Second Annual Witkin Lecture Set for June 16th

Top Litigator James J. Brosnahan to Speak On "Law in Time of War" James J. Brosnahan, a senior partner at Morrison and Foerster, LLP, is a well-known litigator who has tried more than 130 cases including defending John Walker Lindh, the American convicted of fighting for the Taliban. He will discuss that case, and focus on the history of equality principles governing the rights and obligations of participants in a war when he speaks on the topic of "Law in Time of War" at the Second Annual Bernard E. Witkin Lecture on June 16, 2004, 12:15 p.m. at the U.S. Grant Hotel. Sponsored by The Witkin Legal Institute, in conjunction with the Law Library Justice Foundation's Lindley Lecture Series, this presentation is eligible for 1 hour participatory MCLE credit. Tickets for the event are $30 and include a lunch of Cobb salad, dessert, and beverage. Reservations may be made by calling Amy Conrad at (619) 531-4449 or e-mailing her. You may call Amy to pay via credit card by June 16, 2004 or you can pay at the door with cash or a check (subject to space availability). Brosnahan has been inducted into the State Bar of California's "Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame," was honored with the Samuel E. Gates Award by the American College of Trial Lawyers, and was named the "Trial Lawyer of the Year" by the American Board of Trial Advocates in October, 2001.

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