Thursday, October 18, 4–6pm
Todd & Weld, LLP, One Federal Street, Boston, MA
9th Floor Conference Center
Join MACDL for a discussion about how jury selection is changing in Massachusetts, and the best ways to obtain a jury that will be fair to our ethnically and racially diverse clients. We will discuss implicit racial bias, jury questionnaires, and how to talk to potential jurors during panel voir dire.
Program
- Psychology of Racial Bias: Jury Selection Tips and Strategies, by Galina Davidoff, PhD, psychologist and leading jury consultant in civil and criminal trials, davidoffconsulting.com
- Jury Voir Dire in Massachusetts: Past, Present and Future, by Joanne Daley, Office of the Federal Defender, Rhode Island
- Discussion, Galina Davidoff, Joanne Daley and Derege Demissie (Moderator)
2 credit hours approved for YAD, Post-Conviction and Adult Criminal Trial Panels. Please register for this training by registering below or email Christine Butters at Todd & Weld. This program is free and open to criminal defense practitioners only. It is not open to members of the press or the general public.
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Questions? Comments? email info@macdl.com