BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260723T090000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_135_5ac419d8b8694cbc0e3a1043a7f639f7@engage.nationalpoliceaccountability.org SUMMARY:Building Police Misconduct Cases: FTCA Fundamental s & Section 1983 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

EVENT DESCRIPTION

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The National Police Accou ntability Project (NPAP) will host a two-d ay intensive training in Fort Lauderdale\, Florida on July 23–24\, 2026\, focused on holding state a nd federal law enforcement accountable through civ il rights litigation.

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\ n Sessions will cover the fundamentals of Section 1983 litigation\, suing ICE and other federal law enforcement officers under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)\, and current challenges and opportuni ties in law enforcement accountability. 

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\n Audience & Learning Goals:
\n Designed for attorneys who are newer to police misconduct and accountability work\, th e training will provide practical tools for invest igating cases\, identifying actionable misconduct\ , drafting complaints\, and developing effective l itigation strategies. Although the training is pri marily designed for attorneys\, we encourage legal workers\, law students\, and advocates working al ongside impacted communities to join us as well. M any of the skills\, legal frameworks\, and strateg ies discussed will be relevant to anyone supportin g accountability-focused work.

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\ n The training will also include a session on elec tion protection and legal responses to law enforce ment presence at the polls.

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Pa nels include:
\n Current Landscape o f Federal Law Enforcement Accountability 
\n Common FTCA Legal Issues 
\n FTCA Actionable Conduct: Use of force\,  stops and on-the-street d etentions  
\n FTCA Actionable Conduct: Deten tion-related claims

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Confirmed Speakers: 
\n Jon Feinb erg\, Partner at Kairys\, Rudovsky\, Messing\, Fei nberg & Lin LLP
\n Trina Realmuto\, Executive Director at National Immigration Litigat ion Alliance
\n Zack Greenamyre\, Partner at Mitchell Shapiro Greenamyre & Funt LLP< /a>
\n Jeff Filipovits\, Partner at Filipovits & Smith
\n James Cook\, Attorney at B urris\, Nisenbaum\, Curry & Lacy
\n Keisha James\, Staff Attorney at NPAP
\n Eliana Machefsky\, Staff Attorney at NPAP
\n Lauren Bonds\, Exe cutive Director at NPAP

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DATE and TIME

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Thursday\, J uly\, 23\, 2026
\n Federal L aw Enforcement Accountability: FTCA Litigation & C laims Involving ICE

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Friday\, July\, 24\, 2026
\n Federal Law Enforcement Accountabilit y: FTCA Litigation & Claims Involving ICE

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ACCOMMODA TIONS

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We have secured a hotel room block for attendees at the Westin Ft. Lauderdale Be ach Resort. If you plan to stay at the confere nce hotel\, please make your reservation using the link below.

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Please note that the hotel block rate will expire on July 13th\, or earlier if the block sells out.

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Reserve your room here:  https://book.passkey.com/e/51286093

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LOCATION

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This event is being held in-person and will a lso be recorded. The event locat ion is below:

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ArtServe (1350 E Sunrise Blvd\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL 3330 4)

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A NOTE ABOUT TIME ZONES\n \n

Any time listed in this registration t hat does not include a time zone can be assumed to be in Central Standard Time (CST).

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ACCREDITATION

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This event is a ccredited for 9.5 general credit hours< /strong> with the State Bar of California (NPA P is a multiple activity provider with the State B ar of CA).

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Most attendees should be ab le to self-report for CLE credit to their own stat e bars\, and in instances where a state bar requir es that the event sponsor report on behalf of atte ndees\, NPAP is happy to assist.

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RECORDING

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The event will be reco rded in its entirety and recordings of each panel will be available to attendees after the event. Ho wever\, attendees will only be eligible fo r CLE credit for the portions of the event that th ey attended live\, either in-person or virtually.< /strong> Retroactive viewing of recordings will no t be eligible for CLE credit\, as NPAP does not ha ve a means of validating attendee participation in this circumstance.

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FINANCIA L SUPPORT

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This event is free for all attendees.

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ACCESSIBILITY

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It is our priority to ensure accessibili ty for all attendees - please contact KG at kg@nlg -npap.org if you have specific inquiries regarding the in-person experience.

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< /html> DESCRIPTION:EVENT DESCRIPTION\n \n \n The National Police Acco untability Project (NPAP) will host a two-day inte nsive training in Fort Lauderdale\, Florida on Jul y 23–24\, 2026\, focused on holding state and fede ral law enforcement accountable through civil righ ts litigation.\n \n \n \n \n \n Sessions will cove r the fundamentals of Section 1983 litigation\, su ing ICE and other federal law enforcement officers under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)\, and cu rrent challenges and opportunities in law enforcem ent accountability. \n \n \n \n \n \n Audience & L earning Goals:\n \n Designed for attorneys who are newer to police misconduct and accountability wor k\, the training will provide practical tools for investigating cases\, identifying actionable misco nduct\, drafting complaints\, and developing effec tive litigation strategies. Although the training is primarily designed for attorneys\, we encourage legal workers\, law students\, and advocates work ing alongside impacted communities to join us as w ell. Many of the skills\, legal frameworks\, and s trategies discussed will be relevant to anyone sup porting accountability-focused work.\n \n \n \n \n \n The training will also include a session on el ection protection and legal responses to law enfor cement presence at the polls.\n \n \n \n Panels in clude:\n \n Current Landscape of Federal Law Enfor cement Accountability \n \n Common FTCA Legal Issu es \n \n FTCA Actionable Conduct: Use of force\,   stops and on-the-street detentions  \n \n FTCA Act ionable Conduct: Detention-related claims\n \n \n \n Confirmed Speakers: \n \n Jon Feinberg\, Partne r at Kairys\, Rudovsky\, Messing\, Feinberg & Lin LLP (https://www.krlawphila.com/people/jonathan-fe inberg/)\n \n Trina Realmuto\, Executive Director at National Immigration Litigation Alliance (https ://immigrationlitigation.org/our-staff/)\n \n Zack Greenamyre\, Partner at Mitchell Shapiro Greenamy re & Funt LLP (https://mitchellshapiro.com/zack-w- greenamyre/)\n \n Jeff Filipovits\, Partner at Fil ipovits & Smith (https://civil-rights.law/who-we-a re/)\n \n James Cook\, Attorney at Burris\, Nisenb aum\, Curry & Lacy (https://bncllaw.com/profession al/james-cook/)\n \n Keisha James\, Staff Attorney at NPAP (https://nationalpoliceaccountability.org /our-team/)\n \n Eliana Machefsky\, Staff Attorney at NPAP (https://nationalpoliceaccountability.org /our-team/)\n \n Lauren Bonds\, Executive Director at NPAP (https://nationalpoliceaccountability.org /our-team/)\n \n \n \n \n DATE and TIME\n \n \n Th ursday\, July\, 23\, 2026\n \n Federal Law Enforce ment Accountability: FTCA Litigation & Claims Invo lving ICE\n \n \n \n \n 6:00am - 2:00PM PST\n 7: 00am - 3:00PM MST\n 8:00am - 4:00PM CST\n 9:00am - 5:00pm EST\n \n \n Friday\, July\, 24\, 2026\n \n Federal Law Enforcement Accountability: FTCA Li tigation & Claims Involving ICE\n \n \n \n \n 6:0 0am - 12:00PM PST\n 7:00am - 1:00PM MST\n 8:00am - 2:00PM CST\n 9:00am - 3:00pm EST\n \n \n \n AC COMMODATIONS\n \n \n \n We have secured a hotel ro om block for attendees at the Westin Ft. Lauderdal e Beach Resort (https://visitingmedia.com/app/prop erties/5217/all-assets-share?asset=347482&menu=1). If you plan to stay at the conference hotel\, ple ase make your reservation using the link below.\n \n \n \n Please note that the hotel block rate wil l expire on July 13th\, or earlier if the block se lls out.\n \n \n \n Reserve your room here:  https ://book.passkey.com/e/51286093 (https://book.passk ey.com/e/51286093)\n \n \n \n \n LOCATION\n \n \n This event is being held in-person and will also b e recorded. The event location is below:\n \n \n \ n ArtServe (1350 E Sunrise Blvd\, Fort Lauderdale\ , FL 33304)\n \n \n \n \n A NOTE ABOUT TIME ZONES\ n \n \n Any time listed in this registration that does not include a time zone can be assumed to be in Central Standard Time (CST).\n \n \n \n \n ACCR EDITATION\n \n \n This event is accredited for 9.5 general credit hours with the State Bar of Califo rnia (NPAP is a multiple activity provider with th e State Bar of CA).\n \n \n \n Most attendees shou ld be able to self-report for CLE credit to their own state bars\, and in instances where a state ba r requires that the event sponsor report on behalf of attendees\, NPAP is happy to assist.\n \n \n \ n \n RECORDING\n \n \n The event will be recorded in its entirety and recordings of each panel will be available to attendees after the event. However \, attendees will only be eligible for CLE credit for the portions of the event that they attended l ive\, either in-person or virtually. Retroactive v iewing of recordings will not be eligible for CLE credit\, as NPAP does not have a means of validati ng attendee participation in this circumstance.\n \n \n \n \n FINANCIAL SUPPORT\n \n \n This event i s free for all attendees.\n \n \n \n \n ACCESSIBIL ITY\n \n \n It is our priority to ensure accessibi lity for all attendees - please contact KG at kg@n lg-npap.org if you have specific inquiries regardi ng the in-person experience.\n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:In-Person CLE CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=America/Chicago:20260723T090000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260723T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260725T150000 LOCATION:United States\n URL:https://engage.nationalpoliceaccountability.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=135 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR