Life in the Balance Conference materials that were not included on the conference CD are available to all conference participants at the links below:

Click here for a copy of the 2008 Life in the Balance Brochure

Inerested in exhibiting and/or sponsorship opportunities at the 2008 Life in the Balance Conference?

Click here for the 2008 Exhibitor and Sponsorship Prospectus or contact Deborah Dubois, Vice President of Marketing, Communications & Development for more information at d.dubois@nlada.org.

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

NLADA's Life in the Balance conference brings together mitigation specialists, defense investigators, and capital defense attorneys from around the nation to improve their skills and techniques in all aspects of death penalty defense. Seminars are offered on the latest scientific, medical and psychiatric developments in capital cases; on the most recent developments in the law; and on a wide range of creative trial strategies and tactics. The conference also offers several "discuss your own case" seminars, in which participants will be able to brainstorm the problems and issues of their own real cases, with some of the leading death penalty specialists in the country. Beyond an excellent learning environment, the conference gives participants an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with other attorneys and mitigation specialists from around the nation.

Life in the Balance will improve your ability to:

• Skillfully and thoroughly investigate your client's case;
• Understand and use the latest scientific and medical knowledge to help your clients at the guilt and mitigation phases;
• Understand and use the most recent legal developments to obtain favorable evidentiary and procedural rulings at all stages of a capital case; and
• Tell your client's story in a way that will persuade juries and judges to return the verdict you are seeking.

Who Should Attend

2009 LIFE IN THE BALANCE Will Be Held March 7-10, 2009, New Orleans, LA.

Testimonials from Past Conference Participants

Overall, everything about the conference is really excellent. NLADA’s preparation for the registration staff was really good. Everything was organized in a really professional manner. Oversight of all details and moment by moment preparedness made the whole registration process go beautifully. I also think that the course offerings were really comprehensive and met most needs.

As a person with a sort of hybrid role between attorney and investigator/mitigation specialist, I appreciated the sessions that allowed dialogue between these two groups.

As someone new and in awe of the work I've been tasked with, it's nice to know there's a network out there of folks who have done the work, do it well, and will help when they can. Many thanks for a great conference.

I have been to the last two Life in the Balance sessions and my partner has been to the last four. We think it’s the best thing going for death penalty advocates. It’s a great program that I appreciate very much.

All in all, a very good conference

This is the best conference and continues to be the best conference for folks working with the death penalty and representation. please keep up the good work. You are appreciated.

Overall, an excellent conference which I would (and have) recommend to colleagues and will attend again.

Overall as always a great conference.

Great conference! Really had a great time and learned alot!

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