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EXPERTISE YOU NEED TO DEFEND A CAPITAL CASE IN 2010
a symposium
February 6, 2010, Saturday
8:30 - 4:15
University of Washington School of Law, Room 138, William H. Gates Hall
(near the northwest corner of the University of Washington, Seattle, campus near the intersection of 15th Avenue NE and NE 43rd Street.)
CLE credit pending - 6 credits applied for.
There is no tuition.
Faculty and Agenda:
9AM: Evan Kanter, MD, PhD, What you need to know about PTSD, why it matters in mitigation and clues that it should be something you consider in planning your client’s defense. Dr. Kanter is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist at the Seattle V.A., and is on the faculty of the University of Washington. He has studied the role of the stress hormone system in post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and specializes in the treatment of PTSD. Dr. Kanter is immediate past president of Northwest Regional Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility.
10: 40 AM: The UW Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit. What’s new with FAS? A great panel will discuss how pre-natal alcohol exposure might have left your client vulnerable to criminal involvement. There have been exciting developments this field since we last had a presentation on the subject. Panelists: Psychiatrist Richard Adler, Board-certified Adult, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, practicing in Seattle. He is the Medical Director of FASD Experts. Natalie Brown, PhD, is a national expert in forensic psychology who specializes in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Dr. Brown is a clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington. Paul Connor, PhD, Neuropsychologist and Neuropsychological Director, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences’ Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit (FADU) at the University of Washington, and Judge Anthony Wartnik. Many of us know Judge Wartnik as he is retired from the King County Superior Court but you might not have known of his expertise in FAS. Judge Wartnik’s interest and experience with FASD began in 1994 when he chaired an ad hoc committee to establish the protocols for determining the competency of youngsters appearing in court who were suffering from brain damage. He subsequently chaired the Governor’s Advisory Panel on FAS/FAE.
1PM: Richard Harruff, MD, PhD, King County Medical Examiner. Dr. Harruff became Chief Medical Examiner for King County in 2000 and was an associate ME for seven years prior to that. He is a clinical professor in pathology at the UW school of medicine. Board certified in forensic pathology. Dr. Harruff has vast experience in the medical investigations of deaths. Beyond the report, what you need to know and what you need to ask about autopsies in homicide cases. This is a critical and often overlooked or undervalued aspect of the defense investigation.
2:40 - Jeff Teitelbaum, Library & Information Services Forensic Laboratory Services Bureau. Jeff Teitelbaum is one of only two full-time forensic librarians in the United States. He received his Master’s degree in Library & Information Sciences from the Information School at the University of Washington in 2006. Since then, he has been running the forensic library & research services for the Forensic Laboratory Services Bureau, the crime lab system which is part of the Washington State Patrol. He supports the information needs of nearly 200 scientists in all disciplines of the modern crime laboratory: Toxicology, DNA, CODIS, Chemistry, Microanalysis, Arson, Firearms, Questioned Documents, Crime Scene Response Team, Latent Fingerprints, Drug Recognition Experts, Breath Test, and Ignition Interlock. Help with your homework before critical investigator interviews. Before you question the lab rats and other csi types who have investigated and turned in reports implicating your client you need to learn everything you can about their area of expertise. You need to do RESEARCH. Jeff Teitelbaum is the most knowledgeable person in Washington, maybe the country, on published materials on all of these law enforcement support fields. He will help us discern what publications are likely to be most helpful to us in preparing for pre-trial interviews as well as in trial cross examination. Equally important, these scientific journals can be very useful in identifying leading experts we may wish to consult with for the defense.