Criminal Law

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The Complete Criminal Defense Lawyer

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Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
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Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
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Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
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Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
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Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 6 Total
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 6 Total
Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 6 Total
NFPA Approved 0 Total
Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 59 minutes
Jeffrey Gard
William Massey
Carmella Penn
With Jeffrey Gard from Gard Law Firm, LLC + 2 others
Recorded February 18, 2026.
Product ID 101566

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Overview

Packed With Real-World Tips, Checklists, and Sample Forms to Get You Started

Step into the courtroom fully prepared with “The Complete Criminal Defense Lawyer.” From the first client call to sentencing advocacy, this program provides actionable strategies, checklists, and sample forms to help you represent your clients through every critical stage of criminal defense. Whether you're new to criminal defense or looking to dust off your skills, we'll deliver practical resources and expert guidance to represent your clients effectively from start to finish. Register today!

  • Set your cases up for success with effective client intake and early guidance.
  • Navigate early court appearances with confidence and efficiency.
  • Learn what motions will make a big difference in case outcomes.
  • Ensure that the prosecution is disclosing all that they are required to disclose.
  • Build your plea bargaining skills with insights on timing, strategy, negotiations, and documentation.
  • Hear courtroom-tested tips on jury selection, evidence, witnesses, and arguments that make a difference.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Starting Strong: Client Intake and Initial Guidance
  2. Navigating Initial Appearances, Arraignment, and Bail Hearings
  3. Discovery and Evidence: Actionable Insights and Resources
  4. Top Motions Every Criminal Lawyer Should Have in Their Arsenal
  5. Plea Bargaining: Negotiating With Prosecutors
  6. Trial Preparation and Presentation: What I Wish I Knew Sooner
  7. Sentencing Advocacy for Criminal Defense Attorneys

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Product ID 101566

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
California MCLE Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 6 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 6 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 6 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 6 Total
California CLE Approved 6 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 7 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 6 Total
Florida CLE Approved 7 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 6 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 6 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 6 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 6 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 6 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 7 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 6 Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 6 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 6 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Approved 6 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 6 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 7.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 6 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 6 Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 6 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 7 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 6 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
Rhode Island CLE Upon Request 6 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 6 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 6 Total
Texas CLE Approved 6 Total
Utah CLE Approved 6 Total
Virginia CLE Approved 6 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 6 Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 7 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 7.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 6 Total
Delaware Certified Paralegal Program Approved 6 Total
Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 6 Total
Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 6 Total
Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 6 Total
New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 6 Total
Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 6 Total
NFPA Approved 0 Total
Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Starting Strong: Client Intake and Initial Guidance

    1. Initial Contact and Questions to Ask
    2. Collecting Background Information and Documents
    3. Engagement Agreements
    4. Advising on Miranda Rights, Statements, and Interviews
    5. Additional Guidance and Next Steps

  2. Navigating Initial Appearances, Arraignment, and Bail Hearings

    1. Initial Appearance: What to Expect
    2. Plea Strategy and Client Counseling at This Stage
    3. Advocating for Reasonable Bail or Release Conditions: What Matters

  3. Discovery and Evidence: Actionable Insights and Resources

    1. What Must be Disclosed: Rules of Criminal Procedure, Brady/Giglio, and Jencks Act
    2. Digging Deeper: Requesting Physical Evidence, Collecting Prior Records, Obtaining Witness Statements, and Using Subpoenas
    3. Identifying Weaknesses in the Prosecution's Case and Grounds to Suppress Evidence
    4. Checklists and Sample Forms

  4. Top Motions Every Criminal Lawyer Should Have in Their Arsenal

  5. Plea Bargaining: Negotiating With Prosecutors

    1. Getting the Timing Right
    2. Strategic Considerations and Reduction Opportunities
    3. Plea Letters and Agreements (With Samples)
    4. Tips for Negotiating With Prosecutors Effectively

  6. Trial Preparation and Presentation: What I Wish I Knew Sooner

    1. Trial Preparation Checklist
    2. Biases You Must Know and Voir Dire Questions You Must Ask
    3. Opening Statements: What Works, What Doesn't
    4. Evidence and Witnesses: Top Mistakes New Criminal Defense Lawyers Make
    5. Closing Arguments: Lessons Learned

  7. Sentencing Advocacy for Criminal Defense Attorneys

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Jeffrey Gard
Jeffrey
Gard
Gard Law Firm, LLC
William D Massey
William D.
Massey
The Law Office of Massey McClusky Fuchs & Ballenger
Carmella J Penn
Carmella J.
Penn
Carmella J. Penn & Associates, P.C.
Speaker bio
Jeffrey Gard

Jeffrey Gard

Gard Law Firm, LLC
Jeffrey Gard

is a Colorado attorney with Gard Law Firm, LLC, specializing in marijuana law. He represents numerous patients, doctors and marijuana businesses throughout the state of Colorado, and has advised people from all over the country. Mr. Gard advises both state and local governments in their development of medical marijuana business regulations. He is widely considered one of Colorado's leading marijuana attorneys. Since the passage of Amendment 64 which legalized adult possession and cultivation of marijuana in Colorado, Mr. Gard has been working with state and local officials in developing regulations for the retail marijuana industry and was appointed by the state to participate in the rule-making progress. Over the last year, he has been working with the U.S. Congress to assist with an analysis of the federal code to determine the various areas which are impacted by the state marijuana laws, in hopes of reconciling state and federal law in the near future. Mr. Gard now shares his knowledge and experience with other attorneys and has given several CLE lectures on various aspects of marijuana law. He is a Colorado native and a cum laude philosophy graduate from the University of Colorado, where he also was elected Phi Beta Kappa. While attending law school, Mr. Gard won the William De Souchet Award for best individual performance in trial advocacy, and won a multi-state moot court competition during his first year of law school. After graduation, he accepted a position with a respected litigation firm in Boulder, Colorado and later formed his own firm in downtown Boulder, Colorado.

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William D Massey

William D. Massey

The Law Office of Massey McClusky Fuchs & Ballenger
William Massey

is senior partner with The Law Office of Massey McClusky Fuchs & Ballenger, and has been practicing law for over 42 years. Mr. Massey devotes 100% of his practice to litigation work, where his area of expertise is in trial work for cases involving drug or murder charges. He has tried cases in Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Texas, in addition to throughout the state of Tennessee. Mr. Massey is recognized as a criminal trial specialist in Tennessee and board certified as a criminal trial advocate by the National Board of Advocacy. He is admitted to the Tennessee Bar Association; U.S. District Court Eastern, Middle, and Western districts of Tennessee; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas; U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit; and U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Massey is a member of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (past-president), National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (former Board of Directors and Executive Committee), Tennessee Bar Association and Memphis Bar Association (Criminal Law Section, past-president). He earned his B.A degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and his J.D. degree from Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee.

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Carmella J Penn

Carmella J. Penn

Carmella J. Penn & Associates, P.C.
Carmella Penn

is an attorney in Alabama with a focus on criminal defense, with a stint as a prosecutor with the third and fifth judicial circuits of Alabama. Her past experiences also includes, teaching criminal law and procedure and several courses in the humanities at Lawson State Community College in Birmingham, Alabama. Ms. Penn graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law, where she was a member of the Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society and Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team.

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