Public Defense Education
Defender Trial School - July 7-11 , 2025
This is a collection of digital materials used and referenced in the 2025 Defender Trial School held July 7- 11, 2025.
During the training, this page will be periodically updated as we receive additional materials. All available materials from the program will be posted here within three weeks of the conclusion of the course.
More information on the program can be found on the course homepage. If you have any questions, please contact Program Manager, Kayla Fowler.
Course Materials
Presented by Joseph Ross, Assistant Federal Defender, Raleigh, NC
This presentation will not be made available to download per the presenter's request.
Presented by Sophorn Avitan, Assistant Public Defender, District Court, Misdemeanor Appeals Supervisor, Mecklenburg County Public Defender Office, Charlotte, NC
Presented by Ira Mickenberg, Attorney & Consultant, Saratoga Springs, NY
This presentation will not be made available to download per the presenter's request.
Presented by Kevin Tully, Chief Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender, Dist. 26 Charlotte, NC
Presented by Rebecca Chappell, Senior Assistant Public Defender, Public Defender’s Office, Dist. 39, Shelby, NC
Presented by Johnna Herron, Assistant Public Defender, Guilford County, NC
Presented by Timothy Heinle, Albert and Gladys Coates Term Professor, UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill, NC
Presented by Dennis D. Maxwell, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, Dist. 42, Hendersonville, NC