Commonwealth’s Attorneys’ Services Council

Trauma to Trial
2026-10-04 - 2026-10-09 | –, Staunton, VA
CASC again is offering Trauma to Trial, our 6-day course on the topic of investigating and prosecuting adult non-stranger sexual assaults. The training is open to 12 prosecutor/law enforcement teams.
The program is free. Lodging for attendees whose offices are more than twenty-five miles from the training site will be provided. Meals and parking will be provided to all attendees. Mileage is NOT covered and will be the attendee’s responsibility.
Space is limited to 12 teams comprised of a prosecutor and a law enforcement officer from the same jurisdiction. Since there have been substantial changes to the content of this course, anyone who attended prior to 2017 may re-apply if they wish to attend again.
ACCEPTANCE IS BY APPLICATION ONLY. Upon completion of the online registration a link to download the application will be in the registration confirmation email. BOTH team members must register, complete the application, and return it to CASC by June 3. Your team will be notified if you are in the program or have been placed on the waitlist by July 2.
For more information contact Nancy Oglesby, noglesby@wm.edu.
Click here to register.

Red Flag 2026: Ring of Fire: Arson Prosecutions Program
2026-10-05 - 2026-10-09 | –, Blacksburg, VA
CASC’s Arson Investigation & Prosecution program is focused on all aspects of arson cases, including forensics, expert testimony, and legal aspects, and is focused on arson as a tool of fraud. This program combines prosecutors, Virginia State Police/BCI investigators, insurance company fraud investigators, and Virginia law enforcement investigators for a week of team training which includes ATF arson specialists and a “live burn” where students will witness and then examine a crime scene.
Lodging will be provided for attendees whose office is twenty-five miles (25) or more from the training venue. Meals for government employees will be reimbursed at state per diem rate. Mileage is NOT covered and will be the attendee’s responsibility. The program begins at noon on Monday, October 5, and ends at noon on Friday, October 9, 2026.
This program is a rotating program with other topics involving insurance fraud. Some, but not all, sessions will be repeated from previous “Red Flag” insurance fraud trainings. Previous attendees of other “Red Flag” insurance fraud programs (such as financial investigations and elder fraud) are welcome to attend.
For more information, contact Elliott Casey at ejcasey@wm.edu or 757-585-4370
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Murder One: Basic Homicide Prosecution
2026-11-08 - 2026-11-11 | –, Staunton, VA
This program is a four-day training for approximately 35 prosecutors on essential homicide prosecution skills to include: Ethics, Discovery, Exculpatory Evidence, etc. The training will cover all aspects of preparing and trying a successful homicide case from voir dire to closing argument. Emphasis will be on investigations and working with witnesses, evidence gathering and presentation, preparation of expert witnesses, and forensics as well as meeting common defenses including alibi, NGRI, misidentifications, causation of death and self-defense.
Lodging will be provided for attendees whose office is more than twenty-five miles from the venue in Williamsburg. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to all attendees.
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu.
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Murder Two: Advanced Homicide Prosecution
2026-11-11 - 2026-11-14 | –, Staunton, VA
A four-day training program for approximately 35 prosecutors on advanced homicide prosecution skills to include: Ethics, Discovery, Exculpatory Evidence, etc. The training will examine difficult challenges in complex homicide cases, including drug overdose deaths, child homicides, multi-defendant cases, no-body and cold cases. This training will also examine advanced issues such as mental health defenses and aggravated murder cases. Previous attendance at one of CASC’s Homicide programs is a pre-requisite, unless CASC permission is granted.
Lodging will be provided for attendees whose office is more than twenty-five miles from the venue in Williamsburg. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to all attendees..
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu.
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Executive Program 2026
2026-12-02 - 2026-12-04 | –, Harrisonburg
The Executive Program is a training seminar devoted to management issues, with attendance restricted to the 120 elected Commonwealth’s Attorneys and Chief Deputies. The program addresses leadership skills, office management, case management, employment practices and personnel issues, police relations, press and public relations and other topics important to prosecutors in leadership positions.
For more information, contact Elliott J. Casey at ejcasey@wm.edu or 757-585-4370.
Registration will open in September 2026.

Spring Institute 2027
2027-04-11 - 2027-04-14 | –, Norfolk, VA
The Spring Institute program agenda is a multi-track continuing legal education program offering up to 18 hours of live MCLE credits, emphasizing ethics, recent legislative enactments, recent judicial decisions, current developments in criminal law. Attendance is open to all Virginia prosecutors.
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu
Registration open January 2027.

Annual Summer Conference 2027
2027-08-05 - 2027-08-08 | –, Virginia Beach, VA
The VACA 88th Annual Summer Conference will be held August 5 – 8, 2026, at the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront.

This single-track continuing legal education program offering approximately 12.0 MCLE credits is open to all Virginia prosecutors.
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu.
Registration opens in May 2027.

Executive Program 2027
2027-12-01 - 2027-12-03 | –, Blacksburg, VA
The Executive Program is a training seminar devoted to management issues, with attendance restricted to the 120 elected Commonwealth’s Attorneys and Chief Deputies. The program addresses leadership skills, office management, case management, employment practices and personnel issues, police relations, press and public relations and other topics important to prosecutors in leadership positions.
For more information, contact Elliott J. Casey at ejcasey@wm.edu or 757-585-4370.
Registration will open in September 2027.

Spring Institute 2028
2028-04-23 - 2028-04-26 | –, Norfolk, VA
The Spring Institute program agenda is a multi-track continuing legal education program offering up to 18 hours of live MCLE credits, emphasizing ethics, recent legislative enactments, recent judicial decisions, current developments in criminal law. Attendance is open to all Virginia prosecutors.
For more information, contact Jill Harris at jcharris@wm.edu
Registration open January 2028.
