Fidler Institute on Criminal Justice
Friday, April 9, 2010
Loyola Law School

Schedule

8:00-8:45 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
   
8:45 – 9:00 a.m.  Welcoming Remarks
   
Intro Remarks: Dean Victor Gold, Loyola Law School
Laurie L. Levenson, David W. Burcham Chair in Ethical Advocacy
The Honorable Larry P. Fidler, Los Angeles Superior Court

 

9:00 -10:15 a.m.

Panel 1- Snitches
 

The Honorable Stephen S. Trott , U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

 

Alexandra Natapoff, Distinguished Professor, Loyola Law School

 

Alka Sagar, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office

 

Ronald Kaye, Esq., Kaye, McLane & Bednarski, LLP

 

Moderator:  Marcy Strauss, Professor of Law, Loyola Law School

   

10:15- 10:30 a.m.

Break
   
10:30-11:45 a.m. Panel 2- Prosecutorial Misconduct
 

Richard Marmaro, Esq., Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP

        (defense counsel for Broadcom fraud case)
 

Steve Madison, Quinn Emanuel et al

        (defense counsel for U.S. v. Torres)  

 

Craig D. Singer, Esq., Williams & Connolly, LLP

        (defense counsel for Senator Ted Stevens)
 

Jim Cooney, Esq., Womble & Carlyle

        (defense counsel for Duke Lacrosse players)

 

Michael Emmick, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.

        (former Assistant U.S. Attorney)

 

Moderator:  Stanely Goldman, Professor of Law, Loyola Law School

   

11:45-12:10 p.m.

2010 William J. Landers Lecture
 

Andrew Goldsmith, United States Department of Justice, National Coordinator of Criminal Discovery Initiatives         

   
12:15-1:45 p.m. Lunch & Keynote speaker- The Honorable Adam Schiff, U.S. Congressman, 29th District California
   
1:45-3:00 p.m.

Panel 3- Cutting-Edge Issues in Forensic Science: Should Brain Scans and other Scientific Evidence Be Admissible in Criminal Cases?

  Steve Greenberg,Esq. Steven A.Greenberg, LPD
 

Adam Kolber, Professor of Law, University of San Diego

  Paul C. Giannelli, Weatherhead Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University
  John Monaghan, Assistant Head Deputy, LA County District Attorney's Office
  Jennifer Friedman, Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office
 

Moderator:  Laurie L. Levenson, Professor of Law, Loyola Law School

   
3:00-3:15 p.m. Break
   
3:15-4:15 p.m. Panel 4- Sentencing, Parole & Prison Reform
  Robert Weisberg , Professor of Law, Stanford University School of Law
  Kimberly Wong, Deputy Public Defender, Office Public Defender
  The Honorable Tricia A. Bigelow, Presiding Justice, California Court of Appeals
  Sunny Schwarz, Author of “Dreams for the Monster Factory”
 

Moderator:  Samuel Pillsbury, Professor of Law, Loyola Law School

   
4:15-5:30 p.m. Judges’ Reception and Fidler Awards
  Michael Judge, Public Defender for Los Angeles County
 

The Honorable Carolyn Turchin, United States Magistrate Judge

  The Honorable Michael Tynan, Los Angeles Superior Court

 

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