Youth Defender Advocacy Program 2024
May 16, 2024
Training areas include —
Youth Defender Advocacy Program (YDAP) (formerly known as JTIP, Juvenile Training Immersion Program)
Thursday, May 16 (approx. 10:00am–5:00 pm, (subject to change)
A special invitation-only delinquency training that involves large and small group work, plus interactive exercises led by inspiring trainers —
$125 registration (no online registration). Limited space. There are no refunds or credits for cancellations.
Open to 27 attendees (OCDLA membership is required), one lawyer per judicial district, plus three practitioners from tribes whose administrative offices or tribal courts are located within Oregon. Let your contract administrator know you would like to attend, and call Crystal Herron, 541-686-8716, or email her, cpainter@ocdla.org, to let her know. Deadline to register: May 6, 1:00 p.m.
The Gault Center and its partners developed the Youth Defender Advocacy Program (YDAP, formerly known as JTIP: Juvenile Training Immersion Program), a highly specialized, comprehensive trial advocacy training program for youth defense attorneys.
The YDAP was developed to alter the landscape of youth defense by providing the foundation for high-quality, meaningful representation of youth. Intended to serve as the gold standard in youth defense training, YDAP is designed for use in any jurisdiction. The YDAP curriculum provides general law and trial skills, while also being easily customizable to incorporate key state and local statutes, court rules, and caselaw so that each lesson is directly relevant to individual jurisdictions.
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TRAINER BIOS:
Jennifer McGowan is a supervising attorney with Youth, Rights & Justice, Attorneys at Law (YRJ), a non-profit law firm in Portland, Oregon. She has over 18 years of experience representing youth, children and parents in juvenile dependency and delinquency proceedings. She also oversees the SchoolWorks program at YRJ, where she represents clients in school disciplinary and special education cases. She is a certified JTIP trainer through the National Juvenile Defender Center and has developed and presented trainings throughout Oregon and Washington for over 14 years related to her work with young people involved in the juvenile court system.
Keiler Beers is an attorney in Metropolitan Public Defender's Parent | Child Advocacy Division. He specializes in cases involving restorative justice and Spanish-speaking clinets, and was a mmember of the Gault Center's 2023 class of Ambassadors for Racial Justice.
Matthew Murphy graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2002. He has represented clients in adult criminal and juvenile cases for over 20 years in various public defenders offices and consortia, as well as conflict cases in counties all around Oregon. He is currently an attorney at Youth, Rights and Justice in Portland, where he represents clients in 1008 waiver cases, as well as other delinquency and dependency cases.
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Program subject to change.
CLE Credit — Approved for 3.5 General credits in Oregon. For information about other state accreditation, call OCDLA at 541-686-8716.
- Developing a Case Theory (with addition of a Raising Race component) (Lesson 12)
- Cross Examination(Lesson 23)
Youth Defender Advocacy Program (YDAP) (formerly known as JTIP, Juvenile Training Immersion Program)
Thursday, May 16 (approx. 10:00am–5:00 pm, (subject to change)
A special invitation-only delinquency training that involves large and small group work, plus interactive exercises led by inspiring trainers —
- Jennifer McGowan, Youth, Rights & Justice, Portland
- Keiler Beers, Metropolitan Public Defenders Office, Portland
- Matthew Murphy, Youth, Rights & Justice, Portland
$125 registration (no online registration). Limited space. There are no refunds or credits for cancellations.
Open to 27 attendees (OCDLA membership is required), one lawyer per judicial district, plus three practitioners from tribes whose administrative offices or tribal courts are located within Oregon. Let your contract administrator know you would like to attend, and call Crystal Herron, 541-686-8716, or email her, cpainter@ocdla.org, to let her know. Deadline to register: May 6, 1:00 p.m.
The Gault Center and its partners developed the Youth Defender Advocacy Program (YDAP, formerly known as JTIP: Juvenile Training Immersion Program), a highly specialized, comprehensive trial advocacy training program for youth defense attorneys.
The YDAP was developed to alter the landscape of youth defense by providing the foundation for high-quality, meaningful representation of youth. Intended to serve as the gold standard in youth defense training, YDAP is designed for use in any jurisdiction. The YDAP curriculum provides general law and trial skills, while also being easily customizable to incorporate key state and local statutes, court rules, and caselaw so that each lesson is directly relevant to individual jurisdictions.
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TRAINER BIOS:
Jennifer McGowan is a supervising attorney with Youth, Rights & Justice, Attorneys at Law (YRJ), a non-profit law firm in Portland, Oregon. She has over 18 years of experience representing youth, children and parents in juvenile dependency and delinquency proceedings. She also oversees the SchoolWorks program at YRJ, where she represents clients in school disciplinary and special education cases. She is a certified JTIP trainer through the National Juvenile Defender Center and has developed and presented trainings throughout Oregon and Washington for over 14 years related to her work with young people involved in the juvenile court system.
Keiler Beers is an attorney in Metropolitan Public Defender's Parent | Child Advocacy Division. He specializes in cases involving restorative justice and Spanish-speaking clinets, and was a mmember of the Gault Center's 2023 class of Ambassadors for Racial Justice.
Matthew Murphy graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 2002. He has represented clients in adult criminal and juvenile cases for over 20 years in various public defenders offices and consortia, as well as conflict cases in counties all around Oregon. He is currently an attorney at Youth, Rights and Justice in Portland, where he represents clients in 1008 waiver cases, as well as other delinquency and dependency cases.
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Program subject to change.
CLE Credit — Approved for 3.5 General credits in Oregon. For information about other state accreditation, call OCDLA at 541-686-8716.
Thursday, May 16
10:00a — Registration
10:30a — Introduction to The Gault Center and YDAP
Lesson 12: Theory of the Case
10:45a – Definition: What is a Case Theory (15 min total)
Theory of the Case Definitions
Components of a Good Theory of the Case0
Theme of the Case
11:00a – Working Backwards: How Do You Develop a Case Theory? And What Do You Do With It? (40 min total)
Developing the Case Theory
Other Tips for Developing Case Theory
Raising Race as Part of Your Case Theory
Handout of All Possible Defenses
11:40a – The Evolution and Incorporation of the Case Theory Throughout the Trial (20 min total)
Using the Case Theory in a Trial
12:00p – Break (15 minutes)
12:15p - Forensic Exercise A: Theory of the Case (1 hour total)
Forensic Exercise B: Choosing a Theory of the Case
1:15p - LUNCH (1 hour)
Lesson 23: Cross-Examination
2:15p – Law Governing Cross-Examination (5 min total)
2:20p – Deciding the Content of Cross-Examination (30 min total)
Definition
Purpose
Goals
Preparation
Theory of the Case and Theory of the Witness
Developing Lines of Cross-Examination
Organization
Stipulation of Facts
2:50p – Conducting Cross-Examination (20 min total)
Form of the Question – Five Commandments of Cross-Examination
Defender Presence During Cross-Examination
3:10p – Use of Documents/Exhibits for Impeachment and Refreshing Recollection (20 minutes)
Introducing Documents/Exhibits for Impeachment
Refreshing Recollection
3:30p – Common Tips for Particular Witnesses (15 min total)
Police Witnesses
Accomplices Turned State Witnesses
Identification Witnesses
Complainants in a Rape or Sexual Assault Case
Youth Complainant or Witness
3:45p – Break (15 minutes)
Move to break out rooms
4:00p – Forensic Exercise: Cross-Examination (1 hour total)
Part 1: Conduct a Cross-Examination
Part 2: Closing Argument (optional)
Part 3: Impeachment (optional)
5:00p – Adjourn
Program subject to change.
10:00a — Registration
10:30a — Introduction to The Gault Center and YDAP
Lesson 12: Theory of the Case
10:45a – Definition: What is a Case Theory (15 min total)
Theory of the Case Definitions
Components of a Good Theory of the Case0
Theme of the Case
11:00a – Working Backwards: How Do You Develop a Case Theory? And What Do You Do With It? (40 min total)
Developing the Case Theory
Other Tips for Developing Case Theory
Raising Race as Part of Your Case Theory
Handout of All Possible Defenses
11:40a – The Evolution and Incorporation of the Case Theory Throughout the Trial (20 min total)
Using the Case Theory in a Trial
12:00p – Break (15 minutes)
12:15p - Forensic Exercise A: Theory of the Case (1 hour total)
Forensic Exercise B: Choosing a Theory of the Case
1:15p - LUNCH (1 hour)
Lesson 23: Cross-Examination
2:15p – Law Governing Cross-Examination (5 min total)
2:20p – Deciding the Content of Cross-Examination (30 min total)
Definition
Purpose
Goals
Preparation
Theory of the Case and Theory of the Witness
Developing Lines of Cross-Examination
Organization
Stipulation of Facts
2:50p – Conducting Cross-Examination (20 min total)
Form of the Question – Five Commandments of Cross-Examination
Defender Presence During Cross-Examination
3:10p – Use of Documents/Exhibits for Impeachment and Refreshing Recollection (20 minutes)
Introducing Documents/Exhibits for Impeachment
Refreshing Recollection
3:30p – Common Tips for Particular Witnesses (15 min total)
Police Witnesses
Accomplices Turned State Witnesses
Identification Witnesses
Complainants in a Rape or Sexual Assault Case
Youth Complainant or Witness
3:45p – Break (15 minutes)
Move to break out rooms
4:00p – Forensic Exercise: Cross-Examination (1 hour total)
Part 1: Conduct a Cross-Examination
Part 2: Closing Argument (optional)
Part 3: Impeachment (optional)
5:00p – Adjourn
Program subject to change.
Agate Beach Inn, Newport
Book your room by April 16, 2024
The best way to find out about room availability is to call 541-265-9411, option 2. Make sure you mention you are with the OCDLA Juvenile Conference.
Call 541-265-9411, mention that you are with the OCDLA Juvenile Conference
$129 hillside, 1 king or 2 queen beds
$169 ocean view, 1 king or 2 queen beds
Pet fees: daily pet fee of $30 for up to two pets weighing less than 80 pounds each, on a limited basis.
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Agate Beach Inn restaurant note: the Seaglass Bistro and Lounge is open for breakfast, 7:30 - 10:30 a.m. The lounge opens at 4:00 p.m. with limited menu, and the Bistro and Lounge is open for dinner, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Book your room by April 16, 2024
The best way to find out about room availability is to call 541-265-9411, option 2. Make sure you mention you are with the OCDLA Juvenile Conference.
Call 541-265-9411, mention that you are with the OCDLA Juvenile Conference
$129 hillside, 1 king or 2 queen beds
$169 ocean view, 1 king or 2 queen beds
Pet fees: daily pet fee of $30 for up to two pets weighing less than 80 pounds each, on a limited basis.
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Agate Beach Inn restaurant note: the Seaglass Bistro and Lounge is open for breakfast, 7:30 - 10:30 a.m. The lounge opens at 4:00 p.m. with limited menu, and the Bistro and Lounge is open for dinner, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Let your contract administrator know you would like to attend, and call Crystal Herron, 541-686-8716, or email her, cherron@ocdla.org, to let her know.