The Federal Bar Association – Southern District of New York Chapter

Cordially Invites You to a Town Hall on: Restoring Confidence in the Criminal Justice System in the Wake of Michael Brown and Eric Garner

An Interactive Forum

The SDNY’s Criminal Law Section together with Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law’s Center for Public Service Law will facilitate An Interactive Discussion in which Experienced Practitioners and Law Professors in criminal law and criminal procedure will offer their views on the Grand Jury Practice Involving Police Officers and the Deaths of Unarmed Civilians. Panelists will discuss Historical Trends in Indicting Police Officers and State and Federal Reforms.

                                                             February 12, 2015

Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 55 Fifth Avenue, Main Lobby and Moot Courtroom, New York, NY

Agenda:

Opening Reception:         6:00 p.m.

Panel Discussion:             6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Topics:

History of Indictments in the Deaths of Unarmed Civilians; Grand Jury Practice in Michael Brown and Eric Garner; Public Backlash and Minority Communities; State and Federal Reforms to Restore Confidence in the Criminal Justice System

Panelists:

The Honorable Richard J. Holwell, former Federal District Judge for SDNY, presently partner at Holwell, Shuster, and Goldberg, LLP

Christopher Pisciotta, Staten Island Legal Aid Society

Len Kamdang, Assistant Federal Defender, EDNY

Kyron Huigens, Professor of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Will include interactive discussion among panelists and all participants

Register for the event here: http://fbasdnycriminaljusticesystem.eventbrite.com

No Charge for Law Students, Members of FBA and Sponsoring Organizations

$35 for Others  (waivable, if join FBA or its ADR Section at this program)

Tuition assistance available for qualified attorneys.

Please contact SDNY.FBA@gmail.com for info.

Co-Sponsors: The Network of Bar Leaders

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