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Each year invited faculty include (subject to change)
- Marilyn Bednarski
Marilyn is a former federal public defender in Los Angeles. She is on the
board of directors of WTAI, and also lectures at the National Criminal
Defense College in Macon, Georgia. She is in private practice in Pasadena,
California.
- George Blau
George is a lawyer and teaches psychology and law for the last thirty years
at the University of Wyoming as a professor of psychology and an adjunct
professor of criminal justice.
- Russ Born
Russ is the former director of training for the Maricopa County public
defender’s office in Phoenix, Arizona, and is a perennial favorite at WTAI.
- Dale Cobb
Dale Cobb practices exclusively in state and
federal criminal courts throughout the southeast. He is a co-founder of the
South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Chairman of the
South Carolina Criminal Law Section, Chairman of the Board of the Wyoming
Trial Institute, and has been a faculty member for the National Criminal
Defense College since 1979. Cobb helped pioneer the “Battered Spouse
Syndrome” defense in the late 1970’s, and has lectured in 45 states, Mexico,
Puerto Rico, and Canada. His publications include:
Criminal Procedure in South Carolina,
Battered Spouse Defenses,
and Acting for Lawyers
(Welcome to the Theatre of the
Absurd).
- Jodie English
Jodie is in private practice in Richmond, Indiana. She specializes in
criminal defense and death penalty litigation, and lectures widely
throughout the country. She is on the faculty of the National Criminal
Defense College.
- Carey Haughwout
Carey is the Director of the Public Defender’s Office in West Palm Beach,
Florida. Carey lectures widely throughout the country on criminal defense,
including the National Criminal Defense College, where she has been on the
faculty since 1992.
- Shawna Geiger
Shawna practices in Greenwood Village, Colorado. A former public defender, Shawna is developing a reputation as one of the best criminal trial lawyers
in the Rocky Mountain region. She is an assistant director of Colorado's
alternative defense counsel.
- Stephanie Hewitt
Stephanie practices in Fort Collins, Colorado, is a member of Colorado's
alternative defense cousnel and office shares with Linda Miller. A former
participant at WTAI, Stephanie is returning with a view towards joining the
faculty and sharing her experiences and expertise with new members.
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Garvin Isaacs
Garvin is in private practice in Oklahoma City, and is a nationally renowned
criminal defense attorney, having handled numerous high profile cases in New
Mexico and Oklahoma. Garvin is a founding member of the board of WTAI and
also lectures widely throughout the country on criminal defense, including
the National Criminal Defense College. Garvin also taught at the Trial
Lawyer’s College in Dubois, Wyoming.
- Hon. Joe Johnson
A former state public defender,
the Hon. Joseph Johnson
is now a judge and previously his private practice focused on state and federal felony defense work,
domestic relations, and a limited amount of plaintiff personal injury
litigation. He is a life member of both NACDL and the Kansas Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers and a faculty member of the National Criminal
Defense College. In 1979, while representing Linda Brown on behalf of her
children, Johnson filed a Motion to Intervene in the original
Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
case. Ultimately, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that the Topeka
School Board had not “moved with all deliberate speed” to eradicate the
vestiges of the separate but equal policy that had been in place prior to
the 1954 Brown
decision. That victory brought sweeping changes to the Topeka Public School
landscape.
- Josh Karton
Josh Karton is an actor, writer, and director, and specializes in
communication arts for the professional. Josh is a perennial faculty
member of WTAI and also lectures widely throughout the country, including
the Trial Lawyer’s College in Dubois, Wyoming. He also is instrumental in
training officers in the JAG Corps. He lives in Santa Monica, California.
- Mary Kennedy
Mary is the former director of training for the Federal Defender program in
Washington, D.C., and is presently in private practice in that same capacity
for a large Washington, D.C. law firm.
- A. J. Kramer
A. J. Kramer is the Federal Public Defender for Washington, D.C. He is a
perennial faculty member of WTAI and also lectures widely throughout the
country on criminal defense, including the National Criminal Defense
College.
- Albert Krieger
Albert is a nationally recognized criminal defense attorney, having
represented such notable individuals as John Gotti and Joseph Bonano, and
the Native Americans on trial at Wounded Knee. Albert is a perennial
faculty member and board member of WTAI and also lectures widely throughout
the country on criminal defense, including the National Criminal Defense
College. He lives in Miami, Florida.
- Dallas Laird
Dallas practices in Casper, Wyoming, and specializes in personal injury and
criminal defense. Dallas is on the board of WTAI and also lectures widely
throughout the country on criminal defense, including the Trial Lawyer’s
College in Dubois, Wyoming.
- Terry MacCarthy
For over 37 years Terry has
been the Federal Defender in Chicago, an office with an outstanding record
of dedication and achievement. He was named one of the top four
CLE speakers in the country in 1995.
He has served on the faculty of National
Criminal Defense College every summer since its inception in the early
1970s. He is also a member of the faculty of the Western Trial Advocacy
Institute, the Northwestern Short Course, the University of Virginia Trial
Advocacy Institute, and has taught at Gerry Spence Trial Lawyer’s College.
A member of the ABA for over thirty years,
MacCarthy has chaired the Criminal Justice Section and served on its Council
for seventeen years, seven years as a Section representative in the House of
Delegates. He also served on the ABA Board of Governors. He has served on
the Boards of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the
National Legal Aid and Defender Association. He has published over twenty
legal articles and written chapters in several books.
- Terry Mackey
Terry practices in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and is is a perennial faculty member
of WTAI. He enjoys a reputation as one of the top trial lawyers in Wyoming.
He was also involved in the nationally recognized Jahnke case.
- Linda Miller
Linda practices in Fort Collins, Colorado, and is a perennial faculty member
of WTAI. A former participant at WTAI, Linda is one of the preeminent
defense lawyers in Colorado, is a former board member of NACDL, and also lectures widely throughout the country
on criminal defense, including the National Criminal Defense College
- Bert Nieslanik
Bert practices in Grand Junction, Colorado, and is a perennial faculty
member of WTAI. Bert is an expert in demonstrative evidence, and also
lectures widely throughout the country on criminal defense, including the
National Criminal Defense College.
- Steve Rench
Steve is the former public defender for the State of Colorado, and is a
founding board member of WTAI. Steve also lectures widely throughout the
country on criminal defense, including the National Criminal Defense College
and the Trial Lawyer’s College. He is the author of the Rench Book,
a trial guide for criminal defense attorneys
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Robert R. Rose, III
Bob Rose practices in Cheyenne, Wyoming. A former state public defender and
state prosecutor, he is the Director of WTAI, a Circuit Court Magistrate,
and also teaches criminal law at Laramie County Community College
- Gerry Spence
Gerry is considered by many to be the greatest trial lawyer in the United
States. He has represented numerous clients in high profile cases, such as
the Pring case against Penthouse Magazine, and the defense of Randy Weaver
and Imelda Marcos. Gerry is a founding board member of WTAI and also
lectures widely throughout the country on criminal defense, including the
National Criminal Defense College. He is also the founder and director of
the Trial Lawyer’s College. Gerry lives in Jackson, Wyoming.
- Richard Tegtmeier
Dick Tegtmeier practices in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is one of the
top criminal defense attorneys in the Rocky Mountain region.
- John Tierney
John is a former state prosecutor in Minneapolis, Minnesota. An expert in
trial communication, John is a founding board member of WTAI and has also
lectured widely throughout the country on criminal issues.
-
Craig Truman
Craig is in private practice in Denver. He is a former Colorado State
Public Defender, and one of the top criminal defense attorneys in the Rocky
Mountain region.
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