Region IV Conference 2025
NALI’s Region IV Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas
Arkansas Justice Building
Room N24 – Little Rock, Arkansas
Suggested Local Hotels:
AC Hotel by Marriott Little Rock Downtown
201 West Capitol Avenue, Little Rock, AR, 72201
501-500-8700
Hampton Inn & Suites Little Rock-Downtown
320 River Market Avenue, Little Rock, AR, 72201
501-244-0600
Holiday Inn Express and Suites Little Rock
Downtown by IHG
811 East 4th St, Little Rock, AR, 72202
844-535-2893
Residence Inn Little Rock Downtown
219 River Market Ave, Little Rock, AR, 72201
501-376-7200
Schedule
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM Registration, Headshots & Networking
Light refreshments available.
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Welcome & Opening Remarks
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Dustin McDaniel, Former Arkansas Attorney General
“Working with Law Enforcement & Investigators in a Changing Legal Landscape.”
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM David Jude, CLI – NALI
“Expanding Your Services into the Expert Witness World”
12:00 AM – 12:30 PM Sgt. Andrew “Austin” Lay, Arkansas State Police
“Legal Guidelines & Updates for Arkansas PIs”
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch & Keynote Speaker
Keynote: Justice Rhonda K. Wood, Arkansas Supreme Court
“Judicial Transparency and the Role of the Investigator”
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Adam Fogleman, Pulaski County Attorney
“Ethics in Investigations & Legal Practice”
2:30 PM – 3:10 PM Judge Hugh Finkelstein, 6th Judicial Circuit
“The Do’s & Don’ts of the Testifying Investigator”
3:10 PM – 3:30 PM Break & Raffle Drawing
Refreshments & Raffle Drawing.
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Joan Shipley, Chief of Staff for the Department of Public Safety, State of Arkansas
“FOIA & Public Records in Arkansas: Access, Limits, and Legal Landmines”
4:30 PM – 4:35 PM David Jude, CLI
“Becoming a CLI: The Gold Standard for Investigators”
4:35 PM – 4:40 PM Kandis Studdard & Val Vail-Shirey
NALI: Membership & Benefits
4:40 PM – 5:40 PM Facilitators: David Jude, CLI & Kandis Studdard
Roundtable Discussion: Investigative Best Practices
6 CEU Certificates Awarded
NALI’s Region IV Conference will provide tools and materials for all professional investigators, will highlight some of NALI’s incredible members focusing on a wide array of topics.
This one-day event is designed to bring together licensed private investigators, attorneys, and professionals from across the region for a powerful lineup of education, networking, and professional development. This is an opportunity to further your education, connect with peers, and deepen your impact within the legal community.
Our conference will feature an exceptional lineup of speakers, including:
– DUSTIN MCDANIEL, former Arkansas Attorney General – JUSTICE RHONDA K. WOOD, Arkansas Supreme Court – David Jude, CLI & Licensed Legal Investigator at DPJ Consulting – JUDGE HUGH FINKELSTEIN, Circuit Judge at 6th Judicial District of Arkansas
-JOAN SHIPLEY, Chief of Staff, Arkansas State Police, Department of Public Safety – SERGEANT AUSTIN LAY, Arkansas State Police, Head of Regulatory-Private Investigator & Security Division
-ADAM B. FOGLEMAN, Pulaski County Attorney, Arkansas
We are also offering professional photo headshots by Cara Epps Photography, vendor showcases, raffle prizes that include a custom painting by www.paintedbyholly.com, and a roundtable on investigative best practices to close out the day. CEU certificates will be issued to those seeking continuing education credits.
Whether you are seeking to earn your CLI, expand your skills, or stay on the cutting edge of investigative practice, this conference is created with investigations in mind.
Register today and don’t miss this opportunity!
Offering 6 hours of continuing education credit, this conference is designed to equip and stretch legal investigators at every level. NALI will provide materials and presentations on a flash drive/notebook to all conference goers so they can take the tools home with them.