Part Three

Role of Counsel in Certification, Waiver, and Transfer Hearings

Presented by Walter Stokely | District Defender, KC Children's Defense Team, Co-Director of the South-Central Region

This session will discuss the role of counsel in certification and transfer hearings. Ethical and legal responsibilities of counsel will be the focus of the presentation with a discussion of best practices and obligations of counsel in representing youth facing proceedings where the State is seeking removal of youth to adult court.