ALL SESSIONS ARE 6:00 - 8:30 P.M. REGISTRATION: 6:00- 6:30; CLE SEMINAR: 6:30-8:30 P.M.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 Hosted by Davis Polk & Wardwell 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.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Hosted by Davis Polk & Wardwell 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017
Learn the substantive law applied in prisoners' civil rights litigation, including claims of cruel and unusual punishment, denial of due process, violation of other substantive constitutional rights, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.
Faculty Chairs: John Boston, Esq., Prisoners' Rights Project, and Betsy Ginsberg, Esq., NYU Law School. CLE Credit: 2 credits total: 2 hours of professional practice/practice management. This program provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Hosted by O’Melveny & Myers LLP 7 Times Square, New York, New York 10036
Acquire the knowledge to represent inmates in prison brutality litigation. This seminar will focus identifying and obtaining relevant government documents; analyzing factual and relevant legal issues; and taking and defending depositions.
Faculty Chairs: Jonathan Chasan, Esq. and Mary Lynne Werlwas, Esq., Prisoners' Rights Project CLE Credit: 2 credits total: 2 hours of skills. This program provides transitional credit for newly admitted attorneys