Quinnipiac University School of Law will host 12th John A. Speziale Alternative Dispute Resolution Symposium
“Is Virtual Justice Just?,” Friday, November 4
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. – Oct. 28, 2022 – Quinnipiac University School of Law will host the 12th John A. Speziale Alternative Dispute Resolution Symposium, ‘Is Virtual Justice Just?,’ from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place at the law school on the North Haven Campus, 377 Bassett Road.
The morning session, 8:45 a.m.-1 p.m., entitled, “Virtual Trials: What’s the Verdict?,” will feature Prof. Maria Hartwig of John Jay College of Criminal Justice; Prof. Valerie Hans of Cornell Law School; the Hon. Victor Bolden, U.S. District Judge, District of Connecticut; and nationally renowned trial attorneys Ben Crump, Peter DeFrank, Ken Friedman and Ernie Teitell.
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The afternoon session, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., entitled, “Is ODR the New ADR?,” will feature Prof. Derek Aguiar of the University of Connecticut and Prof. Amy Schmitz of Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law, to be followed by two panels discussing the use of Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) in and outside of Connecticut. These panels will be moderated by Prof. JJ Prescott of the University of Michigan School of Law and the Hon. Cesar Noble, Connecticut Superior Court.
“What ties the morning and afternoon sessions together is the issue of access to justice: who benefits from these remote or virtual programs? Program sponsors, program users, or both?” said Charles Pillsbury, distinguished practitioner in residence for dispute resolution. “Nationally recognized academics, attorneys, judges and judicial officials will answer these questions.”
The biennial symposia, which are co-sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Foundation, are named for the late Connecticut Supreme Court Justice John A. Speziale in recognition of his work in the field.
