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PRESENTATIONS                              INTRO to LIFE NARRATIVES

Mar

7

2020

KNOCKING on DEATH'S DOOR

Writers on the Death Penalty

 

AWP | San Antonio, TX

Dec

6

2019

STORYTELLING

as Criminal Defense

 

ARC, Inc. | Houston, TX

Oct

24

2019

HOW to TELL YOUR CLIENT'S STORY

Writers on the Death Penalty

 

Louisiana Public Defenders | Kenner, LA

Apr

29

2019

STORYTELLING

for Capital Defenders

 

TTU School of Law | Lubbock, TX

Apr

3

2019

STORYTELLING FOR LIFE

Plea Negotiations as Story

 

Capital Habeas Unit | Mobile, AL

Feb

23

2019

A PARTNERSHIP

Mitigation & Narrative

 

TCDLA Capital Clinic | Austin, TX

Feb

23

2019

THE CASE with NO MITIGATION

Finding All the Narrative Pieces

 

TCDLA Capital Clinic | Austin, TX

Feb

22

2019

MITIGATION BECOMES STORY

The Mitigator & The Storyteller

 

Southern Poverty Law Clinic | Tulsa, OK

Oct

5

2018

WHAT'S THE STORY?

Every Client Has a Life Story

 

Octoberfest Defender Seminar | Mobile, AL

Sept

20

2018

GRACE

Writing Stories for Change

 

Western All-Star Defenders | Boise, ID

Aug

2

2018

WHAT'S THE STORY?

Character & Place as Story

 

CLE in the City | Chicago, IL

July

11

2018

WHAT'S THE STORY?

Storytelling Techniques for Presenters

 

TCDLA | Padre Island, TX

Mar

21

2018

GRACE

Post-Conviction Stories for Change

 

Federal Defenders Clinic | Santa Fe, NM

Feb

28

2018

NARRATIVE DEFENSE

Every Case Is Different

 

BYOC Clinic| Orange Beach, AL

Feb 8

8

2018

CREATING WITNESS VIDEOS

DIY Tips

 

Deep South Cap Def | Bay St. Louis, MS

Nov

30

2017

DEVELOPING STORIES FOR LIFE

New Narrative Strategies

 

BYOC Clinic | Joshua Tree, CA

June

3

2017

OUTSIDERS AS INSIDERS

Writing Social Justice Narratives

 

NonfictioNow | Reykjavik, Iceland

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WRITING FOR LIFE

Narrative Defense

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PLANTING THE SEED

Death Penalty Narratives

RESOURCES FOR LAWYERS

Click the photos below to download the articles.

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Compelling Openings

from The Writer's Chronicle

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Narrating Bad Guys

from The Writer's Chronicle

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Narrative in Nonfiction

from The Writer's Chronicle

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A Primer for Lawyers

from Rutgers Law Journal

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Interviews via Story

from Clinical Law Review

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Activating Setting

from The Writer's Chronicle

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Beginnings

from The Writer's Notebook, II

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Inability to Overcome

from UMKC Law Review

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Storytelling as Inquiry

from The Writer's Chronicle

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Narrative as a Team

from The Warrior

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How Jurors Use Story

from Studies in Law, Politics & Society

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Endings: Parting is Sweet Sorrow

from The Writers Notebook, II

RECOMMENDED NARRATIVES       
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MITCHELL JACKSON

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JESMYN WARD, ed.

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TOMMY ORANGE

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THI BUI

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CHERYL

SAVAGEAU

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NIC SHEFF

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JOSÉ ORDUÑA

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KIESE LAYMON

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GARRARD CONLEY

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TIM Z HERNANDEZ

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SARAH FAWN MONTGOMERY

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KOREN ZAILCKAS

If you're looking for a book recommendation or a narrative that might help you better understand a particular client, or a book or narrative that will act as a model to follow when shaping your client's experiences into a narrative presentation, or simply more information on using a particular narrative method, please feel free to email me.

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