Advocacy and Attorneys

• Courtroom Preparation, Presentation and Testimony
• Talking to a Jury
• Visual Aids, Props and Other Courtroom Necessities
• Expert Witnesses
• Cross Examination and Other Trial Advocacy Topics
• Strategic Litigation for Public Lawyers
• Scientific Evidence
• Toxicological Evidence
• Prosecutors and the Courtroom
• Ethics in Problem Solving Courts for Attorneys
• Right to Counsel
• Trial Advocacy
• Training for Trainers of Law Enforcement Officers and Prosecutors
• Police Prosecutor Interactions
• Criminal Defense for Misdemeanor and Felony Cases
• Forensic Evidence
• Effective Litigation Skills
• Jury Research and Selection
• Representing Clients in Therapeutic Court
• Burden of Proof in Criminal and Civil Proceedings
• Civil Procedure

Alcohol and Other Drugs

• Substance Use Disorder Issues
• Alcohol and Other Drug Risk Assessments
• Drug Classifications
• Drug Recognition Experts
• Marijuana and the Impact on the Law
• Marijuana in the Workplace
• Marijuana Toxicology
• Per Se Marijuana Laws
• Pharmacology
• The Use of Science & Technology to Monitor & Detect Alcohol and Other Drugs
• The Use of the Toxicologist in the Court

Civil Jurisprudence

• Negligence
• Direct Negligence
• Negligent Entrustment
• Vicarious Liability
• Civil Procedure
• Preparing the Civil Case
• Federal vs. State court
• Self-represented Litigants

Collaborative Law

• Appropriate Dispute Resolution
• Procedural Justice / Fairness
• Restorative Justice
• Therapeutic Jurisprudence

Constitutional Law

• First Amendment / Freedom of Association / Free Speech
• Second Amendment / Right to Bear Arms
• Fourth Amendment / Search and Seizure
• Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment / Due Process
• Sixth Amendment / Right to Confrontation / Right to Counsel

Corrections and Reentry

• Evidence based practices in corrections and reentry
• Structured Decision Making Tools
• Community based corrections
• Organizational alignment

Cultural Competency

• Procedural Fairness
• Trauma-Informed Court

Elder Exploitation and Abuse

• Prevalence, Projections and Predictions
• Overcoming Barriers
• Scams, Frauds and Trends
• Vulnerability and Aging
• Combating Elder Abuse

Ethics

• Ethics for Attorneys
• Judicial Ethics
• Judges and the Media
• Ethics in Problem Solving Courts
• Procedural Justice / Fairness
• Fair Administration of Justice
• Judicial Election Campaigns
• Judges and Social Media
• Prosecutor / Defense Ethics
• Attorneys and the Media
• Prosecutors and the Media

Family Law

• Substance Use and Families
• Family Drug Treatment Courts
• Use of Psychological Experts

Law Enforcement

• Ethics in Law Enforcement
• Evidence-based Approaches to Crime
• Law Enforcement and Prosecutor Relationships
• Law enforcement Practice and the Science of Dependency
• Law Enforcement and Community Memoranda of Understanding
• Community Oriented Policing
• Law Enforcement Management
• Training for Trainers of Law Enforcement Officers and Prosecutors
• The Signs and Symptoms of The Drugs Of Abuse
• Effective Courtroom Testimony Training for Police Officers
• Effective Report Writing for Police Officers
• Cultural Competence
• Team Building
• Law Enforcement Practice and the Science of Substance Use Disorders
• Law Enforcement and Community Memoranda Of Understanding

Leadership & Management

• Surviving Workplace Pressure
• Effective Communication Skills 
• Conflict Resolution 
• Personnel Performance and Assessment 
• Partnerships and Team Building 
• Finding and Keeping Perspective 
• Mentoring and Coaching 
• Managing the Media

Judicial Administration

• New Judge Orientation
• Ethics and Bias in the Courtroom
• The Role of the Judge in the Courtroom
• Court Leadership
• Court Business Operations
• Fines and Costs
• Bail and Bond Conditions
• Court Case Management Technology
• Courts and Social Media
• Judge as Coach
• Compassion Fatigue
• Secondary Tauma
• Judicial Decision Making
• Courts and the Community
• Aging Lawyers and Judges
• Caseflow Management
• Consent Decree Monitoring
• Courts and Media
• Discovery and Disclosure: The Benefits of Open File
• Impaired Lawyers and Judges
• Judicial Families
• Judicial Immunity
• Judicial Leadership
• Judicial Selection and Retention
• Jury Management
• Stress / Wellness

Post Sentencing Offender Supervision

• Effective Courtroom Testimony Training for Probation Officers
• Effective Report Writing for Probation Officers
• Ban-the-Box Initiatives (Reentry Strategies)
• Constitutional issues in post sentencing supervision
• Drug Testing chain of custody issues
• Dosage of Supervision
• Incentives and Sanctions
• Monitoring Tools
• Risk Assessments
• Sex Offender Supervision
• Testing
• Treatment

Problem Solving Courts

• Best Practices for Treatment Courts
• The Ten Key Components.
• Drug Testing in a Problem Solving Court Context
• Domestic Violence Courts
• Drug Treatment Courts
• Family Drug Courts
• Incentives and Sanctions
• Juvenile Courts
• Targeting Issues
• Team Building

Procedural Justice / Fairness and Therapeutic Jurisprudence

• Primer on Procedural Justice/Fairness
• Primer on Therapeutic Jurisprudence
• Primer on Restorative Justice
• Fair Administration of Justice
• Procedurally Fair Judges
• Procedurally Fair Policing

Public Affairs / Non-Lawyers in the Court

• Alcohol / Drugs in the Workplace
• Citizen Academies
• Criminal Case Processing for Non-lawyers
• Principles of Treatment / Alcohol and Other Drugs
• Smart on Crime
• Understanding the Court System
• Law Enforcement and Community Memoranda of Understanding
• Court Community Relations
• Educating the Community about Courts

Racial and Sexual Discrimination in the Workplace

• Constitutional Law Issues
• Cultural Competency
• Employment
• Diversity Training
• Ethics
• Jury issues
• Legal Issues
• Marriage
• Procedural Fairness
• Public Accommodations
• Religious Freedom
• Ethics and Bias in the Courtroom

Science and Technology

• Daubert and Frye evidentiary issues
• Judge as Evidentiary Gatekeeper
• Risks and Needs Assessments
• Using Technology to supervise offenders
• Cyber Security
• Effectively presenting scientific evidence post sentence
• Drug testing results chain of custody
• Toxicology
• Court Case Management Systems
• Monitoring Devices

Sentencing

• Best Practices for Sentencing
• Evidence Based Sentencing
• Risk / Needs Assessments
• Smart on Crime
• Targeting

Trauma in the Courtroom

• Trauma Informed Judges
• Creating a Trauma Informed Court
• Trauma and Procedural Fairness
• Victims and Trauma
• Trauma Informed Sentencing
• Secondary Trauma

Treatment

• Confidentiality
• Co-Occurring Disorders
• Dosage
• Medically Assisted Treatment
• Mindfulness
• Treatment Issues for Non-Treatment Professionals

Toxicology

• How defendants attempt to beat drug tests
• Illicit Drugs and brain chemistry
• The Signs and Symptoms of the Drugs of Abuse
• Effective Courtroom Testimony training
• Drug Overdoses
• Environmental Exposures
• The Opioid Epidemic