APDA Conference 2026

Name: Representing Veterans In Criminal Cases: A Deeper Dive
Start: 2026-06-18T13:30:00-0700
End: 2026-06-18T15:00:00-0700

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Representing Veterans In Criminal Cases: A Deeper Dive

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

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Military Veterans undergo an experience far removed from the vast majority of those who sit in judgment of them in the criminal justice system. The military experience, particularly if it involves combat, indelibly shapes the veteran and often has significant causal or mitigating implications. At core, as mandated by Porter v. McCollum, 558 US 30 (2009), the lawyer’s role and obligation in a veteran’s case is to investigate and tell that vet’s story -- to translate this uncommon experience into a human narrative that not only engenders the comprehension of a prosecutor, judge, jury but also evokes their compassion. This practical instruction will assist lawyers by exploring the veteran experience, the "typical" veteran, lawyer-veteran client interaction, acquiring and interpreting military records, interview techniques, and a discussion of an archetypical veteran mitigation brief and sentencing hearing.

Speakers

Art Cody

Director, Center for Veteran Criminal Advocacy

Captain Art Cody, USN (Retired) is the Director of the Center for Veteran Criminal Advocacy. His military career spans over thirty years and he has served worldwide. Art began his career as an Army helicopter pilot followed by a similar role in the Navy Reserve flying for a Strike... Read More →

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