Sex Offender Defense Association (SOCDA) 2011 Conference “The ABCs of SVP Commitment Trials: Effective Trial Practice and Recent Research” Co-Sponsored by Local Experts* and the Wisconsin State Public Defenders Office

August 13-14, 2011 Hilton ChicagoNorthbrook Hotel Northbrook, Illinois *Diane Lytton, Ph.D. & Courtney Endres, Psy.D. Contact Dr. Lytton with any questions: [email protected]

The 2011 SOCDA Conference will include presentations of effective trial preparation strategies and trial practices. Attorneys new to SVP practice, and experienced SVP attorneys, will get the most up-to-date information on trial strategies, and research on risk assessment and diagnostic issues. In addition, a panel of experts will answer your questions about the state of SVP science. The conference will conclude with an open forum to discuss issues with fellow SVP attorneys, and winning strategies.

The Hilton Chicago/Northbrook Hotel has reserved a block of rooms for the conference for only $87 per night, plus taxes, for Aug.12-14. Follow the link below to reserve your room online: http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/C/CHIN BHF-SOCDA-20110812/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG

A $50 registration fee will cover the meeting room, a continental breakfast, break-time refreshments, and a boxed lunch on Saturday.

Hilton Chicago/Northbrook 2855 N. Milwaukee Ave, Northbrook, Illinois, United States 60062 Tel: 1-847-480-7500

An informal gathering will be held Aug. 12, Friday evening 7-9 pm on the hotel restaurant patio.

Just minutes north of Chicago and O'Hare International (ORD) Airport, this Northbrook, Illinois hotel is at I-294 and Willow Road near Allstate Headquarters. Complimentary shuttle service provided within a five mile radius. The Hilton Chicago/Northbrook hotel offers fine dining, complimentary parking, indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna and fitness center, easy expressway access to O’Hare International Airport with a special $33/trip fare for up to 4 people per trip, and a complimentary METRA train station shuttle that goes to downtown Chicago.

We have also reserved space for a Saturday Dinner at Allgauer’s Restaurant (the hotel restaurant) at 6:30pm. Please indicate your attendance on the registration form. (The cost of dinner is not included in the registration fee, it is pay on your own). Continuing legal education credits will be applied for from the WI Board of Bar Examiners.

Registration Form: DEADLINE for Registration is July 22, 2011

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Please mail completed registration form and tuition in the form of a check ($50) made payable to “State Public Defenders Office” to: Phil Mergen Office of the State Public Defender 315 N. Henry St., 2nd Floor Madison, WI 53703 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 608.261.0622

Conference Schedule: Friday, August 12 Informal Gathering, 7-9PM. Hotel restaurant outdoor patio, weather permitting; indoors otherwise. Saturday, August 13 8-8:30am Registration 8:30-9am Introductions 9-10am “How to Prepare for an SVP Case” Attorney John Fennel 10-10:15am Break 10:15-12pm “SVP Trial Practices” Attorney Robert LeBell & Attorney Ian Gold

2-2:45pm “Overview of State-of-theScience Risk Assessment in SVP Commitments” Brian Abbott, Ph.D. 2:45-3pm Break 3-3:45pm “Special Topics in SVP Assessment” o MATS instrument o Juveniles/Pornography Richard Wollert, Ph.D. 3:45-4:30pm “Special Topics in SVP Assessments” o The Deadly Duo o Extrapolations o Predictive Accuracy o Adjusted Actuarials James Peterson, Ph.D. Terence Campbell, Ph.D. Sunday, August 14

12-1:15pm Box Lunch with “Meet the Experts” Q & A panel discussion 1:15-2pm “Mental Disorders in SVP Commitments” Thomas Zander, Psy.D., J.D.

9-10am Open Forum Discussion focused on “Case Winning Strategies”: NOTE: Please bring strategies to share from cases you have won. 10-10:15am Break 10:15-12pm Open Forum Discussion: Questions & Answers

Presenters: Attorney John Fennel became a public defender in 2006. Since 2007 he has worked for the Alternative Commitment Unit in Massachusetts representing only men accused of being SDP. He won his first 7 SDP jury trials and has since been struggling to stay over 50%. Attorney Robert LeBell, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a private practitioner who has engaged in SVP litigation since 1996. He has successfully represented many respondents through all phases of commitment actions. He is a frequent lecturer for various criminal defense organizations on both sexual assault and civil commitment defenses. Attorney Ian Gold, works as Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Boston area, and was a former staff attorney at the Committee for Public Counsel Services. Thomas K. Zander, Psy.D., J.D., is a clinical and forensic psychologist licensed and based in Florida and Wisconsin. He has a small, pro bono practice that includes SVP commitment evaluations in those states. He also teaches mental disability law at Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI. Brian R. Abbott, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in San Jose, CA. He has specialized in the areas of

SVP evaluations, consulting, and training for the past eight years across the United States, and has published peer reviewed articles and other papers related to risk assessment in SVP cases. Richard Wollert, Ph.D., received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Indiana University in 1978. Tenured as a full professor of psychology in 1983, he has evaluated 1,000 sex offenders, treated 3,000, and been involved in over 150 SVP proceedings. He has also authored many articles, papers, and trainings on psychodiagnosis and risk assessment in SVP cases in the last ten years. Terence Campbell, Ph.D., is author, or coauthor, of six books and 40 peer-reviewed articles. The second edition of Assessing Sex Offenders: Problems and Pitfalls was published in 2007. Dr. Campbell is board certified in forensic psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABFP). He has testified in SVP matters in California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, New Hampshire, Washington, and Wisconsin. James Peterson, Ph.D., is a privatepractice forensic psychologist. He taught graduate psychology and social-science research courses at UW-Milwaukee, UWSuperior and the University of Minnesota-

Duluth. He was the Chief Regional Psychologist for the Division of Community Corrections in a 16-county region of northwest Wisconsin from 1993-2006. Also featuring expert panelists: Jeffrey Singer, Ph.D., Joseph Plaud, Ph.D., and Luis Rosell, Ph.D., along with Drs. Richard Wollert, Brian Abbott, Terence Campbell, Thomas Zander, and James Peterson. Conference Organizers: Courtney Endres, Psy.D., is in private practice in Wisconsin, and has experience treating adult and juvenile sex offenders. She completed her dissertation in 2010 on females considered under SVP laws. She has trained in the evaluation and treatment of sex offenders for the past decade. Diane Lytton, Ph.D., has done SVP evaluations and related consultations for 16 years primarily in Wisconsin, and also Washington, Illinois, Iowa and Massachusetts. She has extensive training in the evaluation of sex offenders, and is in private practice as a forensic psychologist in Appleton, WI. Special thanks to Kelli Thompson, Acting Director WI State Public Defender Office, and Phil Mergen, training assistant.