Tuesday, September 17

Free Domestic Violence Training
Staley Heatly, 46th Judicial District Attorney

Legislative Update
Shannon Edmonds, TDCAA Staff Attorney and Governmental Relations
Vincent Giardino, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Tarrant County

Wednesday, September 18

Rural Prosecutors’ Forum
Mike Fouts, 39th Judicial District Attorney
Mike Criswell, Swisher County Attorney

Juvenile Forum
Jana Jones, Prosecutor, Special Prosecution Unit

Prosecutor’s Guide to Understanding and Counteracting Cognitive Bias
Alim Adatia, Director, Outreach Strategists, LLC
Richard Baker, Executive Director of Equal Opportunity, Rice University
Jarvis Parsons, District Attorney, Brazos County
Bill Wirskye, First Asst. District Attorney, Collin County

CCA & SCOTUS Update
Hon. David Newell, Court of Criminal Appeals

Thursday morning, September 19

Today’s Intoxication

Marijuana Status & Studies
Ashley Schluck, Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, Laramie, Wyoming

Securing & Defending Warrants
Phil Hall & Kristin Burns, Asst. Criminal District Attorneys, Bastrop County

Jury Selection in Drugged Driving Cases
Lauren Black, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Dallas County

Civil Law

Dealing with the Businesses of Crime
Celena Vinson, Asst. County Attorney, Harris County

Records Request-O-Rama
Russ Roden, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Dallas County

Insuring Your County
Debbie Bonner, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Kaufman County

Adult Sex Assault

Pre-Trial
Allenna Bangs, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Tarrant County

Jury Selection
Jen Falk, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Dallas County

Consent
Brian Baker, First Asst. District Attorney, Brazos County

Child Sex Assault

Pre-Trial
Sunni Mitchell, Asst. District Attorney, Williamson County

Jury Selection
Karl Alexander, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Bexar County

Presenting Your Case
Tanisha Manning, Asst. District Attorney, Harris County

Investigators

Contending with Deadly Evidence
Patrick Sloane, Asst. District Attorney, El Paso County

Child Death Investigations
Ronny Dale Smith, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Tarrant County

Abusive Head Trauma in Children
Gale Echols, DA Investigator
Shanna Redwine, Asst. District Attorney, Montgomery County

KP-VAC

Certification & Determinate Sentencing
Jana Jones, Prosecutor, Special Prosecution Unit

Victims of Cybercrime
Mario Merendon, Computer Forensic Investigator, Denton County

Courthouse Security
Erwin Ballarta, Executive Director, Texas Police Association, Austin

Thursday afternoon, September 19

White Collar & White-Collar Adjacent

Elder Fraud
Lori Varnell, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Tarrant County

Skimmers & Identity Theft
Chris Gatewood, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Smith County

Engaging Evidence for Sleepy Jurors
Jessica Frazier, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Comal County

Civil Law

Current County Vulnerabilities
C. Scott Brumley, County Attorney, Potter County

Property Tax Cap Consequences
Paul Miles, Associate General Counsel, Texas Association of Counties, Austin

Bail Bonds
Andrew Wipke, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Lubbock County

Forensic Evidence

Seizing Digital Evidence
Cameron Calligan, Asst. District Attorney, Harris County

Social Media: Preserving & Use
Calli Bailey, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Collin County

Intoxication Crime Forensics
Allison Tisdale, Asst. District Attorney, Travis County

Executives & Admins

Victims & Immigration
Lauren Sepulveda, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Hidalgo County

Public Perception Strategies
Tyler Dunman, Asst. District Attorney, Montgomery County

Tech Tools: Wheat from Chaff
Kevin Petroff, First Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Galveston County
Erik Nielsen, Asst. District Attorney, Travis County

Investigators

The World’s Most Prolific Serial Killer
Bobby Bland, District Attorney, Ector County
James Holland, Texas Ranger

Understanding Commercial Vehicle Records
Zack Wavrusa, Asst. County and District Attorney, Rusk County

The SPU & You!
Jack Choate, Executive Director
Erin Faseler, Chief of Commitments, Special Prosecution Unit

KP-VAC

Time Management
Rebecca Lundberg, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Kaufman County

Dealing with Difficult People
Mark Warren, Consultant, Texas Association of Counties, Austin

The Brain’s Reaction to Trauma
Staley Heatly, 46th Judicial District Attorney

Friday, September 20

Diversity and Prosecution Round Table Discussion
Jeremy Sylestine, Asst. District Attorney, Travis County
Kenisha Day, Asst. District Attorney, Harris County
(Hosted by the Diversity, Recruitment, and Retention Committee)

Trial Ethics

Texas Disclosure Law: Reasonable and Unreasonable Fears
Mike Holley, First Asst. District Attorney, Montgomery County

Prosecuting a Mass Murderer: the Aurora Theater Shooting
George Brauchler, 18th Judicial District Attorney, Colorado

Civil Law

Ethics for Litigators
Sherine Thomas, Asst. County Attorney, Travis County

Developing a Capital Project
Tiffany Leal, Asst. Criminal District Attorney, Comal County

Investigators

Street Survival for Investigators
Joe Medrano, Investigator, Bell County

Sovereign Citizen Case Study
Stephanie Greger, Criminal Division Chief, & Rudy Gonzalez, Chief Investigator, Williamson County

VAC Core Training Workshop

Advanced VAC Training
Jalayne Robinson, TDCAA Victim Services Director
Cyndi Jahn, Victim Assistance Coordinator, Bexar County