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) |