Preparing for and Recovery from a Disaster
The American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Presents
The 2006 Fall Conference
Disaster Preparedness
and the Criminal Justice System
New Orleans
November 2-3, 2006
Hotel Inter Continental
444 St Charles Avenue
Hotel reservations can be made by calling the Intercontinental New Orleans at 504-525-5566 or 1-800-445-6563. (Single/Double: $179) Reservations must be made by Wednesday, October 11, 2006 to receive the ABA Criminal Justice Section Room Rate.
See Registration Form below.
Accreditation has been requested from mandatory CLE states.
The site of New Orleans will provide a unique opportunity for pulling together criminal justice lessons learned from Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and other states affected by last summer’s Hurricane Katrina, to see first hand its impact on the criminal justice system and to hear recommendations from lawyers, judges and corrections officials directly affected about how criminal justice systems throughout the country might be better prepared to respond to such disasters in the future.
American Bar Association Cosponsors:
Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
Section of State and Local Government Law
Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division
Judicial Division
Cooperating Organizations:
Alabama State Bar
American Correctional Association
Conference of Court Administrators
Louisiana State Bar Association
Louisiana District Attorneys Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National District Attorneys Association
National Legal Aid & Defender Association
National Association of Attorneys General
South Carolina Bar
The Florida Bar
Agenda (as of Aug. 22)
Thursday, November 2
1:00 pmWelcome - Robert Johnson, Chair American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section, Anoka County, MN
Keynote – Honorable Charles C. Foti, Jr., New Orleans, LA, Louisiana Attorney General
1:30 pmPlenary session -Setting the Stage: The Gulf Coast Disaster in Perspective
Moderator – Stephen Saltzburg, Washington, D. C., Chair-Elect ABA Criminal Justice Section; Court Official/Judge: Honorable Ginger Berrigan, New Orleans, LA, U. S. District Court Judge (Invited); Prosecutor - Burton Guidry- LA Assistant Attorney General; Defender - Julie Kilborn Baton Rouge, LA, NACDL Katrina Coordinator, Corrections Official - Richard Stalder, Baton Rouge, LA Secretary, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
2:30 pmPlenary session – Recovering from a Disaster:
Moderator – James Letten, New Orleans, LA, U. S. Attorney; Judge – U. S. District Judge Lemon (to be invited); Judge Calvin Johnson; Defender – Phyllis E. Mann, Alexandria, LA Criminal Defense Lawyer; Prosecutor - Paul D. Connick, Jr., District Attorney, 24th Judicial District, Gretna, LA; Corrections Official - Cathy Fontenot, Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
3:30 – 3:45 pm Break
3:45-4:30 pmBreakouts – Criminal Justice System Recovery: Lessons Learned
Court Official/Judges: Moderator/Reporter, Dr. Hugh Collins (to be invited); Honorable Angela Janzen, Honorable Pete Garcia
Defenders –Moderator/Reporter, Chuck Wynder Washington, D. C., NLADA; Virginia Schlueter, New Orleans, LA, Federal Defender, ED-LA; Derwyn Bunton New Orleans, LA, Juvenile Defender;
Prosecutors – Moderator/Reporter, John J. Molaison, Jr., Gretna, LA Executive Assistant District Attorney, 24th Judicial District; Baton Rouge, LA; Darryl Bubrig, Sr. - LA District Attorney; Cecil R. Sanner, Cameron, LA, District Attorney 38th Judicial District; Michelle Epley - Clerk for the PD, Plaquemine Parish, LA
Corrections – Moderator/Reporter, Keith Nordyke, Baton Rouge, LA; Mary Baldwin Kennedy, Baton Rouge, LA Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections;; Linda Ramsay, Baton Rouge, LA Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections; Marlon N. Gusman, Parish of Orleans, LA, Criminal Sheriff
Friday, November 3
8:00 – 8:45am Presentation of the ABA Criminal Justice Section Minister of Justice Award, Robert Johnson; Award Recipient: Norman Maleng, Seattle, WA King County Prosecutor
Reports from Break Outs – Moderator, Anthony Joseph, Birmingham, AL, First Vice Chair, ABA Criminal Justice Section; John J. Molaison, Jr.,; Keith Nordyke; Dr. Hugh Collins, Chuck Wynder
8:45 -9:45am Plenary session – Preparing for a Disaster
Moderator: Fran Schmitz, National Crisis Management Coordinator, DOJ Counter Terrorism Section; Court Official/Judge: Justice Catherine D. “Kitty” Kimball, New Orleans, LA, Associate Justice, 5th District, Louisiana Supreme Court; Prosecutor: E. Pete Adams, New Orleans, LA, Executive Director LA District Attorneys Association; Defender: Denise “Denny” LeBoeuf New Orleans, LA, New Indigent Defense Board; Corrections Official: Eric Sivula Baton Rouge, LA, DPS&C Corrections Services Investigations - Incident Management
9:45 - 10:00amBreak
10:00 – 11:00am Breakouts – Preparing the Criminal Justice System for a Disaster:
Court Official/Judge: Moderator/Reporter, Judge Manuel Fernandez, Judge Wayne Cresap
Defenders - Moderator/Reporter Cynthia Orr, San Antonio TX; Margie Meyers, Houston, TX; Carlos Martinez, Dade County, FL, Deputy PD; Malia Brink, Washington, DC, NACDL
Prosecutors – Moderator/Reporter, William Shepherd, West Palm Beach, FL; James Letten; E. Pete Adams
Corrections – Moderator/Reporter, Martin Horn, NY, NY, Commissioner, NYC Department of Corrections; Michael Hamden, Raleigh, N. C.; Eric Sivula, Baton Rouge LA, LA DPS&C Corrections Services Investigations - Incident Management
11:00am – Noon Reports from Break Outs – Moderator, Joe D. Whitley; William Shepherd; Honorable Manuel Fernandez; Cynthia Orr; Martin Horn
Conference Summation: Readiness for the Future, Honorable Joe D. Whitley, Washington, D. C., Alston and Bird, Former General Council to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Break outs each will have 2-3 panelists present, with at least 15 minutes for discussion. A reporter for each will be assigned to present what was discussed.
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Registration Form: Disaster Preparedness and the Criminal Justice System
Advance Registration deadline: October 18th, 2006
Return to: ABA Criminal Justice Section, 740 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
or fax to 202-662-1501. Contact Carol Rose at 202-662-1519,
Program Fee: Members: $150; Non Members: $175
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