Program Agenda - (subject to change)

Wednesday, August 11, 2010
3:30 pm Early Registration & Exhibits

Thursday, August 12, 2010
7:30 am Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
8:15 am Welcome - NACDL President Cynthia Orr & CLE Chairs
8:30 am Purging Wrongful Convictions--Is the System Working? -
Moderator: Richard Wolson
Panelists: James Lockyer; Barry Scheck; Cyrus Vance, Jr. (Manhattan DA); Mike Ware (Assistant DA, Dallas, TX)
10:30 am Exhibitor & Refreshment Break
11:00 am Fighting the Presumption of Guilt in Financial Crimes -
Moderator: Gerald Lefcourt
Panelists: Susan Brune; Mark Mahoney
12:00 Noon Lunch Break on Your Own
1:30 pm Don't Defend in the Dark --Getting Disclosure & Discovery That Can Illuminate Innocence -
Moderator: Hon. Leslie Pringle
Panelists: Edward Greenspan; Theodore Simon
2:30 pm Keeping the Poison Out -- The Exclusionary Rule in Action -
Moderator: Brian Greenspan
Panelists: John Wesley Hall; Scott Hutchison
3:30 pm Exhibitor & Refreshment Break
4:00 pm Sticks & Stones Will Break Your Case -- False Confessions & Flawed Eyewitness Testimony as Causes of Wrongful Convictions -
Moderator: Francesca Yaskiel
Panelists: Prof. Timothy Moore; Joe Savage; Colette Tvedt
5:15 pm Adjourn for the Day
6:00 pm Welcoming Reception at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel

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Friday, August 13, 2010
7:30 am Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast
8:15 am Announcements - CLE Chairs
8:30 am Junk Science & Wrongful Convictions - Alan Gold (Toronto, Canada)
9:00 am NACDL Committee Meetings Throughout the Day
9:30 am Wrongful Sentencing -- Law & Disorder -
Moderator: Steven Skurka
Panelists: Prof. Sanjeev Anand; David Elden
10:30 am Exhibitor & Refreshment Break
11:00 am KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
--Honourable Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice, the Supreme Court of Canada
--Presentation of NACDL's Judicial Recognition Award
12:00 Noon Lunch Break on Your Own
1:30 pm Consequences of a False Conviction -- The Impact on International Travel - Andrew Porter
2:30 pm An Ethical Imperative -- Leaving No Stone Unturned During Investigation and Trial Preparation -
Moderator: Frank Addario
Panelists: Jay Clark; John Rosen
3:30 pm Exhibitor & Refreshment Break
4:00 pm Wrongful Convictions in Child Homicide Cases -- Lessons Learned from the Goudge Inquiry - Jeffrey Manishen
5:00 pm The Hardest Cases -- Defending Terrorism Cases in 2010 and Beyond -
Moderator: Michael Edelson
Panelists: Prof. Amir Attaran; Jim Gerometta; Scott McKay; David Nevin
6:00 pm Seminar Adjourns
7:00 pm Friday Night Reception at CN Tower
Location: 301 Front Street West, Toronto

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Saturday, August 14, 2010
7:30 - 9:30am Exhibits & Coffee
8:00 - 9:30am NACDL Committee Meetings - All are encouraged to participate.
9:30 - 2:00pm NACDL Board Meeting - All are welcomed to attend.
2:00 pm Enjoy Toronto!
7:00 pm Closing Reception, Hosted by Eddie & Suzy Greenspan
Location: TBA

Guest Speaker: NY Times Best Selling Author, Jon Krakauer
Mr. Krakauer's books include: Into the Wild and Into Thin Air. His latest book, Where Men Win Glory, is the fascinating story of the cover-up of the friendly-fire death of Pat Tillman.


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