawford : Successfully Defending a Client Facing Death
• Investigation for Effective Motion Practice
• Mitigation: Assessment and Presentation
• Death is Different: Developing an Overall Strategy and Theory of the Case
• Speaking to Victims
• Panel on Civil Rights and the Death Penalty Moderated by Professor Randolph Stone
• Gender and the Death Penalty
• Litigating Discrimination in Death Penalty Cases
• Police Torture: Ethics and Investigation (ethics credit - pending approval)


Faculty: Andrea D. Lyon, Dr. Mark Cunningham, Steve Clark, Cynthia Roseberry, Flint Taylor, Jon Loevy

Kurt Feuer, Dr. Elizabeth Rapaport, Emily Hughes, John Conroy, Debra Seaton, Jeanne Bishop

Registration: $225.00 includes 12 MCLE / Illinois Capital Litigation Trial Bar credit hours with one hour of
ethics credit, and continental breakfast and lunch on Friday. Participants also have access to all NCADP
Annual conference sessions January 13 to 16 except the Annual Dinner, tickets may be purchased separately.
Register today at www.ncadp.org.

Hotel: Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel, 1 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 372-7200

NCADP has negotiated a reduced room rate of $99/night, exclusive of taxes. Reservations can be made now by calling
(800) 468-3571 and mention NCADP to get the special rate. Rates good until December 3, 2010 or until all rooms are
sold, whichever comes first.

For More Information: Visit www.NCADP.org or contact training@ncadp.org or (202) 423-4223.

The NCADP 2011 Annual Conference brings together committed volunteers, Affiliate staff, national allies, and legal
advocates, all of whom are working to abolish the death penalty. Conference sessions will enhance skills, offer tools and
provide opportunities for networking. Make plans to join us today! For more information visit www.ncadp.org.

* CJCC has applied for 12 hours of Illinois Supreme Court Capital Litigation Trial Bar credit for this program, and DePaul
University College of Law is an accredited provider of Illinois MCLE. Complete information will be available in the
registration packet you receive at check-in. Please familiarize yourself with your state's CLE requirements


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