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Training

SPD’s Training Division offers a variety of live training programs and on-demand training courses. There are training opportunities for attorneys of all experience levels and professional staff, such as investigators.

Staff and private bar attorneys can access on demand training resources using on of the links below.

SPD employees
Private attorneys

2026: Upcoming in-person training programs

Annual Defender Conference | Milwaukee, WI | November 12-13, 2026

Legal Bites: Dissecting the SANE Exam (Virtual)

2027: Upcoming in-person training programs

The Launchpad: A Private Attorney’s Guide to Criminal Defense | Wausau, WI | January 21, 2027

Rights, Care, & Advocacy: A Guide to Chapters 51,54 & 55 | Wausau, WI | January 22, 2027

Trial Skills Academy | Lake Geneva, WI | April 26-30, 2027

Annual Defender Conference | Location TBD | November 4-5, 2027

Connect with the training team

Colleen Cullen

Director of Training and Development

(608) 266-6782
[email protected]

Amaresh Srikanthan

Training Coordinator

(608) 264-8570
[email protected]

Brodee Schwarm

Staff Development Program Specialist

(920) 214-5889
[email protected]

Aaron Banman

Staff Development Program Specialist

(608) 261-0622

[email protected]

Learn more about the training team and their specialties!

Meet the training team