Total Credits: 1.0 including 0.0 Ethics CLE, 1.0 CLE
Most individuals strive to live a life of purpose. This is particularly true for prosecutors who frequently enter our profession out of a desire to make an impact on the world around them. In this webinar, we will explore how to maximize your potential as a prosecutor by gaining a sense of personal mission and utilizing techniques such as goal setting and accountability partners. This discussion of these topics will center on how these tools can be used within the specific experience of a prosecutor.
| Goal Setting Vision and Purpose for Prosecutors (1.8 MB) | 28 Pages | Available after Purchase |
David Lord is the Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Alexandria, Virginia and has been employed as a prosecutor in that office since 2006. David has broad litigation experience, having taken 57 cases to trial before a jury and tried many hundreds more as bench trials. In addition to his work as a trial attorney, David has developed an expertise in prosecutorial ethics and David teaches on that topic at multiple conferences each year. David is an adjunct professor in Criminal Procedure at George Mason University’s School of Law. David is also on the permanent faculty of Trauma to Trial and Prosecutor’s Bootcamp, two statewide training conferences for Virginia prosecutors. David has previously taught on white collar crimes, mental health law, proactive prosecution, and diversity issues. David also spends time researching and writing on legal ethics and his upcoming article, Breaking the Faustian Bargain: Using Ethical Norms to Level the Playing Field in Criminal Plea Bargaining will appear in Vol. XXXV of the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics. His article Give em' the Ol' Razzle Dazzle: The Ethics of Trial Advocacy and the Case of Kyle Rittenhouse will appear in the Suffolk Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy in 2022. As a prosecutor, David supervised multiple other attorneys and works with the Alexandria Treatment Court, a program that seeks to help divert from conviction and incarceration individuals with substance use disorder that engage in nonviolent felony offenses. David’s prior dockets have included the prosecution of adult sex crimes, homicides, robberies, fraud/embezzlement offenses, asset forfeiture, juvenile delinquency, gang crimes and traffic cases. David is a former President of the Alexandria Bar Association. David graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Colorado State University, obtained his J.D. from George Mason in 2005, and received a Masters of Theological Studies from Wesley Theological Seminary in 2019. David is a recipient of the 2017 Warren B. Von Schuch Distinguished Assistant Award, the 2014, 2015, and 2020 S. Randolph Sengel Award for Prosecutorial Excellence, the 2017 Alexandria Chamber of Commerce 40 Under 40 Award, and the 2019 Michael R. Doucette Lecturer of Merit Award.
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