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Check out the NEW
Redesigned Criminal Justice Section Web Site
CHAIR’S MESSAGEgg
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Michael S. Pasano
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I am told Aloha means
hello and good-bye. The Annual Meeting in Honolulu is where I pass the Chair position to Robert M.A. Johnson of Anoka, MN.
Bob and I have been working together, along with Catherine Anderson and
Stephen Salzburg, on Section planning for the past couple years or more.
The Section is in
very good hands. I have appreciated the opportunity to serve the
Section as Chair and hope my year of stewardship will be regarded well. For
sure and through little effort on my part but with the strong efforts of Section
Director Jack Hanna and others among the Section staff, the Section's newsletters and communication with
members has improved by leaps and bounds, and we have started down the path
of better and stronger Section Divisions and Committees.
And the Section
continues to be held in high esteem in the ABA House of Delegates, thanks
to the incredible work of Neal Sonnett, Stephen Salzburg and Susan
Gaertner. Frankly, it is easy to be Chair when so many amazing people are
active in the Section and making criminal justice a reality and less an
oxymoron. So when you think of me and my year, and you will, think kindly.
We did live dangerously, and I thank everyone for this time together.
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UPCOMING EVENTS…
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Disaster Preparedness to be focus of Fall
Criminal Justice Conference in New Orleans, November 2 - 5
The site of New Orleans will
provide a unique opportunity for pulling together criminal justice lessons
learned from Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and other states affected by
last summer’s Hurricane Katrina, to see first hand its impact on the
criminal justice system and to hear recommendations from lawyers, judges
and corrections officials directly affected about how criminal justice
systems throughout the country might be better prepared to respond to such
disasters in the future.
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National Institute: Securities
Fraud Washington, DC,
September 28-29
From Enron to WorldCom to investigations of mutual fund practices and
finite reinsurance transactions, securities fraud has dominated the news on
the business pages for the past four years. This Securities Fraud National
Institute will provide an in-depth, cutting edge and rewarding educational
experience for all practitioners, including prosecutors, regulators,
compliance officers and defense counsel, in this exciting and headline-making
field.
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2006 ABA/ABA Money Laundering Enforcement Conference
Expanding risks,
intensified regulatory scrutiny, conflicting guidance on SAR obligations –
these are all legal challenges bankers are facing every day. On October 8-10, 2006 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC,
over 1,000 bankers will assemble to learn ways to address these legal
challenges. The conference not only provides instruction from the nation’s
top AML/BSA experts, it also creates opportunities to network with bankers
and lawyers from around the country. Several sessions are geared toward
attorneys working in the AML arena.
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See other events at the Criminal Justice Section Calendar of Events.
NEW PUBLICATION / RESOURCES…
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Third Edition ABA Criminal Justice Standards on Speedy Trial and Timely Resolution of Criminal Cases is now available. This
publication contains updated standards addressing the defendant's
right to a speedy trial and new standards addressing the public's
interest in timely resolution of criminal cases and
the effective use of resources. Explanatory commentary
accompanies the "blackletter" standards, approved by the ABA
House of Delegates in August 2004.
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New Report from the Victims Committee: Victims in the U.S. Criminal Justice System
Legislative Update: Status of major legislations
pertaining to the criminal justice field
See other available publications and resources.
The American Bar Association
Criminal Justice Section
740 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20005
Phone: (202) 662-1500, Fax: (202) 662-1501
Email: crimjustice@abanet.org Web: www.abanet.org/crimjust
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