2026 Spring Conference

Legislative and case law updates, ethics, professionalism and more.

CLE Credits: 9.5 General, 1 Ethics and 1.5 Civility CLE credits

Date/Time:

April 16-17, 2026

Location:

Provo Marriott Hotel

101 West 100 North, Provo, UT

Brochure:

2026 Spring Brochure

Registration:

Conference Registration Page

Conference Topics

Thursday, April 16th

Video Feed

Case Law Update (3.5 General CLE)

Case Law Notes (.Docx file) Case Law slides in PDF Christopher Ballard - General Counsel/Chief of Staff - Public Information Officer, Utah County Attorney's Office Michael Gadd - Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Appeals, Utah Attorney General's Office

Criminal Legislative Update (2.5 General CLE)

2026 Legislative Summaries (PDF) Tyson Skeen - Traffic safety Resource Prosecutor, Utah Prosecution Council Trent Dressen - Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence, Utah Prosecution Council

SWAP Update (0.5 General CLE)

Bob Church - Director, Utah Prosecution Council Carl Hollan - Executive Director, Statewide Association of Prosecutors

Friday, April 17th

Video Feed

Evidence 101 - How to USe 401, 402, and 403 (1 General CLE)

Tye Christensen - Deputy Utah County Attorney

Competence with Mental Conditions (1 General CLE)

Brian Duncan - Deputy Box Elder County Attorney

An Introduction to Utah's Prosecutor Conduct Commission (1 Ethics CLE)

Presentation Slides (PDF) Bud Powell - Director, Prosecutor Conduct Commission

Visual Trial Skills Primer (1 General CLE)

Blair Wardle - Chief Criminal Deputy Box Elder County Attorney

CSERT (Components for Enhancing Career Engagement and Reducing Trauma (1.5 Civility CLE)

CSERT Slides (PDF) Christina Hudak-Rosander, PhD - Clinical Psychologist and Founder, Anchored Peaks Consulting & Psychology, PLLC