CLE: JRCLS Literature and the Law

*This program  has been approved for 7 CLE credits; including 1 ethics credit. 

Literature and the Law

This program is presented by
The Law Office of Travis R. Marker, P.C.  and 
J. Reuben Clark Law Society – William S. Boyd Student Chapter 
 

Hosted by
William S. Boyd School of Law

On February 17th, William S. Boyd Law School will host "Literature and the Law," a conference produced by the Law Office of Travis R. Marker, P.C. and sponsored by the student chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society at the law school. The presenters will consist of the Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court Nancy Saitta and other local attorneys. The event will feature discussions related to the application of great literature to the advocacy and practice of law. William Shakespeare, John Grisham, Leo Katz, Jane Austen, Paulo Coelho, and other great authors will be discussed at the event.

Presenters:

Ted Boyack
Boyack & Beck
The King of Torts by Grisham
Ethical Dilemmas in Personal Injury Law  

Donn Ianuzi
Law Office of Donn Ianuzi
Lincoln, Rhetoric, and Legal Literature 
 

Jean Krause
Zion Arts and Humanities Council
Witness for the Prosecution

Andrew Kynaston & Amelia Kynaston
Kainen Law Group
Pride & Prejudice in Family Law 

Travis R. Marker
Attorney/Mediator
Lawyers Helping Lawyers: Using Literature to Escape the Practice of Law: John Grisham's Playing for Pizza, Bleachers, & Skipping Christmas 

Jim Park
Fette, Helquist & Park, Tax Lawyers, LLC
On Leo Katz and Perspectives on the Law 

Adriana Pereyra, Esq.
Paulo Coelho - Latin Literature and the Law  

Terrill Pollman
Director of the Lawyering Process Program and Professor of Law
William S. Boyd School of Law
Narrative Thinking, Storytelling & Legal Writing in Law School
 

Daren Richards
Clark County Public Defenders Office
Criminal Fiction

 Nancy M. Saitta
Chief Justice Nevada Supreme Court
Observations from the Appellate Court 

 Marshall Willick
Willick Law Group
Shakespeare and the Law

The free parking lot on campus is Lot S (corner of Harmon and Swenson). No permit is required to park in this lot.


 

February 17, 2012
6:00 AM - 4:30 PM
BSL Thomas and Mack Moot Court Facility