The Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office is hosting a free to attend presentation on Mobile Forensics for Defense Attorneys. This CLE is for 1 hour of technology CLE credit. If you need CLE credit, you must either sign in when you arrive or complete the post-CLE survey after you leave the webinar or complete the google form you will be emailed after the CLE by Friday October 9th. All online attendance is confirmed by what Webex provides. If you have other members of a criminal defense team that may be interested in attending, please share this with them. Register below:
When: Monday October 5, 2026 at 12:30pm. You may log on or enter the conference room by 12:15pm.
Where: Anyplace you have internet or the 4th floor conference room of the Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office (720 E 4th St Charlotte, take elevator to 4th floor and conference room is on your left)
What: The State/Government frequently relies on evidence obtained from digital mobile devices, especially cellphones, of clients and their co-defendants charged with crimes. Understanding this technology, including what the State has and does not have, is essential to zealously defend your client. This presentation will cover the frequently used terms and practices involved in the extraction of digital evidence from a cellphone or other mobile device and the analysis of this evidence. With this knowledge, the criminal defense team will learn actionable and intelligent questions to ask when preparing for a defense review of cellphone evidence including when hiring an expert is necessary. Finally, the defense team will learn suggested tips on how to use Cellebrite Reader to do their own analysis of the cellphone data provided in discovery when hiring an expert is not possible.
Who: Rich Novelli is a digital forensics examiner and founder of Titan Digital Forensics, an independent Digital Forensics firm supporting criminal defense, civil, and investigative matters. A former FBI agent of 22+ years and digital forensic contractor for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), provided Rich a critical understanding of search warrants, evidence, and a plethora of training in the field of digital forensics. Rich is a licensed Digital Forensic Examiner (DFE) in the State of North Carolina and over the last four (4) years has been deemed an expert in digital forensics in State, Federal, and Military courts. Rich recently placed among the top 3 finishers in a field of more than 1,000 in a major industry forensics competition.
Please email [email protected] with any questions.