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Description:
This program is intended for law students and attorneys who are currently representing or are interested in representing death-row inmates in post-conviction proceedings.  It features a keynote lecture, nationally recognized death penalty experts, and includes a review of recent Supreme Court decisions, an update on lethal injection litigation, and a presentation on developing race-based mitigation in post-conviction and habeas proceedings. The CLE program will be followed by the Capital Punishment Committee's annual Redlich Awards, which will be presented this year to Christina Swarns, President and Attorney-in-Charge of the Office of the Appellate Defenders, and Kirkland & Ellis LLP. A light reception is made possible through the generous sponsorship of Orrick and Arnold & Porter. 

Keynote Speaker:
Bernard E. Harcourt, Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law, Columbia Law School

Speakers:
Harry Sandick, Partner, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
Robin Konrad, Director of Research and Special Projects, Death Penalty Information Center
Alexis Hoag, Senior Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Sponsoring Association Committee:
Capital Punishment Committee, Kate McMahon, Chair

Co-Sponsoring Association Committees:
Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee, Amy P. Barasch and Alison McKinnell King, Co-Chairs
City Bar Justice Center, Lynn Kelly, Executive Director

This program has been generously sponsored by:
Arnold & Porter
Orrick

A full agenda is attached. For more information about the event, please contact Muhammad U. Faridi at mfaridi@pbwt.com or 212-336-2874.