DPA 2025 Annual Conference

DPA 2025 Annual Conference

1:00pm EDT

Welcome to the DPA Annual Conference 2025 Ballrooms 1-2Damon Preston

2:15pm EDT

2025 Kentucky Supreme Court Criminal Law Update: The SCOKY Family Ballroom 2B. Scott West Effective Use of KOMS Mtg. Rm. 9Carri Barnett Expungement Law Update and Clinic Participation Mtg. Rm. 10-11Elias Kang-Bartlett • Kara Stinson Lewis Murder 101: It Takes a Village Ballroom 1Kayla Fugate • Monica Woods Serious Youthful Offender Transfer and the Need for System Coordination: A Case Study Mtg. Rm. 12-13Sharon Schnelle • Stacy Coontz • Donna Thomas Stopping the School to Prison Pipeline: Using Educational Advocacy for Youth Defense Mtg. Rm. 14Sarah Langer Law of the Guilty Plea Ballroom 3Tom Griffiths

3:30pm EDT

Challenging Selective Enforcement Mtg. Rm. 9Mary Rohrer Investigating and Litigating Intellectual Disability Mtg. Rm. 10-11David Barron • Josh Miller Sex Cases 101 Ballroom 1W. Chris Tracy Strangulation: Focus on Voir Dire Mtg. Rm. 14Jeb Dennis The Contextual and Client-Centered Approach to The Transgender Client Mtg. Rm. 12-13Madison Leach US Supreme Court Review Ballroom 3Kathleen Schmidt • Molly Mattingly • Beth McMahon Your Client Says He Will Lie on the Stand. Now What? Ballroom 2B. Scott West

8:30am EDT

Defending Alleged Abusive Head Trauma Cases: Challenging the Commonwealth’s Experts Under Daubert Mtg. Rm. 9Whitney Allen • Chelsea Clem Early Childhood Neurodevelopment and Legal Defense Mtg. Rm. 10-11Robert Walker, MSW • Athena Kheibari Litigating KRS Chapter 202C Cases Mtg. Rm. 12-13Tim Arnold • Kathleen Schmidt • Sheila Seadler • Beth McMahon Perceptions and Distortions: What Body Camera Footage Does and Doesn't Show Ballroom 2Jumana Musa Science vs. Suspicion: Defending DUI Cases with the NHTSA Manual Mtg. Rm. 14Kadison Roberts • Christopher Schramm Speech in the Age of Surveillance and AI: Legal Defense of Social Media Evidence Ballroom 3Justin Rosas What to Do with Your Mental Health Evidence Ballroom 1Tom Griffiths

9:45am EDT

4AC Sampler: Tech Topics, Trends, and Tips from the Fourth Amendment Center Ballroom 2Jumana Musa Finding the Buried Bodies: Discovering the Flaws in Forensic Science Evidence Ballroom 1Jerry Buting Mitigation 101 Ballroom 3Cara Venning Role of Childhood Development on Adult Disorder: Application Techniques Mtg. Rm. 10-11Robert Walker, MSW • Athena Kheibari Team Collaboration in Post Trial Cases Mtg. Rm. 14Melinda Pendergraph Unlocking Public Information: Navigating Kentucky's Open Records Process Mtg. Rm. 12-13Stephen Bratcher • Melanie Lowe District to circuit appeals: You got this! Mtg. Rm. 9Christopher (Kit) Thurman • Jennifer Hubbard

11:00am EDT

Featured Session: Bruce Bryan Ballrooms 1-2Bruce Bryan

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Provided & Affinity Groups Ballroom 3

1:30pm EDT

ADHD, Race, and the School to Prison Pipeline Mtg. Rm. 9Shaleesa Clayton • Sarah Aagard Complex Medical Cases Ballroom 3Dr. Gregory Davis • Whitney Allen Getting the Most Out of Your First DUI Trial Mtg. Rm. 12-13Aaron Riggs Legislative Update 2025 Ballroom 1Damon Preston Tackling Transfer as a Team Mtg. Rm. 14Emily Holt • Kenny Dial Telling the Story of Use Disorders and Mental Health Ballroom 2Lorinda Youngcourt Unveiling Justice: Navigating Kentucky's Open Records Law and Strategic Discovery Tactics in Criminal Cases Mtg. Rm. 10-11Stephen Bratcher • Melanie Lowe

2:45pm EDT

Building Collaborative Teams on Serious Felony Cases Mtg. Rm. 12-13Lorinda Youngcourt • Holly Harrison Hawkins Creative Ways to Present Argument in PC and Direct Appeals Mtg. Rm. 14Melinda Pendergraph Strangulation: Focus on Witnesses Ballroom 2Jeb Dennis • Lewis Collins Working with a Mitigation Specialist in a Non-Capital Case Mtg. Rm. 10-11Cara Venning Working with our Veterans to Address Their Treatment Needs Mtg. Rm. 9Kathy Vasquez You Was Doing 55 in a 54: Defending Complex Drug Cases Ballroom 1Justin Rosas Invisible Disabilities: The Not-So-Obvious Conditions and the Obviously-Needed Dialogue Ballroom 3Cheyla Bush • Jeff Edwards

4:00pm EDT

Brady Violations: Are We Holding Our System Accountable? Ballroom 2Whitney True Lawson Defending DNA Cases at Trial Ballroom 1Jerry Buting Immigration Update 2025 Ballroom 3Emily Jones Kentucky Sentencing 101 Mtg. Rm. 12-13Alyson McDavitt • Jason Pfeil Kentucky's Forensic Healthcare System Mtg. Rm. 14Mariya Leyderman • Koleen Slusher The Language and Advocacy of Use Disorders: Holding onto Humanity Through Setbacks Mtg. Rm. 10-11Leann Kane • Brian Davis Ethics of Crucial Conversations on Teams Mtg. Rm. 9Cara Lane Cape • Stephanie Corum • Robin Rawlins

8:30am EDT

Advanced Sentencing: Sex Offenses Mtg. Rm. 12-13Glenn McClister Identifying and Litigating Fresh Issues in Criminal Law Mtg. Rm. 9Steven Buck • Jennifer Wade Suspicious Minds: Investigating and Litigating Mental Health in Complex Cases Mtg. Rm. 11Catalina Goodwin • Stephen Ross Johnson Back to the Future Part I: Finding the Information About Our Clients’ Pasts to Make a Difference in Our Clients’ Futures Mtg. Rm. 14Shanda West-Stiles • Bethany Steenbergen • Holly Harrison Hawkins Trial and Post Trial Collaborating to Deliver Excellent Client-Centered Representation: The Duty of Loyalty to Our Clients Mtg. Rm. 10Jessica Beard • Samuel Potter

9:45am EDT

HB 5 Implementation and Litigation Mtg. Rm. 9Tim Arnold Sex, Lies, and Social Media: Defense Subpoenas and the Stored Communications Act Mtg. Rm. 12-13Catalina Goodwin • Stephen Ross Johnson Using the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria for Level of Care Assessment Mtg. Rm. 11Charles Jones Back to the Future Part II: Presenting a Compelling Story of Mitigation to Judges and Juries for Clients Mtg. Rm. 14Shanda West-Stiles • Samantha Costello • Meghan Moorhouse Rocket Docket: What It Is and How to Do It Right Mtg. Rm. 10Alyson McDavitt

11:00am EDT

Crimmigration 101 Mtg. Rm. 9Duffy B. Trager • Rachel Carmona Teamwork: Learning from the Columbia Shuttle Disaster Mtg. Rm. 14Jessica Shoemaker Using the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria Results in Criminal Defense Mtg. Rm. 11Charles Jones • Christopher Kippley Voir Dire in a Sexual-Based Offense Case Mtg. Rm. 12-13Greg Coulson Defending the Youngest Clients: Kids under 14 Mtg. Rm. 10Laura Karem • Emily Swintosky

12:15pm EDT

Awards Luncheon Exhibit Hall 1A