itle: 2024 Domestic Violence Awareness Month CLE: True Crime in the Courtroom
Location: Offered both online and in-person at Cambell Law School located at 225 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh NC 27603
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Time: 3:00pm-7:30 p.m, with a half-hour dinner break beginning at 5pm.
- For In-Person Attendees
- Check-in will begin at 2:45.
- A buffet-style dinner will be served.
CLE Credit: Approved for 4 hrs of General Credit
Cost: This event is FREE for all attendees (both virtual and in-person)
Registration Links:
- To attend virtually: Registration for Zoom Webinar
- To attend in-person: Registration to Attend In-Person at Campbell Law School
- Note: The deadline for in-person registration is Friday, October 25, 2024, at 5 p.m. There is limited capacity, and it is first-come, first-served.
Sponsors: Oak City Family Law and Wake Family Law Group are sponsors for this event.
Description: This CLE event will feature Steve Epstein, author of Extreme Punishment: The Shocking True Story of Acclaimed Law Professor Dan Markel’s Murder, providing an overview of the case, including the July 2014 murder, the joint police-FBI investigation, and four trials that ensued in a Tallahassee courtroom to hold every member of the conspiracy accountable. He will also discuss the underlying dynamics of the divorce case between Prof. Markel and his wife Wendi—also an FSU law professor—that led inexorably to the tragic events whose aftermath is still playing out in legal proceedings 10 years later. Steve will explore how this case fits into the domestic violence laws of NC and how the case would play out with our current domestic violence statues. Steve will contrast the laws of the different states. There will also be a presentation on recent updates to the case law affecting North Carolina domestic violence practice. The program will end with a panel of North Carolina judges discussing issues in domestic violence law.
Presenters:
Steven B. Epstein – Steve is a native of Long Island who graduated twice from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—first with a bachelor’s degree in political science (1987) and then with a law degree (1990). His career began as a law clerk to a federal judge and included a stint as a law professor at the University of Illinois. He’s been a practicing lawyer for nearly 35 years and has tried dozens of cases before judges and juries across North Carolina and has handled numerous appeals in state and federal courts. Since 2010, Steve’s been a partner at Poyner Spruill LLP, where his practice concentrates on family law. He is the author of three true crime books, with a fourth set for release in early 2025.
Miranda Dues – A graduate of both Campbell Law School and Campbell University, Miranda is a Staff Attorney on the domestic violence team at Legal Aid of North Carolina. Prior to joining LANC, Miranda practiced in the areas of criminal defense and appellate law. Miranda also holds an LL.M from Nottingham-Trent University, and her dissertation was focused on immigration issues facing North Korean refugees. She developed a particular interest in this topic during her time teaching in Seoul, Korea. In her spare time, Miranda enjoys traveling and hiking the National Parks with her husband and spending time with her three cats.
Trynity Ojeda – Trynity is a Staff Attorney with Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC). He works in LANC’s Raleigh Office in the DV Unit. He worked with Marshall & Taylor, PLLC, before joining LANC in April 2024, and while at Campbell Law School, he was a student with the Gailor Family Law Litigation Clinic. Trynity’s legal passion originated with the desire to empower clients to advocate for themselves despite the obstacles and challenges life may bring. Trynity graduated from Campbell in 2023, and before law school, he obtained his master’s degree in clinical counseling with an emphasis on addictions from East Carolina University (ECU) in 2019. He also obtained a bachelor’s in communication and psychology from ECU in 2016.
Chief District Court Judge Margaret Eagles – Wake County District Court
District Court Judge Sam Hamadani – Wake County District Court
District Court Judge Rashad Hauter – Wake County District Court