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Trial Advocacy Program

Program Schedule

12:00-12:45 P.M. REGISTRATION (available throughout the day)
Lunch Provided
12:45-2:45 P.M.

PRESENTATION
Harold (Hal) Haddon

COMMENTATORS
Mary L. Clark and Michael E. Tigar
"Ethical Issues Arising from the Interaction of Counsel with the Media"

DISCUSSION TOPICS
  • ethical concerns of attorneys’ use of media in litigation
  • potential controls on attorney and media action
3:00-3:30 P.M.

WELCOME BY
Dean Claudio Grossman

NAMING CEREMONY

Remarks by Stephen S. Weinstein

3:30-5:30 P.M. PANEL PRESENTATION
Colleen A. Conry, Hal Haddon, The Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee, and Nina Totenberg

MODERATOR
David E. Aaronson
"Media Impact on Litigation in the 21st Century"

DISCUSSION TOPICS
  • media impact on fairness of trial system
  • use of the media to affect the jury composition and juror expectations
  • media impact on independence of prosecutor and court
  • cameras in the trial courtroom
5:30-6:00 P.M. RECEPTION
 
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