NYC Alumni Event- Off the Record: Perspectives on the Criminal Justice System
- Starts:
- 5:30 pm on Thursday, February 25, 2016
- Ends:
- 8:30 pm on Thursday, February 25, 2016
- URL:
- http://www.bu.edu/law/alumni/events/off-the-record-perspectives-on-the-criminal-justice-system/
- Location:
- Gibson Dunn 200 Park Avenue New York, NY 10166
The recent popularity of true crime documentaries such as Serial, Making a Murderer and The Jinx, has intensified public scrutiny of our criminal justice system. This distinguished alumni panel will discuss the many challenges facing the system and debate meaningful solutions. The panel will be moderated by Professor Gerald F. Leonard, Professor of Law and Law Alumni Scholar at Boston University School of Law.
Panelists:
Andrew Cohen (LAW ’91, COM '88)
Editor at the Marshall Project, Legal Analyst for 60 Minutes and CBS News Radio, and Contributing Editor at The Atlantic
Michael Gates (LAW ’05)
Former Prosecutor at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office
Seymour James (LAW ’74)
Attorney-in-Chief at The Legal Aid Society
For more information on the panelists, click the link below.
Please RSVP to lawrsvp@bu.edu by Tuesday, February 25, 2016.