August 2, 2004 Dear Colleague: We write to invite you to a conference on one of today’s most important criminal justice issues: The collateral consequences of conviction that create legal barriers to offender reentry As more Americans have criminal records, an increasing percentage of the population has lost the right to vote, is statutorily prohibited from various forms of employment, or otherwise faces barriers to participation in society The conference is sponsored by the University of Toledo Law Review and will take place on September 24, 2004 at the University of Toledo College of Law, from 9:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m Lunch will be served As the attached schedule reflects, conference speakers will include practitioners, policymakers and scholars with broad expertise on collateral sanctions, both in Ohio and on the national level They include Reginald Wilkinson, Ed.D., Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, Judge Robert Gorman of the Ohio Court of Appeals, Assistant Senate Minority Leader Mark Mallory, John Barron, Deputy Chief Legal Counsel to Governor Taft, and legal scholars from Ohio State, Cincinnati, Capital, Hofstra and Arizona In addition the Chair and Reporter of the ABA Committee that drafted the new ABA Criminal Justice Standards on Collateral Sanctions (http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/standards/collateral_toc.html) will introduce the panelists Because we have invited policymakers and criminal justice specialists to the conference, we will devote substantial time to discussion Conference papers will be published in an upcoming issue of the University of Toledo Law Review, which will be provided to each conferee Although the conference is free of charge, it would be helpful for planning purposes for you to let us know at lawreview@utoledo.edu if you expect to attend Updated information, including a map to the College of Law and accommodation arrangements may be found at http://www.utlaw.edu/lawreview/conference.htm We hope to see you in September Sincerely, Margaret Colgate Love Esq Washington, D.C Professor Gabriel J Chin Chester H Smith Professor of Law University of Arizona James E Rogers College of Law Cheryl K Slotterbeck Editor in Chief University of Toledo Law Review The Legal Barriers to Reentry in Ohio: Collateral Sanctions in Theory and Practice The University of Toledo College of Law September 24, 2004 Conference Schedule: 8:45 a.m - Coffee service 9:00-9:15 a.m - Welcome and Introduction Margaret Colgate Love, Esq., and Professor Gabriel J Chin, Arizona Chair and reporter of the ABA Task Force on Collateral Sanctions 9:15-10:15 a.m - Collateral Sanctions in Practice The Honorable Robert H Gorman, Judge, Ohio Court of Appeals Collateral Sanctions and Pleas in Ohio Courts McGregor Smythe, Esq., Bronx Defenders Collateral Sanctions and Defender Advocacy Pierre Bergeron, Esq., Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Criminal Records in Ohio Moderator: Professor Gabriel J Chin 10:15-10:30 a.m - Break 10:30-11:30 a.m - Legal Perspectives on Collateral Sanctions Professor Douglas Berman, Ohio State Collateral Sanctions and Juries Professor Nora Demleitner, Hofstra Collateral Sanctions and Foreign Convictions Professor Kent Markus, Capital Criminal Convictions and Discretionary Disqualification Moderator: Margaret Colgate Love, Esq 11:30 a.m.-Noon - Break and Lunch Noon-1:00 p.m - The Future of Collateral Sanctions in Ohio The Honorable Mark Mallory, Ohio Senate A Legislative Perspective on Collateral Sanctions Professor Mark Godsey, Cincinnati Reentry and Employment Commentators: The Honorable Reginald Wilkinson, Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections and The Honorable John Barron, Counsel to the Governor Presentation of the University of Toledo Law Review’s Compendium of Collateral Sanctions Moderator: Professor Susan Martyn, Toledo 1:00-2:00 p.m - Response, Discussion and Wrap up All panelists