HERSH WOLCH Q.C. Symposium on Jury Advocacy October 26 -27, 2018 Calgary, Alberta Email: [email protected] to register Hosted by the Criminal Defence Lawyers Association (Calgary), Canadian Bar Association Alberta Branch and the University of Calgary Faculty of Law Friday October 26, 2018 (1:30 PM - 3:00 PM) Symposium Opening Address at the University of Calgary, remarks by the Honourable Chief Justice Catherine A. Fraser (Court of Appeal of Alberta) and the Honourable Justice Sheilah L. Martin (Supreme Court of Canada). All conference attendees are welcome. Friday October 26, 2018 (5:00 PM - 7:00 PM) Welcome Reception at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel. Generously sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association Alberta Branch and open to all conference attendees and speakers. Friday Events free for all conference attendees. Saturday October 27, 2018 (9:00AM - 3:30 PM) Symposium, hosted by the University of Calgary Faculty of Law, featuring guest panelists from Calgary and across the country including Justice David Watt (ONCA), Justice Michelle Fuerst (ONSC), Michael Segu (Crown Prosecutor, Saskatoon, SK), Eric Gottardi (Defence Counsel, Vancouver, BC), John Rosen (Defence Counsel, Toronto, ON), Mona Duckett Q.C. and Deborah Hatch (Defence Counsel, Edmonton, AB). Seminar Topics Include: “What is a Jury of One’s Peers?”, “Ethical Considerations” and “Advocacy Pitfalls and How to Avoid a Mistrial”. Saturday Conference Cost: CBA and CDLA members $100.00 (Non-members $150.00) Lunch will be provided. Saturday October 27, 2018 (6:00PM - 10:00PM) Dinner at the Fairmont Palliser, hosted by the CDLA. Featuring a tribute to Hersh Wolch Q.C. and a presentation by Innocence Canada. Saturday Dinner Cost: CBA and CDLA members $150.00 (Non-members $200.00). All conference attendees and non-attendees are welcome. Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Innocence Canada, a Canadian charitable organization providing pro bono legal services to the wrongfully convicted. If you are unable to attend the conference or would like to further support Innocence Canada, please consider visiting their website at http://www.innocencecanada.com/donate and making a donation in memory of Hersh Wolch Q.C. A limited number of hotel rooms are available at a reduced rate through the Fairmont Palliser Hotel; a code will be provided upon registration. .