The Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office is hosting a FREE-to-attend in person CLE on "In-depth Case Study Discussion with the Experts: Diminished Capacity, Mitigation, or something else?" This CLE is approved for 1.5 hours of general CLE credit. Space is limited! Please register using the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfT1McmrduKRhJJeSm-8Wg7vPVLPUXKCMey3tDZ1cctoxXDBA/viewform?usp=sf_link When: October 11, 2024 from 12:30-2:00pm. The […]

Friday, October 4 -- 2:30 p.m. 1.5 hours of CLE Credit QPR: Question, Persuade and Refer - Supporting Individuals Who Are Suicidal/In Crisis Talking about suicide is both difficult and lifesaving. We may not know what to say when someone expresses a threat; it is devastating when we lose someone by suicide and replay in […]

The Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office is hosting a FREE-to-attend presentation on "Collateral Consequences of Juvenile Adjudications and How to Limit Them with Expunctions." Pending approval by the NC State Bar, this presentation is for 1 general CLE hour. Registration will close on October 3, 2024 at noon and everyone who registers will receive a […]

The Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office is hosting a free-to-attend CLE on Connecting with Challenging and Complicated Clients. This CLE has been approved for 1.25 general CLE hours and you must complete the post-CLE survey to receive CLE credit. Please register below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFk6st5OgV93ZbkoMJMhWa7JIARycJdqfcSxuWAZd7twSGWQ/viewform?usp=sf_link When: Thursday October 3, 2024, from noon to 1:15 p.m. Everyone who […]

 Wednesday, October 2 -- 12:30 p.m. 60 minutes of CLE Credit Offered Adverse Childhood Experiences 101: Childhood experiences impact overall development and functioning, resulting in risk and protective factors. This presentation will focus on the impact of adverse childhood experiences, impact on brain development, overall health risk factors and what the data has shown about […]

The Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office is hosting a FREE-to-attend CLE on "How to Make Sure Your Objections are Heard on Appeal." This CLE is approved for 1 general hour. Registration will close at noon on September 26th. Everyone who registers will receive an email with information to join the live webcast the day before. […]

Wednesday, September 11 -- 2:30 p.m. 1.5 hours of CLE Credit QPR: Question, Persuade and Refer - Supporting Individuals Who Are Suicidal/In Crisis Talking about suicide is both difficult and lifesaving. We may not know what to say when someone expresses a threat; it is devastating when we lose someone by suicide and replay in […]

Registration is OPEN! We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Higher-Level Felony Defense training, cosponsored by the School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services, will take place on Tuesday, September 10 through Thursday, September 12, 2024, at the School of Government. PARTICIPANTS: This program is for attorneys interested in handling higher-level felony cases […]

The Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office is hosting a free to attend presentation on LC/MS and its Application in Forensic Toxicology. This presentation is approved for 1 general CLE hour by the NC State Bar. If you need CLE credit, you must complete the post-cle survey. Please register below by August 29th at noon: Register […]

The 2024 Juvenile Defender and Parent Attorney Conferences are cosponsored by the UNC School of Government and the North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services. PROGRAM OVERVIEW, DATES, AND LOCATION: The Juvenile Defender Conference will be held on Wednesday, August 28, from 8:50am to 4:00pm. Topics will include legislative and case law updates to juvenile law […]

Friday, August 16 -- 2:30 p.m. 1.5 hours of CLE Credit QPR: Question, Persuade and Refer - Supporting Individuals Who Are Suicidal/In Crisis Talking about suicide is both difficult and lifesaving. We may not know what to say when someone expresses a threat; it is devastating when we lose someone by suicide and replay in […]