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November 16 - 17, 2023

Death Penalty Seminar - REGISTRATION IS OPEN

Lewis Center, OH

 

Notice from the Supreme Court of Ohio:

On February 17, 2023, the Capital Commission determined that it will no longer allow live webcasts as an approved format for death penalty trainings.  The Commission determined that live webinars do not offer the same interaction and learning experience as a live in-person activity, and with the pandemic being over, attorneys can now attend death penalty trainings in-person to comply with the certification requirements for appointment as counsel in capital cases.  For these reasons, the Commission will only grant death penalty training credit for those programs that are held live in-person in 2023.   

Seminar Dates & Location

November 16 & 17th at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in Lewis Center, OH 

Register Now!

Thursday, November 16
8:00a - 8:30a  Registration  - Outside Ballroom Doors
8:30a - 8:45a  Introduction: Recent Death Penalty and Method of Execution Litigation Developments David Stebbins – Columbus
8:45a – 9:45 am Caselaw Update – Ohio and US Supreme Courts Russ Bensing - Cleveland  
9:45a - 10:45a A View From the Trial Bench

Judge Amy Corrigall-Jones, Retired, Summit County Court of Common Pleas
10:45a - 11a  BREAK 
11a - 12:30p Investigating and Proving Intellectual Disability Claims: Record Collection; Testing; Adaptive Deficits

Bob Stinson, Psy.D., J.D., LICDC-CS, ABPP – Columbus

Rivka (Randy) Olley, PhD. – Baltimore, Maryland

James Crates - Columbus
12:30p - 1:30p  LUNCH - Provided On-Site Dining Room 
1:30p - 2:30p Death Penalty 101 - Review & Revisit the Basics Paul Kuzmins, Cuyahoga County Public Defender’s Office - Cleveland
2:30p - 2:45p BREAK
APPELLATE BREAKOUT
 
2:45p - 3:45p Effective Brief Writing and Oral Argument in the Supreme Court of Ohio in Capital Cases

Jeff Gamso – Cleveland

Kim Rigby – Office of the Ohio Public Defender – (OPD) Columbus
3:45p - 4:45p

State v Bethel and other Developments in Litigating Post-Conviction Claims in State Court

Melissa Jackson – OPD – Columbus

Justin Thompson – Capital Habeas Unit (CHU) - Columbus
TRIAL BREAKOUT
 
2:45p - 3:45p Aggressive and Meaningful Motion Practice at Trial

Richard Cline –OPD Columbus

Don Malarcik – Akron

Noah Munyer - Akron 
3:45p - 4:45p 

Best Practices for Capital Trials: the ABA Guidelines and Supplemental Guidelines; and as Adopted by Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Appointment of Counsel in Criminal Cases

Natalie Olmstead – CHU – Columbus

Adam Rusnak – CHU - Columbus
5p - 7p  Reception- On site in Foyer 
 
Friday, November 17th 
8:30a - 9:30 a

Integrating the Mitigation Theme Into Counsel's Arguments at Trial

Diane Menashe - Columbus  Freidman, Menashe, Nemecek, and Long LLC
9:30 - 9:45a BREAK
9:45a - 10:45a 

Using Pretrial Motion Practice to Recognize, Fight and Eliminate Racial Bias and Make a Record

Lisa Lagos – Capital Habeas Unit - Columbus

Bridget Kennedy – Capital Habeas Unit - Columbus
10:45a - 11:45p

Representing Veterans:  Unique Challenges and Record Collection          

Art Cody USN (Retired) Director of the Center for Veteran Criminal Advocacy

 
12:00p - 1:00p LUNCH - Provided On Site in Event Space
1p - 2p 

His Journey from Death Row to Freedom: Why We Do This Work

Lamont Hunter – Cincinnati

Erin Barnhart – CHU – Columbus

Justin Thompson – CHU - Columbus
2p – 3:15p

Ohio’s Serious Mental Illness Exemption: Litigation Strategies; Additional Evaluations, Discovery, Preparing for and Conducting an Evidentiary Hearing; Negotiations; Appeals 

Tim Sweeney – Cleveland

Lisa Lagos – CHU - Columbus
3:15p - 3:30p BREAK
3:30p - 4:30p  What’s Race Got to Do With It? Voir Dire and Trial Strategy in Today’s Political Atmosphere Fred Benton, Jr. –Columbus

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Hotel and Event Site Information

Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center
100 Green Meadows Drive
Lewis Center, OH

The OACDL Room Block rate is $143 +tax per night. 

Reserve a Room

Register Now!

Registration Form (Non-Scholarship)

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION

ALL SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN FILLED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO A WAITLIST, PLEASE EMAIL AMY NICOL (amy@oacdl.org)

The Ohio Public Defender Office has generously provided twenty-five scholarships this year for Pro Bono and Public Defenders.  Space is extremely limited this year.  You will receive notification via email if you receive a scholarship. 

Scholarship Application

 

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Add to Calendar aCLuDhaqizCaPxAftmqF167204 11/16/2023 11/17/2023 true Death Penalty Seminar - REGISTRATION IS OPEN   Notice from the Supreme Court of Ohio: On February 17, 2023, the Capital Commission determined that it will no longer allow live webcasts as an approved format for death penalty trainings.  The Commission determined that live webinars do not offer the same interaction and learning experience as a live in-person activity, and with the pandemic being over, attorneys can now attend death penalty trainings in-person to comply with the certification requirements for appointment as counsel in capital cases.  For these reasons, the Commission will only grant death penalty training credit for those programs that are held live in-person in 2023.    Seminar Dates & Location November 16 & 17th at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in Lewis Center, OH  Register Now! Thursday, November 16 8:00a - 8:30a  Registration  - Outside Ballroom Doors 8:30a - 8:45a  Introduction: Recent Death Penalty and Method of Execution Litigation Developments David Stebbins – Columbus 8:45a – 9:45 am Caselaw Update – Ohio and US Supreme Courts Russ Bensing - Cleveland   9:45a - 10:45a A View From the Trial Bench Judge Amy Corrigall-Jones, Retired, Summit County Court of Common Pleas 10:45a - 11a  BREAK  11a - 12:30p Investigating and Proving Intellectual Disability Claims: Record Collection; Testing; Adaptive Deficits Bob Stinson, Psy.D., J.D., LICDC-CS, ABPP – Columbus Rivka (Randy) Olley, PhD. – Baltimore, Maryland James Crates - Columbus 12:30p - 1:30p  LUNCH - Provided On-Site Dining Room  1:30p - 2:30p Death Penalty 101 - Review & Revisit the Basics Paul Kuzmins, Cuyahoga County Public Defender’s Office - Cleveland 2:30p - 2:45p BREAK APPELLATE BREAKOUT  2:45p - 3:45p Effective Brief Writing and Oral Argument in the Supreme Court of Ohio in Capital Cases Jeff Gamso – Cleveland Kim Rigby – Office of the Ohio Public Defender – (OPD) Columbus 3:45p - 4:45p State v Bethel and other Developments in Litigating Post-Conviction Claims in State Court Melissa Jackson – OPD – Columbus Justin Thompson – Capital Habeas Unit (CHU) - Columbus TRIAL BREAKOUT  2:45p - 3:45p Aggressive and Meaningful Motion Practice at Trial Richard Cline –OPD Columbus Don Malarcik – Akron Noah Munyer - Akron  3:45p - 4:45p  Best Practices for Capital Trials: the ABA Guidelines and Supplemental Guidelines; and as Adopted by Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Appointment of Counsel in Criminal Cases Natalie Olmstead – CHU – Columbus Adam Rusnak – CHU - Columbus 5p - 7p  Reception- On site in Foyer    Friday, November 17th  8:30a - 9:30 a Integrating the Mitigation Theme Into Counsel's Arguments at Trial Diane Menashe - Columbus  Freidman, Menashe, Nemecek, and Long LLC 9:30 - 9:45a BREAK 9:45a - 10:45a  Using Pretrial Motion Practice to Recognize, Fight and Eliminate Racial Bias and Make a Record Lisa Lagos – Capital Habeas Unit - Columbus Bridget Kennedy – Capital Habeas Unit - Columbus 10:45a - 11:45p Representing Veterans:  Unique Challenges and Record Collection           Art Cody USN (Retired) Director of the Center for Veteran Criminal Advocacy   12:00p - 1:00p LUNCH - Provided On Site in Event Space 1p - 2p  His Journey from Death Row to Freedom: Why We Do This Work Lamont Hunter – Cincinnati Erin Barnhart – CHU – Columbus Justin Thompson – CHU - Columbus 2p – 3:15p Ohio’s Serious Mental Illness Exemption: Litigation Strategies; Additional Evaluations, Discovery, Preparing for and Conducting an Evidentiary Hearing; Negotiations; Appeals  Tim Sweeney – Cleveland Lisa Lagos – CHU - Columbus 3:15p - 3:30p BREAK 3:30p - 4:30p  What’s Race Got to Do With It? Voir Dire and Trial Strategy in Today’s Political Atmosphere Fred Benton, Jr. –Columbus Agenda (Printable) Hotel and Event Site Information Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center100 Green Meadows DriveLewis Center, OH The OACDL Room Block rate is $143 +tax per night.  Reserve a Room Register Now! Registration Form (Non-Scholarship) SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION ALL SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE BEEN FILLED. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO A WAITLIST, PLEASE EMAIL AMY NICOL (amy@oacdl.org) The Ohio Public Defender Office has generously provided twenty-five scholarships this year for Pro Bono and Public Defenders.  Space is extremely limited this year.  You will receive notification via email if you receive a scholarship.  Scholarship Application   Lewis Center, OH