2018 Defender Dinner
The Board of Directors of Federal Defenders and Appellate Defenders
Present
2018 Annual Defender Dinner
Featuring Keynote Speaker: Deputy Public Defender Scott Sanders
SCOTT SANDERS
Friday, April 13, 2018
No host cocktails at 5:00 p.m.; Dinner at 6:00 p.m.
Westin San Diego Gaslamp Quarter 910 Broadway Circle, San Diego
$65 per person/$650 table of 10
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Invitation and Reservation Form for all other attorneys, judges, and general public |
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Presentation of the following awards will be made:
E. STANLEY CONANT AWARD1
for exceptional and unselfish devotion to protecting the rights of the indigent
accused to Kara Hartzler, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc.
PAUL BELL AWARD2
for significant achievement on appeal to Joanne Willis Newton, Appellate Defender, Inc. Panel Attorney
SPECIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AWARD for extraordinary contributions to the San Diego criminal defense community to Alex Landon
Past Speakers include:
2017: David Bruck
2016: Goodwin Liu
2015: Jeffrey L. Fisher
2014:
Hon. Irma E. Gonzalez
2013:
Justice Cynthia Aaron
2012:
Donald Specter
, Executive Director of the Prison Law Office
2011:
Wilbert Rideau
2010:
Honorable Carlos Moreno
2009:
Lt. Cmdr. Charles Swift
and
Lt. Cmdr. Brian Mizer
, Counsel for Guantanamo detainees
in the Federal Courts
2008:
Bryan Stevenson
, Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama
2007:
Sister Helen Prejean
1. The E. STANLEY CONANT AWARD for exceptional and unselfish devotion to protecting the rights of the indigent accused
This award is named in honor of Stan Conant, who was the founding Director of the Defenders Program in San Diego. He was widely respected as an advocate and tried many death penalty cases. Under his direction, that office successfully established itself in the community and paved the way for the establishment of the Office of the Public Defender in the mid-1980's. Each year an award is presented in Stan's name to someone who has benefited the San Diego legal communi
ty and/or demonstrated exceptional and unselfish devotion to protecting the rights of the indigent accused.
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2. The PAUL BELL AWARD is presented in honor of significant achievement on appeal. The Award is given annually by the Board of Directors of Appellate Defenders and Federal Defenders in memory of Paul Bell, beloved Assistant Director of Appellate Defenders until his untimely passing in July 1997.
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