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Tue Oct 27
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Annual Habeas Corpus Training for Capital Post-Conviction Attorneys
- 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
- By: New York City Bar - Committee on Capital Punishment
- Death Penalty
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
- CLE Credit Comments: This program offers 5.0 CLE free credits: 4.0 for professional practice and 1.0 for ethics. All credits qualify as transitional and non-transitional credits.
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