Day 1 – August 24, 2022

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
CHECK-IN & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00 – 9:05 a.m.
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION

9:05 – 9:35 a.m.
Learning the Lessons: How the Pandemic Experience Is Shaping the Future of Minnesota Courts
– Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea

9:35 – 9:40 a.m.
BREAK

9:40 – 10:10 a.m.
What Did and Didn’t Happen at the Legislature in 2022
– Representative Carlos Mariani

10:10 – 10:15 a.m.
BREAK

10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
Top Minnesota Criminal Decisions in 2022
– Jean E. Burdorf & Sharon E. Jacks

11:15 – 11:25 a.m.
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11:25 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
2022 U.S. Supreme Court Review
– Judge Colette Routel

12:10 – 12:55 p.m.
LUNCH (provided by Minnesota CLE)

12:55 – 2:05 p.m.
TRIAL ADVOCACY KEYNOTE
How to Conduct a Voir Dire that Will Motivate Jurors to Return a Verdict in Your Favor
– Steve D. Easton

2:05 – 2:20 p.m.
BREAK

2:20 – 3:20 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION A

101
DWI Update – Notable Developments You Should Have on Your Radar
– Douglas V. Hazelton, Charles R. Segal, Jeffrey S. Sheridan & Amy Tripp-Steiner

102
12 Rules for Getting the Judge to Rule in Your Favor
– Steve D. Easton

103
No Knock Warrants – What You Need to Know About the Policies, Law and Alternatives
– Daniel S. Adkins & Shauna F. Kieffer

3:20 – 3:35 p.m.
BREAK

3:35 – 4:35 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION B

201
Justice Reform Update and Book Discussion – Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System
– M. Chris Fabricant, James R. Mayer & Carrie B. Sperling

202
Real World Rules of Evidence – Understanding the Unwritten Rules that Impact Evidence Rulings
– Steve D. Easton

203
Balancing a Victim’s Right to Privacy and the Defendant’s Right to a Complete Defense
– Kelly K. Moller & Adam E. Petras

4:35 – 4:45 p.m.
BREAK

4:45 – 5:15 p.m.
Helping All Minnesotans Thrive in 2022 and Beyond
– Minnesota Attorney General Keith M. Ellison

5:15 p.m.
BACK TOGETHER AGAIN RECEPTION
Sponsored by Smart Start

Day 2 – August 25, 2022

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
What Judges Want You to Know About Remote Hearings, Reducing Backlogs and Pre-trial Release
– Judge Reynaldo A. Aligada, Chief Judge Stephanie L. Beckman & Judge Michael J. Cuzzo 

10:00 – 10:10 a.m.
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10:10 – 10:55 a.m.
Federal Strategies for Fighting Violent Crimes in Minnesota
– Superintendent Andrew W. Evans, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Michael Krause & Assistant Chief of Police Stacy J. Murphy
– Joseph T. Dixon, III (moderator)

10:55 – 11:00 a.m.
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11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
How Addressing Inequities in the Justice System Creates Safer Communities
1.0 elimination of bias credit applied for
– Molly Bruner, Elizer Darris, James D. Fleming & Judge JaPaul J. Harris
– John J. Choi (moderator)

12:00 – 12:45 p.m.
LUNCH (on your own)

12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION C

301
Appellate Update – Constitutional Challenges, Effective Appeals and More
– Nicole A. Kettwick & Cathryn Y. Middlebrook

302
A Deeply Divided Minnesota – What We Can Learn from The State of Minnesota v. Kim Potter
– Imran S. Ali

303
Dirty Dozen – 12 Hot Topics in 120 Minutes
2-hour session

• Tips for Dealing with Inexperienced Judges
  – Judge Eric J. Braaten 
• Collateral Effects of Certain Criminal Charges
  – Michael J. Brandt
• Battery Explosion Forensics
  – Lorne L. Brunner
• Forfeiture Issues
  – Samuel J. Edmunds  
• Direct Access Treatment Assessments
  – Molly Gilbert 
• John Adams and the Boston Massacre Trial
  – Marsh J. Halberg 
• Ghost Guns
  – Zachary C. Graham
• Paradee Motions
  – Dawn R. Nyhus
• Trying a DWI Case
  – Jeffery S. Sheridan
• Additional TBA

– Marsh J. Halberg (moderator)

1:45 – 2:00 p.m.
BREAK

2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION D

Dirty Dozen - continued

401
Professional Responsibility Update – How Rigorously Enforcing Brady Impacts Policing
– Abigail Cerra & Paul T. Ostrow

402
How Digital Forensics, Audio Visual Evidence and Cameras are Changing Trials
– Jill A. Brisbois, Judge Hilary L. Caligiuri, Leita Walker & Jeffery M. Wold
– Kevin O’Laughlin (moderator)

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.
BREAK

3:15 – 4:15 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSION E

501
Sentencing Update – Avoiding Sentencing Pitfalls Commonly Seen in 2022
– Linda M. McBrayer & Nathaniel J. Reitz

502
A Scenario-Based Approach to Conducting and Challenging Field Sobriety Tests
– David S. Bernstein, Stephen M. Foertsch & Lt. Andrew T. Martinek

503
How Gun Violence is Affecting Lawyers, and the Practice of Law, in Minnesota
– Rebecca R. Fisher, Richard L. Hendrickson & John C. Lillie, III
– Joan M. Bibelhausen (moderator)

LIVE IN-PERSON
Wednesday & Thursday, August 24-25, 2022
Minnesota CLE Conference Center
600 Nicollet Mall, Suite 370
Seventh Street & Nicollet Mall, Third Floor City Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota

LIVE SIMULCAST – NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Wednesday & Thursday, August 24-25, 2022
Attend online

$445 standard rate

$395 MSBA members

$395 paralegal

$395 government lawyers
Be sure to check the "Government Lawyer / Judge" box in the discounts section during checkout.

$395 judges
Be sure to check the "Government Lawyer / Judge" box in the discounts section during checkout.

Other discounts that may apply:

• Season Pass Discount
  
• New Lawyer Discount

Scholarships available!
Need-based scholarships are available for in-person and online seminars. For further information or to obtain a scholarship application, contact us at 800-759-8840 or customerservice@minncle.org.

Minnesota CLE is applying to the Minnesota State Board of CLE for 12.0 CLE credits, including 1.0 elimination of bias credit. The maximum number of total credits attendees may claim for this program is 12.0 credits.

Minnesota CLE also is applying to the Minnesota State Bar Association for 12.0 criminal law specialist credits.

Minnesota CLE also is applying to the Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training Board for POST credits.