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2008 Annual Conference
Mind and Body — Negotiating the Maze of Mental and Physical Defenses and Other Important Topics

June 12–14, 2008
Seventh Mountain Resort, Bend
Thursday, June 12
Moderated by EveLyn Oldenkamp, Klamath Falls
9:00 a.m. Public Defense Services Commission Meeting
Noon Registration / Exhibitor’s Showcase
1:00 p.m. Accomplice Law / Kendra Matthews, Portland
1:45 p.m. Breaking News in the Appellate Courts / Dave Ferry & Ryan O’Connor, Office of Public Defense Services, Salem
2:45 p.m. Break / Door Prizes

3:00 p.m.

Certain Conviction (Yours, Not Your Client’s): Closing Argument / Herschella G. Conyers, Clinical Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School
4:00 p.m. Break / Transition to Breakouts
4:15 p.m. Breakouts
  • Juvenile Guilty Except for Insanity and Supervision Through the Psychiatric Security Review Board / Mary Claire Buckley, Psychiatric Security Review Board, Portland
  • Using Medical Records to Create Reasonable Doubt / Shirley Fitzgerald, R.N. Portland
  • Kidnapping: Give Me Three Steps / Dianna Gentry, Attorney, Portland
  • Immigration Update / Julie Krull, Attorney, Portland
5:15 p.m. Adjourn for the day
5:30 p.m. Traditional OCDLA Barbecue
7:30 p.m. Texas Hold ’Em Tournament
Friday, June 13
Moderated by David Terry, Roseburg
8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast (included)
9:00 a.m. Impact of Proposed Mandatory Minimum measure vs. Legislative Measure / Senator Floyd Prozanski, Eugene and Joe O’Leary, Public Safety Policy Advisor, Office of the Governor (invited)
10:00 a.m. Appellate Land, Part 1: New Pretrial Issues for Trial Attorneys / Bronson James & Joshua Crowther, Office of Public Defense Services, Salem
10:45 a.m. Break/Door Prizes
11:00 a.m. Patsies, Pelicans and Petards: Grifter Cross-Examination / Herschella Conyers
12:00 p.m. Board Candidate's StatementsLunch/Included
12:10 p.m. Luncheon (included) / Sponsored by TravelPro
President’s Awards / Board Elections
1:15 p.m. Special Presentation — excerpt from the hit play Voices — a dramatic, stirring depiction of life in solitary confinement within San Quentin prison (elimination of bias credit pendingd), by Portland playwright Kwik Jones
2:45 p.m. Break / Transition
3:00 p.m. Breakouts
  • Pregnancy and Post-Partum Mood Disorders: How Do They Impact Criminal Cases? / Dr. Rita Hill, R.N., Psy.D., Beaverton
  • Dead Man Talking: What the Autopsy Can (And Can’t) Tell You / Russell Barnett, Attorney, Portland
  • Imaginary Victim, Real Time: The Absurdities of the Identity Theft Law / Matthew McHenry, Attorney, Portland
  • How to Get Money for Experts and What to Do if Denied / Paul Levy, Office of Public Defense Services, Salem
4:00 p.m. Break / Transition
4:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting / New Officers Elected (adjourns 5:30 p.m.)
4:15 p.m. Breakouts
  • Defendants with Personality Disorders: Tips for Survival and Success / Thomas P. Welch, M.D., Adult and Forensic Psychiatry, Portland
  • All I Want to Know Is, Are You Kind? Defending Medical Cannabis Patients and Their Providers in Oregon / Leland R. Berger, Attorney, Portland
  • Medical Explanations for DUII Symptoms / David Giles, Attorney, Portland
  • Appellate Land, Part 2: New Trial and Post Trial Issues for Trial Attorneys / Bronson James & Joshua Crowther
5:15 p.m. CLE adjourns for the day.
5:30 p.m. First Timers’ Reception
8:00 p.m. Monte Carolo Party
8:00 p.m. Kids Club for children ages 4–12
Saturday, June 14
Moderated by the new OCDLA President
8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast (included) / Exhibitors
9:00 a.m. Defending Juveniles in Sex Cases / David Shannon, Attorney, Portland
10:00 a.m. Break / Door Prizes
10:15 a.m. Raffle Drawing
10:20 a.m. The Real Clear and Present Danger to Civil Liberties / Elden Rosenthal, Portland
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