Panel Participants
DAVID E. AARONSON
Professor of Law, WCL
Director, Stephen S. Weinstein Trial Advocacy Program
Professor Aaronson teaches criminal and civil trial advocacy, criminal procedure and
evidence. He became director of the Trial Advocacy Program in 2004. He served as
chair of the Maryland State Bar Association's Section of Criminal Law and Practice
and co-chairs the ABA Criminal Justice Section's Committee on Rules of Criminal
Procedure, Evidence, and Police Practices. He is a member of the Executive
Committee of the Association of American Law Schoolâs Criminal Justice Section
and an elected member of the American Law Institute.
MARY L. CLARK
Assistant Professor of Law, WCL
Professor Clark teaches Legal Ethics, Property, and a seminar on Women's Legal
History and the History of Women in the Legal Profession. Prior to joining the
WCL faculty in 2002, she was a visiting lecturer and research scholar at Yale Law
School, a Supreme Court Fellow with the Federal Judicial Center, and an attorney
for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
COLLEEN A. CONRY
Senior Litigation Counsel, Criminal Division,
U.S. Department of Justice,
Washington, D.C.
Ms. Conry works in the Fraud Section of the Criminal Division specializing in
securities and accounting fraud. Ms. Conry recently served as co-lead counsel in the
prosecution and conviction of Joseph Nacchio, former Chief Executive Officer of
Qwest Communications, as well as four former executives at Enterasys Network
Systems, including two of its former Chief Financial Officers. Ms. Conry also assisted
in the prosecution of former HealthSouth Chief Executive Officer Richard Scrushy.
HAROLD (HAL) HADDON
Partner, Haddon Morgan Mueller Jordan Mackey & Forman, PC
Denver, Colorado
Hal Haddon is a 1966 Duke Law School graduate. He practices law in Denver,
Colorado, specializing in criminal defense and civil litigation. In his career,
he has been Chief Trial Deputy of the Colorado State Public Defenderâs Office and
a special prosecutor in political corruption cases. His notable criminal defense
clients include Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, John Ramsey and Kobe Bryant. He has
represented a number of large public corporations in federal criminal investigations,
including Rockwell International (Rocky Flats), The Boeing Company and Qwest
Communications. He has lectured and written on the topic of "Ethical Issues in
Dealing With the Press in Criminal Cases." He is a member of the ABA Criminal
Justice Standards Committee, the American College of Trial Lawyers and the
International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
THE HONORABLE GERALD BRUCE LEE, WCL '76
United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia
Judge Lee was appointed to the U.S. District Court in 1998. He earlier served as a
trial judge in the 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia (Fairfax) for six and one-half
years. Prior to his judicial service, he was a trial lawyer for fifteen years, representing
individuals and businesses in civil and criminal cases in federal and state courts.
He has presided over several high visibility criminal cases.
MICHAEL E. TIGAR
Research Professor of Law, WCL, and Visiting Professor, Duke Law School
Professor Tigar teaches criminal law and procedure and creative case theory at WCL
and criminal law at Duke Law School. He also teaches in WCLâs UNROW Human
Rights Impact Litigation Clinic, which litigates issues of domestic and international
human rights claims. He represented Terry Nichols in the Oklahoma City bombing
trial and, recently, Lynne Stewart, a prominent human rights attorney targeted
by the Bush administration for her representation of a client. He also represented
John Connally, Ronald Dellums, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Fantasy Films. He
served as Chair of the ABA's Section of Litigation and has authored or co-authored
eleven books.
NINA TOTENBERG
Legal Affairs Correspondent for National Public Radio
Washington, D.C.
Ms. Totenberg is National Public Radioâs award-winning legal affairs correspondent.
Her reports air regularly on NPRâs critically acclaimed newsmagazines, All Things
Considered, Morning Edition, and Weekend Edition. She is also a regular panelist
on Inside Washington, a weekly syndicated public affairs television program.
Ms. Totenberg has been honored seven times by the ABA for continued excellence
in legal reporting.
