APDA Conference 2026: Full Schedule

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8:15am MST

Capital Case Rule Amendments and Issues

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

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Discussion of pending Rule 19.1 amendments and ex parte requests

Faculty

David Euchner

Attorney, Pima Co. Indigent Defense

David Euchner is the appellate unit supervisor and resource counsel of the Pima County Public Defender’s Office, professor of practice in criminal law and criminal procedure at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, and the co-author of the Arizona Criminal Practice... Read More →

Kerri Chamberlin

Attorney, Maricopa Co. Legal Advocate

Kerri L. Chamberlin is the Attorney Supervisor of the Capital PCR Section of the Maricopa County Office of the Legal Advocate. She has practiced criminal appellate and post-conviction law for 29 years. In addition to supervising Capital PCR attorneys and mitigation specialists, Chamberlin... Read More →

Raquel Centeno-Fequiere

Attorney, Maricopa Co. Legal Defender

Raquel Centeno-Fequiere started her legal career as an ADA at the Bronx District Attorney’s Office. When she moved to Arizona in 2001 she joined the Maricopa County Office of the Legal Advocate as a defense attorney where she started capital work as a second chair in 2005. In 2011... Read More →

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

Capital

CLE Hours 1.5

10:00am MST

Spanish Words for Defenders Representing Clients from Northern Mexico

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

Dolores

Many of our non-citizen clients are from Northern Mexico which is a cartel stronghold. Learn about the geopolitical history of the area as well as words that are unique to the region.

Faculty

Daisy Bustamante

Attorney, Pima Co. Indigent Defense

Twyla Haggerty

Attorney, Pima Co. Indigent Defense

Twyla has been a bilingual crimmigration attorney in the Pima Co. Indigent Defense Public Defender for four years.

Ariana Adams

Attorney, Pima Co. Indigent Defense

Originally from Florida, Ariana has been an attorney for a year and a half in the Pima County Public Defender's office. She has thrown herself into representing non-citizen clients. Originally from Florida, Ariana has been an attorney for a year and a half in the Pima County Public... Read More →

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

Professional Development

CLE Hours 1.5

1:30pm MST

ETHICS: The Do's and Don'ts of Juvenile Delinquency Trial Preparation

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm MST

Dolores

In a delinquency case, a child is accused of committing a criminal act. This Couse will discuss preparation for Delinquency Trials including Interviews; cross examination and investigation. We'll provide examples from trials in Juvenile Court to help you to develop your Juvenile Delinquency Practice.

Faculty

Colleen Engineer

Attorney, Maricopa Co. Public Advocate

Terri Zimmerman

Attorney, Maricopa Co. Public Advocate

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Mary McGary

Attorney, Maricopa Co. Public Advocate

Thursday June 18, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm MST
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Delinquency

CLE Hours 1.5
Ethics hours 1.5

3:15pm MST

Using Anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) in Criminal Prosecutions

Thursday June 18, 2026 3:15pm - 4:45pm MST

Dolores

This conversation will explore A.R.S. 12-751, Arizona's law prohibiting Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation ("Anti-SLAPP"), expanded in 2022 to apply in criminal prosecutions as well as civil matters. The statute permits a Motion to Dismiss in response to legal actions which are "substantially motivated by a desire to deter, retaliate against or prevent the lawful exercise of a constitutional right." We will discuss the statute's requirements, review some examples of its use over the past couple of years, and explore other possible applications in future cases. We hope to facilitate some greater awareness of A.R.S. 12-751's parameters and applications so the IR community can explore more creative ways to make use of its provisions.

Faculty

Danny Evans

Attorney, Maricopa Co. Legal Defender

Emily A. Parker

Attorney, Maricopa Co. Legal Defender

Emily graduated from ASU Law School in 2022 and spent the next year clerking at the Court of Appeals (Division I) for Judge Furuya. She began her practicing career as an attorney in EDC with the Office of the Public Defender before transitioning to trial group with the Office of the... Read More →

Scott Boncoskey

Attorney, Maricopa Co. Legal Defender

Thursday June 18, 2026 3:15pm - 4:45pm MST
Dolores

Motion Practice

CLE Hours 1.5

8:15am MST

10:00am MST

1:30pm MST

3:15pm MST

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