Presenters:

Russ Stetler, Former National Mitigation Coordinator, Berkeley, CA

Julie Hyman, LSW, MSSP, Public Defender Association of PA, Philadelphia PA

This session will cover critical questions in law and ethics for lawyers and non-lawyers in capital cases. Some of the topics include what information gets written down versus what gets discussed in person, admissibility issues, ethical dilemmas for Social Workers, considerations for what is discoverable at all stages of the case, how lawyers can shield their mitigation specialist and much more.