2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
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Registration
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2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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Welcome Remarks
Steve Benjamin, President, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Michael Waldman, President, Brennana Center
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3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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Opening Remarks
Norman L. Reimer, Executive Director, NACDL
Hon. Marcy Friedman, Justice, Supreme Court, New York County, Civil Term
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3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Introduction of "Town Hall Panel" Nicole Austin-Hillery, Director and Counsel, Brennan Center Washington Office
Roundtable 1 – Stakeholders
Moderator:
Ted Shaw, Professor of Professional Practice in Law, Columbian Law School
Panelists:
Eddie Ellis, President, Center for NuLeadership on Urban Studies
Hon. George Bundy Smith, Chair, NYCLA Justice Center; Former Associate Judge of New York State Court of Appeals
Zachary Carter, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP; Board Member, Brennan Center
Lisa Wayne, Immediate Past President, NACDL
Vanita Gupta, Deputy Legal Director; ACLU, Washington, DC
Glenn Martin, Vice President of Development & Public Affairs, The Fortune Society
Rick Jones, Executive Director, Neighborhood Defender Service
Leroy Frazer, Jr., Executive Assistant District Attorney for External Affairs, Office of the Manhattan District Attorney
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5:00 p.m.
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Closing Remarks
Nicole Austin-Hillery, Director and Counsel, Brennan Center Washington Office
Reception to Follow
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Thursday, October 18, 2012
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8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
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Registration/Breakfast
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8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
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Welcome
Stewart D. Aaron, President, NYCLA
Opening Remarks
Hon. Fern Fisher, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge, New York City Courts
Inimai Chettiar, Director, Justice Program at Brennan Center for Justice
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9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
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Roundtable 2 – Charging, Plea Bargains, Diversion
Moderator:
Thomas Giovanni, Community-Oriented Defender Network Director Director (CODN), Brennan Center
Panelists:
Lance Ogiste, Counsel, Office of the Brooklyn District Attorney
Irwin Shaw, Attorney-in-Charge, Legal Aid Society Manhattan Office of the Criminal Practice
Wayne S. McKenzie, General Counsel, New York City Department of Probation
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10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
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Break
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10:30 a.m. –11:45 a.m.
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Roundtable 3 – Pretrial Incarceration
Moderator:
Thomas Giovanni, CODN Director, Brennan Center
Panelists:
Marika Meis, Legal Director, The Bronx Defenders
Hon. Melissa Jackson, Supervising Judge, Criminal Court New York County
Tim Koller, Executive Assistant DA, Staten Island
Barry Campbell, Special Assistant to the President & CEO, The Fortune Society
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11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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Break
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12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
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Working Group for Roundtables 2 and 3
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1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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Lunch
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2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
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Roundtable 4 – Jury Selection
Moderator:
Darryl Stallworth, Defense Attorney, Oakland, California
Panelists:
Cathleen Price, Cooperating Senior Attorney, Equal Justice Initiative; Seminar Lecturer, Columbia University
Hon. Ruth Pickholz, Acting Justice, New York County Supreme Court, Criminal Term
Abbe Smith, Director, Criminal Defense & Prisoner Advocacy Clinic and Professor of Law at Georgetown Law
Deanna Rodriguez, Chief, Brooklyn District Attorney’s Gang Bureau
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3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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Break
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3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
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Working Group for Roundtable 4
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4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
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Closing Remarks
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Friday, October 19, 2012
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8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
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Breakfast
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8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
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Opening Remarks
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9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
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Roundtable 5 – Pretrial Litigation on Search and Seizure and Identification Issues
Moderator:
Lexer Quamie, Counsel, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Panelists:
Hon. Mark Dwyer, Acting Justice, Supreme Court, Kings County, Criminal Term
Donna Lieberman, Executive Director, New York Civil Liberties Union
William Gibney, Director, Criminal Practice Special Litigation Unit, The Legal Aid Society
Delores Jones-Brown, Faculty Research Fellow, Center on Race, Crime and Justice at John Jay College of the City University of New York
Rodney Mitchell, Founder, REentry Legal Services
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10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
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Break
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10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
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Roundtable 6 – Sentencing and Community Corrections
Moderator:
Nkechi Taifa, Senior Policy Analyst, Open Society Foundations
Panelists:
Dr. Divine Pryor, Executive Director, Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions
Clinton Lacey, Deputy Commissioner for Adult Services, New York Department of Probation
Jonathan Rapping, Founder and CEO, Southern Public Defender Training Center
Mike Randle, Programs Director, Cuyahoga County Ohio Community Based Correctional Facility
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11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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Break
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12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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Working Group of Roundtables 5 and 6
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1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
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Lunch
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1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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Roundtables 7 and Discussion – Community Justice
Moderator:
Brett Taylor, Deputy Director, Center for Court Innovation
Panelists:
Anne Swern, First Assistant District Attorney, Office of the Brooklyn DA
James Brodick, Project Director, Brownsville Community Justice Center and NYC Community Cleanup
Robin Steinberg, Executive Director, The Bronx Defenders
Dennis Lawrence, AmeriCorps member
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3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
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Closing Remarks
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