{"id":7042,"date":"2026-04-20T15:26:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/?p=7042"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:30:39","slug":"register-now-to-attend-the-i-u-p-a-attorney-and-local-leaders-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/register-now-to-attend-the-i-u-p-a-attorney-and-local-leaders-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Register Now to Attend the I.U.P.A. Attorney and Local Leaders Conference!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--link_color: var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1430px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2135\" title=\"Convention_cover001\" src=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Convention_cover001.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Convention_cover001.jpg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-7046\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272000%27%20height%3D%272135%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202000%202135%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272000%27%20height%3D%272135%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Convention_cover001-200x214.jpg 200w, https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Convention_cover001-400x427.jpg 400w, https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Convention_cover001-600x641.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Convention_cover001-800x854.jpg 800w, https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Convention_cover001-1200x1281.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/iupa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Convention_cover001.jpg 2000w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:100px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The current climate for law enforcement officers is absolutely treacherous. In that regard, providing excellent representation for law enforcement officers has never been more critical. Accordingly, the I.U.P.A. is proud to present our Keynote speaker, Judge Heidi Meinzer as well as other experts, to include PORAC Legal Defense Fund Administrator, Edward Marc Fishman; I.U.P.A. Attorney Naomi Frisch; and I.U.P.A. Attorney Deb Godwin who will present at our Attorney and Local Leaders Conference in Las Vegas, NV, at the iconic and elegant Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino on August 23 and 24!<\/p>\n<p>Topics will Include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A.I. in the LEO Realm<\/li>\n<li>Navigating the Obligation to Bargain in Good Faith in a Desolate Legal Landscape<\/li>\n<li>Lessons Learned from the Tyree Nichols Case: Criminal and Civil defense of Memphis Police officers Involved in the Death of Tyree Nichols<\/li>\n<li>Recent Developments and a Legal Perspective from the Bench<\/li>\n<li>And Much More!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our Keynote Speaker, Judge Heidi Meinzer, is the Circuit Court Judge for the City of Alexandria in Northern Virginia. She recently concluded a twenty-five-year career as an attorney in Alexandria, Virginia. While practicing law, Judge Meinzer represented Metropolitan Washington Airports Police Association, I.U.P.A. Local 5004; Alexandria Committee of Police, I.U.P.A. Local #5; and Prince William County Police Association, I.U.P.A. Local #5010.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/attorney.iupa.org\/\">https:\/\/attorney.iupa.org\/<\/a> to read more about the speakers, topics, CLE Credits for attorneys, and to register!<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:100px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7043,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iupa-briefing-room"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7042"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7048,"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7042\/revisions\/7048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7042"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7042"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iupa.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}