Colorado judges to speak on diversity at Young Lawyers’ fall conference
Colorado Supreme Court Justice William W. Hood III along with a panel of judges from each level of the Colorado judicial branch – District Court Judge Lance Timbreza, Court of Appeals Judge Terry Fox and Supreme Court Justice Monica Marquez – will discuss diversity on the bench at a luncheon Oct. 6 during the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Fall Conference at the Denver Marriott City Center.
During the 2017-19 bar years, the ABA YLD is committed to making home a safe place for everyone. Through its national public service project, Home Safe Home, YLD will address four types of home violence – intimate partner abuse, child abuse, elder abuse and animal abuse – through education, outreach and advocacy.
The division will launch Home Safe Home with the Dandelion Project at Sprout City Farms in Mountair Park, 5620 W. 14th Ave., Lakewood, CO 80214, on Friday, Oct. 6, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. The Dandelion Project is a therapeutic gardening opportunity to promote healing and health for children and youth who have experienced abuse, neglect or other traumatic experiences. The project is in partnership with Rocky Mountain Children’s Law Center, which has been devoted to providing legal and clinical services to families for 35 years. Its mission is to transform the lives of abused, neglected and at-risk children through compassionate legal advocacy, clinical services, education and public policy reform.
Program highlights include:
Thursday, Oct. 5
• “Combatting Voter Suppression with Automatic Voter Registration: A Reflection on the Current Fight for Voting Rights” — Voting rights advocates and experts will discuss strategies on how to secure the fundamental right to vote in a tough political landscape. Panelists include Leslie Herod of the Colorado House of Representatives in Denver and Denise Maes of ACLU of Colorado.
Friday, Oct. 6
• “Lessons from Harvey and Irma: How to Effectively Implement DLS when a Disaster Strikes” — Panelists, including Andrew VanSingel, ABA YLD Disaster Legal Services Coordinator, Chicago; Jonathan D. Asher, executive director, Colorado Legal Services, Denver; and a representative from FEMA will discuss how to implement disaster legal services after a disaster.
• “An Integrative Approach to Aiding Domestic Violence Survivors” — Domestic violence survivors confront numerous problems when they emerge from a violent home situation, including finding housing, child care issues, managing their own trauma and that of their children, and worrying about their pets. A panel of experts, including Emily Tofte Nestaval, Rocky Mountain Victim Law Center, Denver, and Timothy L. Johnson, 20th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Boulder, will discuss what their individual agencies do, how they work with other agencies and entities, and why an integrative approach is the ideal model for addressing the unique problems presented by domestic violence.
U.K and U.S. white-collar crime authorities to speak at legal conference in London
White collar crime and financial enforcement authorities and experts from the United Kingdom and the United States will be the keynote speakers at the Sixth London White Collar Crime Institute hosted by the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section on Oct. 9-10 in London.
International experts will examine recent issues in white-collar crime, including whistleblower protections, health care prosecutions on a global scale and international perspectives on anti-bribery and anti-corruption. The opening session will feature a discussion with David Green, director of the Serious Fraud Office, and U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General Trevor N. McFadden at 9 a.m. on Oct. 9.
Later that day Sir Tony Baldry, former conservative member of Parliament for North Oxfordshire and chair of the Church Buildings Council will deliver keynote remarks at 1 p.m.
Program highlights include:
• “Plenary Session I – White Collar Crime Today: What are the Investigation & Enforcement Priorities?” — This panel will discuss the increase in international cooperation in investigations and prosecutions of white collar crime, particularly in the area of bribery of foreign officials; highlight important recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prosecutions; explain the complexities of corporate regulatory compliance; and discuss the increase in individual accountability in corporate wrongdoing. Panelists will also examine the whistleblower protections in the U.S. and the UK and the relative effectiveness of these schemes.
• “Plenary Session II – ABA Fair Trial and Public Discourse Standards” — This panel will discuss the ABA’s Criminal Justice Standards on Fair Trial and Free Press issues, and will address the need to keep the public informed with the rights of criminal defendants to a fair trial and of all persons caught up in criminal investigations to be treated fairly. Panelists will examine the publicity issues from the perspectives of the prosecution, defense, law enforcement and judiciary; differing approaches in the U.S., U.K. and EU, as well as how practitioners can utilize the standards in their practice.
• “Plenary Session III – The Rise of Health Care Related Legislation & Prosecution on a Global Scale” — Panelists will discuss recent trends in global enforcement, including a focus on the accuracy of health care provider communications, the integrity of the manufacturing process and drug supply chain, data security, anti-corruption efforts, as well as the growing international receptiveness to deferred prosecution agreements and monitors.
• “Plenary Session IV – An International Perspective on Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption” — A panel of European ABC practitioners will discuss the implications of regulatory, political and business changes in Europe on corporate and banking financial crime controls. Panelists will also discuss their views on innovative anti-corruption measures and differences in approach and emphasis in Europe. The U.S.’s continuing lead on the anti-corruption agenda and its impact on EU business will form a further area for consideration and discussion.
