PAST TrainingS

Litigating DNA Evidence, 2016, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, San Diego, CA

Foundations of a Successful Challenge to DNA Evidence, with Kelly Kulick, 2016, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, San Diego, CA

DNA Basics, 2015, Contra Costa County Public Defender and Northern District of California, Federal Defender, DNA Boot Camp, Oakland CA

Foundations of STR Testing including Mixtures, 2015, NACDL and Cardozo Law’s National Forensic College, New York City, NY

Database Cases and Low Copy Number/Enhanced Detection Methods, with Jennifer Friedman and Jessica Goldwaite, 2015, NACDL and Cardozo Law’s National Forensic College, New York City, NY

DNA and Penal Code sec 1473, 2015, Spring Conference, Habeas Corpus Resource Center, San Francisco, CA

PLENARY: New Developments in DNA, with Andrea Roth, 2015, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

DNA: Low Copy Numbers and Mixtures, 2015, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

Low Copy Number DNA and Mixtures, 2014, California Public Defenders Association, Berkeley CA

Understanding-and Challenging-DNA Evidence, 2014, California Appellate Defense Counsel, Annual Conference, Sacramento, CA

Pattern Impression Evidence, Including Toolmark Comparisons, 2014, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

DNA Database Issues, 2014, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

Taking DNA to Trial, 2013, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 11^th Annual Forensic Seminar, Dallas, TX

Basic DNA, 2013 CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

Why Not All Cold Hits Are Created Equal, 2013, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

DNA Training Series, September – November, 2012, San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, San Francisco CA

Investigating the Lab and Examiner, 2012, Mississippi Spring Public Defender Conference, Biloxi, MI

DNA Update, with Denise Gragg, 2012, CPDA’s 43rd Annual Convention Training Program, Oxnard, CA

DNA: From Basics to Advanced ‑ with Jennifer Friedman 2012, Making Sense of Science, 5th Annual Forensic Science Seminar, NACDL and CACJ, Las Vegas, NV.

Low Copy Number DNA Testing and Mixtures, with Rosette Isip, 2012, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

Low Copy Number DNA Testing, Mixtures and Cold Hits, with Rosette Isip, 2011, Los Angeles Public Defender’s Office Forensic Science Training, Los Angeles CA

Principles of DNA Evidence, 2011, Making Sense of Science, 4th Annual Forensic Science Seminar, NACDL and CACJ, Las Vegas, NV.

DNA: Not All Cold Hits Are Equal, 2011, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

Undermining & Utilizing DNA, 2010, CACJ Annual Criminal Defense Seminar, San Francisco CA

The Fallibility of the Infallibility of DNA Evidence, 2010, Annual Western All-Star Conference and Confabulation, Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, Boise ID.

Lab 101 for Lawyers, 2010, THRILLS AND SKILLS XVI, SNITCHES, SCIENCE & SINSEMILLA, Federal Defenders of Eastern Washington and Idaho, Spokane WA.

Can Cold Hit Cases Be Tried Fairly?: Confrontation Clause and DNA Analysis, 2010, 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, American Academy of Forensic Science, Seattle WA

Cold Hit Statistics and Database Access, 2010, 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting, American Academy of Forensic Science, Seattle WA

Cutting Edge Issues in DNA Evidence, with Andrea Roth, 2010, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

Basic DNA Evidence, 2010, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

West Coast Forensic Trial College: DNA, 2009, Organizer and Trainer, San Francisco Public Defenders Office

DNA Database Issues, 2009, NACDL and CACJ, 2^nd Annual Forensic Science and Technology Seminar, Las Vegas, NV

Access to DNA Databases and Familial Searching, 2009, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

Understanding and Debunking DNA Statistical Misinformation, 2009, CPDA, DNA Evidence Seminar, Monterey, CA

Cold Hit Statistics, 2008, Solano County Public Defenders Office, Fairfield CA

Introduction to DNA, 2008, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

Basic DNA, 2008, Forensic Science Course, Invited Speaker, University of California, Hastings School of Law

Using DNA Evidence to Your Advantage, 2007, Habeas Corpus Research Center, Summer Conference, San Francisco, CA

DNA Evidence: The Meaning of a Match, 2007, Habeas Corpus Research Center, Summer Conference, San Francisco, CA

West Coast Forensic Trial College: DNA, 2007, 2009, Organizer and Trainer, San Francisco Public Defenders Office

California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice, 2007, Testimony

DNA and Wrongful Convictions, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, Wrongful Convictions Course, Invited Speaker, Golden Gate University, School of Law

DNA Analysis, 2006, Solano County Public Defenders Office, Fairfield CA

Understanding DNA, 2006, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

Brainstorming DNA, 2006, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

Litigating DNA Discovery, 2005, 2006, Pre Trial Discovery Course, Invited Speaker, University of California, Boalt School of Law

CSI and the Urban Myth of DNA, 2006, Women Defenders, Fall Seminar, San Francisco, CA

DNA Cross Examination College, 2005, Trainer, Public Defender Service, Washington DC

DNA and Serology, 2005, Habeas Corpus Research Center, Fall Conference, San Francisco, CA

DNA, 2005, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

Bring Your DNA Case Brainstorming with the Experts, 2005, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

Neuroscience and the Law, 2003, Invited Participant, American Association for the Advancement of Science and The Dana Foundation, Washington D.C.

Basic DNA, 2003, CACJ/CPDA Death Penalty Seminar, Monterey, CA

The Basics of Defending a Case in Which DNA Evidence Implicates your Client, 2003, San Francisco Bar Association

DNA is Different, 2002, Panelist with Dr. Henry Lee and Ronald Weich, American Bar Association Annual Convention, Washington D.C.

DNA Evidence: Motions and Challenges, 2001, Arizona Capital Defense Seminar