2011 Symposium
"Sentencing Law: Rhetoric & Reality"
October 28 and 29, 2011

For most criminal defendants, guilt or innocence is not the question; the sole issue is their sentence. Less than five percent of individuals accused of crimes go to trial, yet the vast majority will face punishment. Today, over seven million people are under observation by the criminal justice system. This population has drawn the attention of the Supreme Court and politicians alike as our nation faces challenges over prison overcrowding, the expansion of criminal sentencing, the war on drugs, and the future of the sentencing guidelines. The economic crisis has exacerbated these problems and demonstrates why this year marks a critical time for inventive ideas to forge a new direction forward. Please join us for the 2011 University of Pennsylvania Law Review symposium to engage with our distinguished speakers on these critical issues and discuss potential solutions to these challenges. The symposium will be hosted at the Law School at 3400 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Attendees should enter through 34th street doors, which are located on 34th street between Chestnut St. and Sansom St. See our symposium poster, biographies, and schedule below for more details about panel topics and our speakers.

This program has been approved 12 hours of substantive law credit and 0 hours of ethics credit.
CLE charges apply. You can pay for CLE credit by check at the event. If paying for registration at the event, you must bring two separate checks for registration and CLE charges; they cannot be combined on one check. Thanks!

PREREGISTRATION ONLINE IS NOW CLOSED. PLEASE REGISTER IN PERSON AT THE EVENT.

Download the 2011 Symposium flyer (pdf)

For more information about the 2011 symposium speakers, please click here.

Schedule

Friday, October 28th

4:00 PM Welcoming Remarks by Dean Fitts

4:15 PM Proportionality: Theories of Punishment in Practice
Prof. Richard Bierschbach, Cardozo Law
The Hon. Nancy Gertner, Harvard Law
Prof. Youngjae Lee, Fordham Law

6:00 PM Featured Panel | The Politics of Sentencing
Co-Sponsored by
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers & Right on Crime
PA Sen. Stewart J. Greenleaf
Former Rep. Asa Hutchinson
The Hon. William S. Sessions
Rep. Bobby Scott
Prof. John DiIulio (Moderator)

Saturday, October 29th

8:15 AM Breakfast & Registration

8:45 AM The Future of Sentencing Guidelines
Prof. Douglas Berman, Moritz College of Law (Ohio State)
Prof. Rachel Barkow, NYU Law
Ms. Amy Baron-Evans, Federal Public and Community Defenders

10:45 AM The Expanding Sentence: Civil Consequences of Conviction
Prof. Gabriel Chin, UC Davis Law
Ms. Margaret Love, Law Office of Margaret Love
The Hon. L. Felipe Restrepo, U.S. District Court, E.D.P.A.
Mr. McGregor Smyth, Bronx Defenders

12:15 PM Lunch

12:45 PM Featured Lunch Speaker
The Hon. Denny Chin, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

1:45 PM Breakout Sessions

White Collar Sentencing: Quantifying Economic Harm?
Prof. Douglas Berman, Moritz College of Law (Ohio State)
Ms. Ellen Brotman, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads LLP
Mr. David Debold, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Problem-Solving Courts: Finding Solutions?
Ms. Erica Bartlett, Defender Association of Philadelphia
The Hon. Morris Hoffman, Denver District Court
Mr. Rick Jones, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem

Mandatory Minimums: What's Next?
The Hon. Frederic Block, U.S. District Court, E.D.N.Y.
Prof. Erik Luna, Washington & Lee Law
Mr. Norman Reimer, NACDL

3:45 PM The War on Drugs & Racial Justice
Prof. Jeffrey Fagan, Columbia Law
Ms. Heather Mac Donald, The Manhattan Institute
Mr. Marc Mauer, The Sentencing Project
Mr. Thomas Perricone, U.S. Attorney's Office - Eastern District of of Pennsylvania
Ms. Lisa Wayne, NACDL

5:45 PM Closing Reception

Preregistration Pricing:
$75 for Professionals in Private Practice
$35 for Government & Nonprofit Employees and Non-University of Pennsylvania Academics
$10 for Non-University of Pennsylvania Students
Free for University of Pennsylvania Students & Faculty

Registration the day of will be an additional $10 on top of the listed prices for non-University of Pennsylvania attendees. University of Pennsylvania students and faculty register for free.

CLE credits will be an additional $10/credit with a minimum of $25. Please bring two separate checks.

For more information about the Symposium, please contact Eric Cheng at ericvol160@gmail.com.