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Trainings and CLE

SAVE THE DATESUPCOMING CLE
December 8-10, 2026BTG X: Mitigation Conference
Location: Raleigh at the AOC Building in Raleigh. (901 Corporate Center Drive)
  • CLE
  • Trainings
Nov5

Primer – Forensic Evidence in Sex Offense Cases

November 5, 12:30 – 12:30 pm

Nov12

Cell Phone Forensics

November 12

Nov13

Free DWI Seminar

November 13 ·Durham County Courthouse

Dec1

2026 Misdemeanor Defender Training

December 1–4 ·UNC School of Government

Dec1

The Intersection of Special Education and Criminal Justice

December 1, 12:30 – 1:30 pm ·Mecklenburg Public Defender’s Office

Dec3

Primer – Cell Phone Location Evidence in Call Detail Records

December 3, 12:30 – 12:30 pm

Dec8

Bridging the Gap X Mitigation Conference

December 8–10 ·North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts

Dec8

From Castle Walls to Street Confrontations: North Carolina Self-Defense in 2026

December 8, 12:31 – 1:31 pm ·Mecklenburg Public Defender’s Office

Dec11

Bits, Bytes & Beyond: Mastering Digital Evidence in Criminal Cases

December 11

Coming soon.

Appeals

  • 33 Tips for Appeals Aug 2013By Staples Hughes, from 2013 Boot Camps for Non-Capital Criminal Appeals

Monthly Attorney Orientation

For Lawyers who are New to Indigent Defense

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!

Click HERE to sign up.

2026 Education and Mental Health Series

Click HERE to sign up.

2026 IDS Forensic Science Education Series

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.

Click HERE to sign up.


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Indigent Defense Services
123 West Main Street, Suite 400
Durham, North Carolina 27701
Phone: (919) 354-7200
Fax: (919) 354-7201

Attorney Fee Application Inquiry Line:
(919) 890-2188

Setoff Debt Program Taxpayer Inquiry Line:
(919) 890-1655

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