Seminars--presenter or on faculty

Mr. Stanziano has been a frequent lecturer, faculty member and presenter on various topics within the field of criminal defense since 1993. The following list includes only his presentations since 2001. A full listing is available here.


2007 National Defender Association Defender Advocacy Institute Dayton, Ohio, June 2007 - Faculty Member and Lecture/Demonstration on Direct Examination
2007 Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy 24th Litigation Persuasion Institute October 2007 - Faculty Member: Worked in small groups with attorneys handling sexual offense cases. Lectures on Handling Sex Offenses "101" and Advanced Cross-Examination. Also, developed one of the case problems - Commonwealth vs Donnie Becker Fagan© - for the Advanced/Sex Offenses track.
2007 Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Annual Conference-Elizabeth, Indiana, November 16, 2007 - The Gambler and Other Archetypes: Synchronizing Your Client's Story to the Universal Stories in Jurors' Heads.
2006 National Legal Aid and Defender Association Defender Advocacy Institute Dayton, Ohio, June 2005 - Faculty Member and Lecture/Demonstration on Cross-Examination
2006 Minnesota Public Defender Trial School, St. Thomas Law School - Faculty Member and Lecture/Demonstration on Cross-Examination

2005 Indiana Public Defender Council "Defending Child Molest Cases: The pendulum is Swinging"Indianapolis, Indiana February 25, 2005 - Lessons from an Actual Cross Examination of an Alleged Victim Panel Discussion on Motion Practice and Strategy
2005 Kentucky Office of Public Advocacy 1st Post-Conviction Litigation Institute - Small group work and presentation on Cross-Examination
2005 National Legal Aid and Defender Association Defender Advocacy Institute Dayton, Ohio, June 2005 - Faculty Member and Lecture/Demonstration on Opening Statement
2005 Minnesota Public Defender Annual Conference Cragun's Resort – September 2005 - Taint Hearings in Child Sex Abuse cases
2005 Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy 22nd Litigation Persuasion Institute, October 2005 - Faculty Member: Worked in small groups with new attorneys
2005 Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Annual Conference–Elizabeth, Indiana - Voir Dire, November 18, 2005
2004 Las Vegas Public Defender Association Trial Advocacy Program - Faculty Member and Lecture/Demonstration on Principles of Voir Dire
2004 National Legal Aid and Defender Association Defender Advocacy Institute, Dayton, Ohio, June 2004 - Faculty Member and Lecture/Demonstration on Direct Examination
2004 Kentucky Office of Public Advocacy Annual Seminar - Presentations on Cross-Examination of Child Witnesses and Evidence
2004 Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy 21st Litigation Persuasion Institute - Faculty Member: Worked in small groups with new attorneys and demonstrated Opening Statement Techniques
2004 Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Annual Conference–Elizabeth, Indiana - Viability of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in light of the Booker and Fanfan cases before the US Supreme Court, November 5, 2004
2003 West Virginia Public Defender's Conference on "Issues in Sexual Assault Litigation" Cross-examination of Children and Taint Hearings - Morgantown, West Virginia, April 11, 2003
2003 National Legal Aid and Defender Association Defender Advocacy Institute Dayton, Ohio, June 2003 - Faculty Member and Lecture/Demonstration on Opening Statement
2002 Kentucky Bar Association Law Update 2000 --presented 8 lectures throughout Kentucky Search and Seizure Law-new developments.
2002 Kentucky Bar Association Law Update 2000 --presented 8 lectures throughout Kentucky Search and Seizure Law-new developments.
2002 National Legal Aid and Defender Association Defender Advocacy Institute Dayton, Ohio - Faculty Member and Lecture/Demonstration on Principles of Direct-Examination
2002 Kentucky Bar Association Annual Convention–Covington, Kentucky - Member of KACDL Mock Trial Team–Cross examination
2002 West Virginia Public Defender's Office Litigation Skills Conference/Annual Conference Canaan Valley Resort, West Virginia - Cross-examination of the Child Witness and Taint Hearings
2002 Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy 20th Litigation Persuasion Institute - Faculty Member: Worked in small groups with new(er) attorneys
2002 Kentucky Bar Association New Attorney Training Somerset, Kentucky - Investigating and Developing Your Case: The Attorney's Responsibility in Commencing Litigation
2001 Leadership Glasgow/Barren County Law and Justice Day 2001 - The Court System: "Kentucky's DUI Law"
2001 National Legal Aid and Defender Association Defender Advocacy Institute, Dayton, Ohio, Faculty Member and Lecture/Demonstration on Principles of Cross-Examination
2001 Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy 19th Litigation Persuasion Institute - Faculty Member: Presenter on topics of Cross-examination
2001 Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Annual Conference–Experts: Experience and Expectations Louisville, Kentucky, - "Using the Criminal Rules and the Evidence Code to Aid in the Presentation of Your Expert Testimony"

Serious Felonies
Violent Offenses
         Murder
         Manslaughter
         Robbery
White Collar Crime
Sex Offenses
Drug Offenses
Drunk Driving
Theft (all kinds)
All State & Federal Courts



Brainstorming Case Issues
Developing Theories & Emotional Themes
Formulating Issue-Sensitive Strategies
Organizing Case-Specific Jury Selection
Preparing Lines of Cross-Examination
Preparing Defense Witnesses for Trial
Finding and Working with Expert Witnesses
Developing the Defense Strategy in Order to Tell the Client's Story Persuasively to the Jury
Pretrial Investigation Assistance
Records and Discovery Review
Preserving the Record for Appeal



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