Washington, DC: NORML is now accepting registrations from criminal defense attorneys and the general public to attend its fifth annual Aspen Legal Seminar. This year’s event takes place from Thursday, June 10 through Saturday, June 12 at The Gant Hotel in downtown Aspen – one of the nation’s most marijuana-friendly cities.
Speakers at this year’s event include NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano; Leland Berger, legal counsel for the American Alliance for Medical Cannabis; Gerald Goldstein, past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and legal counsel for the late-Hunter S. Thompson; John Wesley Hall, Fourth Amendment expert and Immediate Past President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Douglas Hiatt, a member of NORML’s Legal Committee and the chief petitioner for the Washington state marijuana legalization initiative, I-1068; Jeralyn Merritt, founder of TalkLeft.com and frequent television legal analyst for Fox News, CNBC, and MSNBC; noted Maryland attorney William ‘Billy’ Murphy, recipient of the Charles Hamilton Houston Award for Lifetime Achievement in Litigation from the University of Baltimore School of Law; William Panzer, a member of NORML’s Board of Directors and a co-author of California’s Proposition 215; and Executive Director Allen St. Pierre.
Social events at this year’s conference include an opening night reception, a benefit dinner catered by Aspen chef Chris Lanter, and an afternoon cookout at the fabled Owl Farm, the legendary Woody Creek home of the late, best-selling author and NORML Advisory Board member Hunter S. Thompson.
“NORML is proud to make this once-a-year legal seminar open to lawyers and the public,” said NORML founder and Legal Director Keith Stroup. “Don’t miss this rare opportunity to join NORML’s staff and some of the nation’s top pot lawyers and activists in this unique and intimate setting.”
A complete listing of this year’s speakers, events, and agenda is available online at http://www.norml.org.
For more information, or to register for NORML’s fifth annual Aspen Legal Seminar, please contact (202) 483-5500 or visit: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6823.