MACDL 2018 Annual Conference

Register today for MACDL's annual meeting and CLE seminar on June 14th and June 15th at the historic Harraseeket Inn in Freeport, Maine.

You won't want to miss this year's event!

MACDL Seminar

2018 Schedule of Events

Thursday, June 14, 2018

“Maine Day”

8:00          Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:30           Welcome, Hunter Tzovarras, Esq.

8:45           2017-2018 Legislative and Rule Changes and Law Court Case Law, Walter F. McKee, Esq.

9:45           Break

10:00         Worth Preserving: Interesting Issues Percolating Around the Country, Jamesa Drake, Esq.

11:15         Make-Up or Break-Up? Ethical Strategies for

                  Managing Difficult Clients, Aria Eee, Esq.

12:15         Lunch

1:15           Annual Meeting and President’s & Unsung Hero Awards

1:30           When “No Comment” Just Doesn’t Cut It:

                  Criminal Defense and the Media Panel

                  Discussion Walt McKee, Esq., Tina H. Nadeau, Esq., Susan Sharon, Judy Harrison, Matt Byrne

2:45           Break                         

3:00           Lost in the Trees: Federal Sentencing and the Categorical Approach, David Beneman, Esq.

4:00       Adjourn for the Day    

CLE CREDITS (Day 1):  General Hours 5.5; 1 Ethics Hour.

Friday, June 15, 2018

“National Day”

8:30           Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00           Preparing for the End in the Beginning: Developing a Cohesive Strategy Early in Preparation for Plea Negotiations, Trial, and Sentencing Peter D. Greenspun, Esq.

10:30         Break

10:45         Defending Against the Digital Dragnet: Digital Searches and Cell Phone Password Disclosure

                  Stephanie Lacambra Esq.

12:15         Lunch                        

1:15           Fourth Amendment and Self-Incrimination in the Supreme Court Tracey Maclin, Esq.

2:30           Break

2:45           Litigating Eyewitness Identification Cases: Getting the Judge & Jury to See What the Witness Could Not Radha Natarajan, Esq.

4:00           Closing Remarks

4:15           Adjourn

CLE CREDITS (Day 2): 5.50 General Hours.

Total for both days: 11 CLE Credit Hours, including 1 hour of Ethics credit.

PLEASE NOTE: If you need financial assistance to attend this year's conference, please contact MACDL to discuss partial scholarships, extended payment plans, or other payment arrangements at mainemacdl@gmail.com

We have a special reduced group rate for lodging at the Harraseeket! Just mention "MACDL" when making your reservations at (800) 342-6423.

Please email Tina Nadeau, Executive Director, at mainemacdl@gmail.com with any questions or comments.