Criminal Defense Law
Total Credits: 6 including 5 Alabama CLE Credit, 1 Ethics Credits
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- Categories:
- Criminal Law
- Faculty:
- Nettie Blume | Gary Blume | Bennet Wright | Gregory Varner | Daniel Fortune
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Join us for a cutting-edge 1-day CLE seminar on criminal defense law, where top experts will tackle the latest developments and most pressing issues in the field. This dynamic program will cover key topics including the strategic application of Stand Your Ground law, recent legislative updates, and the ever-evolving landscape of search and seizure. We'll also explore the emerging role of Artificial Intelligence in criminal defense practice, from digital evidence analysis to AI-generated investigative leads. Additionally, our seminar will address the critical intersection of ethics and civility in criminal defense, providing attendees with practical guidance on maintaining professional integrity in high-stakes cases. With a focus on innovative strategies and best practices, this seminar is designed to equip criminal defense attorneys with the knowledge, skills, and forward-thinking approach needed to succeed in a rapidly changing legal environment.
Faculty
Nettie Blume Related Seminars and Products
Blume & Blume
Nettie Cohen Blume has lived in Tuscaloosa all of her life. She began her career in 1980 as an Assistant District Attorney in the Tuscaloosa County District Attorney’s Office where she handled not only criminal prosecutions in Circuit, District and Juvenile Courts, but also child support matters for four years. Her prosecutorial experience has proved invaluable in defending clients charged with crimes in Circuit, District and Municipal Courts, as well as the wide variety of matters that arise in Juvenile Court. In 1988, Nettie joined her husband in private practice, forming Blume & Blume, Attorneys at Law, P.C. Mrs. Blume’s practice primarily focuses on trials and appeals of Divorce and Custody, Criminal Defense and Juvenile Court matters. EDUCATION: B.A. in Elementary Education, Goucher College (1972); J.D., University of Alabama (1980)
Gary Blume Related Seminars and Products
Blume & Blume PC
Mr. Blume received his B.S. and J.D. degrees from The University of Alabama. After law school, he served as Assistant Legal Counsel for The University of Alabama and subsequently with the corporate legal department of Southern Natural Gas Company. He entered private practice in 1984 in Tuscaloosa and practices with the firm of Blume & Blume, engaging in a general practice. Mr. Blume’s practice primarily focuses on trials and appeals of criminal defense, juvenile law, workers compensation and Social Security Disability matters. He is a frequent CLE presenter on those subjects. Mr. Blume was presented with a Merit Award by the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association in 2012 for “outstanding representation and performance in a criminal case.” He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Southern Juvenile Defender Center, and has participated in the “invitation only” National Juvenile Defender Center’s Leadership Summit 5 of the last 6 years. Mr. Blume was selected to chair the Alabama State Bar Task Force on Juvenile Law, Child and Adolescent Rights. He is also a member of the Louisiana State Juvenile Defender’s Office faculty for training juvenile lawyers throughout that state.
Bennet Wright Related Seminars and Products
Alabama Sentencing Commission
Mr. Wright currently serves as Executive Director of the Alabama Sentencing Commission, and also serves as the Commission's liaison to the Alabama Legislature. He chairs the Commission’s Standards Committee tasked with developing the State’s sentencing guidelines. Prior to joining the Commission, Mr. Wright worked for the federal judiciary at the United States Administrative Office of Courts in Washington, D.C. and before that taught courses including Statistics, Sociology, Criminology, and Deviance at Auburn University. Mr. Wright received his undergraduate degree in criminology and his graduate degree in sociology.
