The 34th Annual Patrick A. Williams
Criminal Defense Institute & OCDLA Annual Meeting
DATES
June 25-26, 2026
LOCATION
River Spirit Hotel & Casino
Tulsa, OK
2026 CRIMINAL DEFENSE INSTITUTE
Thursday, June 25 2026
8:00-8:30 – Welcome: OCDLA ,OIDS, OK & TULSA PD Offices
8:30-9:20 – Lobbying for Change: The Journey to the Due Process Protection Act &
OCDLA’s Seat at the Table Seth Rott , MMR , Emily Virgin & OCDLA Legislative Policy Committee
9:30-10:20- Beyond “Fake it Till You Make It”: A Lawyer’s Guide to True Confidence*
John A. Banas, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
10:30-11:20 – “Say What One More Time!” The Power of Stand Your Graound & How to Use It.
Dan Pond, Swain Law Group, Norman, OK
Lunch on Your Own or OCDLA Lunch Listening Session on Lobbying Efforts
1:00-1:50 – Get the Flock Outta Here: Challenging Flock Readers & Constitutional Implications
Mike Katz-Lacabe, The Center for Human Rights & Privacy, San Francisco, CA
2:00-2:50 – When Miscarriage is a Crime: The Reliability of Viability
Cathy Hammarsten & Vicki Werneke, OKC & Poonam Daryani, Pregnancy Justice
3:00-3:50 – Digital Forensics Unleashed: Expectations to Impactful Results * – Mario Merendon, VX Digital Defense
4:00-5:30 – Gavel to Gavel: From Statehouse to the Courthouse: A Legislative Conversation
Legislative Panel
OCDLA Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner
5:30pm – Sponsored Happy Hour
7:00pm – Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner
Friday, June 26, 2026
9:00-10:30: – First They Came for the Immigrants: A Primer for Protecting Immigrant Clients From the
Ultimate Loss Amir Farzaneh & Katrina Legler, Farzaneh Law Firm
10:40-11:30 – Heard it From a Kid Who: Child Hearsay and Constitutional Challenges- Zachary Ramsey, OIDS
11:30-12:40 – The Future of Competency Restoration: DMH’s Plans to Implement and Comply with the
Consent Decree with Q & A Dedra Hansboro , Oklahoma Dept. of Mental Health
12:40-12:50 – Gratitude & Goodbye – Vonda Wilkins OCDLA president