When

04/25/2026 - 05/09/2026

Where

Wyndham Garden Austin Hotel
3401 South I-35, Austin, TX 787541
(In-Person),

6.0 Core 101 - Future Indigent Defense Leaders

The Texas Future Indigent Defense Leaders program (FIDL) provides promising young lawyers with nationally renowned training and mentorship that will help guide them through their crucial early years and beyond. FIDL is an innovative partnership between the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA), Gideon’s Promise, the Harris County Public Defender’s Office (HCPDO), and the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC). Previously, young Texas lawyers in the FIDL program traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to attend the Gideon’s Promise CORE 101 intensive training. Now, with the help of TCDLA, that training is here in Texas. Bringing the nationally recognized program created, by MacArthur Genius Award Winner Jon Rapping, and adapting it for Texas law and practice. This three-year program begins with a two-week intensive bootcamp in Austin and returns for weekend trainings every six months for three years.


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