APDA Conference 2026: Full Schedule

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8:15am MST

How to Be Legally Competent for Your LGBTQ+ Clients in the Changing Legal Landscape

Thursday June 18, 2026 8:15am - 9:45am MST

This course will discuss defenders' responsibility to stay informed about legal changes affecting our LGBTQ+ clients so we can continue to develop our competency and best represent them. Issues such as challenges to the availability of gender-affirming care and accurate legal documentation, a renewed surge in acceptance of practices like conversion therapy, and the recission of agency policies that were formerly protective of LGBTQ+ people, and the real-world consequences of these changes will be discussed.

Faculty

Marshall Bryan

Paralegal, Pima Co. Indigent Defense

Marshall has been a paralegal serving at the Pima Co. Indigent Defense Public Defender for 5 years. He holds two bachelor's degrees from Arizona State University (ASU), one in Religious Studies and another in the Philosophy of Morality, Politics, and Law. and a post-degree paralegal... Read More →

Audrey Baumgartner

Attorney, Pima Co. Indigent Defense

Audrey is originally from Minneapolis, MN. She attended Drake Law School in Des Moines, IA before moving to Tucson, AZ upon graduation. She started as a law clerk with the Pima Co. Indigent Defense Public Defender in August 2022 and transitioned to a felony trial attorney in November... Read More →

Thursday June 18, 2026 8:15am - 9:45am MST
Capistrano

Holistic Representation

CLE Hours 1.5

10:00am MST

ETHICS: When Your Criminal Client Becomes a Victim of the Civil System

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am MST

Ironstone

As Criminal or Juvenile attorneys, we often see the intersection of other agencies that have failed or hurt our clients. When does a criminal or DCS case turn into a civil case? This course will explore police brutality cases, sexual assault, and physical abuse cases. This will also explore real-life examples as well as time limits on reporting these types of cases.

Faculty

Caitlin Engstrand

Attorney, National Injury Attorneys

Leland Damner

Private Investigator, Outback Adjusting and Investigating

Leland Damner: Leland is licensed Arizona private investigator. Leland has worked in public defense work and privately as an investigator in civil and criminal cases.

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am MST
Ironstone