Registration now open for The Animal Law Conference at Lewis & Clark

October 14-16, 2011
Lewis & Clark Law School
Portland, Oregon
You are invited to attend the 19th Annual Animal Law Conference at Lewis & Clark Law School, Standing Up for Animals: Can a Bad Economy Inspire Greater Goodness? Dr. Bernard E. Rollin, University Distinguished Professor at Colorado State University, and Joyce Tischler, Founder and General Counsel of the Animal Legal Defense Fund, will deliver two special keynote addresses. Joining our keynote speakers is an exciting list of presenters, including: Carter Dillard, Director of Litigation at the Animal Legal Defense Fund; David Favre, Professor of Law at Michigan State University College of Law and Editor-In-Chief of Animal Legal & Historical Web Center; Pamela Frasch, Assistant Dean of the Animal Law Program and Executive Director of the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School; Nancy Perry, Senior Vice President of Government Relations at ASPCA; Mariann Sullivan, Board President of Our Hen House and Adjunct Law Professor at Brooklyn and Cardozo Law Schools; and Will Travers, CEO of Born Free Foundation, among many other animal law experts.
Several timely topics will be explored, including:
• Current animal law litigation and legislation
• The nuts and bolts of building an animal cruelty case
• Using a law degree to help sanctuaries and shelters
• Popular trends in companion animal ownership and the consequences
• International voices and issues in animal law
• Wolf protection and exotic animal issues
• Developing new legal theories to help animals, and
• Ethical issues surrounding animal-based cultural traditions
Law students, you won’t want to miss the conference’s 3rd Annual Law Student Breakfast, which will bring together law students from across the country (and even some international locations!) to share ideas and resources. We will also be offering an MCLE Ethics Breakfast for Lawyers, led by Professor Steve Johansen of Lewis & Clark Law School and Russ Mead of Animal Law Coalition.
For more information and to register for the conference, please visit: www.alawconference.org. Early-bird rates are available through September 9, 2011. This conference typically sells out well in advance, so please register early to avoid disappointment. Contact Event Coordinator Liberty Mulkani with questions at: lmulkani@lclark.edu.
Center for Animal Law Studies is located in Wood Hall on the Law Campus.
email cals@lclark.edu
voice 503-768-6960
Center for Animal Law Studies
Lewis & Clark Law School
10101 S. Terwilliger Boulevard MSC
Portland OR 97219
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