2025 Winter Criminal Law Webinar

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2025 Winter Criminal Law Webinar

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December 5, 2025

The 2025 Winter Criminal Law 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. The webinar includes a dynamic visual presentation, live audio, and interactive Q & A.

For additional information about public defense education courses and resources, visit our Public Defense Education site.

This course will be held on Friday, December 5, from 1:30 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

The registration deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 1.

Additional information

Agenda: You can access the course agenda here.

Attendees: This webinar is open to public defenders, private attorneys who do indigent criminal defense work, and other court personnel who handle criminal cases.

CLE Specialization: This webinar qualifies for North Carolina State Bar criminal law specialization credit.

CLE Value:

General	1.50 hrs
Total	1.50 hrs

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Dates
December 5

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Course participants who cancel their registration on or before November 27, 2025 will receive a full refund. No refund will be made for cancellations on or after November 28, 2025, but you will receive a transferrable credit to be used within 12 months. Click here to view the School’s full cancellation and refund policy.
Public Defenders/IDS Employees

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Private Assigned Counsel/Managed Assigned Counsel/Capital Attorneys for IDS (To qualify, you must meet one of the following eligibility requirements)
You are a private assigned counsel paid more than $500 for indigent cases during the 2024-2025 fiscal year (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025)
You are a managed assigned counsel or capital attorney who handled indigent cases during the 2024-2025 fiscal year (July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025)
IDS has provided an exception to the above requirements and has deemed you eligible to attend without charge. Please contact Aaron Gallagher, IDS Fiscal Officer, at aaron.m.gallagher@nccourts.org to determine your eligibility.
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Private Attorneys and Others

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