NPAP CLE Seminar: Representing Victims of Law Enforcement Misconduct on the Street and in the Cell Block
CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION:
Representing Victims of Law Enforcement Misconduct on the Street and in the Cell Block
A National Police Accountability Project / Human Rights Defense Center CLE Seminar
Generously sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center

West Palm Beach Marriott (Gallery Room)
1001 Okeechobee Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
March 2nd and 3rd, 2017
Moderation: Paul Wright, Executive Director, Human Rights Defense Center, Lake Worth, FL
Brigitt Keller, Executive Director, NPAP, New York, NY
Day One: Thursday, March 2nd, 2017
8:15 – 9:00: REGISTRATION
9:00 – 9:15: WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
Brigitt Keller, Executive Director, NPAP, New York, NY
9:15 – 10:15: HOW TO CUT LITIGATION COSTS USING TECHNOLOGY
James Cook, Law Office of James Cook, Tallahassee, FL
10:15 – 11:00: LITIGATING SECTION 1983 WRONGFUL CONVICTION CASES
Anna Benvenutti Hoffmann, Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, New York, NY
David Owens, Loevy & Loevy, Chicago, IL
11:00 – 11:15: BREAK
11:15 – 12:00: (Continued) LITIGATING SECTION 1983 WRONGFUL CONVICTION CASES
Anna Benvenutti Hoffmann, Neufeld Scheck & Brustin, New York, NY
David Owens, Loevy & Loevy, Chicago, IL
12:00 – 1:30: LUNCH
1:30 – 2:30: RECONSTRUCTING A POLICE SHOOTING:
Using Models to Prove the Plaintiff's Case
Robert Phillips, McGowan Hood and Felder, Rock Hill, SC
2:30 – 3:30: SECTION 1988 ATTORNEYS' FEES
Randall Berg, Jr., Florida Justice Institute, Inc., Miami, FL
3:30 – 3:45: BREAK
3:45 – 4:45: ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS in Section 1983 Litigation
James K. Green, James K. Green, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL
A NETWORKING HAPPY HOUR (no-host) will follow the seminar at The Wine Dive
(319 Clematis Street, Suite 100, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401).
Day Two: Friday, March 3nd, 2017
9:00 – 10:00: PRISON AND JAIL PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS:
Roadmaps to Victory
Sabarish Neelakanta, Human Rights Defense Center, Lake Worth, FL
10:00 – 11:00: GETTING, VETTING, AND SETTLING PRISONER CASES:
Earning a Living as a Solo Doing Prisoner Cases
Lynn Walsh, Attorney at Law, Portland, OR
11:00 – 11:15: BREAK
11:15 – 12:15: THE USE OF FOCUS GROUPS TO IDENTIFY PERCEIVED
DILEMMAS AND STREAMLINE YOUR CASE
Corey B. Friedman, Romano Law Group, Lake Worth, FL
12:15 – 12:30: FINAL REMARKS
Accreditation
NPAP has applied to the Florida MCLE Board for accreditation of 10 CLE credit hours.
Financial Aid and Cancellation Policy
Click here for NPAP's financial aid and cancellation policies.
NPAP/NLG Attorney; Non-Profit Attorney | $ 250.00 |
Non-Affiliated Attorney | $ 300.00 |
NPAP/NLG Legal Worker; New Attorney (Less than 4 Years Experience) | $ 100.00 |
Non-Affiliated Legal Worker; New Attorney (Less than 4 Years Experience) | $ 140.00 |
Law Student | $ 50.00 |