18th Annual Conference at Lewis & Clark

Animals in Crisis: Using The Laws We Have, Getting The Laws We Need

Friday, October 15, 2010 • 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Welcome Reception & Keynote Address at The Gerding Theater at the Armory (128 NW 11th Avenue, Portland) The conference will kick off with an evening reception. We invite you to enjoy appetizers and drinks while networking with fellow conference attendees.

• 7:30 - 8:00 p.m. Keynote Address Katrina Sharman, corporate counsel, Voiceless, the Animal Protection Institute (Australia)

Introductions and welcome: Stefan Heller, 3L, SALDF co-director, Lewis & Clark Law School Kathy Hessler, professor of law and clinic director, Center for Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School Aurora Paulsen, 2L, SALDF conference coordinator, Lewis & Clark Law School

Saturday, October 16, 2010 All panel sessions will take place in the Wood Hall building at Lewis & Clark Law School Saturday and Sunday.

• 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Continental breakfast in the lower level of Wood Hall at Lewis & Clark Law School.

• 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Room 7 - Dangerous Waters: Animals in the Wake of the Gulf Oil Spill William Eubanks, associate, Meyer, Glitzenstein & Crystal Bob Sallinger, conservation director, Audubon Society of Portland

Room 8 - Liberty & Justice for All: The Steven M. Wise, author; founder and president, Center for the Expansion of Fundamental Rights Moderator: Keith Mosman, 2L, Lewis & Clark Law School

• 10:45 - 12:15 p.m. Room 7 - Identifying Animal Abuse: Laws That Mandate & Prohibit Reporting Madeline Bernstein, president, Society for the Prevention of Los Angeles Dr. Gail Golab, director, Division, AVMA Animal Welfare Division Scott Heiser, director, Criminal Justice Program, Animal Legal Defense Fund

Room 8 - Human See, Monkey Do: The Suffering of Primates in Captivity Dr. Mel Richardson, Bruce Wagman, partner, Schiff Hardin LLP

Seminar Smith - Animals Effecting Climate Change & Climate Change Affecting Animals Daniel Rohlf, professor of law and clinical director, Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center (PEAC), Lewis & Clark Law School Dr. Robert Goodland, tropical ecologist, author & consultant

• 12:15 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch in the Legal Research Center building of Lewis & Clark Law School.

• 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Room 7 - Will the Movement Ever Succeed? Looking to the Past to Predict the Future Pamela Frasch, assistant dean, Animal Law Program; executive director, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School Joyce Tischler, founder and general counsel, Animal Legal Defense Fund

Room 8 - Regulation, Enforcement & Definition of Humane Labeling Carter Dillard, director of litigation, Animal Legal Defense Fund David Wolfson, partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

Seminar Smith - New Voices in Animal Law Alberto Arguello, senior legal advisor, La Fundacion AMARTE (Nicaragua) Michael Hemker, deputy district attorney, Shasta County District Attorney’s Office Cara Hunt, articled student, The Law Centre Community Legal Aid Clinic (Canada)

• 3:15 - 4:45 p.m. Room 7 - Hot Topics in Animal Law: Legislation & Litigation Matthew Liebman, staff attorney, Animal Legal Defense Fund Nancy Perry, vice president of government affairs, The Humane Society of the

Room 8 - Survival of Wild & Domesticated Animals in Natural & Man-Made Disasters Russ Mead, general counsel, Carla Boreham, legislative affairs manager, World Society for the Protection of Animals

Seminar Smith - The Equine Victims of the Recession: Economic Hardships Resulting in Horse Abandonment & Neglect Laura Allen, founder and executive director, Animal Law Coalition Julie Zuver, district attorney, Douglas County District Attorney’s Office

• 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. Drinks & Appetizers in the Legal Research Center building of Lewis & Clark Law School

• 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Banquet Dinner & Keynote Address Banquet dinner in the Legal Research Center building.

• 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. Keynote Address Dr. Sheri Speede, founder, In Defense of Animals – Africa

Introductions and welcome: Jessica Su Johnson, 3L, SALDF co-director, Lewis & Clark Law School Robert Klonoff, dean of the law school and professor of law, Lewis & Clark Law School Pamela Frasch, assistant dean, Animal Law Program; executive director, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School Natalie Calta, 3L, SALDF volunteer coordinator, Lewis & Clark Law School

Sunday, October 17, 2010 • 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Room 7 - Law Student Breakfast Nicole Pallotta, student liaison, Animal Law Program, Animal Legal Defense Fund Nancy Perry, vice president of government affairs, The Humane Society of the United States Josh Soper, editor-in-chief, Animal Law Review, Lewis & Clark Law School

Room 8 - MCLE Ethics Breakfast for Lawyers Steve Johansen, professor of law, Lewis & Clark Law School Russ Mead, general counsel, Farm Sanctuary

Continental Breakfast Available for All Others in the Lower Level of Wood Hall.

• 9:45 - 11:00 a.m. Room 7 - Federal Subsidies & CAFOs: The Government’s Love Affair with Animal Agriculture , senior director, Factory Farming Campaign, The Humane Society of the United States Paige Tomaselli, staff attorney, Center for Food Safety

Room 8 - Non-Native Species Management Strategy: What is the Answer? Kathy Hessler, professor of law and clinic director, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School Daniel Simberloff, Nancy Gore Hunger professor of environmental studies, University of Tennessee

11:15 - 12:30 p.m. Room 7 - Using Environmental Laws to Crack Down on Animal Agriculture Kathy Hessler, professor of law and clinic director, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School Bruce Myers, senior attorney, Environmental Law Institute

Room 8 - Animal Advocacy Approaches: Movements Moving Forward Lee Hall, vice president of legal affairs, Paul Shapiro, senior director, Factory Farming Campaign, The Humane Society of the United States

Seminar Smith - No Dog Left Behind: Hospice Patients & Their Companion Animals Mark Cushing, chair, Government Relations and Public Policy Practice Group, Tonkon Torp LLP Dianne McGill, executive director and ceo, Banfield Charitable Trust

• 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch in the Legal Resource Center building of Lewis & Clark Law School.

• 1:45 - 3:00 p.m. Room 7 - Student Career Summit: Using the Jobs We Have, Getting the Jobs We Need Libby Davis, associate dean, Career Services & Alumni Relations, Lewis & Clark Law School Kathy Hessler, professor of law and clinic director, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School Matthew Liebman, staff attorney, Animal Legal Defense Fund Nicole Pallotta, student liaison, Animal Law Program, Animal Legal Defense Fund Nancy Perry, vice president of government affairs, The Humane Society of the United States

Room 8 - Animal Law Academics Workshop: Using the Classes We Have, Getting the Classes We Need Carter Dillard, director of litigation, Animal Legal Defense Fund Pamela Frasch, assistant dean, Animal Law Program; executive director, Center for Animal Law Studies Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School Joyce Tischler, founder and general counsel, Animal Legal Defense Fund Janice Weis, associate dean and director, Environmental & Natural Resources Law Program, Lewis & Clark Law School

• 3:00 p.m. End of 18th Annual Conference. See you next year for #19!