Criminal Masters 2021: Attacking Racial Injustice in Criminal Prosecutions (LIVE)

Criminal Masters 2021: Attacking Racial Injustice in Criminal Prosecutions 

In the wake of the events of 2021 thus far, the general public is opening their eyes to what most criminal defense practitioners have always known – that racial injustice plagues our criminal justice system and our society. This program tackles how to best attack racial injustice at various stages of a criminal prosecution

 

Registration includes seminar materials (in electronic format) and 6.0 CLE hours. 

 

TOPICS & SPEAKERS

 

8:55 am | Welcoming Remarks | Program Chairs

• Kristen Dewar, The Law Office of Marc T. Joyner, PLLC, Charlotte
• Missy Owen, Tin Fulton Walker & Owen, Charlotte 

9:00 am | Litigating Police Misconduct Issues in a Criminal Prosecution 

• Sonya Pfeiffer, Rudolf Widenhouse, Charlotte

10:00 am | Break 

10:15 am | Best Practices in Protester Defense

• C. Scott Holmes, NCCU School of Law, Durham  

11:15 am |Second Chance Act: Expanded Expungement Opportunities

• Daniel Bowes, NC Justice Center, Raleigh

12:15 pm | Lunch 

1:00 pm | Batson Challenges Update

• Elizabeth Hambourger, Senior Attorney & Public Information Liaison, Center for Death Penalty Litigation, Durham

2:00 pm | Best Practices in Speaking about Race to Juries

• Noell Tin, Tin Fulton Walker & Owen, Charlotte

3:00 pm | Break 

3:15 pm | Best Practices in Deselecting Jurors on Race Issues

• Lisa Wayne​ | Law Offices of Lisa M. Wayne, Denver CO

4:15 pm | Adjourn 

 

 

SEMINAR MATERIALS

All of our seminar materials are PAPERLESS! Please be on the lookout for an email 72 hours prior to the seminar that includes an electronic link to the seminar materials to download and print. 

 

 

This program has been approved for credit in the following jurisdiction(s):

North Carolina State Bar, Board of Continuing Legal Education

Credit has been approved with the North Carolina State Bar, Board of Continuing Legal Education for 6.00 General credits.

NCAJ CLE's are VIRTUAL until further notice.

This program will be held virtually via Zoom. A link for the meeting will be distributed along with program materials 72 hours in advance of the program.

 

Cancellations received one week prior to the seminar date are refunded less a $35 service charge. Refunds cannot be given after this date. Substitutions are welcomed and may be made until the date of the seminar. For registrants who wish to transfer their registration to another NCAJ seminar, transfer requests received by 12:00 noon the third working day prior to the seminar are subject to a $50 transfer fee. Transfer requests received after this time are subject to a $110 transfer fee. Registrations may be transferred once and only to seminars scheduled through June 30, 2021