2024 Color of Mitigation

Sometimes leaders need to hear from other leaders. This session will offer leaders an opportunity to talk about challenges they are facing with their peers and the session leader while seeking support and suggestions.


Zoom Passcode: 170599

This workshop will explore how compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and moral injury uniquely impact people of color working in mitigation. We’ll discuss ways to build resilience, nurture compassion satisfaction, and stay connected to ourselves and each other in this demanding work. Participants will leave with practical tips and tools for developing a more sustainable, healthy practice. Being intentional about this not only supports our own well-being but also enhances the quality of support and representation we provide. This session is valuable for anyone working directly with clients, including social workers, attorneys, mitigation specialists, and other advocates.

This presentation provides steps/guide for legal teams on how to select the right DVO specialist tailored to the unique dynamics and challenges of  their case. We will focus on the role of the DVO, qualifications of the DVO, and key factors in evaluating the DVO specialist. Attendees will get a chance to explore practical criteria for interviewing and assessing DVO candidates. By selecting the right DVO specialist, they can enhance communication, foster mutual understanding, and contribute positively to case outcomes.

This presentation explores the history of Hip-Hop, its origins, elements, and the need to a create culture outside of mainstream society. We will discuss Hip-Hop culture, how it gives a voice and agency to our clients, and some unique ways to incorporate Hip-Hop into our practice and advocacy. We will discuss the voice that emerged out of the need to expose the nature of disenfranchisement, disinvestment, and criminalization of members of marginalized communities. The storytelling element of Hip-Hop has become a way to communicate, share ideas, discuss the harms that our clients experience, and demand racial equity. Because capital habeas work relies on the mitigation and storytelling abilities of both clients and attorneys, we will discuss how Hip-Hop can be used as a resource to speak truth to power for our clients.