The Indispensable Partner. How the paralegal can make or break the criminal defense case.
Presented by: Jacqueline Goodman, Esq. Ms. Goodman is a CA/MA criminal defense lawyer based in Orange County, California. She is admitted to the United States Supreme Court and is named on the Wall of Recognition at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. She was the founding president of the North Orange County Bar Association, and has been a featured speaker at law schools including UCLA Law, UCI Law and Chapman Law. She has been a guest lecturer on legal issues at Brown University and Occidental, among others, and a featured speaker for the National Lawyer's Guild. She recently debated the District Attorney of Orange County, Tony Rackauckas with moderator, Constitutional scholar and Dean of UCI Law, Erwin Chemerinsky. Ms. Goodman has appeared on radio and television in Southern California and across the nation.
As a trial attorney in private practice in Fullerton for over 18 years, Goodman has also worked closely with charitable organizations, is on the Bd. of Dir. for GetSafeUSA, Inc., and has written and developed a curriculum for advocates for persons with Developmental Disabilities. Her cases are often notorious, including the murder of MLB's Angel's pitcher, Nick Adenhart, and the currently-pending murder case against a woman accused of throwing her baby off the roof of CHOC Hospital. She defended the Muslim students in the internationally renown free speech case known as the "Irvine 11," and has represented defendants in other notable First Amendment cases, including journalists arrested in the OCCUPY LA raids, and the so-called "glitter bombers."
OCPA is a State Bar of California Approved MCLE provider and certifies that this seminar qualifies for MCLE CREDIT 1.0.
Event Fee: $10.00 for OCPA members, $20.00 for non-members and $20.00 for all walk-ins who have not pre-registered online.
Dinner will be provided courtesy of Bienert, Miller & Katzman, PLC. No parking fees.
Thank you to VERITEXT LEGAL SOLUTIONS for hosting this meeting and please take a moment to see what services they offer by visiting http://www.veritext.com/index.aspx and if you use their services please make sure to let them know that you're an OCPA Member.
*Space is limited for all OCPA events, so please submit your reservation via this website event. Walk-ins are welcome on a first come first serve basis.
*Cancellation Policy - If you need to cancel your reservation, please e-mail the Criminal Section Chair at ocpa.criminal@gmail.com. No refunds will be issued. Credit for a future meeting will be held in your OCPA account which may be applied to future meetings if you cancellation is received no less than 48 hours prior to the event.
Questions? Please contact the Criminal Section Chair at ocpa.criminal@gmail.com or VP Administration Kerry Swancutt at kerryswancutt.ocpa@gmail.com.
