Washington, DC: NORML is still accepting last minute registrations from criminal defense attorneys who wish to attend our 27th annual Key West Legal Seminar.
This year’s event takes place from Thursday, December 2 through Saturday, December 4 at the Pier House Resort and Caribbean Spa in Key West, Florida. Join NORML’s staff and many of the nation’s top criminal defense attorneys in one of America’s most ‘pot-friendly’ cities.Presentations at this year’s seminar include: ‘Defending DUI Marijuana Cases,’ ‘Rebutting The State’s Toxicologist and Keeping Your Client Out of Jail,’ ‘Building a Cannabis Practice Ethically While Avoiding Unethical Pitfalls, ‘Tips For Young Attorneys,’ ‘Examining The Government’s Expert In a Cultivation/Possession With The Intent to Distribute Case,’ and ‘Representing The Poor and Disenfranchised.’Speakers at this year’s conference include: Paul Armentano, NORML’s Deputy Director and the co-author of the book Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink? (Chelsea Green, 2009); 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, Past President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Ira Kurzman, a past national President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association; William H. ‘Billy’ Murphy, recipient of the Charles Hamilton Houston Award for Lifetime Achievement in Litigation from the University of Baltimore School of Law; William Panzer, co-author of California’s Proposition 215 and a member of NORML’s Board of Directors; NORML Executive Director Allen St. Pierre; and Jeffrey Weiner, past president of the NACDL.
NORML’s annual legal seminar is fully accredited in every state that requires continuing legal education (CLE) for attorneys.
Conference agenda, registration, and accommodations information for the NORML Key West Legal Seminar is available online.