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An event cosponsored by the Milwaukee Press Club and Marquette University Law School. The forum will feature top political, business, and education leaders in a pragmatic panel discussion of how Milwaukee can move forward, given new budget realities. The panel discussion will be moderated by Mike Gousha, Distinguished Fellow in Law and Public Policy at Marquette Law School, and will be followed by questions from the audience.

An exchange with Fred Kammer, S.J., and Mike Gousha, Distinguished Fellow in Law and Public Policy. Father Kammer is currently the director of the Jesuit Social Research Institute of Loyola University New Orleans.

Alumnus of the Year Award James P. Maloney, Arts '71, Law '74 Lifetime Achievement Award David J. Cannon, Bus Ad '55, Law '60 Howard B. Eisenberg Service Award Ellen McCarty Escalera, Law '02 Charles W. Mentkowski Sports Law Alumnus of the Year Award Craig A. Pintens, Law '01

The candidates in the race for Milwaukee County Executive will make their first joint appearance at Marquette University Law School during a forum co-sponsored by the Law School and the Milwaukee Press Club. Invitations to the forum have been extended to philanthropist Chris Abele, paralegal Ieshuh Griffin, acting Milwaukee County Executive Lee Holloway, State Rep. Jeff Stone and former State Sen. Jim Sullivan. The candidates will be questioned by a panel of Milwaukee journalists.

Although the death penalty may be dying out in the United States, the end stage of capital punishment leaves us grasping more than ever for principles that could govern the power to punish those who are convicted of society's most feared and loathed category of crime. This need is particularly acute in the United States, where the rise of general incapacitation as the dominant purpose of punishment has produced sentences that are far in excess of international and historic American standards. Professor Simon will suggest that these sentences help to anchor an overall structure of imprisonment that appears unjust and unsustainable, argue for a new version of selective incapacitation limited by dignity as the central purpose of imprisonment, and propose a restructuring of the law of murder to effectuate those goals.

The recent economic recession and the home mortgage foreclosure crisis have prompted renewed interest in consumer financial protection. The 2011 Public Service Conference will focus attention on consumer financial regulatory change, with a particular emphasis on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Will new laws, regulations, and agencies effectively diminish the impact of predatory lending on vulnerable populations? What efforts are needed to ensure fair access to credit while preventing the abuses of the past? How will community education, economic development, and private enforcement play a role in the new consumer protection initiatives?

Harm, Hope, and Healing: International Dialogue on the Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal

Justice David Prosser and Assistant Attorney General JoAnne Kloppenburg will discuss their qualifications, judicial philosophies, and the important issues facing the state’s highest court during a one-hour debate in the Appellate Courtroom of Eckstein Hall. Assistant Attorney General Kloppenburg has been a litigator and prosecutor at the Wisconsin Department of Justice since 1989. Justice Prosser was appointed to the Court in 1998, and elected to a 10-year term in 2001. The election will be held April 5th.

How can we fix the Patent Office, allowing examiners to effectively distinguish between patentable and unpatentable inventions, without slowing the process to a crawl or wasting a bunch of money? In this lecture Professor Lemley will review the recent literature and consider a number of proposals and their problems. His conclusion is that we can make the Patent Office better, but are unlikely to solve the problem of bad patents.

The First District Congressman from Janesville is the new chairman of the House Budget Committee, making him one of the most powerful Republicans on Capitol Hill. At 40, he is considered a leading conservative voice in American politics, and has been mentioned as a possible presidential or vice-presidential candidate. Congressman Ryan will discuss the latest developments in Washington, the nation's deficit, and his Roadmap for America's Future proposal. He gave the Republican response to the President’s State of the Union message.

McNamara is the first woman to head the Milwaukee Division of the FBI. Before her appointment last fall, she served as section chief in the Criminal Investigative Division at FBI headquarters. From national security to public corruption, we’ll learn more about the FBI’s mission today, and about the professional journey that resulted in McNamara’s historic appointment to her post in Milwaukee.

Please congratulate and support the following competitors: Grant Anderson, Susan Barranco, Jaclyn Bielefeld, Stephane Fabus, Matthew Hall, Kyle Mayo, Alexandria McCool, Garrett Nix, Robert Olmr, Dana Pierson, Anthony Prekop, Meghan Refinski, Samantha Rueden, Sabrina Stephenson, David Streese, and Nicholas Zepnick.

Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm will deliver a major speech concerning the future of public safety in this region. His premise is that the current criminal justice system entails soaring and unsustainable costs, without intelligently addressing the risks posed by offenders. District Attorney Chisholm will propose substantial revisions to the status quo, including with respect to the response of police and prosecutors to crime, Truth in Sentencing, early release and prison reentry, and aspects of the state’s budget.

Harm, Hope, and Healing: International Dialogue on the Clergy Sex Abuse Scandal

Kopp will speak about what needs to be done to improve achievement among low income students in America and about her new book, A Chance to Make History: What Works and What Doesn't in Providing an Excellent Education for All.

A lawyer who has worked for Disney and the Anaheim Angels, Schlesinger oversees the day-to-day operations of Milwaukee’s major league baseball team. He’ll discuss the challenges of running a professional sports franchise, industry trends, and how he wound up working in baseball. This event is also sponsored by the National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School.