Virtual Summer Series

NDIA 2026 Virtual Summer Series

For Criminal Defense Investigators, Mitigation Specialists, Paralegals, Social Workers and Attorneys

Presented by the National Defender Investigator Association, the 2026 Virtual Summer Series is offering a variety of 1-Hour Training Sessions, across a bi-weekly schedule from June through August via Zoom Webinar or Large Meeting.

Included as part of NDIA Membership (Members - if you need to Renew Membership click HERE). For Non-Members, you can use the Registration Link below if you do not wish to join NDIA, but are intersted in only the Summer Series or, if you wish to join NDIA, please review our website, particularly the Membership Benefits section, and come join the NDIA Family via New Membership Registration! To Join NDIA click HERE.

MEMBERS ONLY: Weaved in around the 2026 Virtual Summer Series will be Monthly Virtual Networking Events, including the NDIA Annual Business Meeting (Virtual).

 

2026 NDIA Virtual Summer Series Registration Form

For Non-Members Only

 

Draft Schedule BELOW (Updated 5/27/2026). See Below for Confirmed Speakers/Topics for 2026. Eligible CE Hour Session(s) TBD, if any, but will be notated below in the near future.

CE Hours: Virtual Session (1-Hour) approved to fill the academic CEU training requirements for Criminal Defender Investigation Training Council, Center for Investigative Studies (CDITC). Certificate(s) will be issued for each eligible 1-Hour Virtual Session attended, provided a passing grade is achieved on the follow-up test for each of the approved Sessions. Testing is a new requirement due to the virtual nature of the training. Please submit your certificate to CDITC via email to investigator.perron@gmail.com.

 

 

Thurs. June 4, 2026, 3:00pm EST Nice Case Law Topics & How Investigators Can Use Them to Help Clients Win at Trial
  Caroline Bartholomew, Attorney, Miami-Dade Public Defender (FL)
Thurs. June 11, 2026, 3:00pm EST Decarceration Investigation: Exploring Roles of Inv. as a Tool to Fight Mass Incarceration
  Olinda Moyd, Former Director of Decarceration & Re-Entry Clinic, Washington College of Law (AU) (DC)
Thurs. June 18, 2026, 3:00pm EST AI-Powered Bodycam Review for Defense Investigators - JusticeText
  Devshi Mehrotra, CEO/Co-Founder, JusticeText
Thurs. June 25, 2026, 3:00pm EST Mitigation Investigation and Narrative Development
  Melanie Carr, Private Investigator/Mitigation Specialist (NY)
Thurs. July 9, 2026, 3:00pm EST Best Practices: Scene Investigation
  Chris Pipe, Supervisory Investigator, Military Commissions Defense Organization (DC)
Thurs. July 16, 2026, 3:00pm EST How to Remain Safe in the Community
  Reeya Amin, Supervisory Investigator, Public Defender Service (DC)
  Lauren VonWiegen, Director of Investigations/Internship Supervisor, Georgtown Univ. Law Center (DC)
Thurs. July 23, 2026, 3:00pm EST OSINT Investigations in Age of AI
  Maria Sapene, Chief of Litigation Support, Federal Public Defender, Central District of California (CA)
Thurs. July 30, 2026, 3:00pm EST Beyond the Checklist: What the Standards Mean for Defense Investigators
  Kingston Faraday, Special Assistant, Investigations, New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services (NY)
Thurs. August 6, 2026, 3:00pm EST Title Pending - FOIA Topic
  Angela Valdez, Investigator, Federal Public Defender, District of Maryland (MD)
Thurs. August 13, 2026, 3:00pm EST Title Pending
  Caleb Munce, Investigator, Minnesota Board of Public Defense (MN)