NALI Annual Conference 2026
Wednesday February 25
8:00am–4:00pm CLI Testing
1:00am–5:00pm Executive Council Meeting
6:00pm Meet up at Drury Reception & Event or Group Dinners (On your own)
Thursday February 26
6:30am–8:30am Full Hotel Breakfast (Included with room fee)
8:30am–8:50am Welcome to First Time Attendees & Vendor Visits
8:50am–9:10am Welcome to NALI Annual Conference
9:10am – 10:00am Presentation: Jan Barefoot & Megan Bentley, Barefoot Professional Investigations Title: Capturing Digital Media and Social Media Footprints
10:10am–11:00am Presentation: Mike Littrell, Cyber Agents Title: Messages, Mentions, and Mistakes: Exposing Missing, Fabricated, and Unreliable Mobile Evidence
11:10am–12:00pm Presentation: Mike Littrell, Cyber Agents & Luke Evans: Attorney – (Evans, Bulloch & Parker, PLLC) Title: The Algorithm Made Me Do It: AI, Ethics, and the Future of Investigations
12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch & Vendor Introductions – Presentation: Sheila Wysocki
1:30pm-2:00pm Visits with Vendors
2:00pm–4:00pm BREAKOUTS – CRIMINAL DEFENSE AND CIVIL LITIGATION CRIMINAL DEFENSE BREAKOUT
2:10-3:00 pm Criminal Track Brennan Wengarter – Appellate Director for TN District Public Defenders Conference Title: A View from the Appellate Side: The Importance of Investigations from PreTrial through Post-Conviction
3:10-4:00 pm Round Table – Facilitators CIVIL LITIGATION BREAKOUT
2:10-3:00 pm Civil Litigation Tommy W. Sturdivan Title: Investigating Motor Vehicle Crashes for your Attorney
3:10-4:00 pm Round Table – Facilitators
4:00pm-4:30pm Break & Vendor Visits
6:30pm NALI Evening Hospitality – TBA
Meet up at Drury Reception & Event or Group Dinners (On your own)
Friday February 27
6:30am–8:30am Full Hotel Breakfast – (Included with room fee
8:30am Welcome to Day Two of NALI Annual Conference
8:40am–9:30am Presentation: Adam Zoll Title: OSINT 1.0
9:40am – 10:30am Presentation: Chris Brenner Title: OSINT Leveling Up
10:30am–11:00am NALI Annual Awards
11:10am–12:00pm Presentation: Title: Rachel Roberts, CLI, _____, _____ Title: TARGETED TOPICS – 3 Key Takeaways/Mini Tools/Workshops Snapchat,
12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm-2:00pm Visits with Vendors
2:00pm–4:00pm IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS and INDEPENDENTS Business Best Practices In-house Investigations Panelist – Independent Business Panelist
Title: Modeling Efficiency in Investigations: Tools, Tips, and Honest Conversations
3:10PM-4:00 pm Round Table – Facilitators
4:00pm-4:30pm Wrap up & Q & A
6:30pm Meet up at Drury Reception & Events in groups
This conference is 13 CEU’s – Electronic Certificate.
DRAWINGS and CEU certificates available.
Hotel Reservations:
Drury Plaza Hotel
Downtown Nashville
300 Korean Veterans Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37201
www.druryhotels.com
800-325-0720
National Association of Legal Investigators and refer to group code
10163555
Single/Double Room Rate $210
Room Block ends February 3, 2026
Includes full breakfast, nightly reception and live music.
Registration Fees
NO REFUNDS WILL BE GRANTED AFTER February 13, 2026. $50.00 charge applied to returned checks.
Registration fee includes presentations, breaks, reception, NALI events, Thursday and Friday conference meals.
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