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Why Lawyers Matter: Navigating Challenging Cases
Friday, April 17

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*CLE credit will be available

8:00 – 8:30 a.m. – Check-in & Coffee 

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

8:45 – 9:45 a.m. – Selective Prosecution and Selective Enforcement: Doctrine and Challenges
Prof. Guy Rubinstein, University of Hawaiʻi William S. Richardson School of Law

9:45 – 10:45 a.m. – Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder & Its Impacts on Criminal Justice Outcomes
Dr. Colleen Berryessa, Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice

10:45 – 11:00 a.m. – Break 

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Getting the Resources You Need to Represent Your Client
Jodi Garvey, CJA Case Budgeting Attorney, Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch

1:00 – 1:30 p.m. – A View from the Bench
Hon. Colleen R. Lawless, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. – Ethics and Lawyer Wellness
Joe Scally, Clinical Director, Illinois Lawyers’ Assistance Program 

2:30 – 2:45 p.m. – Break

2:45 – 3:45 p.m. – No Second Chances: Preventing Waiver Before, During, and After Trial
Hannah Garst, Law Offices of Hannah Garst, P.C.
Johanna Christiansen, Assistant Federal Public Defender 

3:45 – 4:15 p.m. – Current Issues in the Central District of Illinois 
Thomas Patton, Federal Defender for the Central District of Illinois