Sunny Climate 2024
November 7-11, 2024 • CLE 11/9
Grand Hyatt Kauai Regency Resort & Spa – Kauai
November 7–11, 2024
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Main Travel Dates: November 7–11
Welcome Reception: Friday, November 8
CLE: Saturday, November 9 • 6 credits pending in Oregon
Idaho CLE: Friday, November 8 – Click Here for Idaho Program
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November 7–11, 2024
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Main Travel Dates: November 7–11
Welcome Reception: Friday, November 8
CLE: Saturday, November 9 • 6 credits pending in Oregon
Idaho CLE: Friday, November 8 – Click Here for Idaho Program
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Registration is now closed for this seminar.
Travel packages are sold out.
Travel & Lodging Information: Click the Venue tab at left.
Speakers: Keith Belzer, La Crosse, WI; Rene Denfeld, Portland author; Dr. Mary Fan, University of Washington School of Law; Laura Fine, OCDLA President; and Jeffery Robinson, The Who We Are Project.
Earlybird Registration is open—$450, lawyers and nonlawyers. To register, click the Register button at left. Save $25 when you register by October 2.
A minimum of one CLE registration is required for up to two package bookings per CLE registrant. See Venue for more information about the amazing travel package!
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Seminar cancellation
Seminar cancellations made by October 29 will receive a refund less a $100 cancellation fee. Cancellations made after October 30 — after material download link has been emailed — will receive a refund less a $150 cancellation/written material fee. No-shows will be sent a link to the recordings upon request.
Travel packages are sold out.
Travel & Lodging Information: Click the Venue tab at left.
Speakers: Keith Belzer, La Crosse, WI; Rene Denfeld, Portland author; Dr. Mary Fan, University of Washington School of Law; Laura Fine, OCDLA President; and Jeffery Robinson, The Who We Are Project.
Earlybird Registration is open—$450, lawyers and nonlawyers. To register, click the Register button at left. Save $25 when you register by October 2.
Who may attend the Sunny Climate CLE? Defense lawyers, investigators, and those professionals and law students directly involved in the defense function.
CLE Registration Fee
Earlybird rate: $450 ($475 after Oct. 2)
CLE Registration Fee
Earlybird rate: $450 ($475 after Oct. 2)
Seminar registration includes:
• Seminar admission & CLE credit
• Written material emailed in advance
• Lunch, refreshments, & welcome reception Nov. 8 (guests additional)
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• Seminar admission & CLE credit
• Written material emailed in advance
• Lunch, refreshments, & welcome reception Nov. 8 (guests additional)
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A minimum of one CLE registration is required for up to two package bookings per CLE registrant. See Venue for more information about the amazing travel package!
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Seminar cancellation
Seminar cancellations made by October 29 will receive a refund less a $100 cancellation fee. Cancellations made after October 30 — after material download link has been emailed — will receive a refund less a $150 cancellation/written material fee. No-shows will be sent a link to the recordings upon request.
OCDLA Sunny Climate Seminar
CLE • November 9, 2024
Moderated by Eve Costello, Costello & Costello, Klamath Falls, OR
Program, speakers and topics subject to change.
CLE: Pending approval for 6 general credits in Oregon; pending approval in AZ, CA, CO, ID, UT, WA and others.
8:00 Registration/Check-in — Coffee
9:00 Using Stage and Screen Techniques to Create Dynamic Narratives in the Courtroom
Keith Belzer, La Crosse, WI
Many trial lawyers have incorporated the use of storytelling in their trial presentations. Former actor, playwright and current jury trial consultant, Keith Belzer, will review the basics of using story in the courtroom, and why it works. He will then talk about some creative ideas that can be utilized to create dynamic heart zone presentations in front of our audiences of 12.
10:30 Break
10:45 Review & Revise, Not Repeat: Gideon at 61 Challenges Racism in the Criminal Legal System
Jeffery Robinson, The Who We Are Project, Seattle, WA
This presentation will focus on what Gideon requires of us going forward into 2025 when it comes to fighting racism in the criminal legal system, and how the use of history (local, state, and national) can be a useful aid in building a factual basis for the challenges we make and the things we request in our fight.
12:15 Lunch (included with registration)
1:30 Suspecting with Data: Using Our Technological Trails Against Us
Dr. Mary Fan, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Our pooled consumer big data, such as the pictures we post or the location history and keyword search trails we leave, are generating new ways to identify criminal suspects. This talk is about evidentiary guardrails for big data searches to reduce the harms of erroneous arrests, redress secrecy, and counteract the mystique of machine infallibility.
2:30 Break
2:45 Strategies and Benefits of Working with Victims
Rene Denfeld, Mitigation Specialist and Fact Investigator, Author and Public Speaker, Metropolitan Public Defenders Office, Portland
Laura Fine, OCDLA President, Veneta OR
We will discuss why and how to talk with victims and complainants to strengthen your defense. It will include a discussion about civil compromise and creative resolution strategies.
4:45 Adjourn
CLE • November 9, 2024
Moderated by Eve Costello, Costello & Costello, Klamath Falls, OR
Program, speakers and topics subject to change.
CLE: Pending approval for 6 general credits in Oregon; pending approval in AZ, CA, CO, ID, UT, WA and others.
8:00 Registration/Check-in — Coffee
9:00 Using Stage and Screen Techniques to Create Dynamic Narratives in the Courtroom
Keith Belzer, La Crosse, WI
Many trial lawyers have incorporated the use of storytelling in their trial presentations. Former actor, playwright and current jury trial consultant, Keith Belzer, will review the basics of using story in the courtroom, and why it works. He will then talk about some creative ideas that can be utilized to create dynamic heart zone presentations in front of our audiences of 12.
10:30 Break
10:45 Review & Revise, Not Repeat: Gideon at 61 Challenges Racism in the Criminal Legal System
Jeffery Robinson, The Who We Are Project, Seattle, WA
This presentation will focus on what Gideon requires of us going forward into 2025 when it comes to fighting racism in the criminal legal system, and how the use of history (local, state, and national) can be a useful aid in building a factual basis for the challenges we make and the things we request in our fight.
12:15 Lunch (included with registration)
1:30 Suspecting with Data: Using Our Technological Trails Against Us
Dr. Mary Fan, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Our pooled consumer big data, such as the pictures we post or the location history and keyword search trails we leave, are generating new ways to identify criminal suspects. This talk is about evidentiary guardrails for big data searches to reduce the harms of erroneous arrests, redress secrecy, and counteract the mystique of machine infallibility.
2:30 Break
2:45 Strategies and Benefits of Working with Victims
Rene Denfeld, Mitigation Specialist and Fact Investigator, Author and Public Speaker, Metropolitan Public Defenders Office, Portland
Laura Fine, OCDLA President, Veneta OR
We will discuss why and how to talk with victims and complainants to strengthen your defense. It will include a discussion about civil compromise and creative resolution strategies.
4:45 Adjourn
Travel packages are sold out.
Travel & Lodging Package
November 7–11, 2024
Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, HI
Package Price
$1399 roundtrip from Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Other departure cities available, see below.
Package Includes
• Roundtrip air travel from Portland, Seattle, LA, San Francisco
• Four nights in a standard Resort View room (with high speed internet wifi), Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, HI (upgrades to pool view, partial ocean view or ocean view rooms available starting at $329 per night).
Deposit
$500 deposit per person required to reserve travel package. Airfare subject to change until paid in full. Full travel payment due by August 31, 2024.
To Reserve a Spot
Contact Tom Cronkrite at TravelPro, direct: 503-720-9081 (text capable), 1-866-611-3785, tom@tomtravel.net.
Notes
• Add extra days to the package for even more savings.
• The hotel & travel package is open to all family and friends of CLE attendees. A minimum of one CLE registration is required for up to two package bookings per CLE registrant.
Travel Cancellation/Fee
The airline portion of the travel package is nonrefundable. In addition, any cancellation after September 1, 2024, will be assessed a $250.00 cancellation fee in addition to non-refundable airline costs. Airfare subject to change until travel paid in full.
Departure cities & prices (All prices are based on Double Occupancy)
Boise $1,499
Denver $1,499
Eugene $1,499
Los Angeles $1,399
Medford $1,499
Oakland $1,399
Phoenix $1,499
Portland $1,399
Redmond $1,499
Sacramento $1,399
Salt Lake City $1,499
San Diego $1,399
San Jose $1,399
Seattle $1,399
Spokane $1,499
Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa – Kauai
Extra room night charges:
Standard $299
Pool View $349
POV $389
Ocean View $429
Travel & Lodging Package
November 7–11, 2024
Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, HI
Package Price
$1399 roundtrip from Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Other departure cities available, see below.
Package Includes
• Roundtrip air travel from Portland, Seattle, LA, San Francisco
• Four nights in a standard Resort View room (with high speed internet wifi), Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, HI (upgrades to pool view, partial ocean view or ocean view rooms available starting at $329 per night).
Deposit
$500 deposit per person required to reserve travel package. Airfare subject to change until paid in full. Full travel payment due by August 31, 2024.
To Reserve a Spot
Contact Tom Cronkrite at TravelPro, direct: 503-720-9081 (text capable), 1-866-611-3785, tom@tomtravel.net.
Notes
• Add extra days to the package for even more savings.
• The hotel & travel package is open to all family and friends of CLE attendees. A minimum of one CLE registration is required for up to two package bookings per CLE registrant.
Travel Cancellation/Fee
The airline portion of the travel package is nonrefundable. In addition, any cancellation after September 1, 2024, will be assessed a $250.00 cancellation fee in addition to non-refundable airline costs. Airfare subject to change until travel paid in full.
Departure cities & prices (All prices are based on Double Occupancy)
Boise $1,499
Denver $1,499
Eugene $1,499
Los Angeles $1,399
Medford $1,499
Oakland $1,399
Phoenix $1,499
Portland $1,399
Redmond $1,499
Sacramento $1,399
Salt Lake City $1,499
San Diego $1,399
San Jose $1,399
Seattle $1,399
Spokane $1,499
Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa – Kauai
Extra room night charges:
Standard $299
Pool View $349
POV $389
Ocean View $429
If you are attempting to register, please call the OCDLA office at 541-686-8716.