Training Library

The Kansas State Board of Indigents’ Defense maintains a library of past training, which is available to both direct BIDS employees as well as assigned counsel.

These recordings are for informational purposes only, and are not approved for CLE credit.

The list of available recordings is below. If you are interested in viewing a past training please contact Jude Beffa, BIDS Training Department Administrative Assistant, for the link and password for the training you wish to view. She can be reached at 785-296-6631 or jbeffa@sbids.org.

  • Working Better With Experts

    November 2023: Presented by Jeffrey Dazey, Senior Assistant Capital Defender and Dr. Lisa Witcher

  • The ABA Plea Bargain Task Force Report and What It Means For Your Practice

    November 2023: Presented by Heather Cessna, BIDS Executive Director

  • Issues with Experts

    October 2023: Presented by Jean Phillips, Director of the University of Kansas Paul E. Wilson Project for Innocence and Post-Conviction Remedies

  • Self-Defense Immunity

    September 2023: Presented by Randall Hodgkinson, Lead Assistant Appellate Defender

  • How to Ask a Judge to Recuse

    September 2023: Presented by Richard Ney, BIDS Training Specialist

  • Conditions of Incarceration: Your Client's Rights and Remedies

    August 2023: Presented by Laura Stratton, Lead Assistant Capital Appellate Defender

  • The Ethics of AI in Legal Work

    July 2023: Presented by Meryl Carver-Allmond, KSBIDS Training Director

  • What You Can (and Can't) Say in Closing Argument

    June 2023: Presented by Randall Hodgkinson, Lead Assistant Appellate Defender

  • Navigating the Ethical Implications of Internet Investigations

    April 2023: Presented by Danielle Hall, Executive Director of the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program

  • What Can Adobe Pro Do for You

    April 2023: Presented by Christina Kerls, KSBIDS, Assistant Training Director

  • Adobe Pro Training for Staff

    March 2023: Presented by Christina Kerls, KSBIDS, Assistant Training Director

  • Staying Current on New Legal Developments

    March 2023: Presented by James Houston Bales, Sedgwick County Senior Assistant Public Defender

  • Using the NHTSA Manuals to Your Client's Advantage

    February 2023: Presented by Adam Stolte, Stolte Law

  • Social Media: Think Before You Post

    February 2023: Presented by Christina Kerls, KSBIDS Assistant Training Director

  • Field Sobriety Test Basics

    February 2023: Presented by Adam Stolte, Stolte Law

  • Homicide 101

    February 2023: Presented by Kelson Bohnet, Senior Assistant Capital Defender

  • Out Of State Subpeonas

    December 2022: Presented by Kathryn Stevenson, Lead Assistant Capital Appellate Defender

  • How to Work With the Media Better

    December 2022: Presented by Stefanie Faucher and Palika Makam, 8th Amemdment Project

  • Challenging Drug Dog Searches

    November 2022: Presented by Justin Bravi, Salina Regional Office Chief Public Defender

  • DNA Mixtures

    November 2022: Presented by Brenna Hanes, Forensic Specialist, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia

  • DNA 101

    November 2022: Presented by Brenna Hanes, Forensic Specialist, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia

  • All About Specialty Courts

    October 2022: Presented by Jason King, Senior Assistant Public Defender; and Karen Ebemeier, Defense Attorney for Douglas County Behavioral Health Court

  • The Basics Of An Appeal

    October 2022: Presented by Meryl Carver-Allmond, KSBIDS Training Director

  • Closing Arguments

    October 2022: Presented by Richard Ney, KSBIDS Training Specialist

  • Opening Statements

    October 2022: Presented by Danielle Hamilton Slate, Senior Assistant Capital Defender

  • Voir Dire for New(ish) Lawyers

    October 2022: Presented by Kelson Bohnet, Senior Assistant Capital Defender

  • Working With Experts

    October 2022: Presented by Peter Conley, Senior Assistant Capital Defender

  • Plea Negotiations

    October 2022: Presented by Peter Conley, Senior Assistant Capital Defender

  • The Neurobiology of Trauma

    October 2022: Presented by Emily Steimel-Handy, Public Education Coordinator at the YWCA Center for Safety and Empowerment

  • Working with Difficult Clients

    October 2022: Presented by Richard Ney, KSBIDS Training Specialist

  • 10 Tips for Making Your Motions Better

    September 2022: Presented by Meryl Carver-Allmond, KSBIDS Training Director

  • Power Point Tips & Tricks for Trials

    September 2022: Presented by Michelle Neis, Senior Assistant Public Defender

  • Alleged Injuries

    August 2022: Presented by Jennifer Grossman, Nurses for Social Justice

  • Lessons Learned from Losses

    August 2022: Presented by Christina Kerls, KSBIDS Assistant Training Director

  • Cell Phone Issue Spotting

    July 2022: Presented by Peter Conley, Senior Assistant Capital Defender

  • Medical Records Revealed!

    July 2022: Presented by Rebecca Hayslett, Nurses for Social Justice

  • Legislative and Case Law Update

    July 2022: Presented by Jennifer Roth, Deputy Appellate Defender; and Caroline Zuschek, Deputy Capital Appellate Defender

  • The Ethics of Procrastination

    June 2022: Presented by Danielle Hall, Executive Director of the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program

  • A Practical Guide for Picking Your PIK Instructions

    June 2022: Presented by Heather Cessna, KSBIDS Executive Director

  • Litigating Race in the Fourth Amendment & Beyond

    June 2022: Presented by Kristin Henning, Blume Professor of Law, Director of the Georgetown University Juvenile Justice Clinic and Initiative, and author of the book “The Rage of Innocence: How America Criminalizes Black Youth”

  • Secondary Trauma & Public Defender Wellness

    June 2022: Presented by Amy Armstrong, Director, Arizona Capital Representation Project; and Lisa Eager, Mitigation Specialist, Investigator, and Defense Victim Outreach Specialist

  • Practical Negotiation Techniques for Public Defenders

    June 2022: Presented by Jon Gross, University of Wisconsin Clinical Associate Professor and Director of the Public Defender Project

  • Let Me Investigate That For You!

    June 2022: Presented by Jon Lyon, Investigator Resource Coordinator for the National Association for Public Defense

  • Creative Motions for Trial Management

    May 2022; Presented by Kelson Bohnet, Kansas Capital Public Defender

  • Mitigating Federal Consequences in State Court

    May 2022: Presented by Carl Folsom, Kansas Assistant Federal Public Defender

  • All About Fines & Fees

    April 2022: Presented by Corrine Gunning, Kansas Assistant Appellate Defender; Jacob Nowak, Kansas Assistant Appellate Defender; and Meryl Carver-Allmond, KSBIDS Training Director

  • Assigned Counsel Grab Bag

    April 2022; Presented by Heather Cessna, KSBIDS Executive Director; Brandon Barrett, KSBIDS Staff Attorney; Meryl Carver-Allmond, KSBIDS Training Director; and Angela Courtney KSBIDS Accountant

  • LGBTQIA+ Competency for Public Defenders

    April 2022; Presented by Dee Glickman, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia

  • Legal Writing

    March 2022; Presented by Marilena David, Michigan State Appellate Defender Office

  • Preserving the Record on Appeal

    February 2022; Presented by Kasper Schier, Kansas Assistant Appellate Defender

  • Case Management for Criminal Defense Attorneys

    January 2022; Presented by Nathan Dayani, Kansas Assistant Public Defender, Tenth Judicial District

  • Daubert Motions

    October 2021; Presented by Peter Conley, Kansas Capital Public Defender

  • Race and Voir Dire

    October 2021; Presented by La Mer Kyle-Griffiths, Santa Barbara California Public Defender

  • Plea Negotiations

    October 2021; Presented by Maban Wright, Kansas Deputy Public Defender, Third Judicial District

  • Interlocutory Appeals

    August 2021; Presented by Kasper Schier, Kansas Assistant Appellate Defender

  • The Punishment Bureaucracy

    June 2021; Presented by Alec Karakatsanis, Civil Rights Corps

  • Immigration Consequences of a Criminal Conviction

    June 2021; Presented by Michael Sharma-Crawford, Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law

  • Effective and Efficient Client Communication

    June 2021; Presented by Paige Nicols, Kansas Assistant Federal Public Defender; and Laine Cardarella, Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Missouri

  • Getting Things Done in the Kansas Legislature

    June 2021; Presented by Jessica Glendening, Kansas Assistant Public Defender, Third Judicial District; Clayton Perkins, Kansas Capital Appellate Defender; Jennifer Roth, Kansas Deputy Appellate Defender; Senator Ethan Corson (District 7 — Johnson County)

  • Working with Clients Who Challenge Us

    October 2020; Presented by Jessica Glendening, Kansas Assistant Public Defender, Third Judicial District

  • How Biology Can Help Us Understand Client Behavior

    October 2020; Presented by Mark Hartman, Kansas Chief Public Defender, Western Regional Office

  • Legal Ethics and Trial Publicity

    October 2020; Presented by Christopher Joseph and Diane Bellquist, Joseph Hollander & Craft; Professor Mike Hoeflich, University of Kansas School of Law

  • The Room Where it Happens: How the Kansas Legislature Works

    October 2020; Presented by Clayton Perkins, Kansas Capital Appellate Defender; Representative John Carmichael (District 92 — Wichita); Representative “Boog” Highberger (District 46 — Lawrence); Representative Fred Patton (District 50 — Topeka); Representative Mark Schreiber (District 60 — Emporia)