Federal Public Defender's Office                            office (302) 573-6010
                                                                                                                                                         toll free 877-444-8244
                                                                                                                                                               fax (302) 573-6041
  
           District of Delaware
                                                                                                                                                    800 King Street, Suite 200
                                                                                                                                                        Wilmington, DE  19801

   Edson A. Bostic, Federal Public Defender

Panel Attorney Information

Panel Attorney Programs

Winning Strategies Seminar

Not currently scheduled. Updates will be posted here

Winning Strategies offers new and experienced panel attorneys the opportunity to attend presentations on criminal defense topics of interest in both large and small group settings. The presentations focus on the nuts and bolts of federal criminal practice including the sentencing guidelines, sentencing mitigation, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Sessions focusing on the impact of cases such as Rita, Booker and Crawford, and Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Amendment issues are also included. In addition, participants can expect presentations on trial skills such as cross examination, defending gang cases and attacking wiretap evidence. Also included are presentations on the use of technology in the courtroom and an explanation of CJA guidelines and procedures.

Please visit the Office of Defender Services at www.fd.org to register.

Financial Assistance for Trial Skills Training

The Training Branch is offering financial assistance to eligible CJA Panel Attorneys who would like to enroll in one of the following criminal defense trial advocacy programs:

CJA Panel Financial Assistance

To apply for financial assistance, please complete the Financial Assistance Request Form and fax it to the attention of Bob Burke at (202) 502-2911. Please submit your request two weeks in advance of the registration deadline for the program you wish to attend.

If you would like to apply for financial assistance to attend a trial advocacy program offered by an organization other than one of those listed above, please submit a derailed description of the program along with your application. We will approve only those programs that meet our educational standards.

Contact Bob Burke with any questions.