Prior Approved Trainings

The credits for the approved trainings listed below are arranged by fiscal year. To view the training information click on the relevant tab. 

These trainings are all approved for MCILS credit, but may not be approved for credit by the Board of Overseers of the Bar. 

FY-24

Litigating Race & Traumatic Effects

Date: March 22, 2024
Host: MCILS
Credits: 2 (H&D)

Women In Public Defense

Date: March 20, 2024
Host: NACDL
Credits: 1

So, You Want to Start a Restorative Justice Program in Your Community: An Overview

Date: March 13, 2024
Host: NACDL
Credits: 1

Disability 101: Disability in the Criminal Legal System

Date: February 29, 2024
Host: NACDL
Credits: 1

Unlocking the True Potential of Language Through the Prism of Humanity

Date: February 29, 2024
Host: NAPD
Credits: 1.5

Beyond Black History Month

Date: February 28, 2024
Host: NAPD
Credits: 1

Film Screening: Sanson & Me

Date: February 26, 2024 
Host: NAPD
Credits: 2

Collaborative Holistic Services: Where to Begin? Part 2

Date: February 14, 2024
Host: NAPD
Credits: 1.5

Civil Commitment Minimum Standards Training (Replay)

Date: January 26, 2024
Host: MCILS
Credits: 5 (including 1 H&D)

Post-Judgment Motions in Child Protective Cases

Date: January 24, 2024
Host: MCILS
Credits: 3.75

Criminal Law Minimum Standards Training (Replay)

Date: January 18-19, 2024 
Host: MCILS
Credits: 13

Child Protective Minimum Standards Training (Replay)

Date: January 4-5, 2024
Host: MCILS
Credits: 13

Gender Discrimination & Mental Health

Date: December 28, 2023
Host: MCILS
Credits: 1 H&D

2023 MACDL Fall Friday Zoomtime CLE Four-Part Series (Part 4) Commutations and Pardons 

Date: December 15, 2023 
Host: MACDL
Credits: 1

Child Abuse: Beyond the Basics

Date: December 14, 2023
Host: MCILS
Credits: 1

Criminal Immigration Cases: A General Survey of Issues for the Federal Practitioner in Maine

Date: December 14, 2023
Host: Penobscot County Bar Association
Credits: 1

Master of DUI Defense - National CLE Training Webinars

Date: December 8, 2023 
Host: American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys
Credits: 6

2023 MACDL Fall Friday Zoomtime CLE Four-Part Series (Part 3) Section 1983

Date: December 8, 2023
Host: MACDL
Credits: 1

MACDL Ethics CLE: AI as a Practice Tool for Law Firms & Happy Hour Event

Date: December 7, 2023 
Host: MACDL
Credits: 1

The Mass Incarceration of People with Disabilities and Deaf People

Date: December 5, 2023
Host: Activating Change
Credits: 1

Maine Indigent Defense Center's Resource Lunch Series

Date: December 5, 2023
Host: Maine Indigent Defense Center
Credits: 1

2023 MACDL Fall Friday Zoomtime CLE Four-Part Series (Part 2) BMV Hearings

Date: December 1, 2023
Host: MACDL
Credits: 1

Substance Use Disorder in Child Protective Cases

Date: December 1, 2023 
Host: MCILS
Credits: 5.75

2023 MACDL Fall Friday Zoomtime CLE Four-Part Series (Part 1) Bruen

Date: November 17, 2023
Host: MACDL
Credits: 1

Master of DUI Defense - National CLE Training Webinars

Date: November 15, 2023
Host: American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys
Credits: 6

The 27th Annual Northern New England Conference on Child Maltreatment

Date:  November 2-3, 2023
Host: Spurwink
Credits: 10

Maine's First Annual Indigent Defense Conference

Date: October 23, 2023 - October 27, 2023
Host: MCILS
Credits: 27.5

Criminal Law Minimum Standards Training (Replay)

Date: October 19-20, 2023
Host: MCILS
Credits: 13 total

Navigating Medical Records

Date: October 5, 2023 - October 6, 2023
Host: MCILS
Credits: 5.5 total

Juvenile Law Minimum Standards Training

Date: September 28, 2023 - September 29, 2023
Host: MCILS 
Credits: 14

Mental Health: Competency, Abnormal Condition, & NCR

Date: September 21, 2023
Host: MCILS 
Credits: 2.75

MEPRAA Annual Conference 

Date: August 31, 2023
Host: MEPRAA
Credits: 4.5

Exploiting Forensic Evidence's Tenuous Link to Science

Date: August 10-31, 2023
Host: NAPD
Credits: 6 Max

Head Trauma, Comprehension, & Intoxication: What to Look for in Every Case

Date: August 16, 2023
Host: MCILS
Credits: 1

Trauma-Informed Lawyering

Date: August 9, 2023 
Host: MCILS
Credits: 1

Advanced Crimmigration Issues

Date: August 3, 2023
Host: MCILS
Credits: 1

Advanced Research on Westlaw Edge

Date: July 25, 2023
Host: MCILS
Credits: 1

Intermediate Research on Westlaw Edge

Date: July 20, 2023
Host: MCILS
Credits: 1

Crime Scene to Courtroom Forensic Training Webinar Series - Bitemark Evidence Essentials: Current Research Findings

Date: July 17, 2023
Host: Stetson Law
Credits: 1

The Deryl Dantzler Trial Practice Institute (Session II)

Date: July 16, 2023 - July 29, 2023 
Host: National Criminal Defense College
Credits: 20+

Successful Dispositions: An A-Z on How to Get from PC to FM

Date: July 11, 2023
Host: MCILS
Credits: 3

Introduction to Research on Westlaw Edge

Date: July 10, 2023
Host: MCILS
Credits: 1

Reviewing Medical Records What Really Happened??

Date: July 10, 2023 
Host: MCILS
Credits: 1

FY-23

Lawyer of the Day 101

Date: June 29, 2022
Host: MCILS 
Credits: 1

The Deryl Dantzler Trial Practice Institute (Session I)

Date: June 18, 2023 - July 1, 2023 
Host: National Criminal Defense College
Credits: 20+

Using Cross Examination to Win a Confession Case

Date: June 16, 2023 
Host: MCILS
Credits: 1

Master of DUI Defense - National CLE Training Webinars

Date: June 9, 2023 
Host: American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys
Credits: 6

MACDL Annual Conference

Date: June 8, 2023 - June 9, 2023 
Host: MACDL
Credits: 12

Forensic Pathology in Pregnancy-Related Cases: Understanding the Science

Date: June 8, 2023 
Host: NACDL
Credits: 2

Long Term Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury: Forensic Implications

Date: June 5, 2023
Host: MCILS & Godoy Medical Forensics
Credits: 1

Bail 101

Date: May 26, 2023
Host: MCILS 
Credits: 1

Introduction to Crimmigration

Date: May 19, 2023
Host: MCILS 
Credits: 1

MYTC - Learning Exchange Series (Part II)

Date: May 18, 2023
Host: MYTC
Credits: 4.5 MAX

Effective Defense Investigations: Using Private Investigators

Date: May 12, 2023
Host: MCILS
Credits: 6.5

Child Welfare Summit: Continuing Up from the Summit

Date: May 9-10, 2023
Host: NCSC
Credits: 6

Abusive Head Trauma: What we Know about Shaken Baby Syndrome

Date: May 9, 2023
Host: MCILS & Godoy Medical Forensics
Credits: 1

Navigating Medical Records

Date: April 27, 2023
Host: Nurses for Social Justice 
Credits: 6.5

Gideon Behind the Wheel II: The Basics of Defending a DUI Case

Date: April 27, 2023
Host: NCDD
Credits: 5

Not Criminally Responsible (NCR) Proceedings Minimum Standards Training

Date: April 21, 2023
Host: MCILS 
Credits: 6.5 

Integrating Race, Ethnicity, and Culture (REC) into Forensic Mental Health Assessments

Date: April 14, 2023
Host: State Forensic Service
Credits: 3.75

Maine State Court Access: Disability Accommodations and Best Practices for Working with Interpreters

Date: April 7, 2023
Host: MCILS 
Credits: 1

Addressing Behavioral Health Needs for Justice Involved Clients: The Role of the State Forensic Service and Mental Health

Date: April 6, 2023
Host: MCILS 
Credits: 2

Exchange and Engage Webinar Discussion

Date: April 5, 2023
Host: NACDL 
Credits: 2

Family-Centered Fridays: User-Centered Court Culture

Date: March 31, 2023
Host: NCSC
Credits: 1

Strengthening the Sixth in Maine: Building Client and Courtroom Skills that Scale

Date: March 30-31, 2023
Host: MCILS & NACDL 
Credits: 12.25

Civil Commitment Minimum Standards Training 

Date: March 27, 2023
Host: MCILS 
Credits: 5 

York Bar Association - Criminal Law CLE

Date: March 24, 2023
Host: York County Bar Association
Credits: 2

MYTC - Learning Exchange Series (Part I)

Date: March 22, 2023
Host: MYTC
Credits: 4.5 MAX 

NAPD Virtual Conference

Date: March 16-18, 2023
Host: NAPD
Credits: 20 MAX (depending on attendance)

Above & Beyond: How to Thrive in a Career that Demands all of You

Date: March 16, 2023
Host: MCILS & MAP
Credits: 4.25

Head Trauma, Comprehension and Intoxication: What to Look for in Every Case

Date: February 27, 2023
Host: NAPD
Credits: 2

Overrepresented and Overlooked: Integrating a Disability Equity Lens into SJC Initiatives

Date: February 23, 2023
Host: Activating Change
Credits: 1.5

Introduction to the Maine Assistance Program (MAP) for Lawyers & Judges

Date: February 3, 2023
Host: MCILS 
Credits: 1

Overrepresented and Overlooked: The Impact of Structural Oppressions on People of Color with Disabilities

Date: January 31, 2023 
Host: Activating Change
Credits: 1.5

Criminal Law Minimum Standards Training

Date: January 30-31, 2023
Host: MCILS 
Credits: 13

Winter Bar Conference: Issues and Priorities Facing the Judicial Branch & Panel Discussion by MCILS 

Date: January 26, 2023 
Host: MSBA
Credits: 1.5

How to be an Effective (and Ethical) Advocate for Parents in Family Recovery Courts

Date: January 25, 2023
Host: Lewiston Family Recovery Court (FRC)
Credits: 1 

Child Protective Minimum Standards Training

Date: January 24-25, 2023 
Host: MCILS 
Credits: 13

Overrepresented and Overlooked: People with disabilities and Deaf people in the criminal legal system

Date: January 10, 2023
Host: Activating Change
Credits: 1.5
 

MACDL December 2022 CLE Session

Date: December 14, 2022
Host: MACDL
Credits: 4

Getting Paid: Fee Agreements, Billing, Creative Payment Arrangements, and Other Strategies to get Paid for your Work

Date: December 9, 2022
Host: Board of Overseers
Credits: 1

Criminal Law Minimum Standards Training at Bridging the Gap

Date: December 9, 2022
Host: MCILS
Credits: 6.5

Criminal Law Minimum Standards Training for the Experienced Litigator

Date: November 30, 2022
Host: MCILS
Credits: 6.5

Legal Year In Review

Date: November 17, 2022
Host: MSBA
Credits: 3 (varies by session attendance)

Exploiting Forensic Evidence's Tenuous Link to Science

Date: October 20, 2022 to November 17, 2022
Host: NAPD
Credits: 7.5 (1.5 per week)

Developing Defense Strategies After Dobbs: Public Defense Summit

Date: November 10, 2022 
Host: NACDL
Credits: 3.5

Restoring Civil Rights: Termination of Adult Guardianships & What Every Attorney Should Know about Ableism: Combating Disability-Based Discrimination

Date: October 28, 2022
Host: Disability Rights Maine (DRME)
Credits: 3 Total (2 General & 1 H&D)

Child Welfare Conference

Date: October 27 & 28, 2022
Host: Maine Judicial Branch
Credits: 13

MACDL: Friday Noontime Zoom CLE Series

Session: Ethical Issues in Contact with Unrepresented Parties, with James Bowie and Julia Sheridan
Date: October 28, 2022
Credits: 1 Ethics (live attendance) / 1 General (self-study/recording)

Session: Maine Supreme Judicial Court Updates with Rory McNamara
Date: October 21, 2022
Credits: 1

Session: 2021-2022 Legislative Updates with Walt McKee
Date: October 14, 2022
Credits: 1

Session: SCOTUS & Circuit Court Updates with Jamesa Drake
Date: October 7, 2022
Credits: 1

Digital Defense in a Post-Dobbs World

Date: October 27, 2022
Host: NACDL
Credits: 2

Conspiracy, RICO, and Accomplice Liability in a Post-Dobbs World

Date: October 27, 2022
Host: NACDL
Credits: 2

October Law Office Management Seminar

Session: Navigating the World of Legal Tech and Cyber Security
Date: October 27, 2022
Credits: 2

Session: Getting Paid: Fee Agreements, Billing, Creative Payment Arrangements, and Other Strategies to Get Paid for Your Work
Date: October 26, 2022
Credits: 1

Session: Business Basics: Strategies and Tactics to Optimize your Practice
Date: October 25, 2022
Credits: 1

Session: The Challenges and Triumphs of Running a Law Practice
Date: October 24, 2022
Credits: 2

Post Conviction Sex Offender Testing (PSCOT) Seminar

Date: October 17 & 18, 2022
Host: New England Polygraph and Detective Agency
Credits: 16

NAPD Women in Public Defense Virtual Conference

Date: September 22, 2022 - September 24, 2022
Host: NAPD
Credits: up to 20 (based on session attendance)

Pozner on Cross: Advanced Cross-Examination Techniques Using the Chapter Method

Date: September 16, 2022
Host: MACDL
Credits: 6

First Annual Maine Parental Rights Attorneys Annual Conference

Date: September 1, 2022
Host: MEPRAA
Credits: 4

Developmental Considerations in Juvenile Forensic Evaluations

Date: August 25, 2022
Host: State Forensic Service
Credits: 3 

Crime Scene to Courtroom Webinar Series: Error Rate Testing: What Makes a Well-Designed Study?

Date: July 28, 2022
Host: Stetson Law
Credits: 1

Crime Scene to Courtroom Webinar Series: Evaluation of Forensic Science Contribution to Erroneous Convictions

Date: July 21, 2022
Host: Stetson Law
Credits: 1

FY-22

Jury Selection: Beyond Intentional Racial Bias

Date: June 22, 2022
Host: National Center for State Courts
Credits: 1.5

Implicit Bias and Juror Decision-Making

Date: June 15, 2022
Host: National Center for State Courts
Credits: 1.5

Criminal History Exclusions and Jury Diversity

Date: June 10, 2022
Host: National Center for State Courts
Credits: 1.5

The Toolbox for Understanding and Solving the Diverse Jury Problem Web Series: The Path to a Diverse Jury Panel

Date: June 1, 2022
Host: National Center for State Courts
Credits: 1.5

The Busy Lawyer’s Guide to Hearsay: Part II

Date: June 1, 2022 
Host: NACDL
Credits: 1.5 per session

The Busy Lawyer’s Guide to Hearsay: Part I

Date: May 25, 2022 
Host: NACDL
Credits: 1.5 per session

Jury Diversity and its Role in Promoting Confidence in the Court System

Date: May 25, 2022
Host: National Center for State Courts
Credits: 1.5

The Busy Lawyer’s Guide to Character Evidence and Impeachment: Part II

Date: May 18, 2022
Host: NACDL
Credits: 1.5 per session

The Busy Lawyer’s Guide to Character Evidence and Impeachment: Part I

Date: May 11, 2022
Host: NACDL
Credits: 1.5 per session

Gideon Behind the Wheel: The Basics of Defending a DUI Case

Date: April 28, 2022 & May 5, 2022
Host: National College of DUI Defense Public Defender (NCDD) Task Force
Credits: 8.5

The Trial Penalty, Plea Bargains, and Saving the 6th Amendment Right to Trial

Date: May 4, 2022 at 2:00 P.M.
Host: NACDL
Credits: 1.5

How Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), and Mental Illness Impact the Brain and Behavior

Date: April 29, 2022 
Host: The Equitas Project & 8th Amendment Project
Credits: 1

Film Screening and Discussion: Too Ill to Execute

Date: April 28, 2022
Host: The Equitas Project 8th Amendment Project
Credits: 1

The Importance of Story-Telling and Humanizing Clients with Mental Illness in Three Stages: Pre-Trial, Sentencing, and Post-Trial (Clemency and Parole)

Date: April 27, 2022
Host: The Equitas Project & 8th Amendment Project
Credits: 1

How Mental Health Information Can Be Used in Resentencing and in Challenging Conditions of Confinement

Date: April 26, 2022
Host: The Equitas Project & 8th Amendment Project
Credits: 1

Lessons Learned: Legislative Efforts to Protect Individuals with Mental Illness from Excessive Sentencing

Date: April 25, 2022
Host: The Equitas Project & 8th Amendment Project
Credits: 1

How Racism Impacts Mental Health, Access to Services and Care, and Criminal Sentencing

Date: April 25, 2022
Host: The Equitas Project & 8th Amendment Project
Credits: 1

Struck: Race, Jury Selection, and the Need for Reform in Chicago

Date: March 28, 2022
Host: NACDL
Credits: 1

Kids First - Substance Use, Misuse, and Abuse: Contemporary Challenges for Family Court

Date: December 9-10, 2021
Host: Kids First
Credits: 5.5

MACDL's 2021 Fall Lunchtime CLE Series: Litigating Racial Bias & Pretextual Stops

Date: November 19, 2021
Host: MACDL
Credits: 1

MACDL's 2021 Fall Lunchtime CLE Series: Cross Examining Mental Health "Experts"

Date: November 5, 2021
Host: MACDL
Credits: 1

Control Microsoft Word - Instead of Controlling You

Notice: These courses (four parts) are no longer approved effective 1/10/2023.
Date: November 1-3 & 5, 2021
Host: MSBA
Credits: 1.5 for each Session

MACDL's 2021 Fall Lunchtime CLE Series: Advocacy Using Sentencing Data

Date: October 29, 2021
Host: MACDL
Credits: 1

MACDL's 2021 Fall Lunchtime CLE Series: Working Effectively with Mental Health Experts

Date: October 22, 2021
Host: MACDL
Credits: 1

NACDL Webseries: Batson and Beyond: Batson, its Shortcomings, Solutions, and Reforms

Date: October 21, 2021
Host: NACDL
Credits: 1

Conflicts of Interest in Rural Criminal Justice

Date: October 20, 2021
Host: The Deadson Criminal Justice Reform Center
Credits: 1.25

NACDL Webseries: Ways to Increase Inclusivity and Access to the Jury Box

Date: October 20, 2021
Host: NACDL
Credits: 1

NACDL Webseries: Why Diverse Juries Matter in Theory and in Practice

Date: October 19, 2021
Host: NACDL
Credits: 1

MACDL's 2021 Fall Lunchtime CLE Series: Ethics of Competence

Date: October 15, 2021
Host: MACDL
Credits: 1

MACDL's 2021 Fall Lunchtime CLE Series: 2020-2021 Law Court Decisions

Date: October 1, 2021
Host: MACDL
Credits: 1

2021 Changes to the Maine Juvenile Code

Date: October 1, 2021
Host: Maine Juvenile Justice Advisory Group, Maine Center for Juvenile Policy and Law and the Maine Prosecutors Association
Credits: 3.5

MACDL's 2021 Fall Lunchtime CLE Series: 2021 SCOTUS & Circuit Court Updates

Date: September 24, 2021
Host: MACDL
Credits: 1

MACDL's 2021 Fall Lunchtime CLE Series: 2021 Legislative Update

Date: September 17, 2021
Host: MACDL
Credits: 1

DHHS Close Supervision Community Placement Program

Date: July 13, 2021
Host: MCILS
Credits: 1.5

FY-21

Race + the Criminal Legal System: Racially Charged Misdemeanors

Date: June 30, 2021
Host: NACDL
Credits: 1.5

Implicit Racial Bias

Date: June 25, 2021
Host: New England Juvenile Defender Center and National Juvenile Defender Center
Credits: 2

Moderated Panel of New England Juvenile Judges

Date: June 25, 2021
Host: New England Juvenile Defender Center and National Juvenile Defender Center
Credits: 1

Awareness of the Legal System

Date: June 10, 2021
Host: NACDL
Credits: 4

Search, Seize, and Extract: Challenging Law Enforcement Use of Mobile Device Forensic Tools and Technologies in Criminal Cases

Date: May 11, 2021
Host: NACDL
Credits: 1.5