IPAC TRAININGS & CONFERENCES
2025 Training Dates
| Course | Dates and Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence Bootcamp |
March 20, 2025 Indianapolis |
This one-day trial advocacy course will teach inexperienced prosecutors how to use the Indiana Rules of Evidence. Students will attend lectures on the rules and then immediately put them to use solving evidentiary problems in the fictional case of State v. Zeb Jones. Learn relevancy, hearsay, and foundations to get your evidence in. Course materials will be provided prior to training. Students will be expected to be familiar with the provided case file and be prepared to participate in mock trial exercises. This course is designed for
the deputy prosecutor with little experience using the Indiana Rules of Evidence. This course is currently at capacity with a growing waitlist. |
| Trial Advocacy I: Domestic Violence |
April 22-24, 2025 Indianapolis | This three-day Trial Advocacy course focuses on developing courtroom skills for newer prosecutors. The course will provide training on topics important to domestic violence prosecution, such as the cycle of violence and trauma informed interviewing, as well as instruction on general trial skills that are essential to securing guilty verdicts. Each participant will conduct several portions of a mock domestic violence trial, from jury selection to closing argument. After each practical session, participants will receive feedback on their courtroom skills and suggestions to improve future performance from experienced prosecutor faculty members. This course is appropriate for Indiana prosecutors who have tried between zero (0) and seven (7) jury trials. Sample agenda. This course is currently at capacity. Email Amy Blackett if you'd like to be added to the waitlist. |
| Spring Seminar |
May 16, 2025 Indianapolis | Open to all prosecutors, this annual one-day course consistently includes a legislative update, a case law update, and an hour of ethics. |
| Summer Conference |
June 18-20, 2025 South Bend | Open to all prosecutors, the Summer and Winter Conferences are the flagship courses of the IPAC's general training regimen. Summer Conference often includes national-level speakers on a variety of topics. This year's conference includes a half-day focused on technology. |
| Office Administrators Conference |
August 5-6, 2025 French Lick | This two-day conference brings office managers and administrative staff together for lectures and discussions about the technical aspects of a prosecutor's office. |
| Trial Advocacy: Drugs and Impaired Driving |
August 19-21, 2025 Indianapolis | This three-day Trial Advocacy course focuses on developing courtroom skills for newer prosecutors. The course will provide training on topics important to drug and impaired driving cases, as well as instruction on general trial skills that are essential to securing guilty verdicts. Each participant will conduct several portions of a mock trial, from jury selection to closing argument. After each practical session, participants will receive feedback on their courtroom skills and suggestions to improve future performance from experienced prosecutor faculty members. This course is appropriate for Indiana prosecutors who have tried between zero (0) and seven (7) jury trials. |
| Applied Professionalism |
October 24, 2025 Indianapolis | A Commission-accredited ethics course built for newly admitted attorneys needing satisfy the six-hour Applied Professionalism requirement of Admin. & Disc. Rule 29, Sec. 3(b). |
| Trial Advocacy III: Jury Selection |
November 18-20, 2025 Indianapolis | Built for experienced trial attorneys, this course focuses on the latest concepts and approach to seating unbiased jurors who will work together to come to a verdict. |
| Winter Conference |
December 8-10, 2025 Indianapolis | Open to all prosecutors, the Winter and Summer Conferences are the flagship courses of the IPAC's general training regimen. Winter Conference often includes national-level speakers on a variety of topics. |