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.
Join us in Durham March 27 & 28, 2025 for a FREE, in-person training on Defending Death by Distribution Cases. Topics will include: Voir Dire & Deselection Forensic Pathology Toxicology […]
Introduction to Wymore Jury Selection Salisbury, North Carolina April 11, 2025 Presenter: Terry Alford Terry Alford heads up the Trial Resource Unit at the Office of the Capital Defender […]
Meeting Type: Virtual | Webex Registration Link: https://nccourts.webex.com/weblink/register/r54f66ce0fa2366f979f0896581067897 Training website link: https://www.ncjuveniledefender.org/event-details/immigration-collateral-consequences-for-youth-cle Date: Fri. April 11, 2025 Time: 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm Speaker: Helen L. Parsonage
The Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office is hosting a free to attend CLE on The Intersection of Civil Rights and Criminal Defense. This CLE is approved for 1 general hour […]
The 2025 Western North Carolina Death Investigation Conference will be held virtually from 8:30 AM – 4 PM on April 26, 2025. Registration is now open! This activity is meant […]
The Death Penalty 2025 Seminar will be in Chapel Hill May 1-2, 2025. AGENDA NCAJ is sponsoring the seminar. The seminar has two parts. The first is Thursday evening, May […]
GPS and Electronic Monitoring for Defenders Part II with the Department of Juvenile Justice Fri, May […]
FREE CLE! Open to all attorneys and judges! When: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from 11:30 am – 3:00 pm Where: Criminal Superior Courtroom Lenoir County Courthouse 130 S. Queen Street Kinston, […]
The Mecklenburg County Public Defender’s Office is hosting a free to attend presentation on DWI Knoll Motions. Pending approval by the NC State Bar, this presentation is for 1 other […]
Partners LME/MCO Information Session for the following counties: Burke, Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Davidson, Forsyth, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Rutherford, Stanly, Surry, Union, Yadkin Date/Time: Thursday, May 22nd 1pm-2pm Registration Link: […]
The Mecklenburg County Public Defender's Office is hosting a free-to-attend CLE on Crisis Response Services. This CLE is approved for 1 general hour, and everyone who needs CLE credit must […]
Registration for the Summer Criminal Law Webinar is now open. Thanks to the support of the Office of Indigent Defense Services and the UNC School of Government, we are pleased […]
