2020 Holistic Defense and Leadership
Virtual Conference
July 14-16, 2020
3 Virtual Events in One Week!
ACCD Conference: Tuesday, July 14
COD Network Conference: Wednesday, July 15
Black Public Defender Association Conference: Thursday, July 16
Time: 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM Eastern Time
ACCD Conference
ACCD convenes a national community of chief and deputy chief defenders dedicated to securing a fair justice system.
Community-Oriented Defender Network
The COD Network is a national community of holistic defenders that promotes cutting edge community-based practice.
Black Public Defender Association
BPDA provides a space for training, networking, and support for black defenders aimed at improving public defense.
Don't Miss Out on Our Amazing Speakers!
Chanta Parker
Managing Attorney, Neighborhood Defender Services - Detroit
Jeffery Robinson
Director, ACLU Trone Center
Jonathan Rapping
Founder, Gideon's Promise
Ronald Simpson-Bey
Director of Outreach, Just Leadership USA
Juval Scott
Federal Defender, Western District of Virgina
Tina Luongo
Attorney in Charge, Legal Aid Society
Lori James Townes
Founder, Expand NOW, LLC
Rolanda Holman
Sister, Pervis Payne (Wrongfully Convicted and Sentenced to Death in TN)
Brandi Harden
Harden Pinckney LLC
Heather Pinckney
Harden Pinckney LLC
Gina Pruski
WI Public Defender Office
Premal Dharia
Defender Impact
Cherise Fanno Burdeen
Pretrial Justice Institute
Cynthia Jones
American University
Washington College of Law
Lisa Wayne
Criminal Defense Attorney
Byron Conway
Asst. Federal Public Defender
Clinique Marshall Chapman
Vera Institute
Keir Bradford Grey
Defender Association of Philadelphia
Justine Olderman
Bronx Defenders
Herb Duzant
Federal Defender of Nevada
What You'll Learn
Here are some of the topics that will be covered this year:
Putting the Humanity Back into Being Human
There is no Pretrial Justice without Racial Justice
Reopening PD Offices While Protecting Client Rights
Radical Approaches to Dismantling Racism in the Legal System
Videos from past NLADA conferences
BPDA 2019
2019 Annual