Training
Training
Deja Vishny is a nationally known criminal defense trainer. She has spoken at CLE programs and training seminars in 44 states, the nation of India and taught trial skills to public defenders from Israel. In 2024 she founded the Mountain Trial Skills Academy, held annually in the Spring in Salt Lake City Utah. She is consistently one of the highest ranked speakers at the National Association of Criminal Defense Association and other CLE meetings, and appears on numerous NACDL DVD compilations of best speakers of the year.
Here are a few of Deja Vishny most popular topics:

What’s Interrogation Gotta Do with it?
Defending False Confession Cases

It wasn’t him!
Suppressing Eyewitness Identification

Cross Examination and Impeachment

The Storytelling Method of Direct Examination

Client Centered Interviewing

What Online Dating Taught me about the Art of Jury De-Selection

The Spy in your Pocket:
Suppressing Electronic Evidence

Winning Self Defense Cases

Working with and Cross Examining Forensic Pathologists
Deja Vishny conducted a trial skills training session at our public defender office. She was a very good and entertaining lecturer, and her hands – on suggestions and feedback during the small group exercises were really great; we've now adopted her format for our future trial skills training.
Lisa RemalTraining Coordinator, Salt Lake Legal Defenders Assn, Salt Lake City, Utah
Deja Vishny helped organize and implement our inaugural new staff training program when we opened our office during late Summer 2019. Deja's support leading up to the training and her on-the-ground assistance provided our staff with the dynamic instruction we were hoping for. NDS Detroit is the better for Deja's contributions and our attorneys are eager for her to return to share more of her expertise.
Chantá ParkerManaging Director, Neighborhood Defender Service Detroit
Deja Vishny is an expert at teaching trial skills as well as motion practice whose ability comes from her trial experience. Her dynamic presentations make even the most difficult subject matters come to life. I would not hesitant in hiring Deja to consult in either training or trial work.
Jennifer SellittiPublic Defender, State of New Jersey
Deja Vishny organized and provided new attorney training for Public Defender Services of West Virginia in 2019; the training which provided practical instruction, and assured that lawyers have to tools to effectively represent their clients. Significantly, this training created a sustained community in which public defenders can find continuing support in whatever they do.
Dana EdyExecutive Director, West Virginia Public Defender Services
Blown away by Deja Vishny. Amazing speaker. Extremely knowledgeable.
Sarah Ike2019 NACDL mid winter conference