Interrogating Bias: Cross-Examiniation Skills for Antiracists Defenders

Program Description: 

This cross-examination workshop is a three-day intensive skills training program for defenders of all practice levels who are looking to build their cross-examination skills, particularly in cases involving racial issues. The program’s teaching faculty includes top public defenders, law professors, and private defense attorneys, and combines lectures with on-your-feet skills exercises, feedback sessions, demonstrations, and discussions about navigating racial dynamics in the courtroom. 

Participants will engage in an extensive curriculum that includes instruction on cross examination fundamentals, cross-examining on issues of race, developing a case theory, and mastering impeachment.

Program Cost:

Below is the cost per person.

Defenders from Collective Access Program (CAP)* offices - $650 

Defenders from non-CAP offices - $950

Non-CAP offices sending four (4) or more defenders - $850 (Use discount code at checkout: GROUPDISCOUNT)

*Please check with your office to determine if you are a CAP member. 

For questions about the training or help with registration, please contact Ieshaah Murphy at [email protected].