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2025 Baltimore Seminar | Mitigation Practice: Key Tools and Strategies

Criminal defense practitioners, sentence reform advocates, and other justice partners are invited to attend the seminar, Mitigation Practice: Key Tools and Strategies hosted and presented by Advancing Real Change (ARC), Inc. on July 31, 2025, at our new Baltimore, Maryland office.

PLEASE NOTE: Capacity has been reached for this seminar as of July 3rd. Registration forms submitted after July 3rd will be placed on our waiting list, and registrants will be updated as soon as a seat becomes available. Contact Mary Roberts at [email protected] for any questions.


  • July 31, 2025
  • ARC, Inc.’s Baltimore Office
    7 St Paul St, Baltimore, MD 21202
  • 8:00 am EDT
  • Various

  • Free Admission

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March 19, 2025    
3:00 pm EDT - 5:00 pm EDT
Ask a Mitigation Specialist, a resource program that allows defenders to meet directly and privately with a mitigation specialist for specific technical assistance. Complete the form below for a 25-minute session with experienced mitigation professionals. The information discussed during each session is confidential. Complete the registration form to request an appointment.
March 19, 2025    
9:30 pm EDT - 11:00 pm EDT
Join ARC staff, friends, and partners in Houston, Texas for drinks and light hors d'oeuvres. Learn more about our work and connect with people who are passionate about creating a just and equitable legal system.
Events on March 19, 2025

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Advancing Real Change Inc. is a leading provider of training and support to a growing community of defense team members across the country. We host a variety of learning opportunities, including Webinars, Lunch and Learn events, Ask a Mitigation Specialist, multi-day trainings, and more. These services are free of charge to ensure that every person facing the loss of their life or liberty has a skilled team of defenders advocating for them.

Scheduled trainings and online events are listed in the calendar above. 

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