NALI Annual Conference 2026 – Registration and Sponsorship now closed!
Wednesday February 25
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–8:40am Welcome to First Time Attendees & Vendor Visits
8:40am–9:10am Welcome to NALI Annual Conference
9:10am – 10:00am Jan Barefoot & Megan Bentley, Barefoot Professional Investigations Title: Capturing Digital Media and Social Media Footprints
10:10am–11:00am Mike Littrell, Cyber Agents Title: Messages, Mentions, and Mistakes: Exposing Missing, Fabricated, and Unreliable Mobile Evidence
11:10am–12:00pm Dumaka Shabazz, Federal Public Defender – Middle District of Tennessee Title: Skynet at the Sidebar: Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Advocacy
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 Brennan Wingarter – Appellate Director for TN District Public Defenders Conference Title: Post-Conviction Investigations in Hindsight–An Appellate Perspective to Enhance Best Practices at the Trial Level
3:10-4:00 pm Round Table – Facilitators
CIVIL LITIGATION BREAKOUT
2:10-3:00 pm 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-9:00pm NALI Evening Hospitality -Redneck Riviera 208 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37201
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 Adam Zoll Title: OSINT 1.0
9:40am – 10:30am Chris BrennerTitle: OSINT Leveling Up
10:30am–11:00am Break and Visit with Vendors
11:10am–12:00pm Rachel Roberts, CLI, Jay Marin, Carlos W. De Jesus Jr. Title: TARGETED TOPICS – 3 Key Takeaways/Mini Tools/Workshops Snapchat,
12:00pm-1:30pm Lunch – NALI Annual Awards
1:30pm-2:00pm Visits with Vendors
2:00pm–4:00pm IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATIONS and INDEPENDENT Business Best Practices In-house Investigations & Independent Panelist –Nicole Bocra Gray, Josh Wooten, CLI, Jay Marin, Rachel Roberts, CLI, George Gergis, CLI Title: Modeling Efficiency in Investigations: Tools, Tips, and Honest Conversations
3:10PM-4:00 pm Round Table – Facilitator Janiece J. Lee, CLI
4:00pm-4:30pm Wrap up & Q & A
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.

