2025 Winter Criminal Law Webinar

December 5, 2025 | 1:30-3:00pm | Online
Registration is closed for the 2025 Winter Criminal Law Update webinar.
This webinar will cover recent criminal law decisions issued by the North Carolina appellate courts and highlight significant criminal law legislation enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly. School of Government faculty Phil Dixon, Brittany Bromell, and Daniel Spiegel will discuss a wide range of issues affecting felony and misdemeanor cases in the North Carolina state courts. This webinar is open to public defenders, private attorneys who do indigent criminal defense work, and other court personnel who handle criminal cases. The webinar includes a dynamic visual presentation, live audio, and interactive Q & A.
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AGENDA
You can access the course agenda here.
REGISTRATION FEE
There is no registration fee for IDS state employees. There is no registration fee for private assigned counsel who do trial or appellate work, managed assigned counsel, or capital attorneys who were paid more than $500 for indigent cases during the 2024-2025 fiscal year (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025). The registration fee for private attorneys and others is $95.00. If you are a private assigned or managed assigned counsel and have questions regarding your eligibility to attend the program without paying a registration fee, please contact Aaron Gallagher, IDS Fiscal Officer, at aaron.m.gallagher@nccourts.org to determine your eligibility.
CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION
The program will offer approximately 1.50 hours of continuing legal education (CLE) credit and qualifies for NC State Bar criminal law specialization credit, subject to Bar approval. To receive CLE credit, all participants must pre-register individually, even if the webinar is watched in a group setting.
Additional information
MATERIALS
Program materials will be available under the "Materials" tab above. Materials are posted as they are received by instructors.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Course participants who cancel their registration more than 7 calendar days before the course start date will receive a full refund. Otherwise, participants will receive a transferrable credit to be used within 12 months. More information can be found in the full cancellation and refund policy.
SPONSORSHIP
This course is co-sponsored by the Office of Indigent Defense Services.








