live event
Leadership Summit
Leadership Summit 2025
July 11 – July 13
We invite you to attend our upcoming 2025 Gideon’s Promise Leadership Summit, which will be held Friday, July 11, starting at 9:30 A.M. EST, to Sunday, July 13 at 1:30 P.M. EST, in Atlanta, GA.
Leadership Summit registration closes on June 5, 2025, and space is limited, so don’t delay!
The Leadership Summit will be held at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, 245 Peachtree Center Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30303.
Leaders are encouraged to book hotel rooms with our booking link below at Hilton Atlanta, 255 Courtland St NE, Atlanta, GA 30303.
Please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] should you have any questions.
Open to new experienced Chiefs, Deputy Chiefs, and other key leaders in public defender offices seeking to raise the standard of client-centered representation in their offices!
Gideon’s Promise Leadership Summits are three-day trainings held in July and January of each year. Each Leadership Summit provides a forum for new and experienced Chiefs, Deputy Chiefs, and other key leadership committed to supporting a standard of client-centered representation to collaborate and share best practices.
Leadership sessions are taught by those who currently lead or have previously led public defender offices. In addition, specific sessions are dedicated to leaders who are new to their roles and may require additional support as they transition from managing small teams to leading an entire office. Participants work together to discuss strategies for cultivating a client-centered organizational culture, leading and sustaining change efforts, developing effective communication strategies, and other relevant leadership topics.
This July, leaders will work together to identify solutions to challenges they face related to the following:
– Organizational culture & indigent defense
– Client-centered leadership
– Effective communication strategies
– The impact of current events on office operations
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