This document provides information about a technology-focused criminal defense law CLE seminar on December 2-3, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. It details registration information including prices, payment options, and attendance options (in-person or live telecast). It also provides short biographies of the seminar directors and other presenters who will speak on topics related to using technology in criminal defense law.

1. The Georgia Association
of Criminal Defense Lawyers,
Charles Mittelstadt, and Jason Sheffield
Present:
Same Crime,
Different Time!
Technology for
Criminal Defense Lawyers CLE
December 2 & 3, 2016
Georgia State University College of Law,
Atlanta
TheGeorgiaAssociationof
CriminalDefenseLawyers
P.O.Box29653
Atlanta,GA30359
To be sure that you have a seat, please register and pay online at www.gacdl.org. Please
call us if you need help, or have made an error in online registration: 404-248-1777. No
cancellations after November 3. Substitutions are welcome. Preregistration closes on
Wednesday November 30 at 5:00 PM, we send out materials to pre-paid attendees that
evening. Didn’t preregister in time? On December 1, the voicemail will tell callers whether
or not we can accept walk-in registrations. If you pay for CLE credits, IN PERSON
attendees shall receive 15 hours of CLE—all trial practice (applied for). Telecast attendees
may only receive self study credits. Please consult www.gabar.org for more information
about self study credits.
To receive your speaker materials, and the link to the telecast IF attending that way,
please be sure that your email address is correct online at www.gacdl.org. Search for
yourself using our “Lawyer Search.” If you do not see an email with your materials after
we send them out the night of the 30th, please check your junk mail folder, emails from
GACDL can end up there.Attendees who do not pre-pay in time will receive materials by
email during or after the seminar. Same for walk-ins. If you wish to register by mail, please
send this completed panel to: GACDLP.O. Box 29653Atlanta, GA30359. If you mail
your registration or payment to us during the same week as the seminar, we will not
receive it in time—even if you are mailing it fromAtlanta.
Name:
Bar Number: Phone:
City: E-mail:
Please choose one option:
___ $355 I am a regular, contributing, substantial, associate, PD, or life member (2005 or
later) and I need CLE,___$285 Same and I do not need CLE.
___$0 I am a life (prior to 2005) or sustaining member and do not need CLE. ___$75
Same and I need CLE,
___ $270 I am a federal, state, or county employed public defender in the
_______________ circuit and I need the CLE. Every attorney in our circuit is a 2016
GACDL member. ___$200 Same, except I do not need CLE. (Note: If all PDs in your
office are not members, please pay regular member rate if you are a member. The special
PD rates only apply to full time government employed PDs in offices where every person is
a GACDL member.)
___$0 I am a student member of GACDL (register by phone, space permitting).
The seminar prices above are MEMBER PRICES. $650 is the non-member price
(please register by phone only). Need to pay 2016 dues?
___$185 Regular dues. I still need to pay my 2016 dues in order to receive one of the
member rates for this seminar, and I realize that these dues expire immediately following
this seminar.
___$115 PD dues. I still need to pay my 2016 dues in order to receive one of the member rates
for this seminar, and I realize that these dues expire immediately following this seminar.
Please choose one option:
___I will attend by LIVE TELECAST, rather than in person. This option is available
only to members whose offices are 60 miles or further away from the seminar location. I
understand that the link will ONLY work during the dates and times of the seminar- this
is NOT a recording that can be watched later. I also understand that it is my responsibility
to contact someone for assistance if I am having difficulties (contact information will be
provided to me by an email from GACDL two nights before the seminar– it is up to me to
follow instructions above to be sure that I receive my email) and that there are no refunds for
technical problems due to user error or for not receiving the email with the link. I understand
that I will not be able to ask questions of the presenters and that the GACDL office will be
closed during this seminar. I understand that I can only receive self study CLE hours.
__I will attend onsite inAtlanta. I will receive boxed lunches both days. Regular CLE
will be provided with registration, proper payment, and seminar check in. This option is
available to all members, regardless of location.
Questions? 404-248-1777
LIVE TELECAST of this seminar is available
STATEWIDE to members outside of the
metro-Atlanta area! See registration panel for details.
404-248-1777

2. Charles Mittelstadt, seminar director (At-
lanta), is one of the most experienced high-profile case
criminal defense investigators in the U.S. Charles has led
countless investigations for impressive defense teams
and famous/notorious defendants nationally, including
professional athletes, celebrities, politicians and business
leaders. He is routinely invited as a guest commentator/
legal analyst on network and cable shows (CourtTV, Oxy-
gen, Dateline NBC, HLN, CNN, InSession, Investigation
Discovery) and to speak at continuing legal education,
security, and investigation seminars. He continues to con-
sult with some of the largest, most successful corporations in the world on security
and investigative matters. He has a degree in Criminal Justice and holds Board
Certifications (CCDI – Certified Criminal Defense Investigator and CPP - Certified
Protection Professional/1997-2011) in both security and investigation disciplines.
Jason Sheffield, seminar director (Decatur), is
a criminal trial and appellate attorney. Jason has investi-
gated, prepared, and tried cases in state and federal court-
rooms across the country, including in Georgia, Alabama,
Connecticut, Florida, South Carolina, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania. He has argued cases in the Georgia Court
of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, and the 3rd and
11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Jason has been named by
Georgia Superlawyers as one of Georgia’s Rising Stars
in 2011, 2013, and 2015. Jason is a sustaining member
of and the treasurer of the GACDL. He is also an adjunct
professor at Emory University’s School of Law, where
he teaches a course on expert testimony. Jason teaches trial skills at the nationally
acclaimed Bill Daniel Trial Advocacy Program hosted yearly by the GACDL. He is
also a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College.
Keith Fitzgerald (Macon) is a successful
trial lawyer who keeps his current practice focused
solely on DUI defense. In an effort to provide the best
defense for all of his clients, Keith keeps abreast of
the changing law and emerging trends in the DUI area
through constant research and study. He practices in
Federal and State courts in the middle Georgia region,
and can handle every type of criminal case. Keith is a
2010 graduate of Mercer University's Walter F. George
School of Law, where he also received the Certificate in
Advanced Legal Writing, Research, and Drafting. While
a law student, he clerked with a solo attorney in Macon,
where he discovered his passion for helping people. This led him directly to the
field of criminal defense. Keith is a vice president of the GACDL, the Technol-
ogy Committee Chairperson for the GACDL, and a proud graduate of GACDL’s
Bill Daniel Trial Advocacy program.
David Wolfe (Atlanta) has always focused
his practice on criminal defense and has tried cases
throughout the country in the state and federal courts.
He has also handled many cases of national interest in
the Georgia Courts, including challenges to Georgia’s
Hate Crimes and Assisted Suicide statutes, both of which
were struck down by the Georgia Supreme Court as
unconstitutional. Similarly, David successfully challenged
the vague language of Georgia's Kidnapping statute in
the Supreme Court requiring the Georgia legislature to
rewrite and clarify the essential element of asportation
with regard to that offense. David is also a life member
of the GACDL and a member of the board of directors. David has been an adjunct
professor in the Litigation Department at Georgia State University's College of
Law since January 2004 and also lectures throughout the state at CLE seminars on
criminal defense, criminal litigation and criminal procedure.
Lena Jakobsson(New York, NY) is a network
news producer and communication strategist with two
decades’experience at the intersection of media and the law.
With a front row seat to over a hundred civil and criminal cas-
es, she’s seen winning strategies unfold and losing ones make
eyes glaze over, interviewed jurors and experts, and produced
ratings-busting television coverage. For Court TV, Lena
covered some of the most high profile court proceedings of
recent years, including PA v. Jerry Sandusky, FL v. Casey
Anthony, the Michael Jackson death case, and the O.J. Simp-
son Las Vegas robbery snare. She led breaking news teams
at CNN, covered justice reform atAl JazeeraAmerica, and wrote true crime docudramas
for Discovery ID. She’s now leveraging her experience to tell stories of a different kind,
helping individuals and organizations shape and share their brand narratives.
Jim Persinger (Atlanta), founder and CEO of PM
Investigations, Inc., is a pioneer and entrepreneur in the
private investigation and digital forensic industries. He has
been in business as a licensed Private Investigator since
2001, is licensed in both the State of Georgia and the State
of South Carolina, and is a licensed Private Investigator
Instructor. Jim also operates a software development
company, JB Enterprises, established in 1993. In 2008,
he expanded PM Investigations, Inc. to include Silent
Shield LLC, a corporation specializing in hardware and
software products for law enforcement and government
agencies. Jim has testified in countless venues as an expert
and conducts training seminars covering topics such as Computer Facility Security;
Digital Forensics; Crime Prevention for Businesses; How to Protect Your Intellectual
Property; Internet Safety, Liability and Security; Network Penetration and Applica-
tion Testing; Network Security; and Training Employees to Prevent Loss and Crime.
Steve Sadow (Atlanta) is a nationally known,
high-profile criminal defense attorney who has been
practicing law for 35 years. He is a sole practitioner at his
firm, Steven H. Sadow, P.C., and special counsel for the
Atlanta-based law firm Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP, where
he serves as head of the firm's white collar and high-profile
criminal defense section. Steve’s criminal trial and appellate
practice focuses on the following offenses: white collar,
cyber/computer, fraud, tax, RICO, murder, drugs, firearms,
and forfeiture. He has NEVER been a prosecutor. Several
of Steve’s cases have drawn national media coverage from
stations like Court TV, NBC andA&E. He obtained an
acquittal for his client Joe Sweeting, who was tried along with former NFL football star
Ray Lewis for two murders that occurred during a post-2000 Super Bowl brawl inAt-
lanta. Steve also obtained what commentators have called a "miracle" outcome for rap/
entertainment artist "TI" after he was charged with federal firearms offenses inAtlanta.
Natasha Silas(Atlanta) is a veteran staff attorney
at the Federal Defender Program for the Northern District
of Georgia where she is based inAtlanta. She proudly
represents indigent persons accused of federal offenses,
handling a variety of cases including drug cases, bank rob-
beries, and racketeering offenses. Natasha became interested
in pursuing a legal career as a result of bedtime stories told
to her by her parents who were represented by the famous
civil rights attorney C.B. King when they were arrested on
a number of occasions while participating in civil rights
demonstrations in Southwest Georgia. Natasha graduated
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a BS
in Computer Science and Engineering in 1988. She is the “Techie” on GACDL’s Bill
Daniel Trial Program faculty. She lectures on technology, trial skills, and federal defense
for the GACDL and for the Federal Defender Program. In January of 2011, President
Barack Obama nominated Natasha to fill the seat of Judge Clarence Cooper.
Friday 2 December 2016
7:30-8:00 AM Check in begins for pre-registered folks! Space
allowing, walk-in registrations begins (add $20)
8:00-8:30 How to Get all of Your Seminar information -
Technology Chairperson Keith Fitzgerald
GACDL App Sponsored by Martinelli Investigations
8:30-8:45 Welcome and Seminar Introduction -
President Bob Rubin, and Seminar Directors:
Charles Mittelstadt and Jason Sheffield.
8:45-9:45 Quantum Leap: Evidence Then & Now -
Charles Mittelstadt and Jason Sheffield
9:45-10:00 BREAK: Coffee and Check Your Smartphone
10:00-Noon Using the Data: Specific Case Examples -
Steve Sadow
Noon-12:30 BREAK: Grab Your Lunch and
Check Your Smartphone
12:30-1:15 PM Phone Record Analysis & Subpoenas
for Cell Phone Records - Charles Mittelstadt
and Natasha Silas
1:15-1:40 Demo: Impeachment Using Smart Phone
Evidence - Frank Hogue
1:40-2:40 Social Media: Nuts & Bolts, Scrubs for
Criminal Defense Lawyers - Keith Fitzgerald
2:40-3:40 Technology Case Law Update, Search Warrants,
When they Want Your Client’s Phone - Scott Key
3:40-4:40 Q&A and Wrap Up* - Panel of Today’s Speakers
Saturday 3 December 2016
8:45-9:00 AM Welcome Back and What’s Happening Today -
Charles Mittelstadt and Jason Sheffield
9:00-10:00 Phone Forensics: Preserving and Recovering
the Data - Jim Persinger
10:00-11:00 Using Experts - Carlos Rodriguez and
Jason Sheffield
11:00-11:15 BREAK: Coffee and Check Your Smartphone
11:15-12:15 Cell Phone Custodians and Technicians -
David Wolfe
12:15-12:30 PM BREAK: Grab Your Lunch and
Check Your Smartphone
12:30-1:30 Putting Technology Together for the Courtroom:
User Friendly Tools for Demonstrative Exhibits
and Timelines - Matt Daley and Jason Sheffield
1:30-2:30 Tools of Engagement in a Digital World -
Lena Jakobsson
2:30-2:45 BREAK: Coffee and Check Your Smartphone
2:45-3:45 Q&A on Cell Phone and Technology* -
Panel of Today’s Speakers
3:45-4:45 Miscellaneous Tech and the FUTURE:
Stingray, Social Sentinel, License Plate Readers -
Charles Mittelstadt and Jason Sheffield
*Only in-person attendees will be able to ask questions during the seminar
Charles Mittelstadt, seminar director (At-
lanta), is one of the most experienced high-profile case
criminal defense investigators in the U.S. Charles has led
countless investigations for impressive defense teams
and famous/notorious defendants nationally, including
professional athletes, celebrities, politicians and business
leaders. He is routinely invited as a guest commentator/
legal analyst on network and cable shows (CourtTV, Oxy-
gen, Dateline NBC, HLN, CNN, InSession, Investigation
Discovery) and to speak at continuing legal education,
security, and investigation seminars. He continues to con-
sult with some of the largest, most successful corporations in the world on security
and investigative matters. He has a degree in Criminal Justice and holds Board
Certifications (CCDI – Certified Criminal Defense Investigator and CPP - Certified
Protection Professional/1997-2011) in both security and investigation disciplines.
Jason Sheffield, seminar director (Decatur), is
a criminal trial and appellate attorney. Jason has investi-
gated, prepared, and tried cases in state and federal court-
rooms across the country, including in Georgia, Alabama,
Connecticut, Florida, South Carolina, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania. He has argued cases in the Georgia Court
of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, and the 3rd and
11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Jason has been named by
Georgia Superlawyers as one of Georgia’s Rising Stars
in 2011, 2013, and 2015. Jason is a sustaining member
of and the treasurer of the GACDL. He is also an adjunct
professor at Emory University’s School of Law, where
he teaches a course on expert testimony. Jason teaches trial skills at the nationally
acclaimed Bill Daniel Trial Advocacy Program hosted yearly by the GACDL. He is
also a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College.
Keith Fitzgerald (Macon) is a successful
trial lawyer who keeps his current practice focused
solely on DUI defense. In an effort to provide the best
defense for all of his clients, Keith keeps abreast of
the changing law and emerging trends in the DUI area
through constant research and study. He practices in
Federal and State courts in the middle Georgia region,
and can handle every type of criminal case. Keith is a
2010 graduate of Mercer University's Walter F. George
School of Law, where he also received the Certificate in
Advanced Legal Writing, Research, and Drafting. While
a law student, he clerked with a solo attorney in Macon,
where he discovered his passion for helping people. This led him directly to the
field of criminal defense. Keith is a vice president of the GACDL, the Technol-
ogy Committee Chairperson for the GACDL, and a proud graduate of GACDL’s
Bill Daniel Trial Advocacy program.
David Wolfe (Atlanta) has always focused
his practice on criminal defense and has tried cases
throughout the country in the state and federal courts.
He has also handled many cases of national interest in
the Georgia Courts, including challenges to Georgia’s
Hate Crimes and Assisted Suicide statutes, both of which
were struck down by the Georgia Supreme Court as
unconstitutional. Similarly, David successfully challenged
the vague language of Georgia's Kidnapping statute in
the Supreme Court requiring the Georgia legislature to
rewrite and clarify the essential element of asportation
with regard to that offense. David is also a life member
of the GACDL and a member of the board of directors. David has been an adjunct
professor in the Litigation Department at Georgia State University's College of
Law since January 2004 and also lectures throughout the state at CLE seminars on
criminal defense, criminal litigation and criminal procedure.
Lena Jakobsson(New York, NY) is a network
news producer and communication strategist with two
decades’experience at the intersection of media and the law.
With a front row seat to over a hundred civil and criminal cas-
es, she’s seen winning strategies unfold and losing ones make
eyes glaze over, interviewed jurors and experts, and produced
ratings-busting television coverage. For Court TV, Lena
covered some of the most high profile court proceedings of
recent years, including PA v. Jerry Sandusky, FL v. Casey
Anthony, the Michael Jackson death case, and the O.J. Simp-
son Las Vegas robbery snare. She led breaking news teams
at CNN, covered justice reform atAl JazeeraAmerica, and wrote true crime docudramas
for Discovery ID. She’s now leveraging her experience to tell stories of a different kind,
helping individuals and organizations shape and share their brand narratives.
Jim Persinger (Atlanta), founder and CEO of PM
Investigations, Inc., is a pioneer and entrepreneur in the
private investigation and digital forensic industries. He has
been in business as a licensed Private Investigator since
2001, is licensed in both the State of Georgia and the State
of South Carolina, and is a licensed Private Investigator
Instructor. Jim also operates a software development
company, JB Enterprises, established in 1993. In 2008,
he expanded PM Investigations, Inc. to include Silent
Shield LLC, a corporation specializing in hardware and
software products for law enforcement and government
agencies. Jim has testified in countless venues as an expert
and conducts training seminars covering topics such as Computer Facility Security;
Digital Forensics; Crime Prevention for Businesses; How to Protect Your Intellectual
Property; Internet Safety, Liability and Security; Network Penetration and Applica-
tion Testing; Network Security; and Training Employees to Prevent Loss and Crime.
Steve Sadow (Atlanta) is a nationally known,
high-profile criminal defense attorney who has been
practicing law for 35 years. He is a sole practitioner at his
firm, Steven H. Sadow, P.C., and special counsel for the
Atlanta-based law firm Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP, where
he serves as head of the firm's white collar and high-profile
criminal defense section. Steve’s criminal trial and appellate
practice focuses on the following offenses: white collar,
cyber/computer, fraud, tax, RICO, murder, drugs, firearms,
and forfeiture. He has NEVER been a prosecutor. Several
of Steve’s cases have drawn national media coverage from
stations like Court TV, NBC andA&E. He obtained an
acquittal for his client Joe Sweeting, who was tried along with former NFL football star
Ray Lewis for two murders that occurred during a post-2000 Super Bowl brawl inAt-
lanta. Steve also obtained what commentators have called a "miracle" outcome for rap/
entertainment artist "TI" after he was charged with federal firearms offenses inAtlanta.
Natasha Silas(Atlanta) is a veteran staff attorney
at the Federal Defender Program for the Northern District
of Georgia where she is based inAtlanta. She proudly
represents indigent persons accused of federal offenses,
handling a variety of cases including drug cases, bank rob-
beries, and racketeering offenses. Natasha became interested
in pursuing a legal career as a result of bedtime stories told
to her by her parents who were represented by the famous
civil rights attorney C.B. King when they were arrested on
a number of occasions while participating in civil rights
demonstrations in Southwest Georgia. Natasha graduated
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a BS
in Computer Science and Engineering in 1988. She is the “Techie” on GACDL’s Bill
Daniel Trial Program faculty. She lectures on technology, trial skills, and federal defense
for the GACDL and for the Federal Defender Program. In January of 2011, President
Barack Obama nominated Natasha to fill the seat of Judge Clarence Cooper.
Friday 2 December 2016
7:30-8:00 AM Check in begins for pre-registered folks! Space
allowing, walk-in registrations begins (add $20)
8:00-8:30 How to Get all of Your Seminar information -
Technology Chairperson Keith Fitzgerald
GACDL App Sponsored by Martinelli Investigations
8:30-8:45 Welcome and Seminar Introduction -
President Bob Rubin, and Seminar Directors:
Charles Mittelstadt and Jason Sheffield.
8:45-9:45 Quantum Leap: Evidence Then & Now -
Charles Mittelstadt and Jason Sheffield
9:45-10:00 BREAK: Coffee and Check Your Smartphone
10:00-Noon Using the Data: Specific Case Examples -
Steve Sadow
Noon-12:30 BREAK: Grab Your Lunch and
Check Your Smartphone
12:30-1:15 PM Phone Record Analysis & Subpoenas
for Cell Phone Records - Charles Mittelstadt
and Natasha Silas
1:15-1:40 Demo: Impeachment Using Smart Phone
Evidence - Frank Hogue
1:40-2:40 Social Media: Nuts & Bolts, Scrubs for
Criminal Defense Lawyers - Keith Fitzgerald
2:40-3:40 Technology Case Law Update, Search Warrants,
When they Want Your Client’s Phone - Scott Key
3:40-4:40 Q&A and Wrap Up* - Panel of Today’s Speakers
Saturday 3 December 2016
8:45-9:00 AM Welcome Back and What’s Happening Today -
Charles Mittelstadt and Jason Sheffield
9:00-10:00 Phone Forensics: Preserving and Recovering
the Data - Jim Persinger
10:00-11:00 Using Experts - Carlos Rodriguez and
Jason Sheffield
11:00-11:15 BREAK: Coffee and Check Your Smartphone
11:15-12:15 Cell Phone Custodians and Technicians -
David Wolfe
12:15-12:30 PM BREAK: Grab Your Lunch and
Check Your Smartphone
12:30-1:30 Putting Technology Together for the Courtroom:
User Friendly Tools for Demonstrative Exhibits
and Timelines - Matt Daley and Jason Sheffield
1:30-2:30 Tools of Engagement in a Digital World -
Lena Jakobsson
2:30-2:45 BREAK: Coffee and Check Your Smartphone
2:45-3:45 Q&A on Cell Phone and Technology* -
Panel of Today’s Speakers
3:45-4:45 Miscellaneous Tech and the FUTURE:
Stingray, Social Sentinel, License Plate Readers -
Charles Mittelstadt and Jason Sheffield
*Only in-person attendees will be able to ask questions during the seminar
Charles Mittelstadt, seminar director (At-
lanta), is one of the most experienced high-profile case
criminal defense investigators in the U.S. Charles has led
countless investigations for impressive defense teams
and famous/notorious defendants nationally, including
professional athletes, celebrities, politicians and business
leaders. He is routinely invited as a guest commentator/
legal analyst on network and cable shows (CourtTV, Oxy-
gen, Dateline NBC, HLN, CNN, InSession, Investigation
Discovery) and to speak at continuing legal education,
security, and investigation seminars. He continues to con-
sult with some of the largest, most successful corporations in the world on security
and investigative matters. He has a degree in Criminal Justice and holds Board
Certifications (CCDI – Certified Criminal Defense Investigator and CPP - Certified
Protection Professional/1997-2011) in both security and investigation disciplines.
Jason Sheffield, seminar director (Decatur), is
a criminal trial and appellate attorney. Jason has investi-
gated, prepared, and tried cases in state and federal court-
rooms across the country, including in Georgia, Alabama,
Connecticut, Florida, South Carolina, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania. He has argued cases in the Georgia Court
of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, and the 3rd and
11th Circuit Court of Appeals. Jason has been named by
Georgia Superlawyers as one of Georgia’s Rising Stars
in 2011, 2013, and 2015. Jason is a sustaining member
of and the treasurer of the GACDL. He is also an adjunct
professor at Emory University’s School of Law, where
he teaches a course on expert testimony. Jason teaches trial skills at the nationally
acclaimed Bill Daniel Trial Advocacy Program hosted yearly by the GACDL. He is
also a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College.
Keith Fitzgerald (Macon) is a successful
trial lawyer who keeps his current practice focused
solely on DUI defense. In an effort to provide the best
defense for all of his clients, Keith keeps abreast of
the changing law and emerging trends in the DUI area
through constant research and study. He practices in
Federal and State courts in the middle Georgia region,
and can handle every type of criminal case. Keith is a
2010 graduate of Mercer University's Walter F. George
School of Law, where he also received the Certificate in
Advanced Legal Writing, Research, and Drafting. While
a law student, he clerked with a solo attorney in Macon,
where he discovered his passion for helping people. This led him directly to the
field of criminal defense. Keith is a vice president of the GACDL, the Technol-
ogy Committee Chairperson for the GACDL, and a proud graduate of GACDL’s
Bill Daniel Trial Advocacy program.
David Wolfe (Atlanta) has always focused
his practice on criminal defense and has tried cases
throughout the country in the state and federal courts.
He has also handled many cases of national interest in
the Georgia Courts, including challenges to Georgia’s
Hate Crimes and Assisted Suicide statutes, both of which
were struck down by the Georgia Supreme Court as
unconstitutional. Similarly, David successfully challenged
the vague language of Georgia's Kidnapping statute in
the Supreme Court requiring the Georgia legislature to
rewrite and clarify the essential element of asportation
with regard to that offense. David is also a life member
of the GACDL and a member of the board of directors. David has been an adjunct
professor in the Litigation Department at Georgia State University's College of
Law since January 2004 and also lectures throughout the state at CLE seminars on
criminal defense, criminal litigation and criminal procedure.
Lena Jakobsson(New York, NY) is a network
news producer and communication strategist with two
decades’experience at the intersection of media and the law.
With a front row seat to over a hundred civil and criminal cas-
es, she’s seen winning strategies unfold and losing ones make
eyes glaze over, interviewed jurors and experts, and produced
ratings-busting television coverage. For Court TV, Lena
covered some of the most high profile court proceedings of
recent years, including PA v. Jerry Sandusky, FL v. Casey
Anthony, the Michael Jackson death case, and the O.J. Simp-
son Las Vegas robbery snare. She led breaking news teams
at CNN, covered justice reform atAl JazeeraAmerica, and wrote true crime docudramas
for Discovery ID. She’s now leveraging her experience to tell stories of a different kind,
helping individuals and organizations shape and share their brand narratives.
Jim Persinger (Atlanta), founder and CEO of PM
Investigations, Inc., is a pioneer and entrepreneur in the
private investigation and digital forensic industries. He has
been in business as a licensed Private Investigator since
2001, is licensed in both the State of Georgia and the State
of South Carolina, and is a licensed Private Investigator
Instructor. Jim also operates a software development
company, JB Enterprises, established in 1993. In 2008,
he expanded PM Investigations, Inc. to include Silent
Shield LLC, a corporation specializing in hardware and
software products for law enforcement and government
agencies. Jim has testified in countless venues as an expert
and conducts training seminars covering topics such as Computer Facility Security;
Digital Forensics; Crime Prevention for Businesses; How to Protect Your Intellectual
Property; Internet Safety, Liability and Security; Network Penetration and Applica-
tion Testing; Network Security; and Training Employees to Prevent Loss and Crime.
Steve Sadow (Atlanta) is a nationally known,
high-profile criminal defense attorney who has been
practicing law for 35 years. He is a sole practitioner at his
firm, Steven H. Sadow, P.C., and special counsel for the
Atlanta-based law firm Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP, where
he serves as head of the firm's white collar and high-profile
criminal defense section. Steve’s criminal trial and appellate
practice focuses on the following offenses: white collar,
cyber/computer, fraud, tax, RICO, murder, drugs, firearms,
and forfeiture. He has NEVER been a prosecutor. Several
of Steve’s cases have drawn national media coverage from
stations like Court TV, NBC andA&E. He obtained an
acquittal for his client Joe Sweeting, who was tried along with former NFL football star
Ray Lewis for two murders that occurred during a post-2000 Super Bowl brawl inAt-
lanta. Steve also obtained what commentators have called a "miracle" outcome for rap/
entertainment artist "TI" after he was charged with federal firearms offenses inAtlanta.
Natasha Silas(Atlanta) is a veteran staff attorney
at the Federal Defender Program for the Northern District
of Georgia where she is based inAtlanta. She proudly
represents indigent persons accused of federal offenses,
handling a variety of cases including drug cases, bank rob-
beries, and racketeering offenses. Natasha became interested
in pursuing a legal career as a result of bedtime stories told
to her by her parents who were represented by the famous
civil rights attorney C.B. King when they were arrested on
a number of occasions while participating in civil rights
demonstrations in Southwest Georgia. Natasha graduated
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a BS
in Computer Science and Engineering in 1988. She is the “Techie” on GACDL’s Bill
Daniel Trial Program faculty. She lectures on technology, trial skills, and federal defense
for the GACDL and for the Federal Defender Program. In January of 2011, President
Barack Obama nominated Natasha to fill the seat of Judge Clarence Cooper.
Friday 2 December 2016
7:30-8:00 AM Check in begins for pre-registered folks! Space
allowing, walk-in registrations begins (add $20)
8:00-8:30 How to Get all of Your Seminar information -
Technology Chairperson Keith Fitzgerald
GACDL App Sponsored by Martinelli Investigations
8:30-8:45 Welcome and Seminar Introduction -
President Bob Rubin, and Seminar Directors:
Charles Mittelstadt and Jason Sheffield.
8:45-9:45 Quantum Leap: Evidence Then & Now -
Charles Mittelstadt and Jason Sheffield
9:45-10:00 BREAK: Coffee and Check Your Smartphone
10:00-Noon Using the Data: Specific Case Examples -
Steve Sadow
Noon-12:30 BREAK: Grab Your Lunch and
Check Your Smartphone
12:30-1:15 PM Phone Record Analysis & Subpoenas
for Cell Phone Records - Charles Mittelstadt
and Natasha Silas
1:15-1:40 Demo: Impeachment Using Smart Phone
Evidence - Frank Hogue
1:40-2:40 Social Media: Nuts & Bolts, Scrubs for
Criminal Defense Lawyers - Keith Fitzgerald
2:40-3:40 Technology Case Law Update, Search Warrants,
When they Want Your Client’s Phone - Scott Key
3:40-4:40 Q&A and Wrap Up* - Panel of Today’s Speakers
Saturday 3 December 2016
8:45-9:00 AM Welcome Back and What’s Happening Today -
Charles Mittelstadt and Jason Sheffield
9:00-10:00 Phone Forensics: Preserving and Recovering
the Data - Jim Persinger
10:00-11:00 Using Experts - Carlos Rodriguez and
Jason Sheffield
11:00-11:15 BREAK: Coffee and Check Your Smartphone
11:15-12:15 Cell Phone Custodians and Technicians -
David Wolfe
12:15-12:30 PM BREAK: Grab Your Lunch and
Check Your Smartphone
12:30-1:30 Putting Technology Together for the Courtroom:
User Friendly Tools for Demonstrative Exhibits
and Timelines - Matt Daley and Jason Sheffield
1:30-2:30 Tools of Engagement in a Digital World -
Lena Jakobsson
2:30-2:45 BREAK: Coffee and Check Your Smartphone
2:45-3:45 Q&A on Cell Phone and Technology* -
Panel of Today’s Speakers
3:45-4:45 Miscellaneous Tech and the FUTURE:
Stingray, Social Sentinel, License Plate Readers -
Charles Mittelstadt and Jason Sheffield
*Only in-person attendees will be able to ask questions during the seminar