Events Calendar
2026 Capital Mitigation Skills Workshop
- Date:
- January 15, 2026
- Start:
- All day event
- Save to your calendar:
- iCalendar (.ics)
- Location:
- CCJ 2.306 (Eidman Courtroom)
- Event type:
- Workshop / Training Program
- On the web:
- https://law.utexas.edu/capitalpunishment/
The Sixteenth Capital Mitigation Skills Workshop, which began in 2012, consists of a combination of lectures and interactive exercises designed to develop the basic skills required in the development of mitigation evidence in death penalty cases. Utilizing a case hypothetical, participants will brainstorm about potential mitigation themes and identify “red flags” requiring investigation. Life-history records will also be reviewed to identify these mitigation themes, hypotheses, questions, and investigative follow-up. Interviewing exercises in small groups will cover a variety of areas, including trauma, the signs and symptoms of mental disorders, and cognitive impairments and adaptive deficits. Participants will be asked to interview a variety of different witnesses, including the client and to draft a declaration. The seminar will also emphasize the importance of case organization and provide a sample of a basic mitigation tool kit (including genograms and chronologies).
- Sponsored by:
- Capital Punishment Center
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the sponsor listed above or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.