FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER
Southern District of Texas
Criminal Justice Act Panel Training
United States Federal Courthouse
Jury Assembly Room
1300 Victoria St., Laredo, Texas
October 3, 2025
AGENDA
| 7:30 - 8:00 | Registration | (CLE hrs.) |
| 8:00 - 8:15 | Introductory Remarks Philip G. Gallagher, Federal Public Defender, S.D. TX Tito H. Alfaro, Branch Chief, Asst. Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
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| 8:15 - 9:00 | The 4th Amendment at the Border Sara A. Martinez, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
(.75) |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Nuts and Bolts of Getting out on Bond Nancy Lopez, Supervisory United States Probation Officer, Houston, TX |
(.50) |
| 9:30 - 10:15 | Breaking Down Guns – USSG § 2K2.1 Basics Philip G. Gallagher, Federal Public Defender, S.D. TX Presentation Slides |
(.75) |
| 10:15 - 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30 - 11:15 | Effective Sentencing Investigations and Presentations Israel Nogueira, Mitigation Specialist, McAllen, TX Christina Arrellano-Villarreal, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
(.75) |
| 11:15 - 11:45 | Defending Transporting Aliens & Bringing in Cases Raul A. Martinez, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
(.50) |
| 11:45 - 12:00 | CJA Representations Gerardo Montalvo, Criminal Justice Act Supervising Attorney, Houston, TX David Adler, Criminal Justice Act Panel Representative, Houston, TX |
(.25) |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | A View from the Bench (and Lunch) The Honorable Diana Saldaña, United Stated District Judge, Laredo, TX The Honorable Marina Garcia Marmolejo, United States District Judge, Laredo, TX The Honorable John A. Kazen, United States District Judge, Laredo, TX |
(.50) |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | What Happens After Sentencing: A Guide to the Bureau of Prisons Robert A. Martinez, Supervisory Attorney, Federal Bureau of Prisons Presentation Slides |
(1.0) |
| 2:00 - 2:45 | The Bail Reform Act John S. Paul, Branch Litigation Counsel, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
(.75) |
| 2:45 - 3:00 | Break | |
| 3:00 - 3:45 | Representing Clients Living with Mental Health Illness Raul Guerra, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
(.75) |
| 3:45 - 4:45 | AI in Federal Court Practice Ricardo X. Guerra, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Laredo, TX |
(1.0 Ethics) |
This seminar has been abbroved for 7.5 hours of CLE credit (including 1.0 hrs. of legal ethics) by the State Bar of Texas MCLE Department. (Course No. 174291949)
This seminar is for attorneys eligible or seeking to become eligible to take CJA appointments.