Woohoo! Party Time! Err...I Meant, Time for PD Conferences!

Really quick, I want to give everyone a couple links to some upcoming conferences...Yes ladies and gents...It's time to start filling out your applications and making accommodations for the 2006 Capital Case Defense Seminar in Monterey, California and the 6th Annual Public Defender Retreat in Las Vegas, Nevada.

I've been to the CCDS in Monterey several times and it is FANTASTIC (I am planning on attending this year). Lots of great speakers and its for Attorneys, Investigators, Paralegals, Law Students, or anyone with an interest in Capital Case Defense (you do have to sign a form stating that you're not from a law enforcement agency before receiving your MASSIVE syllabus. You should know that a lot of the material covered also is applicable to major felonies so just because you don't work Capital cases, don't let that stop you from coming. I've met experts, attorneys and investigators from all over the country here and developed some great contacts...I encourage y'all to do the same.

The Public Defender Retreat is also a great conference...or so I've heard from friends that have gone in the past. This will be my first year going and I'm really looking forward to it. Judging from the website it is not nearly as comprehensive as the Monterey conference but its mainly a place for Public Defenders to earn some MCLE credits and party. Since I'm not an attorney, I don't have to worry about the credits but I will be hanging with friends, listening to some more great speakers, playing poker in the 2006 World Defender Poker Championship, and generally just taking a breather from the daily grind.

Alright. That's it for the notices. Just so everyone knows, I'm not involved in either one of these conferences and I'm not benefiting financially from either one. Just wanted to throw that out there. Well...I might be benefiting from the massive prize money at the Blogger Championship but I'll talk about that after it's all over.

More later, I've been busy with cases and I've been itching to write about whats been happening in my world lately. More later.