Donna L. Murray, M.A., L.P.I., is frequently invited to share her experience with criminal defense attorneys, investigators, mitigation specialists, sentencing advocates, and other legal professionals.
Drawing from more than 20 years of investigative experience and her work on more than 70 capital and resentencing cases, Donna presents on capital mitigation, juvenile resentencing, expert witness selection and coordination, and the role of the mitigation investigator in complex criminal defense cases.
Donna has presented at state, regional, and national conferences for organizations including the National Defender Investigator Association, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Alliance of Sentencing Advocates and Mitigation Specialists, and Florida Capital Resource Center.












National Alliance of Sentencing Advocates & Mitigation Specialists 2019 Conference
Baltimore, MD
• Preserving Your Expert Like an Expert
National Defender Investigator Association 2017 National Conference
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
▪The Mitigation Investigator in Death Penalty and Juvenile Resentencing Cases
▪Working with Expert Witnesses in Capital Trials and Juvenile Resentencing
Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 2014 Death Is Different
Orlando, FL
▪Selecting and Utilizing Experts
National Defender Investigator Association 2014 National Conference
New Orleans, LA
▪The Mitigation Specialist
▪Selecting and Utilizing Experts during Phase Two of a Capital Trial
Florida Capital Resource Center 2014 seminar series
(Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Jacksonville)
▪Selecting and Utilizing Experts
National Defender Investigator Association 2013 Regional Conference
Jacksonville, FL
▪The role of Mitigation in Death Penalty Cases (9/5/13)
Donna is available to speak to defense organizations, investigator associations, legal teams, and professional conferences on mitigation investigation, juvenile resentencing, capital cases, and working effectively with expert witnesses.