BEYOND THE COURTROOM: Discussions with Our Staff

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Qualified immunity limits the financial consequences that public officials might face if they commit misconduct while on duty.  Not only are civil rights violations like brutality and false arrest often shielded from taxpayers, but also in later trial proceedings.  Join us to discuss how allegations of bad acts by officers are explored in a criminal trial, and how attorneys litigate the non-disclosure of such information in a post-conviction setting.

What does "appellate defense" mean to us?  And why do appeals matter in public defense?  Please join our staff in conversation about our appellate litigation practice!  We'll be discussing recent OAD successes in court, our strategies, and how we're using our litigation practice to pursue racial justice and holistic representation.

Like the Serial and In the Dark podcasts?  Ever thought about how to unravel a wrongful conviction?  Join our Reinvestigation Project to talk about how a guilty verdict doesn’t always mean the crime was solved.  They'll discuss mistaken eyewitnesses, false confessions, and dubious forensic science in the New York courts.

Our clients deserve to rejoin the community.  What does it take to convince people who run an unforgiving system that our clients have been punished enough?  Please join the Parole Advocacy Project to discuss what it took for our clients to get a second chance.  They'll also be available to answer any questions you have about parole and how it works for our clients.

This is an unavoidable fact:  You can’t socially distance in prison.  Incarcerated people are at greater risk of contracting and dying from COVID-19 than the general public.  Join our attorneys to talk about how OAD has been fighting to protect our clients during the pandemic, and to discuss what more needs to be done in the months ahead.

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Myrna Felder  Ι  Roy L. Reardon

 

HOST COMMITTEE

Antonia M. Apps  Ι  Nicolas Bourtin  Ι  Sean Hecker  Ι  Jeffrey Udell

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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

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Milbank LLP

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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SUPPORTERS

Antonia M. Apps

Garrard Beeney & Evan Mason

Steven L. Holley

Scott D. Miller

Alison S. Ressler

Walden Macht & Haran LLP

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

Nicolas Bourtin & Elisabetta Lachi

Covington & Burling LLP

DLA Piper LLP (US)

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Sean Hecker & Mari Hinojosa

Mary & Tom Heyman

Brian & Mary Loughman

Tatiana Martins & George Sirignano

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Joe & Nina Shenker 

Stephanie G. Wheeler

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Amanda Davidoff

Justin DeCamp

Stephen Ehrenberg

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Mary Anne Ford

Philip & Eileen Graham

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Tracy Richelle High

Dani R. James

Diane McGimsey

William B. Monahan

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Ann-Elizabeth Ostrager

David M.J. Rein

Matthew Schwartz

Jeffrey T. Scott

Michael Tomaino

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John Hardiman

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