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MCLE Forum on Police Accountability

The Chicago Council of Lawyers and Chicago Appleseed, in conjunction with the American Constitution Society (Chicago chapter), are pleased to announce the upcoming "Forum on Police Accountability."

Date: Monday June 28, 2010
Time: 12-1:30pm
Location: Sidley Austin LLP, 1 South Dearborn, Chicago

Speakers:

Ilana B.R. Rosenzweig, Chief Administrator of the Chicago Independent Police Review Authority

Peter Brust, Deputy Superintendent, Chicago Police Department

MCLE credit will be provided by Sidley Austin LLP. Attendees are welcome to bring their own sack lunch. Please RSVP to Lisa Stoller at lstoller@chicagocouncil.org by Thursday, June 24.

Diversion of Non-violent Offenders: Restructuring the Cook County Criminal Court

Date: March 31, 2010
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Chicago-Kent College of Law, 565 W. Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois
Credit: 1 hour

Speakers:

The Honorable Timothy C. Evans, Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Malcolm Rich, Executive Director, Chicago Appleseed and Chicago Council of Lawyers
Bridget Gainer, Cook County Commissioner
Creasie Finney Hairston, Dean, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at Chicago
Daniel Coyne, Chair, Criminal Justice Committee, Chicago Council of Lawyers and Professor, Chicago-Kent College of Law

Moderator:

Edward Mogul, Past President, Illinois Academy of Criminology

Transforming the Immigration Court System

Date: October 29, 2009
Time: 12:00 to 2:00 pm
Location: Chicago-Kent College of Law, Auditorium, 565 W. Adams, Chicago IL 60661
Credit: 2 hours

Speakers:

James F. Rogers, Latham & Watkins
Hon. Dana Marks, President, National Association of Immigration Judges
Mary Meg McCarthy, Director, National Immigrant Justice Center, Heartland Alliance
Lisa J. Palumbo, Supervisory Attorney of the Immigration Project, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
Tanya Nair, Latham & Watkins

Moderator:

Daniel Glad, Latham & Watkins

Transforming Cook County's Criminal Justice System: The Role of Probation

Date: May 27, 2009
Time: 2:30 to 5:00 pm
Location: Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 300 N. LaSalle, Chicago, IL 60654

Speakers:

Michael Bacula, Cook County Adult Probation
Paula Wolff, Senior Executive, Chicago Metropolis 2020
Maggie Peck, Program Associate, Vera Institute Center on Sentencing and Corrections
Charles Loeffler, PhD Candidate, Harvard University and Research Consultant for Chicago Appleseed and Chicago Council of Lawyers

Moderator:

Randolph Stone, Clinical Professor of Law, University of Chicago Law School

Is Illinois Ready for a Judicial Performance Commission?

Date: April 20, 2009
Time: 1:30 to 4:30 pm
Location: Law offices of Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, 200 W. Madison St., Suite 3900, Chicago, IL 60606

Speakers:

Elizabeth Coulson, Illinois State Representative
Kathleen A. Ryg, Illinois State Representative
Jane B. Howell, Executive Director, Colorado Commissions on Judicial Performance
Dr. Laurie Bergner, League of Women Voters of Illinois
Michelle Jordan, League of Women Voters of Illinois
Cynthia Canary, Executive Director, Illinois Campaign for Political Reform
Edward Malone, Chicago Council of Lawyers
David Orr, Cook County Clerk

Representing and Treating the Mentally Ill in the Criminal Courts

Date: March 2, 2009
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Location: Chicago-Kent College of Law Auditorium, 565 West Adams Street, Chicago, IL 60661

Speakers:

Amy Campanelli, Acting Chief, Cook County Public Defender Bridgeview Courthouse
Jason Grebasch, Jail Linkage Team Leader at Thresholds
Mark Heyrman, Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Chicago's Mandel Clinic
Mark Kammerer, Director, Treatment Programs, Cook County State's Attorney's Office