On Friday October 1, as part of the annual conference, we will have a terrific program on handling wrongful convictions: Hot Topics in Wrongful Conviction Litigation and Novel Defense Strategies. A brief summary of the program: "This presentation will go over strategizes and approaches for defending fabricated claims of wrongful conviction based on witness coercion, questionable documents, and superficial conviction integrity reviews. The presentation will provide ideas for winning high exposure wrongful conviction cases." Wrongful conviction is one of the fastest emerging claims against local government and its police. With judges and prosecutors enjoying absolute immunity in most cases, the targets are squarely on the backs of the police and the local governments. You can attend in person for the live event or sign up to attend the conference virtually. https://imla.org/annual-conference/ If you're attending live or virtually, put this program on your schedule in our app. I hope to see you there. Chuck Charles W. Thompson, Jr. Executive Director/General Counsel P: (202) 466-5424 x7110 M: (240) 876-6790 D: (202) 742-1016 [facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/InternationalMunicipalLawyersAssociation/>[twitter icon]<https://twitter.com/imlalegal>[linkedin icon]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-municipal-lawyers-association-inc./> [logo]<https://imla.org/> 51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850 www.imla.org<http://www.imla.org/> Plan Ahead! IMLA's 86th Annual Conference<https://imla.org/annual-conference/>, Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 2021 in Minneapolis, MN IN-PERSON or VIRTUAL! IMLA's 2022 Mid-Year Seminar<https://imla.org/seminars/>, April 8-11, 2022 in Washington, D.C.!