Join us for Tools for the Criminal Defense Toolbox on September 18, 2026 from 8:30a - 4:30p.
We will be in-person at the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University (55 W. 12th Avenue, Room 244) If you cannot make it in person, this seminar is also available virtually via Zoom.
Agenda
| 8:30a – 9:00a | Registration and Check In |
| 9:00a – 9:45a | Off the Wall Motions to Dismiss Kandra Roberts, Ohio Public Defender’s Office |
| 9:45a – 10:30a | Lawyers, Guns, and Money Derek DeBrosse, Barney Debrosse |
| 10:30a – 10:45a | Break |
| 10:45a – 11:30a | Warranted Skepticism Seth Smith, the Law Office of Seth R. Smith |
| 11:30a – 12:15p | Treating Mental Health and Sentencing Mitigation Scott Foster, Saia Marrocco & Jensen |
| 12:15p – 1:15p | Lunch |
| 1:15p - 2:00p | Advanced Error Preservation for Appeals Louis Grube, Flowers & Grube |
| 2:00p - 2:45p | PI Attorney’s View in Death Cases Robert McClelland, Graham Law |
| 2:45p – 3:00p | Break |
| 3:00p – 3:45p | Using Client’s Neurodivergence to Your Advantage Shawna Landaker, Washington County Public Defender |
| 3:45p – 4:30p | Marsy’s Law Issues Including Separation of Witnesses Robert Toy and Andrew Grillo, Toy Law Office |
Registration Fees
OACDL PD Member $180
OACDL Member $225
PD Non-member $215
Non-member $255
Room Block
We have a small number of rooms booked at the on-campus hotel, The Blackwell Hotel (2110 Tuttle Park Place) for $212/night (this includes all taxes and fees). Reservation link: OACDL Room Block
For those in town Thursday before the seminar (9/17) we are hosting a happy hour at the Blackwell hotel bar at 6p. We would love to see you!