Gideon Symposium

General Information: March 18, 2003, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm at the Georgetown University Law Center McDonough Hall (Use 2nd St. entrance) 600 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, DC Map & Directions to the law center Metro Stop: Union Station or Judiciary Square (red line) Parking available at Union Station The symposium is free and open to the public. Click here to download *Gideon* Symposium brochure Symposium Schedule: 9:30-9:45 am Welcoming Remarks 9:45-11:00 am Setting the Stage: Background on the case of Gideon v Wainwright 11:15-12:30 pm Client Stories 12:30-2:00 pm Luncheon and Keynote Address 2:00-3:00 pm A Day in the Life of a Defender 3:00-4:15 pm Systemic Crisis in Indigent Defense and the Role of the Lawyer 4:30-5:00 pm Closing Remarks Sponsorship: This symposium is made possible by a generous grant from the Washington, DC law firm of Arnold & Porter. Click here to read more about Arnold & Porter's ongoing commitment to fulfilling Gideon's promise. Luncheon sponsored by: With support from: Southern Center for Human Rights Georgetown Criminal Justice Clinic Georgetown Juvenile Justice Clinic For more information on the symposium, email mary@nacdl.org or call 202-872-8600 x 255. Return to Gideon at 40 home	Confirmed speakers: Moderators: Raymond Brown, Jr., Prof. Abbe Smith, & Prof. Ellen Podgor Keynote Speaker: Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), United States Congress Justice Robert Benham, Georgia Supreme Court Anthony Lewis, New York Times columnist and author of Gideon's Trumpet Abe Krash, Partner, Arnold & Porter; assisted in representing Clarence Earl Gideon before the U.S. Supreme Court Prof. Yale Kamisar, University of San Diego and Michigan law schools Stephen Bright, Director, Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta Barry Scheck, Co-Director, The Innocence Project Bill Rankin, staff reporter, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Miriam Goharra, staff attorney, NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund Michele Nethercott, Maryland Public Defender Bernard Webster, exonerated client Judge Alfred Swersky, Alexandria (VA) Circuit Court Richard Trodden, Commonwealth's Attorney, Arlington, VA Dean Judith Areen, Georgetown University Law Center Prof. Kristin Henning, Georgetown Juvenile Justice Clinic Prof. Samuel Dash, Georgetown University Law Center Larry Rogers, Baltimore Public Defender Office Kathleen Behan, Partner, Arnold & Porter Robin Steinberg, Executive Director, The Bronx Defenders Lawrence Goldman, President, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Jo-Ann Wallace, Vice-President, NLADA