It Would be Criminal to Miss It: The NCBA Criminal Justice Section’s Annual CLE!
By Are you a criminal justice practitioner in state courts? How about in federal courts? Perhaps both?
Do you have questions about how to manage the vast amounts of e-discovery that seem to come in more and more cases, including cellphone dumps?
Are you curious about how recent immigration enforcement trends are interacting with criminal law?
Is it possible you are not an expert on jury selection?
Do you find yourself wishing you had some more training on how to handle the increasingly technical world of DWIs?
Maybe you want to know what that judge is thinking behind her poker face?
If the answer to any of these questions is “Yes!”, then you should be signed up for the NCBA Criminal Justice Section’s Annual CLE, which is taking place this Friday, February 6, 2026, at the Bar Center in Cary (6.0 MCLE Hours, including 1.00 Technology Training).
Criminal justice practitioners will have the chance to hear from federal and state judges, current and former prosecutors, renowned defense attorneys, and digital forensic experts during the following sessions:
1. Defending in the Digital Age: Practical Tips for Technical Evidence
Presenters:
Kelly Margolis Dagger, Ellis and Winters
Clark Walton, Reliance Forensics
2. Twelve People, One Chance: Winning the Case in Jury Selection
Presenters:
Joseph Zeszotarski, Gammon & Zeszotarski, PLLC
Hart Miles, Cheshire Parker Schneider & Abrams, PLLC
3. The View from the Federal Bench: Perspectives from a North Carolina Federal Judge
Speaker:
The Honorable William L. Osteen, Jr., United States District Judge, Middle District of North Carolina
Moderator:
Otis Walker, Brooks Pierce
4. The View from the State Bench: Perspectives from North Carolina State Judges
Panelists:
The Honorable Joseph N. Crosswhite, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge, District 32
The Honorable Keith O. Gregory, Resident Superior Court Judge, District 10
The Honorable Tiffany S. Powers, Resident Superior Court Judge, Judicial District 20
The Honorable Ashleigh S. Parker, District Court Judge, District 10
5. “Crimmigration” in Federal and State Court Practice
Presenters:
Jay Todd, Assistant Federal Public Defender, EDNC
Sebastian Kielmanovich, Triangle Immigration & Criminal Defense (Kielmanovich Law PLLC)
6. DWI in NC: Trends, Challenges, and Best Practices
Presenters:
Sarah Garner, Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, NCCDA
Bill Powers, Powers Law Firm, PA
This is too much to miss, so don’t. Sign up to attend in-person or virtually. See you on Friday!