Training Calendar from Federal Defenders of San Diego Inc.

Legal Community

Community Education

FDSDI provides three free public CJA training programs annually for the criminal defense community and provides Minimum Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) credits with each seminar. Many participants belong to the Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel, which consists of attorneys in private practice who are appointed to accept federal criminal cases in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.

The Spring CJA Seminar is generally offered in March and the Fall CJA Seminar in October. Each consists of an evening of presentations regarding substantive changes in the law and practice pointers for typical cases in the Southern District.

The Annual Criminal Justice Act Seminar is generally held in June and attendance is required for all attorneys seeking initial appointment to the CJA Panel in the Southern District of California. Presentations include district judges on practice in magistrate and district courts, Panel attorneys on CJA procedures, and FDSDI attorneys on bail and substantive federal law updates. Each Annual CJA Seminar ends with a Keynote address from a prominent, nationally known criminal defense advocate. Agenda and registration information is posted on our website approximately one month before each seminar.

Community Resources

Federal Defenders makes available access to our motions bank for all CJA panel attorneys. Our motions bank contains the most up-to-date motions on a variety of issues in federal criminal court practice. We also have informative handouts on the jury selection practices of all our judges here in the Southern District of California. Be sure to contact our "Help Attorney" at 619-234-8467 before your next federal jury trial!

Wednesday Brown Bag Lunch Series

"DEFENDING 1326 CASES"

9th Floor Large Conference Room
Session 1 May 12, 2010, 11:45am - 1:30pm
Session 2 May 19, 2010, 11:45am - 1:30pm

DATE CHANGE. PLEASE NOTE
Session 3 July 7, 2010, 11:45am -1:30pm

Lunch will be provided; reserve your space by RSVP email to Sylvia Enrique
Read announcement for detailed information.

Spring 2010 Trial Skills Training Program

Times and locations have now been finalized for Federal Defenders of San Diego's upcoming Trial Skills Training Program. All members of the greater San Diego criminal defense community are invited to attend. We are excited to host the following nationally-renowned federal court practitioners:

March 13, 2010	8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Gene Iredale	Closing Arguments	California Western School of Law 350 Cedar St., San Diego
March 20, 2010	8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Michael Attanasio Cynthia Roseberry	Cross-Examination Isms and Schisms	California Western School of Law 350 Cedar St., San Diego
April 10, 2010	8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Robert B. Hirschhorn Breakout Sessions	Voir Dire (Federal Defenders only)	Thomas Jefferson School of Law 2121 San Diego Ave., San Diego
May 8, 2010	8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Randi McGinn	Demonstrative Evidence	California Western School of Law 350 Cedar St., San Diego
May 22, 2010	8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.	Colette Tvedt Steven Harmon	Opening Statements Material Witness Cross	California Western School of Law 350 Cedar St., San Diego

Registration and Continental Breakfast for all sessions begins at 8:30 a.m. with lectures starting at 9:00 a.m.

Additional Details

Space is limited so Preregister by Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by sending an email to Sylvia Enrique about your intent to attend FDSDI's "Spring 2010 Trial Skills Training Program."

There is no fee to attend and FDSDI certifies that these five-day activities conform to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing Minimum Continuing Legal Education in the amount of up to 14.0 hours for all five sessions.

UPDATE -July 28, 2010 -- U.S. District Court for the So. Dist. of California to Host Bryan Garner Writing Seminar - SOLD OUT

The United States District Court for the Southern District of California is pleased to announce that it will be hosting Bryan Garner’s Advanced Legal Writing and Editing Seminar on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the U.S. Federal Court, Jury Assembly Room located at 880 Front Street, Suite 1265, San Diego, CA 92101-9621. Registration will begin at 8 a.m.

The Seminar is completely sold out. Attendance at the seminar was determined by a random lottery from all So. Dist. Of California bar members who timely submitted a registration. All persons who attempted to register were notified of their status via e-mail on July 7, 2010.

This event is being co-sponsored by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California and by Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.

Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing Minimum Continuing Legal Education and that a request for approval is pending in the amount of 5.5 hours.

Additional Details

Past Training Events and Materials

October 17,2009--->2009 Annual CJA Seminar
California Western School of Law, San Diego, California 92101
View the agenda here CJA Seminar Agenda. A compact disc is available for purchase by CJA attorneys. Please contact Sylvia Enrique for more information.

DID YOU MISS CJA TRAINING? NEED SAMPLE MOTIONS?

2009 CJA Seminar Materials Available for Purchase
To order copies of Materials and the 2009 CJA Motion Bank CD, download the order form and submit with your payment.Download the order form below for more information and costs

2009 CJA Seminar DVD is Available for Checkout
You can now check out the DVD of the 2009 CJA Seminar for one week. There is no charge but you must return the DVD on the due date. Email your interest and contact information to put your name on the wait list to: Sylvia Enrique

You will be notified when a DVD is available for pickup.

The Following 2009 CJA Materials are Available:

-2009 CJA All Attorney Training--Speakers: Juanita Brooks, Martin Sabelli, Colette Tvedt, Shereen J. Charlick, Materials available; DVD's coming soon!

-2009 Brown Bag--Discussion on the Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision: Montejo v. Louisiana, June 16, 2009, Noon-1 p.m.--Materials and DVD available for check-out to CJA attorneys.

-2009 CJA Seminar Motion Bank CD--Sample District Court, Ninth Circuit and Supreme Court Motions and Forms

-2009 CJA Seminar Materials--9th Circuit/Supreme Court Updates, Montejo, Melendez-Diaz, Kimbrough Applications, Arrest Warrants, 1326 Motions Primer

Downloads:

2010 "DEFENDING 1326 CASES" BROWN BAG SERIES

2009 ANNUAL CJA SEMINAR

2009 CJA SEMINAR ORDER FORM