Trial Skills Agenda posted

Here's a look at this year's tentative agenda:

Trial Skills Faculty Announced

Here is a list of this year's invited faculty:

Trial Skills Academy: What is it?

State Public Defender's 2011 Trial Skills Academy
May 9 - 13, 2011
Grand Geneva Resort
Lake Geneva, WI

*Registration information will be available in early February.

New DVD Titles Available!

Check out what's new at the DVD page of our Video Blog.

• Client Interviews: Building Trust and Identifying Legal and Other Needs
• "Collateral" No More: The Imperative of Holistic Criminal Defense in a Post-Padilla World
• Community Mapping: Identifying Resources in Your Community to Help Clients
• DOC's Implementation of the New OWI Laws
• Holistic Criminal Defense: Why it's Good for Clients, Counsel and the Community
• Veterans' Courts and Assistance Programs: An Overview

To request any of the titles above, simply click on the "Video" tab.

Click to download the complete list

Two New Pages Added!

What's new:
We have just added two new pages to the blog!

• CLE
• Calendar

The CLE page will list information regarding Continuing Legal Education credits for all of our SPD-sponsored seminars from 2008 to the present.  You will also be able to download the complete list dating back to 1998.

The Calendar page will post information regarding upcoming SPD-sponsored events, as well as some outside CLE opportunities.

2010 Chapter 51 Cases training video now available!

The 2010 Private Bar Specialty Certification Training: Chapter 51 Involuntary Civil Commitment Cases is now available.  Please check out our SPD Training Video Blog for more information.  Simply click on the "Video" tab at the top of this page.

2010 Revocation Cases training video now available!

The 2010 Private Bar Specialty Certification Training: Probation, Parole and Extended Supervision Revocation Cases is now available.  Please check out our SPD Training Video Blog for more information.  Simply click on the "Video" tab at the top of this page.

2010 Juvenile Cases training videos now available!

The 2010 Private Bar Specialty Certification Training: Juvenile Cases is now available.  Please check out our SPD Training Video Blog for more information.  Simply click on the "Video" tab at the top of this page.