CVPDO Happenings

TCDLA 2026 Rising Star reciplents

2026 TCDLA Rising Star Award recipient Lauren McCollum with CVPDO Oversight Board Chair, Tip Hargrove

2026 TCDLA Rising Star Award recipient Lauren McCollum with 2025 Rising Stars Rebecca Yung and Ted Wenske

TCDLA 2025 Rising Star reciplents

Chief Public Defender Elizabeth Berry and Oversight Board Chair Tip Hargrove with TCDLA Rising Star Award Recipients Ted Wenske and Rebecca Yung

TCDLA Rising Star Award recipient Rebecca Yung

TCDLA Rising Star Award recipient Ted Wenske being presented the award by John Hunter Smith

Recruiting

Brookley Schroeder and Elizabeth Berry recruiting at Rusty Duncan conference in San Antonio-June 2026

CVPDO public defenders recruiting at 2025 Rusty Duncan Seminar in San Antonio

Interns

UVA Law Rising 3L summer intern James Donlon after his first felony plea with his supervised practice card

In-Office Training

David Guinn, Immediate Past President of TCDLA, speaking to CVPDO on drug cases.

Lauren McCollum, Youth Defense & Misdemeanor Team Lead, training on defending children in court.