7:30 - Check-In and Breakfast
8:00 - Annual Board of Directors Meeting
8:55 - Opening Remarks and Welcome: AACJ Fall Seminar
9:00 - How Not to Ruin Your Sex Offense Client’s Remedies on Review
- Randy McDonald and Keith Hilzendeger will discuss developments in post-conviction and habeas cases that could affect Arizona prisoners and help you represent your clients more effectively. (1 hr)
10:00 - Break
10:15 - Strategies for Defending Sex Crimes
- Katie Krtejci will provide important training for pretrial and trial defense of sex crimes. (1hr)
11:30 - Legislative Priorities and Developments
- Marilyn Rodriguez will discuss exciting developments in our legislative work, with a potential guest appearance from Representative Khyl Powell. (.5 hr)
12:00 - AACJ Awards Luncheon
1:00 - Explore Art Museum on Your Own
2:00 - Case Law Update
- Grace Guisewite will give an update on new cases affecting criminal defense clients and practitioners. (1 hr)
3:00 - Coffee Break
3:15 - Ethics Under Pressure
- Molly Brizgys and Kathy Brody will present on ethics when you and the system are under strain. (.5 hr ethics)
3:45 - The Eighth Amendment - Then and Now
- Bob McWhirter presents the history of the Eighth Amendment and current events in cruel and unusual punishment. (1 hr)
4:45 - Closing Remarks
5:00 - AACJ Board and Award Recipient Reception
- Join us in welcoming the AACJ award recipients and the incoming 2025 Board of Directors.
