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2023 IPDA Fall Seminar Agenda. Sessions in green indicate we are submitting for normal professionalism credit; yellow - diversity credit; purple - mental health credit.
The goals of education, interchange of ideas, and camaraderie are reflected by semi-annual seminars serving Public Defenders and court-appointed counsel in all 102 counties. In recent years, efforts have begun to establish caseload standards and to fairly fund public defender services.
Included in the two days of CLE opportunities will be a presentation on Advances in Juvenile Expungement, presented by Ginger Odom, Director of Expungement at the Office of the State Appellate Defender. There also will be presentations on Post-Partum Depression/Psychosis and Illinois' parole process.
Keith Grant, President of the Illinois Public Defender Association, Senior Supervising Attorney for the Lake County Public Defender’s Office
A discussion of the generational hallmarks of Gen Z attorneys, focusing on ways to best work with and manage new attorneys to help them achieve long-term success in public defense.
Illinois Public Defender Association. Find a Lawyer Now! Officially incorporated in 1969, the Illinois Public Defender Association seeks to promote education, exchange of ideas, and camaraderie among the state’s noble public defenders.
The Illinois Public Defender Association provides training and support to attorneys who represent indigent criminal defendants. It hosts two seminars, the Illinois Public Defender Association Spring Seminar and the Illinois Public Defender Association Fall Seminar.
