Criminal Law and Policy News and Events for the University of Arizona Community

PCLP double header! Tuesday, March 1 and Wednesday March 2

On Tuesday, March 1:

Please join us for a capital punishment debate and discussion with Minnesota attorney Steve Kaplan and Deputy Pima County Attorney Rick Unklesbay. 

The event is in Room 118 and will begin at 5:30. (No food will be served.)

Steve Kaplan is senior of counsel to the Minneapolis law firm of Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. Prior to entering private practice in Minnesota in 1980, he was an associate with a law firm in Hartford, Connecticut and a trial attorney with the Department of Justice Tax Division in Washington, D.C.  Steve is a graduate of Bowdoin College and the University of Chicago Law School.  He currently serves on the board of the Innocence Project of Minnesota.

Rick Unklesbay has served the citizens of Pima County as a Deputy County Attorney for over 30 years. He is both a graduate of the University of Arizona Law School and an adjunct professor. He is a member of the American College of Trial lawyers and has received recognition from the Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation. During his career, he has prosecuted over 100 homicides. In 2010, Rick retired from full-time practice and has worked part time ever since. He still prosecutes capital cases and is the chief of the Conviction Integrity Unit. 

On Wednesday, March 2:

Please join us for an exceptional meeting with Louisiana Death Row exoneree Damon Thibodeaux and his attorney Steve Kaplan. In September 2012, Damon became the nation’s 141st death row exoneree since 1973. 

From 2001 through 2012, Steve Kaplan and the Fredrikson firm worked as post-conviction counsel, along with the Capital Post-Conviction Project of Louisiana and the Innocence Project of New York, for Damon.  Damon was exonerated and released in Louisiana in late September 2012.  

We hope to see you in Room 168 and pizza will be served at noon. 

 

**CLE credit is available for attorneys** 

Tuesday, March 1, 5:30:  Download CLE Certificate3.1.16

Wednesday, March 2, Noon:  Download CLE Certificate3.2.16

 

**The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement.  This activity may qualify for up to 1.​0​ hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.** ​

Exoneree Debra Milke - Wednesday, February 24

Please join us Wednesday February 24th for an exceptional meeting with exoneree Debra Milke, and her attorneys Lori Voeple and Michael Kimerer. Ms. Milke was the second woman in the United States to have her conviction vacated and be freed from death row. 

Ms. Voepel is a University of Arizona Law alumnus. She is currently a Partner and Co-Chair of the Appellate Department at Jones, Skelton & Hochuli. She has handled nearly 300 cases ranging from construction law to prison liability. Prior to joining Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, she worked on criminal trials and appeals at Kimerer & Derrick, PLC.

Mr. Kimerer graduated from the University of California Law School at Davis, and has been practicing in Phoenix for over forty years. He has mainly focused on criminal law, and is a certified criminal law specialist. He served on the Supreme Court Committee to Review the Rules of Criminal Procedure, and the Supreme Court Committee on Criminal Rules for Post-Conviction Relief. He was also one of the founders of the Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice. 

We hope to see you in room 164 at 12pm, as always pizza will be served.

**CLE Events** Download CLE Certificate2.24.16

"The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement.  This activity may qualify for up to 1.5 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona."

No speaker for Wednesday 2.17

Happy Monday!

PCLP will be taking a break this week, but please mark your calendars for next Wednesday, February 24th, when Maricopa county exoneree Debra Milke and her attorneys will be joining us. Stay tuned for more information. 

Have a good week!

 

Feb 10. Michael Jette - The Role of the Prosecutor

Next Wednesday, February 10, PCLP is proud to host AUSA Michael Jette, who will be discussing his views on the role of the prosecutor in the criminal justice system. 

Michael Jette has been a career prosecutor with several different offices in the State of Arizona. After graduating law school from Lewis and Clark in Portland, Mr. Jette came to Arizona and worked at a Deputy County Attorney with the Santa Cruz County Attorney. He then moved to Tucson, to work as an Assistant Attorney General with the Arizona Attorney General, before being hired to his current position with the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Mr. Jette is also a part-time professor of practice with the U of A College of Law previously teaching a Sentencing Law class.

We will be meeting in Room 156, with pizza (hopefully) served at noon.

**CLE credit is available for attorneys** Download CLE Certificate.2.10.16

**CLE Events**

"The State Bar of Arizona does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education requirement.  This activity may qualify for up to 1.5 hours toward your annual CLE requirement for the State Bar of Arizona.