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Please note: Agenda is not yet final.  Session Titles and Time Slots may change

2024 IPDA Fall Seminar Agenda

    Sessions in green indicate we are submitting for normal professionalism credit; yellow - diversity credit; purple - mental health credit.  As an accredited MCLE provider, the IPDA anticipates a final program awarding a maximum of 7.5 hours of general credit including up to 4 hours of professionalism credit (including 1 hour of diversity credit and 1 hour of mental health credit).

Your MCLE Certificate will be emailed to you after the program. 

 


Friday, November 1, 2024

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Blue = General CLE; Green = Professionalism CLE; Yellow = PR Diversity CLE
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Illinois Council of Chief Defenders Meeting - Redbird EFG
11:30 AM - 12:25 PM
2024 IPDA Fall Seminar Registration
Plenary Sessions - Redbird CD
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM FAIR Act Update
Keith Grant, Supervising Attorney, Lake County Public Defender's Office, Elisabeth Pollock, Chief Public Defender, Champaign County Public Defender's Office, Sharlyn Grace, Senior Policy Advisor, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, Jeffrey York, Chief Public Defender, DuPage County Public Defender's Office
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM AI and the Law
Daniel W. Linna Jr., Northwestern Pritzker School of Law & McCormick School of Engineering, Senior Lecturer & Director of Law and Technology Initiatives
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Afternoon Break: Beverages and Snacks Provided
Track 1 - Redbird CD
Track 2 - Redbird EFG
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Linguistic Bias in the Courtroom
Dr. Sharese King, University of Chicago, Neubauer Family Assistant Professor 		The Pretrial Fairness Act - Year One In Review
Carolyn Klarquist, Director of Pretrial Fairness Unit, Manuela Hernandez, Supervisor, Office of the State Appellate Defender
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM Advances in Juvenile Expungement
Ginger Odom, Director of Expungement, Office of the State Appellate Defender 		Case Law Update
Laura Weiler, Director of Training and Maggie Heim, Assistant Director of Training, Office of the State Appellate Defender
4:25 PM - 5:00 PM Illinois Legislative Update
Ben Ruddell, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Illinois 		Foundation for Social Media/Text/Online Evidence
Rocio Armendariz, Assistant Public Defender and Emily DeYoe, Assistant Public Defender, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Reception - Outside Redbird AB
Beer, wine, soft drinks will be served.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Awards Dinner - Redbird AB
8:45 PM - 9:45 PM Pub Trivia!
Stick around after the awards dinner for some fun pub trivia!
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Blue = General CLE; Green = Professionalism CLE; Yellow = PR Diversity CLE
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Illinois Council of Chief Defenders Meeting - Redbird EFG
11:30 AM - 12:25 PM
2024 IPDA Fall Seminar Registration
Plenary Sessions - Redbird CD
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM FAIR Act Update
Keith Grant, Supervising Attorney, Lake County Public Defender's Office, Elisabeth Pollock, Chief Public Defender, Champaign County Public Defender's Office, Sharlyn Grace, Senior Policy Advisor, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, Jeffrey York, Chief Public Defender, DuPage County Public Defender's Office
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM AI and the Law
Daniel W. Linna Jr., Northwestern Pritzker School of Law & McCormick School of Engineering, Senior Lecturer & Director of Law and Technology Initiatives
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Afternoon Break: Beverages and Snacks Provided
Track 1 - Redbird CD
Track 2 - Redbird EFG
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Linguistic Bias in the Courtroom
Dr. Sharese King, University of Chicago, Neubauer Family Assistant Professor 		The Pretrial Fairness Act - Year One In Review
Carolyn Klarquist, Director of Pretrial Fairness Unit, Manuela Hernandez, Supervisor, Office of the State Appellate Defender
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM Advances in Juvenile Expungement
Ginger Odom, Director of Expungement, Office of the State Appellate Defender 		Case Law Update
Laura Weiler, Director of Training and Maggie Heim, Assistant Director of Training, Office of the State Appellate Defender
4:25 PM - 5:00 PM Illinois Legislative Update
Ben Ruddell, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Illinois 		Foundation for Social Media/Text/Online Evidence
Rocio Armendariz, Assistant Public Defender and Emily DeYoe, Assistant Public Defender, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Reception - Outside Redbird AB
Beer, wine, soft drinks will be served.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Awards Dinner - Redbird AB
8:45 PM - 9:45 PM Pub Trivia!
Stick around after the awards dinner for some fun pub trivia!

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Blue = General CLE; Green = Professionalism CLE; Yellow = PR Diversity CLE
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Illinois Council of Chief Defenders Meeting - Redbird EFG
11:30 AM - 12:25 PM
2024 IPDA Fall Seminar Registration
Plenary Sessions - Redbird CD
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM FAIR Act Update
Keith Grant, Supervising Attorney, Lake County Public Defender's Office, Elisabeth Pollock, Chief Public Defender, Champaign County Public Defender's Office, Sharlyn Grace, Senior Policy Advisor, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, Jeffrey York, Chief Public Defender, DuPage County Public Defender's Office
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM AI and the Law
Daniel W. Linna Jr., Northwestern Pritzker School of Law & McCormick School of Engineering, Senior Lecturer & Director of Law and Technology Initiatives
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Afternoon Break: Beverages and Snacks Provided
Track 1 - Redbird CD
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Linguistic Bias in the Courtroom
Dr. Sharese King, University of Chicago, Neubauer Family Assistant Professor
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM Advances in Juvenile Expungement
Ginger Odom, Director of Expungement, Office of the State Appellate Defender
4:25 PM - 5:00 PM Illinois Legislative Update
Ben Ruddell, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Illinois
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Reception - Outside Redbird AB
Beer, wine, soft drinks will be served.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Awards Dinner - Redbird AB
8:45 PM - 9:45 PM Pub Trivia!
Stick around after the awards dinner for some fun pub trivia!

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Blue = General CLE; Green = Professionalism CLE; Yellow = PR Diversity CLE
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Illinois Council of Chief Defenders Meeting - Redbird EFG
11:30 AM - 12:25 PM
2024 IPDA Fall Seminar Registration
Plenary Sessions - Redbird CD
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM FAIR Act Update
Keith Grant, Supervising Attorney, Lake County Public Defender's Office, Elisabeth Pollock, Chief Public Defender, Champaign County Public Defender's Office, Sharlyn Grace, Senior Policy Advisor, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender, Jeffrey York, Chief Public Defender, DuPage County Public Defender's Office
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM AI and the Law
Daniel W. Linna Jr., Northwestern Pritzker School of Law & McCormick School of Engineering, Senior Lecturer & Director of Law and Technology Initiatives
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Afternoon Break: Beverages and Snacks Provided
Track 2 - Redbird EFG
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM The Pretrial Fairness Act - Year One In Review
Carolyn Klarquist, Director of Pretrial Fairness Unit, Manuela Hernandez, Supervisor, Office of the State Appellate Defender
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM Case Law Update
Laura Weiler, Director of Training and Maggie Heim, Assistant Director of Training, Office of the State Appellate Defender
4:25 PM - 5:00 PM Foundation for Social Media/Text/Online Evidence
Rocio Armendariz, Assistant Public Defender and Emily DeYoe, Assistant Public Defender, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Reception - Outside Redbird AB
Beer, wine, soft drinks will be served.
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Awards Dinner - Redbird AB
8:45 PM - 9:45 PM Pub Trivia!
Stick around after the awards dinner for some fun pub trivia!

Saturday, November 2, 2024

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Blue = General CLE; Purple = PR Mental Health CLE
8:00 AM - 8:29 AM Continental Breakfast
Track 1 - Redbird CD
Track 2 - Redbird EFG
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Family Justice Resource Center/Crossing Experts in Abuse Cases
Michelle Weidner, Executive Director, Family Justice Resource Center and Tracey Harkins, Prusak and Harkins LLC 		Negotiation, Conflict Engagement, and Deal-Making Part 1
Rae Kyritsi, Caldera Dialogue & Consulting Services LLC
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM Theory of a Case
Rocio Armendariz, Assistant Public Defender and Emily DeYoe, Assistant Public Defender, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender 		Negotiation, Conflict Engagement, and Deal-Making Part 2
Rae Kyritsi, Caldera Dialogue & Consulting Services LLC
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Morning Break
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM The Role of Reproductive Mental Health in Female Offenders: A Mitigating Factor in Criminal Behavior
Dr. Brooke Laufer 		The Winding Path to Mercy & Redemption: Illinois' Parole and Clemency Process
Carolyn Klarquist, Director of Pretrial Fairness Unit, and Pamela Rubeo, Supervisor, Office of the State Appellate Defender
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM IPDA Board Meeting - Beaufort Room
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Blue = General CLE; Purple = PR Mental Health CLE
8:00 AM - 8:29 AM Continental Breakfast
Track 1 - Redbird CD
Track 2 - Redbird EFG
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Family Justice Resource Center/Crossing Experts in Abuse Cases
Michelle Weidner, Executive Director, Family Justice Resource Center and Tracey Harkins, Prusak and Harkins LLC 		Negotiation, Conflict Engagement, and Deal-Making Part 1
Rae Kyritsi, Caldera Dialogue & Consulting Services LLC
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM Theory of a Case
Rocio Armendariz, Assistant Public Defender and Emily DeYoe, Assistant Public Defender, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender 		Negotiation, Conflict Engagement, and Deal-Making Part 2
Rae Kyritsi, Caldera Dialogue & Consulting Services LLC
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Morning Break
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM The Role of Reproductive Mental Health in Female Offenders: A Mitigating Factor in Criminal Behavior
Dr. Brooke Laufer 		The Winding Path to Mercy & Redemption: Illinois' Parole and Clemency Process
Carolyn Klarquist, Director of Pretrial Fairness Unit, and Pamela Rubeo, Supervisor, Office of the State Appellate Defender
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM IPDA Board Meeting - Beaufort Room

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Blue = General CLE; Purple = PR Mental Health CLE
8:00 AM - 8:29 AM Continental Breakfast
Track 1 - Redbird CD
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Family Justice Resource Center/Crossing Experts in Abuse Cases
Michelle Weidner, Executive Director, Family Justice Resource Center and Tracey Harkins, Prusak and Harkins LLC
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM Theory of a Case
Rocio Armendariz, Assistant Public Defender and Emily DeYoe, Assistant Public Defender, Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Morning Break
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM The Role of Reproductive Mental Health in Female Offenders: A Mitigating Factor in Criminal Behavior
Dr. Brooke Laufer
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM IPDA Board Meeting - Beaufort Room

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Blue = General CLE; Purple = PR Mental Health CLE
8:00 AM - 8:29 AM Continental Breakfast
Track 2 - Redbird EFG
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Negotiation, Conflict Engagement, and Deal-Making Part 1
Rae Kyritsi, Caldera Dialogue & Consulting Services LLC
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM Negotiation, Conflict Engagement, and Deal-Making Part 2
Rae Kyritsi, Caldera Dialogue & Consulting Services LLC
10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Morning Break
10:50 AM - 11:50 AM The Winding Path to Mercy & Redemption: Illinois' Parole and Clemency Process
Carolyn Klarquist, Director of Pretrial Fairness Unit, and Pamela Rubeo, Supervisor, Office of the State Appellate Defender
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM IPDA Board Meeting - Beaufort Room

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