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2019 BPDA Conference

2019 Black Public Defender Association (BPDA) Conference.
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1:00pm EDT

Registration Chesapeake Gallery

2:00pm EDT

BPDA Board Meeting Severn II

4:00pm EDT

BPDA Membership Committee Chesapeake I-IISylvia Smith • Porsha Venable Pathways to Legal Education Severn IVida Johnson • Nicole Smith Futrell Social Policy and Advocacy Committee Chesapeake IIIChiquisha (“Keisha”) Robinson Training and Professional Development Committee PotomacKeir Bradford-Grey • Lori James-Townes • Heather Pinckney

5:00pm EDT

Opening Plenary: The Role of Black Public Defenders in Shaping Justice Chesapeake I-IIBrittany Mobley • Chiquisha (“Keisha”) Robinson • Charles Dorsey • Vida Johnson • Brendon Woods • Jose Anderson • Genesis Draper • Patrice James

6:30pm EDT

BPDA Networking Reception Brown Goldstein Levy

7:30am EDT

Registration Chesapeake Gallery

8:00am EDT

Litigating Race in the Courtroom Chesapeake IManohar Raju How to Become a Leader in Public Defense Harborview IIStan Germán • Herbert Duzant • Aisha McWeay • Martesha Johnson The Fundamentals of Cross Harborview IHeather Pinckney • Adeola Ogunkeyede • Heather Pinckney

9:30am EDT

Break Chesapeake Gallery

9:45am EDT

How to Work with Client Communities & Acknowledge Our Own Privilege Chesapeake IRegina Kelly • Ronald Simpson-Bey How to Navigate Workplace Challenges as a Public Defender Leader Harborview IIKeir Bradford-Grey • Rich Harris Cross-Examination: Intensive Small Group Exercises Harborview IHeather Pinckney • Adeola Ogunkeyede • Heather Pinckney

11:15am EDT

Break Chesapeake Gallery

11:30am EDT

Discussion Groups: a. How to Find Your Voice as a Leader of Color b. The Power of Mentorship c. What Does Fellowship Look Like among Black Public Defenders? Chesapeake ILa Mer Kyle-Griffiths • Porsha Venable Demonstrating Our Value: Black Leadership in Public Defense Harborview IIAdeola Ogunkeyede Cross-Examination: Intensive Small Group Exercises Harborview IHeather Pinckney • Sylvia Smith • Heather Pinckney

1:15pm EDT

Closing Plenary: Lawyering While Black: How to Fight for My Clients and Take Care of My Health Chesapeake IILori James-Townes • Keisha Hudson • Erin Miles Cloud • Kenneth Days