Beginning August 1, IDS staff will provide orientation for new attorneys on the first Friday of each month from 1-2 p.m.
Topics will include a guided tour of the IDS website, information on training and CLE opportunities, access to wellness resources and more. You will also be able to connect with other defense attorneys for future collaboration!
IDS and the Mecklenburg Public Defender’s Office provide regular continuing education to dozens of NC criminal defense and parent attorneys, investigators, and mitigation specialists who attend the IDS Forensic Science Education Series.
In 2026, we will offer monthly 90-minute webinars on various aspects of forensic evidence. These webinars will take place typically at 12:30 pm on the first Thursday of each month. Click here to view the 2026 Schedule.
The first six sessions of 2026 will focus on understanding and advocating for neurodivergent clients.
The 2025 Juvenile Defender Conference and Parent Attorney Conference, co-sponsored by the UNC School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services, are now open. Please register by Friday, […]
The Personnel Committee of the IDS Commission will meet in closed session as allowed by G.S. 143-318.11(a)(6) to consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, conditions of appointment.
July 2025 Mental Health and Education Series: Trauma Stewardship for Self and Others Good for 60 Minutes of Well Being CLE Credit ***No Partial Credit Given*** Schedule: The webinar […]
The IDS Commission will meet Friday, August 22, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Location: The NCJC, Raleigh) More information is coming soon...
Restorative Justice in Durham and Orange Counties August 29, 2025, 12:15 to 1:30 pm 5517 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd, Durham To register, click here. This in-person event is free and lunch […]
The Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office and the Federal Defender for the Western District of North Carolina are hosting a FREE-to-attend Mitigation for the Non-Capital Client Series, either in person […]
The 2025 Higher-Level Felony Defense Training, co-sponsored by the UNC School of Government and the Office of Indigent Defense Services, is now open. PROGRAM OVERVIEW, DATES, AND LOCATION: The Higher-Level […]
Part of the 2025 IDS Mental Health and Education Series 60 minutes of General Education CLE Credit Suicide Prevention Presented by Dr. Mike Crum Schedule: The webinar will be […]
Trillium Health Resources LME/MCO Information Session *for the following counties: Anson, Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Guilford, Halifax, Hertford, Hoke, […]
September 26, 2025 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Wallace Educational Forum 500 North Main Street, Salisbury, NC 28144 ROWAN-CLE BROCHURE CRIM 2025 Approved for 7 hours of CLE […]
The Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office and the Federal Defender for the Western District of North Carolina are hosting a FREE-to-attend Mitigation for the Non-Capital Client Series, either in person […]
The Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office is hosting a free-to-attend CLE on The Care, Feeding, and Discovery of Expert Witnesses. When: October 10 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Everyone who registers will […]
