The University of Texas at Austin   School of Law

Capital Representation in Transition:
Emerging Standards and Effective Enforcement

Eidman Courtroom, UT Law School
February 8, 2007, 8:15– 5:00

This symposium addressed the increased efforts of courts, legislatures, and bar organizations to improve trial and postconvictional representation in capital cases. Panelists included state and federal judges, members of national and state bar committees focused on capital representation, lawyers and academics.

5.5 Hours CLE Credit  (including 2.5 Hours Ethics Credit) Approved

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Program:

• Breakfast — 8:15-9:00
• Opening Remarks — 9:00–9:15
• Panel 1 — 9:15–10:30
  Prevailing Representational Practices
• Panel 2 — 10:45–12:00
  Relationship to Federal Review
• Lunch — 12:00–1:30
  Presentation "Anatomy of an Exoneration" - Keynote Address by Scott J. Atlas
• Panel 3 — 1:45–3:00
  Emergence and Significance of Representational Guidelines
• Panel 4 — 3:15–4:30
  Enforcement Mechanisms for Standards of Representation
• Closing Remarks — 4:30–4:45 – Jordan Steiker
• Reception, Jamail Pavilion — 4:45 –6:00

Panelists
Conference Press Release
Conference Flyer
11X17 Conference Flyer

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Presented by:

• Capital Punishment Center at UT Law
• American Journal of Criminal Law

Co-sponsored by:

• William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, UT Law
• ABA Death Penalty Representation Project

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For more information please contact:

Jordan Steiker, Professor and Co-Director
Capital Punishment Center
The University of Texas School of Law
727 East Dean Keeton St.
Austin, Texas 78705
(512) 232-1346
jsteiker@law.utexas.edu