Prisoners' Civil Litigation in Federal Court
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Hosted by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017

Learn the basics of representing prisoners in civil rights litigation in Federal Court, including proper defendants, immunity issues, relationship of § 1983 and habeas corpus, and navigating the Prison Litigation Reform Act.

Faculty Chairs: John Boston, Esq., Prisoners' Rights Project, and Betsy Ginsberg, Esq., NYU Law School.

CLE Credit: 2 credits total: 1 hour of professional practice/practice management and 1 hour skills. This program provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys.