Sunny Climate 2025
November 6-10, 2025 • CLE 11/9
Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa – Maui
November 6–10, 2025
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Main Travel Dates: November 6–10
Welcome Reception: Saturday, November 8
CLE: Sunday, November 9, 6 general credits pending approval
IACDL CLE too! Saturday, Nov. 8. Click here for Agenda
Speakers:
Judy Clarke, San Diego CA
Jenifer Feinberg, Medford OR
Reid Kajikawa, Public Defenders Services of Lane County, Eugene OR
Peggy Nagae, Portland OR
Thomas H. Speedy Rice, San Diego CA
Note: Another CLE is being held on Saturday, Nov. 8, presented by the Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. That program will feature a different lineup of speakers and is separate and distinct from OCDLA's CLE.
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Judy Clarke, San Diego CA
Jenifer Feinberg, Medford OR
Reid Kajikawa, Public Defenders Services of Lane County, Eugene OR
Peggy Nagae, Portland OR
Thomas H. Speedy Rice, San Diego CA
Note: Another CLE is being held on Saturday, Nov. 8, presented by the Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. That program will feature a different lineup of speakers and is separate and distinct from OCDLA's CLE.
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Who may attend the Sunny Climate CLE? Defense lawyers, investigators, and those professionals and law students directly involved in the defense function.
CLE REGISTRATION
Earlybird rate: $550 ($575 after Oct. 1)
CLE REGISTRATION
Earlybird rate: $550 ($575 after Oct. 1)
Seminar registration includes:
• Seminar admission & CLE credit
• Written material emailed in advance
• Lunch, refreshments, & welcome reception Nov. 8 (guests included!)
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A minimum of one CLE registration is required in advance for up to two package bookings per CLE registrant. See Venue tab for more information about the amazing travel package! • Seminar admission & CLE credit
• Written material emailed in advance
• Lunch, refreshments, & welcome reception Nov. 8 (guests included!)
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Seminar cancellation
Seminar cancellations made by October 28 will receive a refund less a $50 cancellation fee. Cancellations made after material written material download link has been emailed October 29 will receive a refund less a $150 cancellation/written material fee. No-shows will be sent a link to the recordings upon request.
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OCDLA Sunny Climate Seminar
CLE • November 9, 2025
Surfing toward Daybreak
Moderated by Shaun McCrea, OCDLA Executive Director, Eugene OR
8:30 The Eternal Song of the Sea: Endings and Beginnings: Finding the Story for Closing Argument and Opening Statement
Reid Kajikawa, Training Director, Lane County Public Defense Services, Inc., Eugene, Oregon
Jenifer Feinberg, Attorney-at-Law, Medford, Oregon
10:30 Break
10:45 Carving the Wave: Legal Issues with Deported Veterans
(Carve: a sharp turn on the wave face)
Thomas H. Speedy Rice, Clarke, Johnston Thorp & Rice, San Diego, California
11:45 Lunch
1:15 Chasing the Offshore Wind: Lessons from the WWII Japanese-American Incarceration Cases
(Wind that blows from shore out towards the ocean. The preferable wind direction for surfers as the wind helps hold the wave up and make a cleaner and more surfable face of the wave.)
Peggy Nagae, Peggy Nagae Consulting, Portland, Oregon
2:45 Break
3:00 Riding the Riptide: The (Chaotic) Application of the Federal Death Penalty
Judy Clarke, Clarke, Johnston Thorp & Rice, San Diego, California
4:30 Adjourn
Agenda
CLE • November 9, 2025
Surfing toward Daybreak
8:30 The Eternal Song of the Sea: Endings and Beginnings: Finding the Story for Closing Argument and Opening Statement
Reid Kajikawa, Training Director, Lane County Public Defense Services, Inc., Eugene, Oregon
Jenifer Feinberg, Attorney-at-Law, Medford, Oregon
10:30 Break
10:45 Carving the Wave: Legal Issues with Deported Veterans
(Carve: a sharp turn on the wave face)
Thomas H. Speedy Rice, Clarke, Johnston Thorp & Rice, San Diego, California
11:45 Lunch
1:15 Chasing the Offshore Wind: Lessons from the WWII Japanese-American Incarceration Cases
(Wind that blows from shore out towards the ocean. The preferable wind direction for surfers as the wind helps hold the wave up and make a cleaner and more surfable face of the wave.)
Peggy Nagae, Peggy Nagae Consulting, Portland, Oregon
2:45 Break
3:00 Riding the Riptide: The (Chaotic) Application of the Federal Death Penalty
Judy Clarke, Clarke, Johnston Thorp & Rice, San Diego, California
4:30 Adjourn
Agenda
Travel & Lodging Package
November 6 to 10, 2025
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, HI
NOTE: You MUST purchase the CLE registration in advance before booking your travel package.
Package Price
$1399 roundtrip from Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
Fare is per person and based on double occupancy. Single Supplements available for $660 add-on. Other departure cities available, see below.
Package Includes
• Roundtrip air travel from Portland, Seattle, LA, San Francisco
• Four nights in a Resort View room (with high speed internet wifi), Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, HI (upgrades to partial ocean, ocean view, or ocean front rooms available)
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, 2025.
To Reserve a Spot
Contact Tom Cronkrite at TravelPro, direct: 503-720-9081 (text capable), 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, 2025, will be assessed a $250.00 cancellation fee in addition to non-refundable airline costs. Airfare subject to change until travel paid in full.
Included Resort Services - The daily resort fee has been waived for OCDLA guests.
• 24-hour access to oceanfront Stay Fit Gym
• Complimentary cultural programs including lei making and hula lessons
• Wildlife tours, penguin and koi feedings
• In-room coffee and tea
• Complimentary yoga/fitness classes daily
• Resort shuttle service in Ka’anapali
• One hour daily tennis or basketball court time; tennis balls, racquets, and basketballs included
• Lei greeting upon arrival
• 10% off Macy’s at Hyatt Regency Maui resort (exclusions may apply)
• 25% discount on Greens Fees at Ka’anapali Golf Courses (Royal and Kai Courses)
• Complimentary beach portrait session and 5x7 print from Grins2Go at Hyatt Regency Maui
• Personalized guest request texting service
• PressReader
• Complimentary local phone calls
• Filtered water and ice machines on every guestroom floor and throughout the resort
• Two reusable keepsake water bottles, per room, per stay, upon arrival
Departure cities & prices (All prices are based on Double Occupancy)
• California, $1399: Oakland, San Jose
• California, $1499: Sacramento, San Diego
• Oregon, $1499: Eugene, Medford, Redmond
• Other, $1499: Boise, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Spokane
• Denver: $1599
Inquire for additional cities.
November 6 to 10, 2025
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, HI
NOTE: You MUST purchase the CLE registration in advance before booking your travel package.
Package Price
$1399 roundtrip from Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
Fare is per person and based on double occupancy. Single Supplements available for $660 add-on. Other departure cities available, see below.
Package Includes
• Roundtrip air travel from Portland, Seattle, LA, San Francisco
• Four nights in a Resort View room (with high speed internet wifi), Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, HI (upgrades to partial ocean, ocean view, or ocean front rooms available)
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, 2025.
To Reserve a Spot
Contact Tom Cronkrite at TravelPro, direct: 503-720-9081 (text capable), 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, 2025, will be assessed a $250.00 cancellation fee in addition to non-refundable airline costs. Airfare subject to change until travel paid in full.
Included Resort Services - The daily resort fee has been waived for OCDLA guests.
• 24-hour access to oceanfront Stay Fit Gym
• Complimentary cultural programs including lei making and hula lessons
• Wildlife tours, penguin and koi feedings
• In-room coffee and tea
• Complimentary yoga/fitness classes daily
• Resort shuttle service in Ka’anapali
• One hour daily tennis or basketball court time; tennis balls, racquets, and basketballs included
• Lei greeting upon arrival
• 10% off Macy’s at Hyatt Regency Maui resort (exclusions may apply)
• 25% discount on Greens Fees at Ka’anapali Golf Courses (Royal and Kai Courses)
• Complimentary beach portrait session and 5x7 print from Grins2Go at Hyatt Regency Maui
• Personalized guest request texting service
• PressReader
• Complimentary local phone calls
• Filtered water and ice machines on every guestroom floor and throughout the resort
• Two reusable keepsake water bottles, per room, per stay, upon arrival
Departure cities & prices (All prices are based on Double Occupancy)
• California, $1399: Oakland, San Jose
• California, $1499: Sacramento, San Diego
• Oregon, $1499: Eugene, Medford, Redmond
• Other, $1499: Boise, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Spokane
• Denver: $1599
Inquire for additional cities.
Registration Instructions
1. Click “Add New Registrant.” 2. Choose ticket type from the pull down menu. 3. Fill out name and email fields. 4. Click the yellow Save button at left - this adds the ticket to your cart. 5. Click Checkout.