2018 | ||
Friday, February 23rd | 9:30 AM |
Gerald B. Tjoflat, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, Jacksonville, FL Classroom A, Hirsch Hall 9:30 AM - 10:25 AM |
10:30 AM |
Conflicts of Interest in Public Defender Offices Russell C. Gabriel, University of Georgia School of Law Classroom A, Hirsch Hall 10:30 AM - 11:40 AM Public defender offices serve a crucial public interest, but they are uniquely prone to a number of conflicts of interest. Clients indicted together may have adverse interests but few other options for defense counsel. Every state structures its public defender offices differently; in some states, public funding regulations may incentivize high client volume over quality counsel. The panelists have extensive experience in state and federal public defender offices and are also leading scholars on the unique conflicts those offices face. |
1:00 PM |
Conflicts of Interest in Multi-district Litigation Elizabeth Chamblee Burch, University of Georgia School of Law Classroom A, Hirsch Hall 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM While multi-district litigation promises plaintiffs and defendants flexibility in litigating and settling mass tort claims, it also presents conflicts of interest, some of which are familiar from the class action setting, and some of which are just being explored by scholars, litigants, and courts. This panel will discuss cutting-edge questions about the economic incentives posed by MDL practice and procedures. In |
2:30 PM |
Conflicts of Interest in Cause-Lawyering Nathan S. Chapman, University of Georgia School of Law Classroom A, Hirsch Hall 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Cause-lawyering comes in many shapes and sizes. For all of them, there can be tension between the interests of a particular client and the lawyer’s public policy goals. This panel explores those tensions and how lawyers can best serve their clients while advancing legal change. The panelists include lawyers with extensive cause-lawyering experience in a variety of fields and the leading scholar of legal |
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"Conflicts of Interest in Multi-party Litigation" featured Judge Gerald B. Tjoflat of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit as keynote speaker. Panel discussions explored conflicts of interest in public defender offices, multi-district litigation and cause-lawyering.