CADC Annual Conference
REGISTRATION TO CADC'S 31st ANNUAL CONFERENCE & SEMINAR IS NOW CLOSED
CADC'S 31ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR MAY 16th & 17th, 2025 AT THE LIBERTY STATION CONFERENCE CENTER IN SAN DIEGO. THIS IS OUR FIRST IN-PERSON CONFERENCE SINCE 2019 SO IT WILL BE A SPECIAL OCCASION NOT TO BE MISSED!
For those who like to schedule in advance and who wish to reserve a hotel room at the nearby COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT, CADC has contracted for a block of rooms at the discounted rate of $239/night. Reservations may be made at this link: Book your group rate for California Appellate Defense Counsel (CADC). Reservations may be made by phone by calling 800-321-2211 and use the group code "CADC."
FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2025
11 am-Noon Board of Directors and Annual Members Meeting
Noon-1 pm Lunch w/Project Directors (NOT included, pre-registration required)
1-2 pm Project Directors Roundtable
2:30-3:30 pm General: The Supreme Court and Appellate Court Bias Prevention Committee:
Why it Exists & Feedback from You – A Meeting with Members of the Supreme Court
and Appellate Court Bias Prevention Committee (Justice Truc Do, co-chair
Justice Boulware-Eurie, Chuck Sevilla, Charles Ragland (DAG))
4-5 pm Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, with introduction by Lynelle Hee, ADI Executive Director; Q&A moderated by Ed Haggerty; followed by California Supreme Court Historical Society Presentation
6-7 pm Drinks (cash bar), Appetizers & Dinner (included) at Stone Brewing
7-9 pm Dinner @ Stone Brewing (Buffet)
SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2025
7 am Registration Tables Open
9-10 am Breakouts
Criminal: RJA Appellate Considerations and Updates
(Rose Angulo, OCPD/Pauline Villanueva, ADI)
Dependency: The Other Exceptions to Adoption–Siblings, The Child's Objections, Tribes and Relatives–When They Might Apply & Strategies for Raising Them
(Chris Blake)
10:10-11:25am General: Constitutional Standards in Mental Health Cases
(Anthony Parker & Rachel Draznin-Nagy)
11:25 am-12:25 pm Lunch (included) with report by CADC Lobbyist Ray LeBov; Awards
12:25 pm-1:40 pm General: The Future of AI in Appeals [Technology]
(Michael Semanchik, Andrea St. Julian)
1:50-2:50 pm Breakouts
Criminal: Appellate Practice Pointers: An Organized Path From Appointment to the Brink of Briefing
(Danalynn Pritz & Randi Covin)
Dependency: ICWA Claims after Dezi C., Neither Gone Nor Forgotten
(John Dodd)
3-4 pm Breakouts
Criminal: Savoring Your Second Bite: Maximizing Resentencing Opportunities on Appeal
(Jennifer Hansen, Bess Stiffleman, Marketa Sims, Becky Jones)
Dependency Law: What Appointed Trial Counsel Wishes Appellate Counsel Understood
(Berta Zangari)
Any questions? Contact: [email protected]