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.