YOU'VE BEEN SUMMONED!

Dear Colleagues, 

You're invited to a free public forum presented by NYCLA's Criminal Justice Section, "It's Not Just A Summons!," which will take place on Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at 6:00 PM at the NYCLA Home of Law, 14 Vesey Street. 

Each year nearly 600,000 New Yorkers receive a summons to a local criminal court and yet the procedures and issues concerning these criminal cases may be little understood by our citizens. Panelists will examine the New York City summons practice, from issuance to adjudication, and educate the public about the policies, procedures and collateral consequences of these summonses.

Panelists

Hon. Eileen Koretz, former administrative judge, New York County Criminal Courts

Robert Cassidy, chief clerk, New York Citywide Summons Operation

Geri-Anne Aptriano, bureau chief, Kings County District Attorney's Office for Red Hook Community Justice Center

McGregor Smyth, civil action project director, Bronx Defenders

Eve Rosahn, director, Parole Revocation Defense Unit, The Legal Aid Society

Conway C. Martindale II, Esq., assigned counsel

Moderator

Hon. Michael J. Yavinsky, interim judge of New York City Civil Court, assigned to Criminal Court, and former chief court attorney, New York City Criminal Courts

The NYCLA Justice Center and Civil Rights & Liberties Committee are co-sponsors of the forum.

RSVP: dlamb@nycla.org