• Qualified Immunity & Our Work – Joseph Nursey, David Bernstein, Emma Shreefter

Qualified immunity limits the financial consequences that public officials might face if they commit misconduct while on duty.  Not only are civil rights violations like brutality and false arrest often shielded from taxpayers, but also in later trial proceedings.  Join us to discuss how allegations of bad acts by officers are explored in a criminal trial, and how attorneys litigate the non-disclosure of such information in a post-conviction setting.

• Our Appellate Litigation – Margaret Knight, Stephen Strother, Kami Lizarraga

What does "appellate defense" mean to us?  And why do appeals matter in public defense?  Please join our staff in conversation about our appellate litigation practice!  We'll be discussing recent OAD successes in court, our strategies, and how we're using our litigation practice to pursue racial justice and holistic representation.

• The Reinvestigation Project – Anastasia Heeger, Mandy Jaramillo, Julia Burke
  

Like the Serial and In the Dark podcasts?  Ever thought about how to unravel a wrongful conviction?  Join our Reinvestigation Project to talk about how a guilty verdict doesn’t always mean the crime was solved.  They'll discuss mistaken eyewitnesses, false confessions, and dubious forensic science in the New York courts.

• The Parole Advocacy Project – Karena Rahall, Allie Anderson, Renee Lemmel

Our clients deserve to rejoin the community.  What does it take to convince people who run an unforgiving system that our clients have been punished enough?  Please join the Parole Advocacy Project to discuss what it took for our clients to get a second chance.  They'll also be available to answer any questions you have about parole and how it works for our clients.

• COVID and Prisons – Alba Morales, Victorien Wu, Gabe Newland

This is an unavoidable fact:  You can’t socially distance in prison.  Incarcerated people are at greater risk of contracting and dying from COVID-19 than the general public.  Join our attorneys to talk about how OAD has been fighting to protect our clients during the pandemic, and to discuss what more needs to be done in the months ahead.