APDA Conference 2026: Full Schedule

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8:15am MST

ETHICS: After Closing Argument / Post-Verdict / Post-Mistrial Practice

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

Mistrial declared, or your case came back on appeal, or bombshell information surfaces post-closing argument. Now what? A practical approach to post-closing argument litigation, pre-trial strategizing, and the benefits that flow from active trial work.

Faculty

Samuel Doak

Attorney, Maricopa Co. Legal Advocate

Attorney at The Maricopa Co. of the Legal Advocate for about 6 years. Prior to that, Sam was an attorney at the Maricopa Co. Public Defender for 5 years. He also has prior experience in Tucson and San Diego.

Kush Govani

Attorney, Maricopa Co. Legal Defender

Maria McKee

Attorney, Maricopa Co. Public Defender

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

Motion Practice

CLE Hours 1.5
Ethics hours 1.5

10:00am MST

Advanced Legal Assistant Training: From Support Staff to Strategic Partner

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

Joshua Tree

This program reframes the legal assistant role from task execution to strategic partnership. It focuses on anticipatory thinking, trial-ready preparation, risk awareness, mitigation development, and professional judgment. Providing the tools of how skilled legal assistants multiply attorney effectiveness and strengthen outcomes across criminal practice.

Faculty

Ross Carponelli

Attorney, Mohave Co. Public Defender

Ross S. Carponelli is a Deputy Public Defender in Mohave County, Arizona, where he represents clients in all types of felony matters. His practice emphasizes strategic motion work, jury-focused advocacy, and disciplined trial decision from pretrial through sentencing.Ross regularly develops and presents tr... Read More →

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

Professional Development

CLE Hours 1.5

1:30pm MST

The DUI Trial: Taking Names and Delivering Results

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

Joshua Tree

Learn how to attack the state's case and win a DUI trial.

Faculty

James Nesci

Attorney, Nesci and St. Louis

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

Vehicular

3:15pm MST

ETHICS: Presenting and Challenging Forensic Evidence Ethically

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

Joshua Tree

The certainty of laboratory results is often inflated, and shortcomings of a particular test may be completely ignored or minimized by both experts and attorneys. This does a disservice to the court and the pursuit of justice. When encountering technologies that may have some anomalies in a specific case, consulting an expert to help navigate viable alternate interpretations can assist the attorney with their case and can help ensure that the evidence is presented fairly, ethically and in line with the underlying data.

Faculty

Anjali Ranadive

Expert, SciLawForensics

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ANJALI A. RANADIVE Anjali Ranadive is the President of SciLawForensics, Ltd, a forensic science and legal consulting firm in Phoenix, AZ. Ms. Ranadive serves as the DNA Expert Liaison for the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice, assisting... Read More →

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

Forensics

CLE Hours 1.5
Ethics hours 1.5

APDA Conference 2026

8:15am MST

Samuel Doak

Kush Govani

Maria McKee

10:00am MST

Ross Carponelli

1:30pm MST

James Nesci

3:15pm MST

Anjali Ranadive

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