The mission of Utah Prosecution Council is to provide quality training for state and local prosecutors as well as law enforcement officers through an exchange of information and experience to ensure the administration of justice reflecting the highest ethical and professional standards.

2025 Fall Conference

The annual CLE and idea sharing event for all Utah prosecutors.

CLE Credits: 10 General, 1 Civility, and 1 Ethics

Date/Time: 

September 24-26, 2025

Location: 

1731 South Convention Center Drive • St. George, Utah 84790

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Conference Topics / Materials

Speaker Bios

Wednesday, Sep 24th

Sovereign Citizenship: A Field Guide (1 General CLE)

Benjamin Wiloughby - Deputy Davis County Attorney

Negotiation Principles and Etiquette - Ethics (1 Ethics CLE)

Stacy Haacke - Associate General Counsel, Administrative Office of the Courts

Crime Lab (1 General CLE)

Rebekah Kay - Senior FS Manager-Biology, Bureau of Forensic Services, Utah Dept. of Public Safety

Thursday, Sep 25th

TBD (1 General CLE)

TBD

Strategic Handling of Cases with Victims Unable to Participate (1 General CLE)

Katie Fox - Crime Victim Rights Coordinator, Victim Services Commission Christiana Phinney Wagstaff - Victim Services Program Coordinator, Utah County Sheriff's Office

Risk Assessments: As Easy as A B C (1 General CLE)

Trent Dressen - Sexual Assault/DV Resource Prosecutor, Utah Prosecution Council

Jury Selection (1 General CLE)

Owen Stewart - Deputy Davis County Attorney

A Trial Prosecutor's Guide to Appeals (1 General CLE)

David Simpson - Deputy Solicitor General, Division Director Criminal Appeals, Utah Attorney General's Office

Motions in Limine: Your Secret Weapon (1 General CLE)

Blair Wardle - Box Elder County Attorney

Friday, Sep 26th

Board of Pardons and Parole 101 (1 General CLE)

Blake Hills - Board Member, Utah Board of Pardons and Parole Greg Johnson - Board Member, Utah Board of Pardons and Parole

SCOTUS Update (1 General CLE)

David Simpson - Deputy Solicitor General, Division Director Criminal Appeals, Utah Attorney General's Office

Don't Be a ... to Support Staff (1 Civility CLE)

Kathy Locher - Division Support Services Administration, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office Paul Fuller - Deputy, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office