College of Law - Events Calendar

Why Lawyers Matter
Criminal Defense in Changing Times
Friday, April 18

REGISTER TO ATTEND

*CLE credit will be available.

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. – Check-in & Coffee  

8:30 – 8:45 a.m. – Welcome 
Patrick Keenan, Professor, University of Illinois College of Law
Thomas Patton, Federal Public Defender for the Central District of Illinois

8:45 – 9:45 a.m. – Justice Today: Why Lawyers Matter More than Ever Before
Rachel Rossi, Former Director, Office for Access to Justice, US Department of Justice

9:45 – 10:45 a.m. – Defending AI: Basics of Law Enforcement Use
Katie Kinsey, Chief of Staff & Tech Policy Counsel, Policing Project at NYU School of Law

10:45 – 11:00 a.m. – Break 

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Sentencing Practice Updates
Shelley Fite, National Sentencing Resource Counsel, Federal Public & Community Defenders

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. – A View from the Bench 
Judge Jonathan Hawley, US District Court for the Central District of Illinois

12:30 – 1:45 p.m. – Lunch, Faculty Lounge

1:45 – 2:45 p.m. – The New Appellate CJA Plan
Jodi Garvey, CJA Case Budgeting Attorney, US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Hannah Garst, Attorney, Arlington Heights, IL 

2:45 – 3:45 p.m. – Ethical Duties and Generative AI 
Ivy Grey, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, WordRake 

3:45 – 4:00 p.m. – Break   

4:00 – 4:30 p.m. – Current Issues in the Central District of Illinois
Thomas Patton, Federal Public Defender for the Central District of Illinois