The mission of Utah Prosecution Council is to provide quality training for state and local prosecutors as well as law enforcement officers through an exchange of information and experience to ensure the administration of justice reflecting the highest ethical and professional standards.

2024 UMPA Conference

Annual CLE training for prosecutors who work with misdemeanor cases.

CLE Credits: 10.25 General CLE; 1 Ethics CLE; 1 Professionalism & Civility CLE

Date/Time: 

November 6-8, 2024

Location: 

1865 North Highway 191, Moab, Utah, 84532

Agenda: 

Registration: 


Conference Topics

Wednesday, Nov 6th

Effective Story Telling in Opening Statements (1 General CLE)

Tyson Skeen - Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor, UPC

Shake it Off: How to Effectively Use the Rule of Evidence to Overcome Obstacles in DV Cases (1 General CLE)

Rhiannon Mann - West Valley City Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Joshua Brotherton - West Valley City Deputy Prosecuting Attorney

Civility: Communicate/Feedback to Officers to Maintain Good Relations with Law Enforcement (1 Civility CLE)

Lt. Bryce Weir - Investigation Division, SL County District Attorney's Office

Brady/Giglio: Disclosures (Ethics Presentation) (1 Ethics CLE)

Brad Jeppsen - Bountiful City Attorney

Thursday, Nov 7th

Visual Trial Skills: A Primer (1 General CLE)

Blair Wardle - Deputy Box Elder County Attorney

Intersection of DV and Family Law (1 General CLE)

Jenica Maxwell - Assistant West Valley City Attorney

One Way or Another: The Prevalence and Dangers of Stalking (1 General CLE)

Trent Dressen - Sexual Assault/DV Resource Prosecutor, UPC

Dinner & A Movie: "Prosecuting in an AI World" (1.5 General CLE)

AI Materials (zip file) Presentation (pdf) Elliott Casey - Staff Attorney, Commonwealth's Attorney Council (pre-recorded)

Friday, Nov 8th

Victim Services Commission (0.75 General CLE)

Flow Chart - VR Process Marlesse Jones - Directory, Victim Services Commission, Commission on Criminal Juvenile Justice Katie Fox - Victim Rights Coordinator, Commission on Criminal Juvenile Justice

How to Deal with Transient Mentally Ill Defendants (1 General CLE)

Jeremy Christensen - Assistant Superintendent, Forensic Director Utah State Hospital

Ho to Prep Witnesses (1 General CLE)

Witness Prep Slides Patrick Tan - Assistant Roy City Attorney

Prosecutor Roundtable (1 General CLE)

Moderator: Samantha Smith - Bluffdale City Assistant Attorney