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There are many urban myths about what works best in jury trials. Although every litigator has their own strategies and tactics to apply in jury trials, until now there has not been much hard data. In their new book, American Juries: The Verdict, Professors Valerie Hans and Neil Vidmar make their case for how juries operate and what is effective. Highlighting their research, the authors join judges and trial attorneys at Successful Strategies for Jury Trials. This semi-annual Thomas Lambert conference also features a keynote luncheon talk by George Conk, litigator and adjunct professor at Fordham Law School.
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| Suffolk Law CLE Newsletter
October, 2008 |
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Issues Created by the Use of ART
In recent years the courts have been confronted with a growing number of issues created by the increased use of assisted reproductive technology (commonly called ART). These cases deal with evolving legal issues and solutions because at this time there is no nationally recognized law on the subject. The approval of the ABA Model Act on ART (MAART) on February 11, 2008, promises to provide model legislation for adoption by the states, but anything like a true national law on the subject is years in the future.
Given the paucity of controlling law, we present Will You Be Prepared When an ART Case Walks into Your Office? on Thursday, October 23. Featuring the authors of Assisted Reproductive Technology: a Lawyer's Guide to Emerging Law and Science, this program addresses thought-provoking ideas about the uses and consequences of assisted reproduction. You will also receive this valuable ABA book.
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Critical Intellectual Property Concepts
Intellectual Property (IP) issues are ubiquitous in the business and legal worlds. All attorneys, no matter their specialization, need to be conversant with the basics. Since businesses struggle with IP concerns, they expect their lawyers to be able to provide them with the legal context for their decisions. It is critical that attorneys know the basic differences between copyrights, patents, trade secrets and trademarks. Intellectual Property Essentials for Business Decision Makers provides non-IP lawyers with an opportunity to gain a fundamental understanding of different
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New Provost, Suffolk University  Barry Brown, longtime law school faculty member, has been named provost of Suffolk University. Brown joined Suffolk University Law School in 1976 and has taught Property, Land Transfer & Finance, Professional Responsibility and Biomedical Law & Public Policy. He started his career with Goulston & Storrs, and then served as first assistant bar counsel; counsel to the Clients' Security Board and as prosecutor for the MA Board of Bar Overseers in a number of important cases. He is widely published and wrote one of the first legal works on condominium law in the nation and one of the first articles concerning property interests in genetic engineering, published by the Stanford Journal of Law and Public Policy. He also founded and is the faculty advisor to Journal of Health and Biomedical Law. Brown holds and A.B. from Harvard College, an Ed.M. from Harvard School of Education and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
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