A Century Later: Answering Roscoe Pound's Call for Change in the Administration of Justice
Friday, April 13, 2007 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Registration starts at 8:30 a.m.
Hamline University, Klas Center, Kay Fredericks Room 5.5 CLE credits have been requested for MN and WI
In 1906, in St. Paul, Minnesota, Roscoe Pound delivered his well-noted address to the American Bar Association entitled The Causes of Popular Dissatisfaction with the Administration of Justice. The speech was a challenge to the American legal community to consider making reforms to improve the administration of justice. Despite the passage of 100 years, popular dissatisfaction with the justice system and the legal profession continues, and his insights are as highly relevant to the practice of law today as they were at the turn of the 20th century. In the context of Pound's address, this seminar will explore the public perception of the legal profession, the role of legal educators and the processes by which we administer justice in the 21st century.
The Program
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
- Welcome/ Introduction Jon Garon, Dean, Hamline University School of Law
- Steve Kranz, Editor-in-Chief, Hamline Law Review
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
“Causes of Popular Dissatisfaction with the Administration of Justice in the 21st Century” Listen to the presentation (mp3).
- Presented by Robert A. Stein
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
“Roscoe Pound, Popular Dissatisfaction, and Modern Mass Litigation” Listen to the presentation (mp3).
- Presented by Howard Erichson
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
“Law Schools: Roles and Responsibilities in the Creation of Lawyers” Listen to the presentation (mp3).
- Edwin Butterfoss, Professor (moderator)
Hamline University School of Law
Panelists:
- Peter L. Davis
- Daisy Hurst Floyd
- Russell G. Pearce
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
“Sensational Reports: The Responsibility of Cause Lawyers to Use the Media” Listen to the presentation (mp3).
- Presented by Deborah J. Cantrell
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
“Blowing the Whistle on Justice as Sport: 100 Years of Playing a Non-Zero Sum Game” Listen to the presentation (mp3).
- Presented by Susan Hayes Stephan
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. “Looking Ahead Retrospectively: What We Can Learn from the Pound Centennial?” Listen to the presentation (mp3). Transcript.
- Presented by Luke Bierman
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Combined Plenary Panel Listen to the presentation (mp3).
More information of the speakers and presentors.