Registration

Join SACDLA for the 2025 Against All Odds CLE!

We have an awesome lineup of trial lawyers who went to battle in the past year to get a Not Guilty for their clients. They will walk through specific cases to pinpoint what was effective, how they dealt with what the state threw at them, and how they told the overall story to win the case. Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be provided.

8:00am-8:45am – Breakfast / check-in
8:45am-9:00am – Opening Remarks
9:00am-10:00am – Elizabeth Russell on Winning Assault BIs
10:00am-10:45am – Bud Ritenour on Winning Sexual Assault Cases
10:45am-11:00am – Break
11:00am-12:00pm – Daniel Mehler on Winning THC Cases
12:00pm-12:15pm – Break
12:15pm-1:15pm – Fourth Court of Appeals Justices Velia J. Meza, H. Todd McCray, and Adrian A. Spears on The View from the Bench
1:15pm-2:15pm – Garrett Cleveland on Opening and Closing Arguments
2:15pm-3:00pm – Gary Hillier on Winning Murder Cases (and Self Defense)
3:00pm-3:15pm – Break
3:15pm-4:15pm – Expert Q&A with Medusa Analytical Experts Melissa Giguere and Michael Frontz
4:15pm-5:15pm – Aaron Diaz on Ethics for the Defense Lawyer

This course provides 7.5 hours of CLE, including 1 hour of ethics.

Prosecutors or anyone currently working for a prosecutor’s office may not attend.