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Howard and Iris Kaplan Memorial Lecture Series The Howard and Iris Kaplan Memorial Lecture Series was established in memory of Howard Kaplan, a prominent attorney whose legal career was 06- characterized by uncommon excellence and devotion to the highest stan­ dards of the profession. Iris Kaplan, his wife, was an enthusiastic supporter of the lecture series during the remainder of her life. The lecture series is Howard and Iris Kaplan supported by an endowment established by the Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc., and was initiated by Tony Kaplan, the son of Howard and Memorial Lecture Series Iris Kaplan and an alumnus of Hofstra University School of Law. The goal of the Kaplan Lecture Series is to bring jurists of distinction and prominence to Vi the School of Law to address students, faculty, alumni and the legal Qi community on important and timely legal issues. )> 4 Previous Howard and Iris Kaplan Memorial Lecturers*

OU The Honorable Shirley S. Abrahamson The Honorable Pierre N. Levai Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit The Honorable Richard S. Arnold Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals The Honorable Hans Linde J'CÜ for the Eighth Circuit Senior Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court

The Honorable Stephen Breyer The Honorable Abner J. Mikva Circuit Judge, U.S. Court o f Appeals Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit for the District o f Columbia Circuit

The Honorable Guido Calabresi The Honorable Jon 0 . Newman Circuit Judge, U.S. Court o f Appeals Senior Judge, U.S, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit fo r the Second Circuit

The Honorable Harry T. Edwards The Honorable James L. Oakes Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals ce for the Distrirt of Columbia Circuit for the Second Circuit

The Honorable Wilfred Feinberg The Honorable Antonin Scalia O Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court for the Second Circuit X The Honorable Dolores Sloviter The Honorable Richard J. Goldstone Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa for the Third Circuit

The Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham The Honorable George Bundy Smith Circuit Judge, U.S. Court o f Appeals Senior Associate Judge, U.S. Court o f Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for the State of New York

The Honorable Alex Kozinski The Honorable Ralph K. Winter Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for the Second Circuit

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