Symposium Schedule

March 16, 2007 , Radisson Hotel, 200 Stuart Street
8:00 - 8:30 Registration
8:30 - 8:45 Greeting & Commencement
Dean John F. O’Brien , New England School of Law
9:00-10:00 Panel I: Probation and Parole Overview
  • Moderator : Scott Zambo, New England School of Law ?07
  • Ms. Maureen Walsh, Massachusetts Parole Board Chairwoman
  • Ms. Elizabeth Tavares, Office of the Massachusetts Commissioner of Probation
  • Dr. Rhiana Kohl, Massachusetts Department of Correction
10:10 - 11:25 Panel II: Practioners’ Perspectives
  • Moderator : Morgan Long, New England School of Law ?07
  • Mr. Gerald Stewart, Second Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County
  • Mr. Lee Gartenberg, Director of Inmate Legal Services for the Middlesex Sheriff's Office
  • Ms. Patricia Downey, Committee for Public Counsel Services, Director of the Brockton District Court Program Former Probationer Probation Officer
11:40 - 12:40 Panel III: Policy Creation and Implementation
  • Moderator : Sidra Vitale, New England School of Law '07
  • The Honorable Judge Terry Craven, Juvenile Court of Suffolk County
  • Mr. Thomas Brophy, Senate Judiciary Committee Counsel
  • Dr. Saby Ghoshray, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies
1:00 - 2:15

Luncheon

  • Maggiano’s Little Italy, 4 Columbus Avenue, Boston
2:30 - 3:45 Panel IV: Sex Offender Issues
  • Moderator : Adrianna Alfano, New England School of Law '07
  • Mr. Daniel Less, General Counsel Massachusetts Sex Offender Registry Board
  • Mr. Paul Lucci, Deputy Commissioner of Probation
  • Mr. Richard Wright, Criminal Justice Professor, Bridgewater State College
  • Dr. Niklos Tomich, Clinician and Former Member of the MA Sex Offender Registry Board
3:50 - 4:20

Keynote

  • Mr. Wayne Logan, Author and Professor of Law
4:20 - 4:30

Closing Remarks

  • Mr. Victor Hansen, Professor of Law, New England School of Law