SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 3, 2011 – A half-day conference Nov. 18 will explore how social and other media affect modern trial practice, including issues like cameras in the courtroom, “gotcha” Facebook photos popping up in divorce cases, jurors Tweeting during trial, and bloggers demanding media credentials.
The conference will take place from 7:30 a.m. to noon on Friday, Nov. 18, at Santa Clara University’s Bannan Hall, Room 139, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, California 95053. It is being presented by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Courts and Media; the law firm Cooper, White & Cooper, and Santa Clara University School of Law.
About a dozen judges, law professors, legal practitioners and journalists will join panels to discuss topics including:
*The Intersection of Social Media and Litigation, with labor attorney Steven M. Cerny
*Newsroom Searches and At-Home (Nontraditional) Journalists, with San Joaquin College of Law professor Jeffrey G. Purvis and Special Deputy Attorney General Benjamin Thomas Greer
*Recent Developments in e-Practice and Beyond, with Santa Clara University criminal law professor Gerald F. Uelmen; California 6th District Court of Appeal Presiding Judge Conrad L. Rushing; Reno, Nev., Second Judicial District Court Judge Janet Berry; and Davis Wright Tremaine partner Thomas R. Burke.
*How to Get What You Want, with Associated Press national legal correspondent Linda Deutsch; Santa Clara University communication and law professor Dr. SunWolf; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton partner James Chadwick; and Judge Janet Berry.
The topics are featured in the current Reynolds Courts & Media Law Journal on “Media in Modern Trial Practice,” published by University of Nevada, Reno, Reynolds National Center for Courts and Media.
To register, contact Andrew Johnson at jandrew@unr.edu or call (775) 784-6531
Cost: Free for students, $30 for attorneys or $99 for 3 Units of California CLE credit
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Conference schedule
About Santa Clara University School of Law
This year, Santa Clara University School of Law celebrates its first 100 years of educating lawyers who lead. Founded in 1911 on the site of California’s oldest operating higher-education institution, Santa Clara Law is dedicated to educating lawyers who lead, with a commitment to excellence, ethics, and social justice. One of the nation’s most diverse law schools, Santa Clara Law offers its 975 students an academically rigorous program, including graduate degrees in international law and intellectual property law; a combined J.D./MBA degree; a combined J.D./MSIS degree; and certificates in high-technology law, international law, and public interest and social justice law. Santa Clara Law is located in the world-class business center of Silicon Valley. For more information, see law.scu.edu.
