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About the Seminar
The 32nd Annual Criminal Practice in South Carolina seminar is back and better than ever. Course Planner Amie Clifford has again assembled a diverse and outstanding faculty that includes solicitors and prosecutors, public defenders, appellate defenders, agency attorneys and private practitioners.

If you are looking for a practical criminal law program with substantive materials, insights on recent cases, legislation, and trending issues - all taught by a truly outstanding faculty, then the 32nd Annual Criminal Practice in South Carolina CLE program from the South Carolina Bar-CLE Division is the seminar for you!

 

Seminar Agenda
Welcome and Introductions
2022 Significant Appellate Decisions, Issues and Trends
Honorable Barry J. Barnette, Solicitor - Seventh Judicial Circuit
William Blitch, Sr. Asst. Deputy Attorney General, Supervisor, Criminal Appeals - S.C. Attorney General’s Office
Robert M. Dudek, Chief Appellate Defender - South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense
Ronald Hazzard, Circuit Public Defender - Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
Understanding Sentencing in State Court:  Essentials
Christina Catoe Bigelow, Deputy General Counsel - South Carolina Department of Corrections
Sex Offender Registry: Understanding the 2022 Legislative Changes
Adam L. Whitsett, General Counsel - South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
Ethics Part I: Attorney Fees and Fee Agreements
Barbara M. Seymour - Clawson & Staubes, LLC
Post-Conviction Relief: Law, Procedure, and Commonly-Seen Issues
Megan Harrigan Jameson, Senior Assistant Deputy Attorney General - Post-Conviction Relief Section - South Carolina Attorney General’s Office
Post-Conviction Relief: Avoiding Issues at the Trial Level
Michael H. Lifsey, Esquire
Stand Your Ground
April Sampson, Deputy Solicitor - Fifth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office
South Carolina Legislative – 2023 Preview
Lisa Catalanotto, Executive Director - S.C. Commission on Prosecution Coordination
Hugh Ryan, Executive Director - S.C. Commission on Indigent Defense
Evidence in Criminal Cases:  Authentication and Admission
Mark R. Farthing, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appeals - South Carolina Attorney General’s Office
Ethics Part II:  Current and Emerging Issues for Criminal Practitioners
Amie L. Clifford, General Counsel & Director of Education, Services - S.C. Commission on Prosecution Coordination
Adjourn

 

Mandatory MCLE Credit Hours
This seminar qualifies for 6.5 MCLE credit hours, including up to 1.0 LEPR credit hour.

 

This seminar is an Intermediate level program.

 

Note: When submitting your compliance reports to the SC Commission on CLE and Specialization, if you completed this in 2024, please use this course code: 241245ADO.

 

 Note: When submitting your compliance reports to the SC Commission on CLE and Specialization, if you completed this in 2025, please use this course code: 

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