R 061945Z DEC 18
MARADMIN 686/18
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC JA//
SUBJ/FY19 SPECIAL VICTIM CASE LITIGATION TRAINING CALENDAR//
REF/A/MSGID: 10 USC 1044E//
REF/B/MSGID: 10 USC 806//
REF/C/MSGID: MCBUL 5800//
REF/D/MSGID: DOD DTM 14-003//
REF/E/MSGID: CDC PM 1.1A//
REF/F/MSGID: CDC PM 4.1A//
NARR/REF A GRANTS THE STAFF JUDGE ADVOCATE TO THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS SUPERVISORY AUTHORITY OVER THE PRACTICE OF MILITARY JUSTICE IN THE MARINE CORPS NARR/REF B REQUIRES THE DOD TO MAINTAIN A SPECIAL VICTIM INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION CAPABILITY NARR/REF C IS THE MARINE CORPS BULLETIN DEFINING SPECIAL VICTIM INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION COUNSEL REQUIREMENTS NARR/REF D GOVERNS THE ASSIGNMENT OF SPECIAL VICTIMS’ COUNSEL FOR VICTIMS OF SEX-RELATED OFFENSES NARR/REF E IS CHIEF DEFENSE COUNSEL OF THE MARINE CORPS POLICY MEMO FOR THE MISSION OF THE DEFENSE SERVICES ORGANIZATION NARR/REF F IS THE MARINE CORPS DEFENSE SERVICES ORGANIZATION TRAINING PROGRAM//
POC/1/TCAP/G. F. HACKMAN/MAJ/JMJ/TEL: 703-693-9299/EMAIL: gable.hackman@usmc.mil//
POC/2/DCAP/C. N. CAPASSO/MAJ/DSO/TEL: 703-604-0574/EMAIL: christopher.capasso@usmc.mil//
POC/3/DPTY OIC/W. J. RYAN/MAJ/VLCO/TEL: 703-693-9526/EMAIL: william.ryan@usmc.mil//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  Purpose. The purpose of this MARADMIN is to announce the Fiscal Year 2019 military justice advocacy and special victim litigation Training schedule for Marine Corps trial counsel, defense counsel, victims’ legal counsel (VLC), and legal support personnel.
2.  Background.  Pursuant to reference (a), the Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps (SJA to CMC) is responsible for ensuring the quality of military justice practice within the Marine Corps.  The SJA to CMC is committed to providing timely, coordinated, and comprehensive legal support in cases involving special victims.  In furtherance of this goal, and in accordance with references (b)-(c), the SJA to CMC requires trial counsel, defense counsel, and VLC to obtain training on the unique requirements and challenges involved in litigating special victim cases.
3.  Action
3. a.  To ensure the proper training of Marine Corps judge advocates and legal support personnel, Judge Advocate Division, HQMC, sponsors and facilitates annual training courses addressing the full scope of legal issues involved in special victim investigation and litigation.  These courses ensure that these personnel understand the complexities of special victim cases, including: digital and physical forensics, medical evidence, ethical obligations, and the psychological aspects of special victim cases.
3. b.  Reference (c) requires trial counsel to complete an intermediate-level trial advocacy training course focused on the prosecution of special victim cases before they are detailed to special victim cases.  Attending the Prosecuting Special Victim Cases course at Naval Justice School or the Trial Services Organization-Wide Special Victim Investigation and Prosecution (SVIP) training event meets this requirement.
3. c.  Reference (d) requires the SJA to CMC to certify VLC and requires VLC to attend in-depth training.  Judge advocates assigned to the Victims’ Legal Counsel Organization (VLCO) must attend one of the initial certification courses listed below in order to meet the requirement.  All personnel assigned to the VLCO must attend the annual VLCO symposium.
3. d.  References (e)-(f) require counsel assigned to the Defense Services Organization (DSO) to complete a standard training program.  The training events in this program include the Defense Counsel Orientation course, annual DSO Worldwide Community Training, Defending Sexual Assault Cases course, and non-government operated trial advocacy skills courses.
4.  Coordinating instructions
4. a.  Schedule. The following is a non-exclusive list of courses offered during FY19 that meet the training requirements established in references (c)-(f).  Counsel and legal support personnel are encouraged to identify additional applicable training events individually.
4.a.1.  Trial Services personnel   
4.a.1.a.  Trial Counsel Assistance Program, Trial Services-wide SVIP training, 4-8 Feb 19 (Camp Pendleton, CA)
4.a.1.b.  Prosecuting Special Victim Cases, 5-9 Aug 19 (Naval Justice School, Newport, RI)
4.a.1.c.  NCIS Advanced Adult Sexual Assault Investigation Training Program (AASAITP), Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
4.a.1.c.1.  AASAITP-1902, 11-15 Mar19 – Nominations due to JMJ on 8 Feb 19
4.a.1.c.2.  AASAITP-1903, 22-26 Apr19 – Nominations due to JMJ on 22 Mar 19
4.a.1.c.3.  AASAITP-1904, 20-24 May19 – Nominations due to JMJ on 19 Apr 19
4.a.1.c.4.  AASAITP-1905, 29 Jul-02 Aug19 – Nominations due to JMJ on 28 Jun 19
4.a.2.  DSO personnel
4.a.2.a.  DSO-Worldwide Community Training, 4-8 Feb 19, (MCRD, San Diego, CA)
4.a.2.b.  Defense Counsel Orientation, 11-14 Mar 19 (Naval Justice School, San Diego, CA)            
4.a.2.c.  Defense Counsel Orientation, 12-15 Aug 19 (Naval Justice School, Camp Lejeune, NC)
4.a.2.d.  Defending Sexual Assault Cases, 26-30 Aug 19 (Naval Justice School, San Diego, CA)      
4.a.2.e.  Trial Advocacy Program (Alternate Defense Counsel, Denver, CO)
4.a.2.f.  Trial Practice Institute, 16-29 Jun 19 (National Criminal Defense College, Macon GA)
4.a.2.g.  Trial Practice Institute, 14-27 Jul 19 (National Criminal Defense College, Macon, GA)
4.a.2.h.  In Defense of the Damned, 21-29 Jul 19 (Trial Lawyers College, Dubois, WY)
4.a.2.i.  Defenders’ Academy (Bronx Defenders, Bronx, NY)
4.a.3.  VLCO personnel
4.a.3.a.  VLCO Symposium 4-8 Feb 19 (MCAS Miramar, San Diego, CA)
4.a.3.b.  VLC Certification Courses, 25 Feb-1 Mar 19 (The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, Charlottesville, VA)
4.a.3.c.  VLC Certification and Child Victim Course, 6-15 May 19 (Maxwell Air Force Base, AL)
4.a.3.d.  VLC Child Victim Course, 22-26 Jul 19 (The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, Charlottesville, VA)
4.a.3.e.  VLC Certification Course, 5-9 Aug 19 (The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, Charlottesville, VA)            
4.a.4.  All trial counsel, defense counsel, and VLC.
4.a.4.a.  Intermediate Trial Advocacy, 28 Jan-8 Feb 19 (The Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, Charlottesville, VA)
4.a.4.b.  Basic Trial Advocacy, 15-19 Apr 19 (Naval Justice School, Newport, RI)
4.a.4.c.  Courtroom Communication, 17-21 Jun 19 (Naval Justice School, Newport, RI)
4.a.4.d.  Classified Information Litigation Seminar, 15-16 Jul 19 (Washington, D.C.)
4.a.4.e.  Basic Trial Advocacy, 29 Jul-2 Aug 19 (Naval Justice School, Newport, RI)
4.a.4.f.  Joint Appellate Advocacy Training, 9-11 Sep 19 (Henderson Hall, Washington, D.C.)
4.a.5.  All legal support Marines
4.a.5.a.  Paralegal Litigation Support, 14-17 Jan 19 (Naval Justice School, Newport, RI)
4.a.5.b.  Legal Ethics for Paralegals, 8-12 Apr 19 (Naval Justice School, Newport, RI)
4.a.5.c.  Paralegal Research and Writing, 15-26 Apr 19 (Naval Justice School, Newport, RI)
4.a.5.d.  Paralegal Litigation Support, 20-23 May 19 (Naval Justice School, Newport, RI)
4.b.  In accordance with reference (b), and in order to ensure unity of effort when training trial counsel, defense counsel, VLC, and supporting personnel, the below dates are set aside for regional training.  Regional counsel may coordinate with the cognizant judicial circuit to adjust these dates if required to reduce the impact of training on the military justice docket. 
4.b.1.  6-7 Dec 18
4.b.2.  9-10 May 19
4.b.3.  22-23 Aug 19
4.c.  Eligibility
4.c.1.  All trial counsel, defense counsel, VLC, trial administrative officers, regional trial investigators, and legal services specialists working within trial services, the DSO, or VLCO are eligible to apply to attend the above listed courses. 
4.c.2.  Other personnel who desire to attend one of the listed courses should contact the relevant POC for further guidance.
4.d.  Registration.  Individual attendees are not authorized to register for any of the listed courses directly.  The appropriate Regional Trial Counsel, Regional Defense Counsel, or Regional VLC must coordinate all requests for training attendance through the cognizant listed POC before attendance will be approved.
4.e.  Funding. Guidance regarding funding will be published in separate correspondence.
4.f.  Cancellations. Cancellations must be received no less than five working days prior to the convening date of the course.  Cancellations may be made via email to the appropriate POC.  Attendees are responsible for cancelling any flight, lodging, or rental car reservations they made prior to the cancellation.
5.  Release authorized by MajGen D. J. Lecce, Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.//