Conference Registration

Hofstra Cultural Center Foyer, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Brunch

Main Dining Room, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Welcoming Remarks

Stuart Rabinowitz, Hofstra University
Roy D. Simon, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

Multipurpose Room, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Opening Address "Corporate Law Firms and Corporate Ethics"

Ralph Nader

Multipurpose Room, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

11:15 AM

Afternoon Session I

David Wilkins, Harvard Univeristy Law School
Jeanne P. Gray, American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility, Chicago IL
Denny Chin, United States District Court for the Southern District of NY

Multipurpose Room, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

12:15 PM - 1:45 PM

Coffee Break

Main Dining Room, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

1:45 PM - 2:10 PM

Afternoon Session II

Lloyd L. Weinreb, Harvard University Law School
Monroe Freedman, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Mary C. Daly, Fordham University Law School

Multipurpose Room, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

2:15 PM - 3:45 PM

"Adversary Process is Not an End in Itself"

Lloyd L. Weinreb, Harvard University Law School

Multipurpose Room, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

2:20 PM

"The Adversary System and Access to Justice"

Monroe Freedman, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

Multipurpose Room, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

3:00 PM

Afternoon Session III

Anthony T. Kronman, Yale Law School
Amy Mashburn, University of Florida College of Law
John M. Walker Jr, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Burnele Venable Powell, University of Missouri - Kansas City, School of Law

Multipurpose Room, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

"A Skeptical Approach to Teaching Professionalism"

Amy Mashburn, University of Florida College of Law

Multipurpose Room, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

4:30 PM

Banquet In Honor Of Justice Anthony M. Kennedy

James M. Shuart, Hofstra University
John M. Walker Jr, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Anthony M. Kennedy, United States Supreme Court

Garden City Hotel, Garden City, Long Island

6:00 PM

Continental Breakfast

Plaza Dining Rooms, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

8:00 AM - 8:45 AM

Morning Session

Richard Zitrin
David Luban, Georgetown University Law Center
Stephen Gillers, New York University School of Law
Raymond Brown, Court TV
Roger C. Cramton, Cornell Law School
Carol Langford, Langford & Taylor, Walnut Creek CA

Multipurpose Room, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

9:00 AM

"Secret Settlements: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You"

Richard Zitrin, Zitrin & Mastromonaco, San Francisco CA

Multipurpose Room, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

9:15 AM

"Can a Good Lawyer Be a Bad Person?"

Stephen Gillers, New York University School of Law

Multipurpose Room, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

10:15 AM

"Confidentiality and the Lawyer's Adversary Role: Spaulding v. Aimmerman Revisited"

Roger C. Cramton, Cornell Law School

Multipurpose Room, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

11:15 AM

Luncheon And Address "Rationing Justice - What Thomas More Would Say"

Michael E. Tigar, University of Texas School of Law

Multipurpose Room, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Afternoon Session

Kim Taylor-Thompson, NYU School of Law
Robert Spangenberg, The Spangenberg Group, West Newton, MA
Robert H. Rotunda, University of Illinois College of Law
Anthony E. Davis Esq, Fox Horan & Camerini, New York
Patricia Hynes, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP, New York
David Young, Washington Legal Foundation

Student Center Theatre, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

1:45 PM - 5:00 PM

"Reimagining Public Defense"

Kim Taylor-Thompson, NYU School of Law

Student Center Theatre, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

1:46 PM

"Innovative Legal Billing, Ethical Hurdles, and Middle Class Access to Legal Services"

Robert H. Rotunda, University of Illinois College of Law

Student Center Theatre, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

2:30 PM

"Plaintiffs' Class Action Lawyers Earn What They Get"

Patricia Hynes, Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP, New York

Student Center Theatre, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

3:30 PM

"Class Actions and Plaintiffs' Attorney Fees: Is There an Ethical Solution?"

David Young, Washington Legal Foundation

Student Center Theatre, Hofstra University Student Center, North Campus

4:15 PM

Conference Registration and Continental Breakfast

Library Foyer - First Floor, Hofstra University School of Law, South Campus

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Morning Session

Stephen L. Pepper, University of Denver College of Law
Kathleen Clark, Washington University Law School
Charles W. Wolfram, Cornell Law School
Lawrence Fox Esq., Drinker Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia PA
Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr., University of Pennsylvania Law School
Frank Rosiny Esq, Rosiny & Rosiny, NY

Moot Courtroom, Hofstra University School of Law, South Campus

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

"Access to What?"

Stephen L. Pepper, University of Denver College of Law

Moot Courtroom, Hofstra University School of Law, South Campus

9:15 AM

"Another Look at Corporate Family Conflicts"

Charles Wolfram, Cornell Law School

Moot Courtroom, Hofstra University School of Law, South Campus

10:15 AM

"After Legal Aid is Abolished"

Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr., University of Pennsylvania Law School

Moot Courtroom, Hofstra University School of Law, South Campus

11:15 AM

Luncheon And Address "Appointed Lawyers for Indigent Parties in Civil Cases: Legal Work or Social Work?"

Jack B. Weinstein, United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Library Atrium - Second Floor, Hofstra University School of Law, South Campus

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Afternoon Session I

Jonathan A. Weiss, Legal Services for the Elderly, NY
Michael Horowitz, Hudson Institute, Washington DC

Moot Courtroom, Hofstra University School of Law, South Campus

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

"Should the Government Fund Legal Services? If So, What Should the Lawyers Do?"

Jonathan A. Weiss, Legal Services for the Elderly, NY

Moot Courtroom, Hofstra University School of Law, South Campus

1:46 PM

"The Legal Services Corporation: A False Icon for America's Poor"

Michael Horowitz, Hudson Institute, Washington DC

Moot Courtroom, Hofstra University School of Law, South Campus

2:20 PM

Afternoon Session II: An Informal Discussion

Charles W. Wolfram, Cornell Law School
Monroe Freedman, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
Ronald D. Rotunda, University of Illinois College of Law
Burnele Venable Powell, University of Missouri - Kansas City, School of Law
Carol Langford, Langford & Taylor, Walnut Creek CA
Roy D. Simon, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

Moot Courtroom, Hofstra University School of Law, South Campus

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM