NLG Midwest Regional Conference 2015

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Thank you for having made the NLG’s 2015 Midwest Regional Conference a success!

When: March 20-22, 2015
Where: Saint Louis University School of Law
100 N. Tucker Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63101

Agenda:

March 20 – Friday Night | Welcome Party
7:00 – 10:00 pm Maggie O’Brien’s – 2000 Market Street 63103
March 21 – Saturday | Conference
8:30 – 9:15 am Registration – Continental Breakfast
9:20 – 9:30 Welcome – Opening Remarks
9:30 – 10:20 Legal Advocacy and Litigation Strategies During the Protest – 1.0 Hour CLE credit
Asst. Professors Brendan Roediger & Justin Hansford, SLU School of Law
10:30 – 11:20 Representing the Activist in Criminal & Municipal Court – 1.0 Hour CLE credit
Joseph Welch & Jerryl Christmas, St. Louis Criminal Law Attorneys
Download Joe Welch’s Written Materials
11:30 – 12:20 Civil Rights Litigation After the Protest – 1.0 Hour CLE credit
Robert Herman, Civil Rights/First Amendment Lawyer
Download the Written Materials
12:30 – 1:45 pm Box Lunch & Keynote Address: Police Practices – 1.0 Hour CLE credit
Roger L. Goldman, Professor Emeritus, SLU School of Law
Download the Written Materials
2:00 – 2:50 The Activist’s Perspective
Panel Discussion w Ferguson Activist Leaders from Organization for Black Struggle, Don’t Shoot Coalition, and others.
3:00 – 3:50 Environmental Justice Issues in the Midwest – Keystone XL, Coal & More – 1.0 Hour CLE credit
Robin Martinez, Kansas City MO & Pete Rasmussen, Morango, WI
4:00 – 4:50 Special Considerations for Non-Citizen Activists – 1.0 Hour CLE credit
Sarah Molina, Molina Immigration Law LLC
7:00 – 10:00 Party in University City – Maggie Ellinger-Locke’s – 6925 Cornell 63130
Directions to Maggie Ellinger-Locke’s
March 22 – Sunday | Regional Meetings
9:00 – 9:30 am Continental Breakfast
9:30 – 11:30 NLG Midwest Regional Meetings & Caucuses

The Saturday session qualified for a total of 6.0 hours of CLE credit in Missouri.

Download the annotated conference agenda (includes speaker bios)

Need additional information about the 2015 conference? Contact ConferenceOrganizers@nlgstl.org.