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7:45am MST

Friday Check in - Get your badge scanned in the ballroom foyer

8:15am MST

ETHICS: Capital Case Ethics Game Show AbbeyErika Warner Issues and Challenges in Juvenile Competency Reports San PedroLori Leon • Jason Max Digital Forensics: Year in Review Palm Ballroom C&FBrian Chase Interrogations and False Confessions Palm Ballroom A&DTim Agan • Amy Ellingson ETHICS: Your License or Mine: Ethical Responsibilities and Issue for Supervisors and Attorneys in Public Defender Offices Joshua TreeGary Pearlmutter • Wendy White Excel 101 for Paralegals DoloresTillie Jones Sexual Normalcy and Highlights of Recent Caselaw XavierErin Sutherland • Tatiana Struthers

10:00am MST

Challenging Jury Panel Composition in Capital Cases AbbeyKatie Krejci Search and Seizure Law Palm Ballroom A&DNicki Sordello • Jeff Roth Nothing Is Insurmountable! DoloresDan Raynak Navigating the Educational System for Delinquent and Dependent Youth Joshua TreeEktaa Prasher • Andrea Anderson ETHICS: Opposing the Prosecutor's Firearm and Toolmark "Matching" Evidence and Testimony: How to Fight It, Limit It, and Make a Solid Record San PedroTom Glow ETHICS: Lights, Camera, Ethics! Memorable Film Scenes and Exploring the Ethical Dilemmas They Spark Palm Ballroom C&FAmanda Lauer Catching the Snakes: Using COBRA Data to Defend DUIs XavierGreg Benson • David Salazar

1:00pm MST

ETHICS: The ERs of AI Palm Ballroom B&EPatricia Sallen

2:45pm MST

ETHICS: Dark Humor The Ethics of Coping Palm Ballroom B&EKacie Nickel • Madison Best