Federal Bar Association - Criminal Justice in America from a Legal Prospective

P. Michael Mahoney Chapter: Criminal Justice in America from a Legal Prospective

February 24
9:00 am - 12:00 pm CST

 

The event will have three parts:

  1. A presentation on the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines by the Honorable Andrea Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

  2. A presentation by Professor Evan Bernick, Assistant Professor of Law at the Northern Illinois University College of Law entitled “Reform, Transform, or Abolish? How Social Movements for Racial Justice are Changing the Criminal Legal System”

  3. A panel discussion entitled “Representing Indigent Defendants in Federal Court” with Criminal Justice Panel attorneys Anthony Peska, Mark Byrd, John Murphy, and Brendan Caver.

Featured Speakers: 

  • Honorable Andrea Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

  • Professor Evan Bernick, Assistant Professor of Law, Northern Illinois College of Law

  • Attorney Anthony Peska, Mahoney & Mahoney

  • Attorney John Murphy, Executive Director, Federal Defender Program

  • Attorney Brendan Caver, Law office of Brendan W. Caver

  • Attorney Mark Byrd, Mark Byrd P.C.

Registration

How to Register – RSVP by February 23, 2022

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAld-CsqD0rGdxWf15uk-pGr6JRL4qvv_ND

CLE

Please note that 3 Hours of CLE credit is anticipated.

Sarah Croft