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Continuing Legal Education Program
InformationVIDEO REPLAY: Contempt of Court: A Lynching that Forever Changed the Practice of Law
December 29, 2017
Date(s)
Friday, December 29, 2017Time
9:00 - 12:00Early Bird Discount Prior To:
Friday, December 22, 2017Registration Deadline
Friday, December 29, 2017Location
Click here for directionsVIDEO REPLAY: Contempt of Court: A Lynching that Forever Changed the Practice of Law
Presented by Mark Curriden, JD
With panel members Maria Bahr, Rex Butler and Lynda Limon
A century ago, a young black man from Tennessee was falsely accused of rape and railroaded through the criminal justice system. The judge appointed unqualified lawyers and told them they didn't have to do any work on his case. Those lawyers convinced their client to waive his rights to appeal and accept the death sentence.
The only two African-American lawyers practicing in Tennessee and Georgia stepped forward to file the first federal habeas corpus petition in a state criminal case on his behalf. They convinced the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene, only to have an angry lynch mob burn their homes, chase them out of town and murder their client.
This CLE Ethics program chronicles the amazing story of Ed Johnson and his two heroic lawyers - a story buried in dusty old law books for decades and brought to life by lawyer/journalist Mark Curriden.
This historical story features the first lawyers of color to be lead counsel in a case before the Supreme Court. It also showcases the first and only criminal trial ever conducted before the Supreme Court. Experts say this little known case dramatically reformed the American justice system and redefined the practice of law.
This CLE exemplifies why lawyers as advocates for the poor and downtrodden are best positioned to take the steps necessary to uphold the rule of law. Through the eyes and actions of the lawyers in this case, attorneys are able to see what it is like to represent a client who is the curse on society. And it also shows how lawyers should use the law and the courts for the protection of individual rights even when the courts themselves are part of the problem. This case is a gut-check for lawyers about why they entered the legal profession.
“It is the best CLE ethics program I have ever attended.”
- AT&T General Counsel Wayne Watts.
“It is the only CLE ethics program I've handled where my lawyers were so moved that some of them actually cried. I strongly recommend Mark's presentation.”
- New Hampshire Bar Association CLE Director Joanne Hinnendael.
“Mark's program is the only CLE ethics presentation that has ever been turned into a major motion picture. Lawyers and judges love his CLE.”
- South Carolina Bar Association CLE Director Terry Burnett.
Early
Standard
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$95.00
Agenda
Speakers
| Name | Organization | Speaking At |
|---|---|---|
| Lynda Limon | Limon Law Firm | - |
| Maria Bahr | - | |
| Mark Curriden | Trammell Crow Center | - |
| Rex Butler | Rex Lamont Butler & Associates, Inc., P.C. | - |
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