This program features nationally-recognized death penalty and habeas corpus experts and will include a review of recent Supreme Court decisions, a discussion of the implications of neuropsychology in capital cases and how to litigate a capital case in a cost effective manner. There will also be two simultaneous sessions on habeas corpus, with one session for attorneys new to habeas work and one for those more experienced attorneys.

Agenda

8:30 Registration and Coffee

9:00 - 9:10 Welcome Remarks

• Ron Tabak, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

9:10 - 10:00 The Importance of Pro Bono Work in Difficult Economic Times and Litigating a Capital Case in a Cost-Effective Manner

• Robin Maher, Director, American Bar Association's Death Penalty Representation Project

10:00 - 10:10 Break

10:10 - 11:00

Habeas Corpus Track I for Beginners

• Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier, Professor of Law at City University of New York School of Law

Habeas Corpus Track II for Advanced

• Eric M. Freedman, Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law, Hofstra Law

11:00 - 11:10 Break

11:10 - 12:00 Supreme Court Review

• Stephen R. Greenwald, Committee on Capital Punishment

12:00 - 12:50 Utilizing Neuropsychological Evidence in Capital Defense

• Dr. Leo J. Shea III, PhD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Rusk Institute, New York University Langone Medical Center New York University
• Denny LeBoeuf, Director, John Adams Project, American Civil Liberties Union

12:50 - 2:00 Keynote Luncheon

• Andrea D. Lyon, Director, Center for Justice in Capital Cases at DePaul University College of Law and Author of Angel of Death Row: My Life as a Death Penalty Defense Lawyer