Wisconsin State Public Defender

Upcoming In-Person Training Programs

Event information and registration links will be posted here once they are available.

Forensic University - Mental Health | March 19-21 | Pewaukee
Trial Skills Academy | May 5-9 | Grand Geneva
Forensic University - Toxicology/Overdose | Aug. 6-8 | Weston
Working as Team | Sept. 15-19 | Lake Geneva
Youth Defense Training | Nov. 12 | Milwaukee

SPD Annual Conference | November 13-14 | Milwaukee

Hyatt Regency Milwaukee Hotel

333 W Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53203

SPD Training Division

The Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office offers a variety of live training programs and on-demand training courses through its Training Division. Below you'll find links to past conference presentations and the training on-demand site.

2023 SPD Conference Materials
2024 SPD Conference Materials

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State Public Defender

ATTN SPD Fiscal Unit

17 S. Fairchild St., 5th Floor

Madison, WI 53703

SPD's On Demand Training Site:

The SPD Training Division offers many courses on-demand that qualify for CLE requirements. (Click the above link to go directly to the on- demand site.)

SPD's Vimeo Site:

We offer video recordings of past trainings, as well as other educational videos on Vimeo. Note that videos posted on Vimeo do not qualify for CLE credits.

Training Resources

Browse presentations and materials from past training and conferences. Note: We are working to update these materials.