April 20 - What to Look for in a Supreme Court Nominee

On Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 5:30 p.m., the Philadelphia Lawyers' Chapter of the Federalist Society proudly presents: 

 

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A 

SUPREME COURT NOMINEE

Clark Neily, Esq.

Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice

 Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Registration:  5:00 p.m., Program begins at 5:30 p.m.

Dilworth Paxson LLP

1500 Market St., Suite 3500E

Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and soft drinks will be provided.

$10.00 for current members, law students, and clerks, $20.00 for non-members with advance registration; prices are $5 higher at the door

Payment accepted at the door by cash or check to “The Federalist Society.”

Approved for 1 hour substantive Pennsylvania CLE credit

Preregister via e-mail to jabed@dilworthlaw.com

or call Jeneen Abed at (215) 575-7169.

 

On Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 5:30 p.m., the Philadelphia Lawyers' Chapter of the Federalist Society proudly presents: 

Geoff Shephard

Author of The Real Watergate Scandal

“The Criminalization of Politics.”

Location:
Dilworth Paxson LLP
1500 Market Street, Suite 3500E
Philadelphia, PA
 

Geoff Shepard holds degrees from Whittier College and Harvard Law School. He was selected a White House Fellow in 1969 and assigned to the Treasury Department, where he worked under Paul Volcker.  Geoff then joined John Ehrlichman’s Domestic Council staff at the Nixon White House, where he served for five years. Geoff also worked on President Nixon’s Watergate defense team, where he was principal deputy to the President’s lead lawyer, J. Fred Buzhardt.  He left the Ford administration in 1975 and embarked on a thirty-five year career in the insurance industry.  Beginning in 2010, Geoff has helped produce a series of Nixon Legacy Forums, which are documentaries focusing on President Nixon’s various public policy initiatives.  Geoff’s first book, The Secret Plot, focuses on the political intrigue behind the successful exploitation of the Watergate scandal. His current book, The Real Watergate Scandal, It focuses on judicial and prosecutorial abuse in the Watergate trials. Shepard also has a third book underway about the Pentagon Papers, the Church Committee and the Plumbers prosecution.

Check-in and reception begins 5:00 p.m.  Program begins at 5:30 p.m.  Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and soft drinks will be provided.

Early Registration Fees: $15.00 for non-members, $10.00 for current members, law students, and clerks, with advance registration only. 

Prices will be $5.00 higher at the door. 

Preregistration is required to receive the discounted price.

Preregister by email to jabed@dilworthlaw.com.

 For questions, call Jeneen Abed at 215-575-7169 

Payment will be accepted at the door by cash or check to "The Federalist Society."  This program is approved in Pennsylvania for one (1) hour of ethics CLE credit. 

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January 28 - Legal Tools for Combatting ISIS and Foreign Fighters

On Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 5:30 p.m., the Philadelphia Lawyers' Chapter of the Federalist Society proudly presents: 

Professor Nathan A. Sales

Syracuse University College of Law

“Legal Tools for Combatting ISIS and Foreign Fighters.”

Location:
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
One Logan Square, Suite 2000
Philadelphia, PA 19103
 

Nathan A. Sales is Associate Professor of Law at the Syracuse University College of Law. He teaches and writes in the fields of national security law, counterterrorism law, administrative law, constitutional law, and criminal law.  Professor Sales’s scholarship has been cited by the U.S. Supreme Court multiple times, and has appeared in leading publications including the Alabama Law Review, Duke Law Journal, George Washington Law Review, University of Illinois Law Review, Journal of National Security Law and Policy (peer reviewed), Northwestern University Law Review, and Texas Law Review. A frequent contributor to public debates, his commentary has been featured by Agence France-Presse, The Atlantic, BBC, Christian Science Monitor, C-SPAN, France 24, Los Angeles Times, National Review Online, New York Times, NPR, Politico, U.S. News & World Report, Time, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post. He has testified before Congress on numerous occasions.

Check-in and reception begins 5:00 p.m.  Program begins at 5:30 p.m.  Hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and soft drinks will be provided.

Early Registration Fees: $15.00 for non-members, $5.00 for current members, law students, and clerks, with advance registration only. 

Prices will be $5.00 higher at the door. 

Preregistration is required to receive the discounted price.

Preregister by email to jabed@dilworthlaw.com.

 For questions, call Jeneen Abed at 215-575-7169 

Payment will be accepted at the door by cash or check to "The Federalist Society."  This program is approved in Pennsylvania for one (1) hour of substantive CLE credit. 

Click here to join our chapter's Facebook group!