IPBA Training Conference at SIU
September 8th & September 9th
9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Southern Illinois University School of Law
1150 Douglas Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901
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12 CLE HOURS
FREE TO ATTEND
Full Conference Agenda Below
This is an in-person training seminar subject to seating limitations.
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Any questions? Please email us at illinoispba@gmail.com.
Thursday, September 8th
8:30—9:00 Registration
9:00—9:30 Opening Remarks/Welcome State’s Attorney Joseph Cervantez, Jackson County
9:30—11:00 How to Obtain & Admit Digital Evidence
ASA Kate Foresman, Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Child Advocacy & Protection Unit, Cook County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
11:00—12:00 Trends &Observations from the Review Courts
Justice David K. Overstreet, Illinois Supreme Court
Justice Barry L. Vaughan, Illinois 5th District Appellate Court
12:00—1:30 Lunch (on your own)
Tier 1:
1:30—2:30 Analytical Advocacy
ASA Eric Leafblad, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Director of Training
2:30—2:45 Break
2:45—4:15 Anticipating and Rebutting Defenses
ASA Eric Leafblad, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Director of Training
4:15—4:30 Break
4:30—5:30 Opening Statement
AAG Cordelia Coppleson, Office of the Illinois Attorney, Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Training Coordinator
Tier 2:
1:30—3:30 A Discussion of the Safe-T Act
Judge Clint Hull, Chief Judge, 16th Judicial Circuit. Kane County, State’s Attorney Joseph Cervantez
3:30—3:45 Break
3:45—5:15 Prosecution of Domestic Violence in Rural Jurisdiction
County Prosecutor Richard J. Hertel, Ripley County, Indiana
Friday, September 9th
8:30—9:00 Registration
9:00—10:30 Trauma Informed Communication for Prosecutors
AAG Cordelia Coppleson, Office of the Illinois Attorney, Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Training Coordinator
10:30—10:45 Break
10:45—11:45 725 ILCS 5/115-10: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Victim’s Out of Court Statements
ASA Bridget Carlson, Senior Assistant State’s Attorney,
DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office
11:45—1:30 Lunch (on your own)
Tier 1:
1:30—3:00 Approach Point Cross-Examination
ASA Kelly Orland, Major Crimes Unit, Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office
ASA Eric Leafblad, Cook County SAO
3:00—3:15 Break
3:15—4:15 Witness Control Factors
County Prosecutor Richard J. Hertel
4:15—4:30 Break
4:30—5:30 Closing Argument
ASA Eric Leafblad, Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, Director of Training
Tier 2:
1:30—3:00 ISP Topic
Director Brendan F. Kelly, Illinois State Police
Chief Policy Advisor James G. Piper Jr., Illinois State Police
3:00—3:15 Break
3:15—4:15 Investigating & Prosecuting Drug-Induced Homicide
ASA Kelly Orland, Major Crimes Unit, Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office
4:15—4:30 Break
4:30—5:30 Firearms Restraining Order: A Violence Preventions Tool for Illinois
AAG Cordelia Coppleson, Office of the Illinois Attorney, Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Training Coordinator