2014 National Seminar

Annual National Seminar
September 17-19, 2014
Philadelphia, PA

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Day One: Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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REGISTRATION

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

First Floor of Convention Center

 

FOR BEGINNERS: A BASIC INTRODUCTION TO THE FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES

12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Room: 103 ABC

Speakers:

  • Alan Dorhoffer, Esq.
  • Honorable Ricardo H. Hinojosa
  • Krista Rubin

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BREAK

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

 

A.    INTRODUCTION TO THE SENTENCING GUIDELINES (Resumes)

Room: 103 ABC

 

B.    INTRODUCTION TO PSX

Room: 107 AB

Speakers:

  • Cynthia L. Caltagirone
  • Jeanneine Gabriel

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

4:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

 

A.    ADVANCED GUIDELINE APPLICATION ISSUES

Room: 107 AB

Speakers:

  • Alan Dorhoffer, Esq.
  • Krista Rubin

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B.    FOR BEGINNERS: A BASIC INTRODUCTION TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL GUIDELINES

Room: 102 AB

Speakers:

  • Elisabeth F. Ervin
  • Kathleen J. Grilli, Esq.
  • John R. Steer, Esq.

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C.    SENTENCING ETHICS FOR DEFENSE ATTORNEYS & PROSECUTORS

Room: 105 AB

Speakers:

  • John G. Cherry, Esq.
  • Brent E. Newton, Esq.
  • H. Michael Sokolow, Esq.

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Day Two: Thursday, September 18, 2014

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CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST, LATE REGISTRATION

7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.

First Floor of Convention Center

 

OPENING REMARKS

8:15 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Room: 103 ABC

Speakers:

  • Pamela G. Montgomery, Esq.

 

PLENARY SESSION    UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION: A YEAR IN REVIEW

8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Room: 103 ABC  **Overflow Room: 108 AB**

Speakers:

  • Honorable Patti B. Saris
  • Honorable Ricardo H. Hinojosa
  • Honorable Ketanji B. Jackson
  • Honorable Charles R. Breyer
  • Honorable Dabney L. Friedrich
  • Honorable Rachel E. Barkow
  • Honorable William H. Pryor, Jr.
  • Honorable Jonathan J. Wroblewski

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BREAK

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

 

A.    PLEA BARGAINING

Room: 107 AB

Speakers:

  • Honorable Sanford C. Coats
  • Honorable Sterling Johnson, Jr.
  • Leigh Skipper, Esq.

Moderator:

  • James E. Felman, Esq.

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B.    A VIEW FROM THE APPELLATE BENCH

Room: 105 AB

Speakers:

  • Honorable Julia Smith Gibbons
  • Honorable Theodore A. McKee

Moderator:

  • Honorable William H. Pryor, Jr.

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C.    CRIMINAL HISTORY

Room: 103 A

Speakers:

  • Rick Holloway
  • Rachel Pierce

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D.    SENTENCING RESEARCH STUDIES

Room: 103 B

Speakers:

  • Kevin R. Blackwell
  • Louis W. Reedt, Ph.D.
  • Courtney Semisch, Ph.D.

Moderator:

  • Glenn R. Schmitt, Esq.

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E.    GROUPING OF MULTIPLE COUNTS OF CONVICTION

Room: 103 C

Speakers:

  • Bobby Evans

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F.    ROLE IN THE OFFENSE & OTHER CHAPTER THREE ADJUSTMENTS

Room: 102 AB

Speakers:

  • John Bendzunas
  • Honorable Gustavo A. Gelpi, Jr.
  • Riley Ross, Esq.

Moderator:

  • Kealin M. Culbreath, Esq.

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LUNCH BREAK

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

 

A.    DRUG OFFENSES*

Room: 107 AB

Speakers:

  • Teresa M. Brantley
  • Honorable Tristram Coffin
  • Honorable Raymond Alvin Jackson
  • Jacqueline Johnson, Esq.

Moderator:

  • Kathleen J. Grilli, Esq.

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B.    ECONOMIC CRIMES: Mortgage Fraud, Securities Fraud, Identity Theft*

Room: 105 AB

Speakers:

  • Carolyn Darville
  • David Debold, Esq.
  • Honorable Mitchell S. Goldberg
  • David O'Neil, Esq.

Moderator:

  • James T. Strawley, Esq.

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C.    CATEGORICAL APPROACH*

Room: 103 A

Speakers:

  • Alan Dorhoffer, Esq.
  • Raquel Wilson, Esq.

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D.    SUPERVISED RELEASE: IMPOSITION & REVOCATION

Room: 103 B

Speakers:

  • Mandy LaMotte
  • Laura M. Roffo

Moderator:

  • Brent E. Newton, Esq.

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E.    GUIDELINE DEPARTURES & VARIANCES

Room: 103 C

Speakers:

  • Nina Goodman, Esq.
  • Honorable Julie A. Robinson
  • Jon Sands, Esq.

Moderator:

  • Honorable Charles R. Breyer

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F.    SENTENCING FORUM: RE-ENTRY PROJECTS

Room: 102 AB

Speakers:

  • Honorable Ruben Castillo
  • Honorable Luis Felipe Restrepo
  • Honorable M. Casey Rodgers

Moderator:

  • Honorable Dabney L. Friedrich

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BREAK

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

 

A.    DRUG OFFENSES*

Room: 107 AB

Speakers:

  • Teresa M. Brantley
  • Honorable Tristram Coffin
  • Honorable Raymond Alvin Jackson
  • Jacqueline Johnson, Esq.

Moderator:

  • Kathleen J. Grilli, Esq.

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B.    ECONOMIC CRIMES: Mortgage Fraud, Securities Fraud, Identity Theft*

Room: 105 AB

Speakers:

  • Carolyn Darville
  • David Debold, Esq.
  • Honorable Mitchell S. Goldberg
  • David O'Neil, Esq.

Moderator:

  • James T. Strawley, Esq.

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C.    CATEGORICAL APPROACH*

Room: 103 A

Speakers:

  • Alan Dorhoffer, Esq.
  • Raquel Wilson, Esq.

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D.    SENTENCING FORUM: “PULL OF GRAVITY” (a documentary on re-entry)* will be repeated on Friday

2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Room: 103 B

Moderator:

  • Robert Reed, Esq.

 

E.    SENTENCING FORUM: HOT TOPICS IN FEDERAL SENTENCING

Room: 103 C

Speakers:

  • Honorable Paul D. Borman
  • Honorable Sanford Coats
  • James E. Felman, Esq.
  • Honorable M. Casey Rodgers

Moderator:

  • Honorable Ketanji B. Jackson

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F.    POST-SENTENCING ISSUES: CLEMENCY

Room: 102 AB

Speakers:

  • Amy Baron-Evans, Esq.
  • Heather Childs, Esq.
  • Mary Price, Esq.

Moderator:

  • Honorable Rachel E. Barkow

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RECEPTION

4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

 

 

Day Three: Friday, September 19, 2014

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CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

First Floor of Convention Center

 

PLENARY SESSION    TIPS FROM THE DISTRICT COURT BENCH

8:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Room: 103 ABC  **Overflow Room: 108 AB**

Speakers:

  • Honorable Kathleen Cardone
  • Honorable Ruben Castillo
  • Honorable Federico Moreno

Moderator:

  • Honorable Patti B. Saris

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BREAK

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

 

A.    CHILD PORNOGRAPHY & SEX OFFENSES*

Room: 107 AB

Speakers:

  • Honorable John R. Adams
  • Steven Grocki, Esq.
  • John Rhodes, Esq.

Moderator:

  • Alan Dorhoffer, Esq.

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B.    RELEVANT CONDUCT*

Room: 103 B

Speakers:

  • L. Russell (Rusty) Burress
  • Kealin M. Culbreath, Esq.

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C.    IMMIGRATION OFFENSES*

Room: 103 A

Speakers:

  • Richard Bohlken
  • Honorable Ricardo H. Hinojosa
  • Joseph E. Koehler, Esq.
  • Jon M. Sands, Esq.

Moderator:

  • Krista Rubin

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D.    BUREAU OF PRISONS ISSUES*

Room: 105 AB

Speakers:

  • Todd A. Bussert, Esq.
  • Alicia Vasquez, Esq.

Moderator:

  • Glenn R. Schmitt, Esq.

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E.    FIREARMS OFFENSES

Room: 103 C

Speakers:

  • Jennifer Ahearn, Esq.
  • Rachel Pierce

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F.    LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Room: 102 AB

Speakers:

  • Christine Leonard, Esq.
  • Anya McMurray, Esq.
  • Stephen Tausend, Esq.

Moderator:

  • Noah Bookbinder, Esq.

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G.    SENTENCING FORUM: “PULL OF GRAVITY” (a documentary on re-entry)*

Room: 108 AB

Moderator:

  • Robert Reed, Esq.

 

LUNCH BREAK

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

 

A.    CHILD PORNOGRAPHY & SEX OFFENSES*

Room: 107 AB

Speakers:

  • Honorable John R. Adams
  • Steven Grocki, Esq.
  • John Rhodes, Esq.

Moderator:

  • Alan Dorhoffer, Esq.

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B.    RELEVANT CONDUCT*

Room: 103 B

Speakers:

  • L. Russell (Rusty) Burress
  • Kealin M. Culbreath, Esq.

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C.    IMMIGRATION OFFENSES*

Room: 103 A

Speakers:

  • Richard Bohlken
  • Honorable Ricardo H. Hinojosa
  • Joseph E. Koehler, Esq.
  • Jon M. Sands, Esq.

Moderator:

  • Krista Rubin

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D.    BUREAU OF PRISONS ISSUES*

Room: 105 AB

Speakers:

  • Todd A. Bussert, Esq.
  • Alicia Vasquez, Esq.

Moderator:

  • Glenn R. Schmitt, Esq.

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E.    RESTITUTION

Room: 102 AB

Speakers:

  • Russell P. Butler Esq.

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F.    ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION

Room: 103 C

Speakers:

  • Honorable John Gleeson
  • Honorable Timothy J. Heaphy
  • Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez

Moderator:

  • William B. Carr, Jr., Esq.

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BREAK

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

 

SPECIAL INTEREST FORUMS

2::45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

 

PROBATION OFFICERS

Room: 103 ABC

Speakers:

  • Richard Bohlken
  • Russell P. Butler, Esq.
  • Jeanneine Gabriel

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DEFENSE ATTORNEYS

Room: 107 AB

Speakers:

  • David Debold, Esq.
  • Eric A. Tirschwell, Esq.

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PROSECUTORS

Room: 105 AB

Speakers:

  • Shannon T. Hanson, Esq.
  • Jordan Leiter, Esq.

 

CIRCUIT STAFF ATTORNEYS AND LAW CLERKS

Room: 102 AB

Speakers:

  • John Baker, Esq.
  • Tamala Wayne, Esq.