As part of The American Constitution Society’s
Constitution in the 21st Century project, the
Access to Justice Issue Group and California ACS Chapters (present the:
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FRIDAY, APRIL 7
"P RO P O SED S P LIT O F TH E N IN TH C I RC UIT : T H E J U DG ES S P E AK "
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Chief Judge Mary M. Schroeder
Judge Andrew J. Kleinfeld
Judge Sidney R. Thomas
Judge Raymond C. Fisher
Moderated by Jeffrey L. Bleich, Munger Tolles & Olson LLP
Friday, April 7 at 6:00 pm
Followed by a reception .
The San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building Green Room
401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA
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SATURDAY, APRIL 8
Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley
Luncheon Keynote Address:
R EPRESENTATIVE Z OE L OFGREN (D-CA)

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Stephen Berzon (Partner, Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, Rubin and Demain);
Steve Bingham (Bay Area Legal Aid);
Arthur Bryant (Executive Director, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice);
Elizabeth Cabraser (Partner, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann, & Bernstein);
Elisa Della-Piana (Fellow, Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area);
Professor Mary Louise Frampton (Boalt Hall);
Professor Michael Greenberger (Director, University of Maryland Center for Health and Homeland Security);
Lucas Guttentag (Director, ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project);
Justice Earl Johnson (CA Court of Appeals and CA Access to Justice Commission);
Laura Juran (Attorney, Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, Rubin and Demain);
Marianne Lado (General Counsel, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest);
Bill Lann Lee (Partner, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann, & Bernstein);
Professor Goodwin Liu (Boalt Hall);
Professor Jenny Martinez (Stanford University);
Professor Alan Morrison (Stanford University);
Sarnata Reynolds (Law Offices of Sarnata Reynolds);
Michael Rubin (Partner, Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, Rubin and Demain);
Jahan Sagafi (Attorney, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein;
Professor Margaret Russell (Santa Clara University);
Cindy Scribe (Attorney, Rubenstein Law Group);
Brad Seligman (Executive Director, The Impact Fund); and
Judge Jon Tigar (Superior Court of California, County of Alameda)
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and indicate whether you are attending the 12:15 pm lunch.
SCHEDULE
8:45 am:
9:00 – 10:30 am:
10:45 am – noon:
12:15 - 2:00 pm:
2:30 – 4:00 p.m.:
4:15 - 5:30 pm:
Welcome/Opening Remarks
Plenary Discussion: Post-9/11 Access to Justice
Breakout Panels
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Obstacles to the Vindication of the Rights of Indigent People: Access to Counsel and
Limitations on Section 1983
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Class-wide Relief
Access to Justice Luncheon with keynote remarks by Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
Access to Justice Career Workshops*
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Class Action Litigation
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Immigration Law
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Poverty Law
*Workshops will be conducted by local lawyers and are geared towards students and young lawyers.
West Coast Student Chapter Organizing Session
5:30 pm: Closing Reception
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