Lawyers e-Journal
Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007
Featured panelists at the Oct. 23 Sentencing Symposium.
Sentencing Symposium to feature elected officials, advocates and attorneys from across the state
John Henning, Scott Harshbarger, Robert Mulligan and Andrea Cabral to speak
Join local attorneys, advocates and representatives from across state government on Tuesday, Oct. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Massachusetts Statehouse to discuss the crucial issue of sentencing reform. Moderated by former WBZ-TV senior correspondent John Henning, the panel discussions will examine the need for changes to increase treatment, education and training and opportunities for parole.
Moderator:
John Henning
Former WBZ-TV senior correspondent
Welcoming Remarks:
David W. White Jr., Esq.
MBA President
Panel I:
Andrea J. Cabral, Esq.
Sheriff, Suffolk County
James Alan Fox, Ph.D.
Lipman family professor of criminal justice, Northeastern University, Boston
Rep. Roger Goodman
Vice chair, House Judiciary Committee, Wash.
Scott Harshbarger, Esq.
Senior counsel, Proskauer Rose LLP, Boston; former Massachusetts attorney general
John J. Larivee
Chief executive officer, Community Resources for Justice, Boston
Panel II:
Sen. Robert S. Creedon Jr.
Senate chairman, Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Mary Elizabeth Heffernan, Esq.
Undersecretary of criminal justice, Executive Office of Public Safety
William J. Leahy, Esq.,
Chief counsel, Committee for Public Counsel Service
Hon. Robert A. Mulligan
Chief Justice for Administration and Management, Mass. Trial Court
Rep. Eugene L. O’Flaherty
House chairman, Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Mary Price, Esq. (not pictured)
Vice president and general counsel, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Wash. D.C.
To R.S.V.P., contact MBA Member Services via e-mail or by phone at (617) 338-0530.