Criminal Law Symposium 2019

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TypeTitleStartEndCLEPrice
Harrisburg - Both Days
Harrisburg Hilton & Towers
 One North Second Street, Second & Market Streets, Harrisburg PA, 17101
STARTThu., Jun. 06, 2019
8:30 AM		ENDFri., Jun. 07, 2019
4:35 PM		 CLE 12 sub/5 eth PRICE Regular: $499.00
 New Attorney: $250.00
Harrisburg - Day 1
Harrisburg Hilton & Towers
 One North Second Street, Second & Market Streets, Harrisburg PA, 17101
STARTThu., Jun. 06, 2019
8:30 AM		ENDThu., Jun. 06, 2019
4:35 PM		 CLE 5 sub/1 eth PRICE Regular: $299.00
 New Attorney: $150.00
Harrisburg - Day 2
Harrisburg Hilton & Towers
 One North Second Street, Second & Market Streets, Harrisburg PA, 17101
STARTFri., Jun. 07, 2019
8:30 AM		ENDFri., Jun. 07, 2019
4:35 PM		 CLE 5 sub/1 eth PRICE Regular: $299.00
 New Attorney: $150.00

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Criminal Law Symposium 2019 - The Biggest and Best Criminal Law Education Event in Pennsylvania

Earn all 12 credits, including ethics and capital case credits.

The Criminal Law Symposium is a highly acclaimed event! At the Symposium you will have a rich educational experience - one that will help you stay up-to-date on all of the important developments in criminal law. You will have a chance to network with some of the best and brightest criminal lawyers, judges and academics anywhere.

Catch up on All of the New Developments

  • The Year in Review
  • Search and Seizure Update
  • Opioids: A Primer in Toxicology for Attorneys
  • The Law of Deadly Force in PA
  • The Marriage of the First and Sixth Amendments (Ethics)
  • Abusive Head Trauma/Shaken Baby Syndrome
  • Perspectives from the Superior Court of PA
  • Basic Primer on Federal Practice
  • Winning the Criminal Battle without Losing the Civil War
  • Criminal Competency & Mental Health Defenses
  • Buying, Possessing and Transferring Firearms
  • Mistakes to Avoid in Defending Child Sex Cases
  • Finley/Schminley: The Duty of Zealous Advocacy in PCRA Practice (Ethics)
  • Opening the Case and Closing the Deal
  • DUI Update
  • From the Courtroom to the Classroom (Ethics)
  • PCRA Update
  • Drug, Search & Seizure, Suppression Case Law Update
  • The Art of Persuasion in the 21st Century
  • Trial Preparation: Benefits & Pitfalls
  • An Update on Sentencing Risk Assessment
  • PA Criminal Jury Instructions
  • SORNA Update
  • Update on PA's Sentencing Guidelines
  • Clean Slate! Expanding and Automating Sealing
  • DUI Court & Mandatory Sentencing
  • Investigating Grand Jury Practice (Ethics)
  • Department of Corrections Update
  • Crimmigration
  • Available Psychiatric & Psychological Services for Seriously Mentally Ill State Inmates
  • 1543 ReBoot:Understanding the Current Evolution in Driving Under Suspension in PA
  • Asset Forfeiture (Ethics)
  • Implicit Bias (Ethics)
  • Implementing Evidence Based Practices
  • The Brady v. Maryland Doctrine
  • How Criminal Activity Affects a Professional License
  • Prosecutorial Misconduct & Defense Misconduct (Ethics)
  • Mastering the Basics

Capital Case Track:

  • Evidence and Expert Witnesses
  • PA's Death Penalty-Systematic Constitutional Challenges
  • Capital Case Update
  • Implicit Racial Bias in Capital Cases
  • Trauma: The Opportunity and Challenges of Personal Crisis in Case Planning
  • Mitigating Strategies and how to Work Well with a Mitigatory

With 46 sessions to choose from, you will have no trouble filling your day with interesting and educational topics. Select the ones that are most important to your practice and you will have a program that is a perfect fit for you.

 

For overnight accommodations at the Hilton, we do have a block of rooms available for $142.00 per night. You can book these online at

http://group.hilton.com/PABar-Institute 

Group code is INS19

Faculty

NameFirm/Company
John A. Abom Esq. Abom & Kutulakis LLC
Kimberly A. Adams Esq.
Leonard G. Ambrose III, Esq. Ambrose Law Firm
Prof. Bruce A. Antkowiak Esq. Saint Vincent College
D.A. David J. Arnold Jr. Lebanon County District Attorney's Office
Gary N. Asteak Esq. Asteak Law Offices
James P. Barker Esq. PA Office of Attorney General
D.A. Daniel J. Barrett Bradford County District Attorney's Office
Hon. Wallace H. Bateman Bucks County Court of Common Pleas
Deborah D. Belknap Esq.
Mark H. Bergstrom Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing
Hon. Kelly E. Bigley Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
April J. Billet-Barclay
Lisa A. Borrelli Esq. Allegheny County District Attorney's Office
Marian G. Braccia Esq. Temple University, Beasley School of Law
William D. Burrell
Hon. Carolyn T. Carluccio Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
Hon. William R. Carpenter Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
Steven L. Chanenson Esq. Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
D.A. Francis T. Chardo III, Esq. Dauphin County District Attorney's Office
William Costopoulos Esq. Costopoulos Foster & Fields
David R. Crowley Esq. Centre County Public Defender's Office
Hon. Deborah E. Curcillo Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas
Joseph A. Curcillo III, Esq. Curcillo Law LLC
John C. Dailey Esq. Cumberland County District Attorney's Office
Carolyn A. DeLaurentis Esq. Pennsylvania Department of State
Elizabeth Anne DeLosa Esq. Pennsylvania Innocence Project
Sharon M. Dietrich Esq. Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (Center City)
Robert B. Dunham Esq. Death Penalty Information Center
D.A. M. L. "Skip" Ebert Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas
Prof. Jules M. Epstein Temple University Beasley School of Law
Steven F. Fairlie Esq. Fairlie & Lippy PC
Hon. Jeffrey L. Finley Esq. Bucks County Court of Common Pleas
David J. Freed Esq. U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of PA
Mark D. Freeman Esq.
Joshua B. Goldberg Esq. Goldberg Legal Services LLC
Richard A. Goldinger Esq. Butler County District Attorney's Office
Jonathan S. Goldstein Esq. Goldstein Law Partners, LLC
Hon. Robert A. Graci Saxton & Stump, LLC (HBG)
Michelle Ann Henry Esq. Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
Laura L. Hinds MSW The University of Pennsylvania
Linda Dale Hoffa Esq. Dilworth Paxson LLP (Phila)
Jalila Jefferson-Bullock M.A., J.D. Duquesne University
Priscilla E. Jimenez Esq. Kline & Specter PC
Fawn E. Kehler Esq. The Law Offices of Fawn E. Kehler
John J. Kerrigan Jr, Esq. John J. Kerrigan, Jr. Attorney At Law
Mary L. Klatt Esq. Dauphin County Public Defender's Office
Aaron J. Marcus Esq. Defender Association of Philadelphia
Hon. Anthony M. Mariani Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Hon. Edward M. Marsico Jr. Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas
Amelia Maxfield Esq. Pennsylvania Innocence Project
Lisette M. McCormick Esq. The PA Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Fairness
Ryan Meyers
Allison A. Muller PharmD Acri Muller Consulting
Ngozi Ndulue Esq. Death Penalty Information Center
George H. Newman Esq. Newman & Associates PC
Hon. Carolyn H. Nichols Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Hon. Judith F. Olson Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Dennis Owens WHTM abc27
Theron R Perez Esq. PA Department of Corrections
Helene Placey
Brian Platt Esq. Abom & Kutulakis LLC
Hon. Tina Polachek Gartley Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas
Prof. John T. Rago Duquesne University
Prof. Teressa Ravenell Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
David Rudovsky Esq. Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing, Feinberg & Lin LLP
Wayne Sachs Esq. Sachs Law Group, LLC
Nilam A. Sanghvi Esq. Pennsylvania Innocence Project
Hon. Kevin G. Sasinoski Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Daniel Silverman Esq. Silverman & Associates PC
Tara J. Smith Esq. Pennsylvania Department of State
Edward F. Spreha Jr., Esq. Wagner & Spreha
Hon. Victor P. Stabile Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Rosina C. Stambaugh Esq. The Law Office of Rosina C. Stambaugh
Marc R. Steinberg Esq. Rubin Glickman Steinberg & Gifford PC
Stuart B. Suss Esq.
Clarence Watson JD, MD
Hon. John E. Wetzel PA Department of Corrections
Jacquelyn Whittaker-Piatt Allegheny County Adult Probation
Troy H. Wilson Esq. Wilson Law Office
Stacey Witalec Administrative Office of PA Courts
Diana Woodside Esq. PA Department of Corrections
A.D.A. D. Daniel Woody Delaware County District Attorney's Office
Philip H. Yoon Esq. Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Faculty may vary by location.
PBI reserves the right to substitute speakers at all programs.
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