Forensic Testimony: Pitfalls and Guardrails

Event Start:
12/03/2025 4:00 PM
Event End:
12/03/2025 6:00 PM

Date & Time: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET
Webinar Fee: $75

This program is online only and will be recorded. Anyone who registers will receive a link to the video recording.

CPCS credits are pending.

Panelists:

  • Hon. Isaac Borenstein (Ret.), Of Counsel, Kajko, Weisman & Colasanti, LLP
  • Dr. Robin Cotton Director, Biomedical Forensic Sciences Program, Boston University; Forensic Laboratory Management Expert, Forensic Science Oversight Board
  • Brian Cunningham, Forensic Scientist III, Crime Scene Response Unit
  • Lisa Kavanaugh, Esq., Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; CPCS Innocence Program Director; Trustee of the New England Innocence Project
  • Adrienne Lynch, Esq., Massachusetts District Attorneys Association; Forensic Science Oversight Board
  • Sergeant Rose Stoffers, Massachusetts State Police Crime Scene Services
  • Dr. Henry Swofford, Lead Scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Using an investigative fact pattern that could be interpreted as a homicide or an accident, this seminar will focus on fingerprint and DNA issues.  The discussion will follow a chronological format: crime scene response, laboratory analysis of fingerprint and DNA evidence, case preparation by the prosecution and defense, use of independent experts for education and/or trial, and trial management by a judge. Utilizing seasoned practitioners from each of these areas, the seminar will provide careful consideration of the pitfalls and guardrails that practitioners experience in case work and presentation of evidence in a courtroom setting.

  

 

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