Live webinar presented by Dana M. Delger, JD
Sept. 19, 2024, 12:30pm
90 min of CLE credit anticipated
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science, administered by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), leverages volunteer efforts from over 800 stakeholders to support the development and implementation of forensic science standards across a wide range of disciplines. As part of this effort, the OSAC Registry was developed to serve as a repository of voluntary forensic science standards that have been adopted by forensic science service providers across the country.
Understanding these forensic standards and how they can and have been used is critical for any attorney managing a case with forensic science evidence. This presentation will serve as an introduction to OSAC’s work and the standards development process, as well as on how standards fit into the legal system. Through the lens of several key standards, attendees will learn how to read and understand forensic standards, as well as gain an understanding of some of the nuances in these technical documents.
Registration:
This program is part of the 2024 IDS Forensic Science Education Series. The webinars will be presented monthly and are free to attend. Use this link to register for all webinars in the series and attend any that are of interest.
Presenter:
Dana M. Delger is an attorney who works as a consultant to the Forensic Science Standards Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Between 2014 and 2020, she served as senior staff attorney in the Strategic Litigation Unit at the Innocence Project. Ms. Delger previously represented clients in state and federal criminal proceedings at the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem and at Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello P.C.. She also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Rosemary S. Pooler on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Ms. Delger graduated from New York University in 2007 and Columbia Law School in 2010.