2025 Conference Schedule
Wednesday, June 25th
Registration and Check-in
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Iowa College of Law - Main Lobby
Details: Free coffee, drinks, and snacks will be available. Lunch can be purchased.
2025 Legislative Update/Laws Impacting Criminal Defense and Juvenile Justice
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker: Kurt Swaim
Affiliation: Office of the State Public Defender
Location: Iowa College of Law - Levitt Room 295
Intellectual Disability in Criminal Defense
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Juliet Yackel
Affiliation:
Location: Iowa College of Law - Levitt Room 295
Cross Examination
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: John Lentine
Affiliation: Sheffield and Lentine PC
Location: Iowa College of Law - Levitt Room 295
Impeachment
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: John Lentine
Affiliation: Sheffield and Lentine PC
Location: Iowa College of Law - Levitt Room 295
1A Based Challenges to Firearm Related Criminal Offenses/Enhancements
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speakers: Mary Wolfe
Affiliation: Office of the State Public Defender
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room TBD
Juvenile Detention Hearing Advocacy
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Speakers: Lynn Vogan
Affiliation: Office of the State Public Defender
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room TBD
Artificial Intelligence and the Law
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Speaker: TBD
Affiliation: West Law
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room TBD
Jury Instructions and Lesser Included Offenses
Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Speaker: Kevin Cmelik
Affiliation: Iowa Attorney General’s Office (Retired)
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room TBD
Juvenile Reverse Waivers
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker: Magdalena Reese
Affiliation: Office of the State Public Defender
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room 235
“In Their Hands” - Screening with Filmmaker
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Dan Protess
Affiliation: Protess Communications
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room 225
Happy Hour
Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Location: Bread Garden Market, 225 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA 52240
Details: First drink is free!
Thursday, June 26th
Harnessing Your Superpower:
Ethical, Scientific, and Tactical Advantages of Personal Connectivity
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Speaker: Bobby Rehkemper
Affiliation: Gourley, Rehkemper & Lindholm, PLC
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room TBD
Immigration Enforcement Updates / Case Studies
Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Speaker: B. Rodriguez and Julia Zalenski
Affiliation: IMMJ and Office of the State Public Defender
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room TBD
Search and Seizure Law
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker: Sarah Hildebrand
Affiliation: Iowa Law and Widener Law School
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room TBD
Dodging the Lurking Dragon: Avoiding Federal Collateral Consequences
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Joe Herrold
Affiliation: Federal Public Defender
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room TBD
Lunch and Annual Meeting
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Details: Several local food trucks will provide lunch, funded by the Public Defenders Association of Iowa.
Injustice and Mental Health Injury:
Strategies to Resist Burn Out, Compassion Fatigue, and Other Traumas
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Speaker: Hannah Bousek
Affiliation: HB Psychotherapy, PLC
Location: Room TBD
Materials: Resources
Shifting Perspectives: Client Panel
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speakers: Charles Carnes, Kenneth Nixon
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room TBD
Juvenile Case Law Update
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Affiliation: Youth Law Center
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room 235
Investigator Roundtable and Use of Force Simulator
Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: Iowa College of Law
Details: For investigators only
Use of Force Simulator and Self-Defense
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room TBD
Details: All attendees are welcome!
More Than A Case File: What Youth in Foster Care and the Delinquency System Want You to Know
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speakers: K. Powell, M. Malek, R. Antonuccio
Affiliation: HHS and SPD
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room TBD
Case Law Update
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speakers: Mary Conroy
Location: Office of the State Public Defender
Friday, June 27th
Use of Force Simulator and Self-Defense
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Room TBD
Details: All attendees are welcome!
Jury Selection in the Digital Age
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Speaker: Christy Wolfe
Affiliation: Office of the State Public Defender
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room TBD
Time Computations
Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Speaker: Meredith Lamberti and Steve Clarke
Affiliation: Iowa Board of Parole
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room TBD
The Art of Asking: Navigating Sensitive Issues in Jury Selection
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Speaker: Emily Hughes and Tim Semelroth
Affiliation: University of Iowa College of Law and RSH Legal
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room TBD
Flipping the Scripts: Using Bad Law
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speakers: Nichole Watt and Josh Irwin
Affiliation: Appellate Defender - Office of the State Public Defender
Location: Iowa College of Law - Room TBD