Training Course Catalog

The PDS Training Catalog provides a comprehensive listing of courses available through Talent LMS. Courses are grouped by practice area to help attorneys quickly locate relevant training. Each entry includes the course title, date, and CLE credit awarded. This catalog is designed as a practical reference for attorneys seeking continuing education opportunities, onboarding materials, or targeted skill development across criminal, juvenile, child protective, forensic, well‑being, and research domains. For questions, please email pds.training@maine.gov. 

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Domestic Violence

• Navigating Medical Records
  Date: 10/01/2023
  CLE Credit: 5.50
• 2023 Annual Public Defense Conference - Defending Intimate Partner Violence Cases – Mindy M. Nolan 
  Date: 10/01/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• September 2019 DV Training
  Date: 09/01/2019
  CLE Credit: 6.00
• Forensic Evaluations Related to Intimate Partner Violence
  Date: 08/27/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.00

OUI

• 2024 Annual Public Defense Conference - BMV Consequences – Bob LeBrasseur
  Date: 10/01/2024
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• 2023 Annual Public Defense Conference - OUI Defense Part 1 & 2 – Adam P. Nerro
  Date: 10/01/2023
  CLE Credit: 2.00
• 2017 OUI Training
  Date: 03/17/2017
  CLE Credit: 4.00
• OUI Series: SFST Fundamentals & Officer Errors
  Date: 09/09/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• OUI Series: Cannabis‑Impaired Driving
  Date: 10/08/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• OUI Series: Beyond Intoxication
  Date: 11/05/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• OUI Series: Building the Technical Defense
  Date: 12/10/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.00

Sex Offense

• 2024 Annual Public Defense Conference - Cross Examining Child Witnesses & CACs – Laurie Shanks
  Date: 10/01/2024
  CLE Credit: 2.00
• 2024 Annual Public Defense Conference - Defending Date Rape Cases – Kathleen Stilling
  Date: 10/01/2024
  CLE Credit: 1.50
• 2023 Annual Public Defense Conference - Analyzing Child Forensic Interviews – Dr. Jacqueline Bashkoff
  Date: 10/01/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00

Appeals

• Inaugural Child Protective Defense Conference – Appeals Section
  Date: 04/01/2024–04/03/2024
  CLE Credit: 1.50
• 2023 Annual Public Defense Conference - Preserving & Developing Issues for Appeal – Max Coolidge
  Date: 10/01/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00

PCR

• Protecting Yourself Protects Your Client
  Date: 03/10/2025
  CLE Credit: 1.00

Trial Skills

• Larry Pozner on Cross
  Date: 07/19/2024
  CLE Credit: 6.00
• 2023 Annual Public Defense Conference - Advanced Cross Examination Techniques – Karen Smolar
  Date: 10/01/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• 2023 Annual Public Defense Conference - Defending Confession Cases – Deja Vishny
  Date: 10/01/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• I2023 Annual Public Defense Conference - Impeachment by Prior Conviction – Monica Milton
  Date: 10/01/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00

Child Protective

• Inaugural Child Protective Defense Conference
  Date: 04/01/2024–04/03/2024
  CLE Credit: 21.50
• Second Annual Child Protective Conference
  Date: 03/31/2025–04/02/2025
  CLE Credit: 18.75
• Post‑Judgment Motions in PC Cases
  Date: 01/24/2024
  CLE Credit: 3.75
• Substance Use Disorder PC Cases
  Date: 12/01/2023
  CLE Credit: 5.75
• Successful Dispositions
  Date: 07/11/2023
  CLE Credit: 3.00
• Child Protective Minimum Standards
  Date: 01/01/2023
  CLE Credit: 13.00
• Parent Defense Conference
  Date: 03/30/2026–04/01/2026
  CLE Credit: 18.25
• Parent Defense Conference
  Date: 10/23/2026
  CLE Credit: 0.00

Juvenile

• Annual Public Defense Conference – Friday
  Date: 10/01/2024
  CLE Credit: 7.5
• Juvenile Law Minimum Standards
  Date: 05/01/2022
  CLE Credit: 14.00
• Youth Defense Conference
  Date: 10/22/2026
  CLE Credit: 0.00
• Advocacy in School Discipline
  Date: 06/23/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.00

Mental Health

• Gender Discrimination & Mental Health
  Date: 12/14/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Not Criminally Responsible (NCR) Proceedings Minimum Standards
  Date: 04/21/2023
  CLE Credit: 6.50
• Civil Commitment Minimum Standards
  Date: 03/27/2023
  CLE Credit: 5.00
• WROs & Advanced Involuntary Hospitalizations
  Date: 02/18/2025
  CLE Credit: 6.00
• Anxiety & Depression 101
  Date: 04/02/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Alcohol Use Disorder: Prevention & Resources
  Date: 06/04/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Cannabis & Maine Attorneys
  Date: 08/06/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Compulsive Gambling & Attorneys
  Date: 12/03/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Aging & Cognition: Recognizing Signs & Supporting Colleagues
  Date: 10/01/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.00

Attorney Well‑Being

• Dry January
  Date: 01/13/2025
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Managing Seasonal Affective Disorder
  Date: 11/22/2024
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Substance Use Disorder
  Date: 10/17/2024
  CLE Credit: 2.00
• The Reality of Lawyering Parent
  Date: 09/06/2024
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Rest as Sustainability Practice
  Date: 07/12/2024
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Mindfulness for Lawyers
  Date: 06/07/2024
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Okay Enough: Ethical Obligation to be Well
  Date: 05/24/2024
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Trauma‑Informed Lawyering
  Date: 08/09/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Above & Beyond
  Date: 03/16/2023
  CLE Credit: 4.00
• Neurodiversity in the Legal Community
  Date: 04/14/2025
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Combating Isolation
  Date: 02/05/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.00

Criminal

• Annual Public Defense Conference
  Date: 10/21/2024–10/25/2024
  CLE Credit: 38.00
• Competency, Abnormal Conditions & NCR
  Date: 09/21/2023
  CLE Credit: 2.75
• Winning Confession Cases
  Date: 06/16/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Lawyer of the Day Minimum Standards
  Date: 06/29/2023
  CLE Credit: 5.50
• Bail 101 CLE
  Date: 05/26/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• 2024 Annual Public Defense Conference - Defending Confession Cases – Deja Vishny
  Date: 10/01/2024
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Criminal Law Minimum Standards
  Date: 10/19/2023–10/20/2023
  CLE Credit: 13.00
• LOD 101
  Date: 06/29/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Lawyer of the Day Strategies & Best Practices
  Date: 03/25/2025
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• JurorSearch 101
  Date: 09/10/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Maine Dept. of Corrections Sentencing, Release Types & Good Time Calculations
  Date: 08/17/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.00

Medical / Forensics

• Alternate Light Source Photography
  Date: 04/24/2024
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• 2023 Annual Public Defense Conference - Device & Account Searches
  Date: 10/01/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• 2023 Annual Public Defense Conference - Facial Recognition
  Date: 10/01/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• 2023 Annual Public Defense Conference - Cell Phone Location Tracking
  Date: 10/01/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• 2023 Annual Public Defense Conference - Understanding & Challenging DNA Evidence
  Date: 10/01/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Navigating Medical Records
  Date: 10/05/2023–10/06/2023
  CLE Credit: 5.50
• Child Abuse: Beyond the Basics
  Date: 12/14/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Head Trauma, Comprehension & Intoxication
  Date: 08/16/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Reviewing Medical Records
  Date: 07/10/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Long‑Term Effects of TBI
  Date: 06/05/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Abusive Head Trauma
  Date: 05/09/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• State Forensic Services
  Date: 04/06/2023
  CLE Credit: 2.00
• Body‑Worn Cameras: Are We Really Seeing Everything?
  Date: 04/28/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.25
• Cellebrite Reader Hands‑On Training
  Date: 07/08/2026
  CLE Credit: 1.25

Racial Justice

• See Something, Say Something
  Date: 05/21/2024
  CLE Credit: 2.00
• Litigating Race & Traumatic Effects of Policing
  Date: 03/22/2024
  CLE Credit: 2.00
• 2023 Annual Public Defense Conference - Litigating Issues of Race – Tara Allen
  Date: 10/01/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Culturally Competent Mitigation
  Date: 10/01/2024
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Inaugural Child Protective Defense Conference - Advancing Equity
  Date: 04/01/2024–04/03/2024
  CLE Credit: 1.00

Immigration

• Navigating Crimmigration Issues as LOD
  Date: 04/22/2025
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Advising Noncitizen Clients
  Date: 03/06/2025
  CLE Credit: 1.25
• Advanced Crimmigration Ed. 2023
  Date: 08/03/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.25

Miscellaneous

• Court Access CLE Ed 2024
  Date: 07/25/2024
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Court Access CLE Ed 2023
  Date: 04/07/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Westlaw: Advanced Ed. 2023
  Date: 07/25/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Westlaw: Intermediate Research
  Date: 07/20/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Westlaw: Introduction
  Date: 07/10/2023
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Practical Considerations of Change - How to Go Solo
  Date: 04/01/2022
  CLE Credit: 1.00
• Westlaw: Enhance Research Efficiency with Westlaw Edge Ed. 2025
  Date: 05/27/2025
  CLE Credit: 1
• Westlaw: Litigating Research with Westlaw Edge Ed. 2025
  Date: 06/02/2025
  CLE Credit: 1
• Westlaw: Introduction to Westlaw Ed. 2026
  Date: 01/21/2026
  CLE Credit: 1
• Westlaw: Intermediate Research with Westlaw Ed. 2026
  Date: 02/18/2026
  CLE Credit: 1
• Westlaw: Advanced Legal Research on Westlaw Ed. 2026
  Date: 04/15/2026
  CLE Credit: 1
• Westlaw: Secondary Sources on Westlaw Ed. 2026
  Date: 05/20/2026
  CLE Credit: 1
• Westlaw: Statutes and Legislative History Ed. 2026
  Date: 06/17/2026
  CLE Credit: 1
• Westlaw: Topical Research on Westlaw Ed. 2026
  Date: 07/15/2026
  CLE Credit: 1
• Westlaw: What's New on Westlaw Ed. 2026
  Date: 08/19/2026
  CLE Credit: 1
• Westlaw: Introduction to Westlaw Precision Ed. 2026
  Date: 11/18/2026
  CLE Credit: 1
• Westlaw: Ethics and the Use of AI
  Date: 12/16/2026
  CLE Credit: 1