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.

2023 UPAA Conference

Training for paralegals and secretarial staff in prosecutor offices.

CLE Credits: 8.5 General, 2 Ethics and 1 Civility-Professionalism

Date/Time: 

June 21-23, 2023

Location: 

615 S Riverwood Parkway • Logan, Utah 84321

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Conference Topics

Wednesday, June 21st

Keynote: Never Give Up and Never Quit Trying (1.25 General CLE)

Rulon Gardner - Olympic Gold Medalist, Survivor, Motivational Speaker

School to Prison Pipeline (1.25 General CLE)

Fingerpaint to Fingerprint Handout Presentation Slides Jenica Maxwell - Assistant West Valley City Attorney

Legislative Update (1.25 General CLE)

Legislative Update Robert Church - Director, Utah Prosecution Council

Thursday, June 22nd

Support Staff Do's & Don'ts (1 Civility CLE)

Haley Christensen - Legal Assistant, Utah County Attorney's Office - UPAA Board Member Kimberlie Derfler - Paralegal, Utah County Attorney's Office Tim Taylor - Chief of Staff, Utah County Attorney's Office

Forensic Genealogy - The Sherry Black Case (1 General CLE)

Joshua Graves - Supervising Attorney, Homicide & Gang, Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office Detective Ben Pender - Unified Police Department

Forensic Interviewing (1 General CLE)

Presentation Slides Amie Whipple - SAFI, Adult Forensics Interviewer/Special Victims Unit, Washington County Attorney's Office

Adjourn for the Afternoon - Enjoy Cache County!

Dinner, Discussion & a Movie "Just Mercy" (2 Ethics CLE)

Robert Church - Director, Utah Prosecution Council

Friday, June 23rd

The Josh Palmer Case (1 General CLE)

Blair Wardle - Chief Deputy Box Elder County Attorney Brian Duncan - Deputy Box Elder County Attorney

City/County Pow Wow Session: 2.0 (1.25 General CLE)

UPAA Board Moderators

Wrap Up and Closing Mindfulness Practice 0.5 General CLE

Marilyn Lawson - Training Coordinator, Utah Prosecution Council