Deadline to Register: June 4, 2018
1:30 -
2:30 PM Best Practices for Treatment Courts | 1.0 Standard credit applied
for
Presenter Abby Kuschel is the State Treatment Court
Coordinator for the Minnesota Judicial Branch providing program support
integrating a judicial treatment court approach into court operations for cases
involving alcohol and other drug addicted offenders, offenders with mental
health issues, and offenders who are veterans. She previously worked with
drug/DWI Courts in rural, northern Minnesota for 10 years as the Treatment
Courts Supervisor for the Ninth Judicial District and coordinated the Itasca
County Wellness Court and the Beltrami County DWI Court. The Cass/Itasca
County/Leech Lake Wellness Court was the first tribal-state joint jurisdictional
court in the United States, and has served as a national model for
intergovernmental cooperation. With this in mind, Abby will walk us through what
the research says about best practices for specialty
courts.
2:30 - 3:30 PM How Treatment Courts actually are
implemented in Minnesota: Common practices and differences from County to County.
| 1.0 Standard credit applied for
This segment includes a panel
discussion with members from different treatment courts in Minnesota. What
triggers referral
to the treatment court? What happens when treatment court
participants have difficulties? And what leads to termination? These and other
questions will be explored during this session. Panelists include 6th Judicial
District Court Judge
Jill Eichenwald, Dakota County Attorney Jim Backstrom and and Hennepin County Defense Attorney Kellie
Charles
. Moderated by
Abby Kuschel.
3:30 - 4:30 PM Ethical Considerations: When does
the Attorney need to be with the Client in Court? | 1.0 Ethics Credit applied
for
Presenter Judge
Jill Eichenwald will present on ethical
considerations when your Client appears in Treatment court. These considerations
will include (but are not limited to): What waivers need to be submitted on the
record? Can I have my Client enter a Treatment Court, but still contest an
Evidentiary issue? What is the Attorney’s on-going role after Client has decided
to plead guilty and enter the Treatment Court.
Annual Meeting &
Social Event
4:30 - 4:45 PM Criminal Law Section Annual Meeting. The
slate of candidates for the 2018-19 Council and Officers will be announced.
Nominations can be made from the floor.
Section members who were not able to
join for the CLE can join at no charge.
4:45 - 6:30 PM Social Hour
. Please join us to congratulate
the new Council and celebrate a successful bar year! Section members who were not
able to join for the CLE can join at no charge. Complimentary
appetizers and a complimentary alcoholic beverage will be provided.
CLE Credits:
2.0 Standard and 1.0 Ethics CLE Credit approved | Event
Code: 257067
Cost:
Criminal Law Section Member: $20.00
MSBA Member not in the
Section: $30.00
Non-MSBA Member: $40.00
Law Student:
$0.00
Attendance to the Social Hour with one drink ticket is included in the registration fee.
Remote Participation:
Remote participation is available for this event please
choose that option when registering. Details will be
emailed the day prior to the event.
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more information about the Criminal
Law Section ?
To register with a check, please mail in this registration
form.
Need to cancel? Please see our cancellation policy.
Questions?
Contact Kara Haro |
612-278-6329
If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this event please
notify Kara Haro at kharo@mnbar.org or 612-278-6329.
Please provide notification at least 72 hours prior to the meeting to allow
sufficient time to make arrangements for accommodations at this
meeting.