Maine Law Review Symposium

The Maine Law Review in consultation with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court will present a symposium - Balancing Fairness with Finality: An Examination of Post-Conviction Review in Maine and Across the Nation. Admission fee is $25 and space is limited. Attorneys seeking CLE credit will receive 1.0 Ethics credits per session and 2.75 general credits. Register here.

Speakers include:

Honorable Lynn Adelman
US District Court, Wisconsin
Sarah Churchill
President, Maine Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers
Christopher Johnson
Professor, University of New Hampshire School of Law
Mary Tate
Director, Institute for Actual Innocence,
University of Richmond School of Law
William Schneider
Maine Attorney General
Yolanda Vasquez
Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Topics include:

  • Habeas for the 21st Century
  • Mitigating evidence for juveniles in adult court
  • Post-conviction DNA evidence under Maine Law
  • International perspective on post-conviction system and comparison to other countries
  • Viability of monitoring capital post-conviction counsel
  • Can state and federal governments save money by compensating post-convictions review counsel
  • Value and legitimacy of post-conviction review
  • Immigration consequences of a plea