Courts and Judicial Administration

New Misdemeanor Defender Training

This class serves as an introductory program for attorneys new to misdemeanor cases. Participants develop interviewing, negotiating, and bench trial skills through role play and small group work, and engage in a discussion with prison inmates about the role of counsel and attorney-client relationships. Topics of discussion include stops and searches, impaired driving, sentencing and jail credit, probation violations, domestic violence, and other issues in misdemeanor cases. For information about other indigent defense education courses, visit our Indigent Defense Education site.

Attendees

Public defenders and private attorneys who perform a significant amount of appointed work

Duration

3 days

Site
Information

The New Misdemeanor Defender Training will be held at the School of Government in Chapel Hill. See the Visitor Information page for directions and parking information. 

A block of rooms has been set aside from Tuesday, September 15 through Friday, September 18, 2009, at the Holiday Inn Express of Chapel Hill/Durham at a reduced nightly rate of $82 plus tax. When reserving online, go to www.hiexpress.com/chapelhillnc and use the group code NMD. To make a reservation by phone, call the hotel directly at 919.489.7555 and provide the name and dates of the program. These rooms are being held on a first-come, first-served basis. You are responsible for making your own hotel reservation. The reservation deadline for the block rate is August 16, 2009.
 

Faculty
Coordinator

Alyson Grine

Co-Sponsor

Office of Indigent Defense Services

Cancellation
Policy

Course participants who cancel their registration on or before September 02, 2009, will receive a full refund. Those who cancel on or before September 09, 2009, will receive a full refund, less a $25 cancellation fee. No refund will be made for cancellations made after September 09, 2009. All cancellations must be submitted in writing, as outlined in the School's cancellation policy.