New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association series

New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association series Part 5: Law Enforcement, Albuquerque police Shannon Kennedy Civil rights attorney, representing the families of people killed by Albuquerque police Adrianne Barboa Strong Families and the APD Forward steering committee Emily Kaltenbach Drug Policy Alliance, LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) in Santa Fe

Rikki Lee Chavez and Ben Baur

Rikki Lee Chavez Legislative Coordinator with the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and Ben Baur NMCDLA past president and Santa Fe’s District Defender with the Law Office of the Public Defender  

Laurie Knight Attorney, Lisa Stuckey, & Andrea Verswijver

New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association series Part 6: Restorative Justice Laurie Knight Attorney, former public defender, mediator Lisa Stuckey Executive Director of Children First Co-Parenting Support Services, Inc., and founding member of Common Ground Restorative Justice Services Andrea Verswijver Psychotherapist and mediator

Devon Fooks, Barbara Creel, & Judge Michael Vigil

New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association series Part 4: Poverty, Race, and Crime Devon Fooks Federal public pefender in Albuquerque Barbara Creel Former public defender, professor at the University of New Mexico Law School, with special focus on Native Americans Judge Michael Vigil Retired district judge, Santa Fe

Sheila Lewis and Barry Porter

New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association series Part 3: Getting out of Prison Sheila Lewis Former president of New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, retired public defender who handled appeals and training, now works on domestic violence and sexual assault coordination for the city of Santa Fe, and Barry Porter Managing partner of the criminal defense […]

Molly Schmidt-Nowara, Gordon Rahn, Aja Oishi

New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association series Part 2: The Innocence and Justice Project Molly Schmidt-Nowara Criminal defense attorney, Vice President of the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Adjunct professor at UNM Law School, and board member of the Innocence and Justice Project Gordon Rahn Resarch professor at UNM Law school, supervisor of the […]

Matt Coyte & Cathy Ansheles

New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association series Part 1: Solitary Confinement and Prison Conditions Matt Coyte President of the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, expert on prison and jail conditions and solitary confinement, and Cathy Ansheles Executive Director of the New Mexico Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.