Virtual Summer Series

NDIA 2025 Virtual Summer Series

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

Presented by the National Defender Investigator Association, the 2025 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 2025 Virtual Summer Series will be Monthly Virtual Networking Events, including the NDIA Annual Business Meeting (Virtual).

 

2025 NDIA Virtual Summer Series Registration Form

For Non-Members Only

 

DRAFT 2025 Schedule BELOW (6.10.2025). See Below for Confirmed Speakers/Topics for 2025. 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 5, 2025, 3:00pm EST Effective Mitigation Investigation: It's All In the Details
  Safa Ansari-Bayegan, Supervising Attorney, Special Litigation Division, Public Defender Service (DC)
Tues. June 17, 2025, 3:00pm EST Understanding Defense Theories and How They Guide Case Work
  Dominique Winters, Chief, Trial Division, Public Defender Service (DC)
Tues. June 24, 2025, 3:00pm EST Witness/Client Profiles: How to Create a Subject Analysis
  Amber Kaset, Owner/Private Investigator/Mitigation Specialist, AK Investigations (TN)
Thurs. July 10, 2025, 3:00pm EST Investigating to Defend Youth: How to Effectively Interview and Represent Young People
  Rebba Omer, Lead Program Manager/Senior Staff Attorney, Georgetown Law Juvenile Justice Clinic (DC)
Tues. July 15, 2025, 3:00pm EST Interviewing 101: Best Practices and Tips for Getting the Information You Need
  Chris Pipe, Supervisory Investigator, Military Commissions Defense Organization (DC)
Thurs. July 17, 2025, 3:00pm EST Understanding Forensic Evidence: The Role of Unreliable Science in Cases
  Maneka Sinha, Director, Criminal Defense Clinic, University of Maryland, Carey School of Law (MD)
Thurs. July 24, 2025, 3:00pm EST Interviewing Adversarial/Reluctant Witnesses
  John Butler, Founder/Investigator, Butler Investigations (DC)
Thurs. July 31, 2025, 3:00pm EST Defending Child Sex Allegations: The Need for Adaptive Investigation
  Steve Ranz, Assistant Training Director, Missouri State Public Defender (MO)
Tues. August 5, 2025, 3:00pm EST Investigating Behind the Wall: A Case Study on the Challenges of Investigating Inside a Prison
  Maggie Hart, Esq., Former Senior Counsel at Washington Lawyers' Committee (DC)
Thurs. August 7, 2025, 3:00pm EST Everything to Know About Phone Records (Working Title)
  Joseph Sierra, Director, Forensic Services, Cornerstone Discovery (PA)
Thurs. August 14, 2025, 3:00pm EST Topic/Tile Pending (Ethics-Related)
  Sarah Levin, Managing Attorney, Trial Unit, Federal Public Defender Western District of Pennsylvania (PA)