NYSDA's 57th Annual Meeting and Conference
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NYSDA's 57th Annual Meeting and Conference

7/21/2024 to 7/23/2024
When: July 21 — 23, 2024
12:00 PM
Where: Saratoga Hilton & Saratoga City Center
534 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, New York  12866
United States
Contact: Tess Malova
training@nysda.org
518-465-3524 x28


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NYSDA's 57th Annual

Meeting and Conference

July 21 23, 2024

Saratoga Hilton & City Center

*Note: There will not be a virtual option for this event.

NYSDA anticipates recording the training sessions for future access by defenders and defense team members.

 

Registration Fee

$290 for NYSDA Members, Public Defenders, Legal Aid & Assigned Counsel Attorneys ($225 for one day)

$390 for all others ($325 for one day)

Tuition assistance for financial hardship is available.

Defender Reception & Awards Banquet (Monday evening) $95 per person [Register here for the Banquet only]

Hotel Reservations

 

To reserve your room at the Saratoga Hilton, go to https://book.passkey.com/go/NYSDA2024

 

The special room rate of $206 (for a standard room) is available through June 21st or when rooms have been fully booked, whichever comes first.

We look forward to you joining us!

 

Questions? Please Emailtraining@nysda.org.

Sunday

July 21, 2024

 

12:00 – 4:00 pm

Chief Defender Convening

 

4:30 – 6:00 pm

NYSDA Board Meeting

 

6:00 – 7:30 pm

Welcome Defender Reception

 

 

Monday

July 22, 2024

 

8:30 – 9:00 am

Annual Meeting of the Membership

 

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

CLE sessions for Criminal and Family Defense Practitioners

 

5:30 pm

Defender Reception and Awards Banquet

 

Tuesday

July 23, 2024

 

8:00 – 9:00 am

NYSDA Board Meeting

 

9:00 am – 4:30 pm

CLE sessions for Criminal and Family Defense Practitioners

Anticipated Program Topics

(subject to modification)

 

Combined Criminal and Family Practice Sessions

  • Cybersecurity & Artificial Intelligence
  • Understanding Your Veteran Client with PTSD and How Court Decisions Impact Their VA Benefits
  • Client-Centered Representation and Attorney Ethics

 

Criminal Practice Sessions

  • Recent Developments in Criminal Law and Procedure from the NY Court of Appeals and US Supreme Court Update
  • Discovery and People v. Bay
  • Bail
  • Legislative Update
  • Immigration Consequences and Consulting with Your Regional Immigration Assistance Center

 

Family Practice Sessions

  • Appellate Considerations for Trial Counsel
  • Termination of Parental Rights
  • Litigating Family Court Contempt Proceedings
  • Protecting the Rights of Parents
  • Family Defense Impacting Communities

Presenters Include

 

Zainab Akbar 

Managing Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Neighborhood Defender Services

 

Chas Budnik

Supervising Attorney, Family Defense Practice

Brooklyn Defender Services

 

Shalonda Curtis-Hackett 

Community Outreach Coordinator, Family Defense Practice

Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem

 

Brian Cummings

Digital Evidence Resource Attorney, Discovery and Forensic Support Unit

New York State Defenders Association

 

Drew DuBrin

Special Assistant Public Defender, Appeals Section

Monroe County Public Defender’s Office

 

Nancy Farrell

Director, Veterans Defense Program

New York State Defenders Association

 

Sophie Feal

Managing Attorney, Holistic Representation Program

WNY Regional Immigration Assistance Center (RIAC), Legal Aid Bureau of Buffalo

 

Cynthia Feathers

Family Court Appellate Consultant

Albany County Public Defender's Office

 

Jacqueline Gosdigian

Supervising Policy Counsel, Policy Team

Brooklyn Defender Services 

 

Kayla Hardesty

Assistant Public Defender

Cortland County Public Defender’s Office

 

Jennifer Hose

Citywide Decarceration Attorney, Decarceration Project

The Legal Aid Society

 

William King

Assistant Public Defender

Monroe County Public Defender’s Office

 

Timothy Murphy

Assistant Federal Public Defender, Appellate Unit

Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Western District of New York

 

Benjamin Pomerance

Deputy Commissioner for Program Development

New York State Department of Veterans’ Services

 

Veronica Reed

Private Practitioner

 

Nicole Smith Futrell

Professor of Law and Co-Director, Defenders Clinic

CUNY School of Law

 

Saul Zipkin

Supervising Appellate Attorney, Family Defense Practice

The Bronx Defenders

NYSDA's Annual Conference training is intended for defense attorneys in criminal and family court practice and other members of the defense team, including investigators, paralegals, social workers, mitigation specialists, and parent advocates.

MCLE

NYSDA has been certified by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board as an Accredited Provider of Continuing Legal Education in the State of New York (2022-2025) in traditional and nontraditional formats. CLE Credits to be announced.

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518.465.3524
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