San Francisco District Attorney Kamala D. Harris
and Co-Sponsors
The California District Attorneys Association
The National District Attorneys Association
Hastings College of the Law
Transgender Law Center
and
The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy

invite you to join us in San Francisco for:

Hate Crimes: Combating Gay &
Transgender "Panic" Strategies

July 20 – 21, 2006

'Panic' strategies have been used by criminal defendants to claim that their culpability for committing homicide or violent assault is mitigated when the victim is a lesbian, gay or transgender person. This multitrack conference will instruct prosecutors, peace officers, investigators, victim/witness advocates and representatives of community-based organizations on: countering “panic” strategies from the investigatory phase through trial; seeking hate crime enhancements and addressing the problems often encountered; victim services; and restitution. There is no charge for this event. Online Registration : www.cdaa.org/training/index.asp

Confirmed Panelists Include:

Chris Lamiero, Prosecutor, Alameda County District Attorney's Office and Lead Prosecutor in
the Gwen Araujo murder case

Dave O'Malley, former Police Chief of Lamarie, Wyoming and Chief Investigator in
the Matthew Shepard murder case

Brian Cook, Special Agent, San Francisco Office of the FBI

Gloria Allred, Civil Rights Attorney and Victim Advocate

Milanda Moore, Inspector, San Francisco Police Department Hate Crime Unit

Kathleen Boyovich, Inspector, Alameda County District Attorney's Office

Joyce Dudley, Hate Crimes Prosecutor, Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office

and
for a case study of the Gwen Araujo murder case:

Michael Thorman, Counsel for defendant Michael Magidson

William Du Bois, Counsel for defendant Jose Merel

Conference:
Thursday, July 20 & Friday, July 21
at Hastings College of the Law
198 McAllister Street
(free of charge)

Town Hall Meeting & Reception:
Thursday evening, July 20 at The Center
1800 Market Street

Reception:
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Town Hall Meeting:
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
(free & open to the public)

Guest Speakers:

Sylvia Guerrero, mother of Gwen Araujo

Dave O'Malley, former Police Chief of Laramie, Wyoming and Chief Investigator in
the Matthew Shepard murder case

This Symposium will be certified for MCLE, POST and Counselor Credits

Online Registration :
www.cdaa.org/training/index.asp

“ 'Panic' strategies have been raised in homicide and assault cases nationwide, inviting jury nullification and attempting to justify violent crime based upon the identity of the victim. These strategies have allowed dangerous criminals to commit violent acts and receive little more than a slap on the wrist. This conference will provide law enforcement officers, prosecutors and the communities we protect with the tools, experience and information needed to dismantle the myth that these strategies constitute a legitimate legal defense.”

~ Kamala D. Harris
San Francisco District Attorney

Hotel Information:
Blocks of rooms at special Symposium rates have been reserved at these hotels for July 19-23, 2006:

The Maxwell Hotel (Union Square): $119 for deluxe / $139 for executive rooms on top four floors of hotel. Call the hotel's reservations department at 888.734.6299 and reference the "DA Symposium" group to receive the group rate.

The Hotel Rex (Union Square): $149. Call the hotel's reservations department at 800-433-4434 and reference the "DA Symposium" group to receive the group rate.

The Hotel Vitale (The Embarcadero): $239 per night for city view rooms / $269 for partial bay view / $299 for rooms along the Embarcadero. Call the hotel's reservations department at 888-890-8688 and reference the "DA Symposium" group to receive the group rate.

Each hotel is minutes away by street car from the Symposium site, which is the Civic Center area of San Francisco. These special rates will be available until June 19th or until the group block is sold-out, whichever comes first. Guests wishing to arrive early may do so based upon availability.

Fiscal Sponsor: The Transgender Law Center Conference Partners: National Black Prosecutors Association; The Charles R. Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law; Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area; Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund; National Center for Lesbian Rights; National Lesbian and Gay Law Association; Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom; Triangle Foundation; Community United Against Violence; Transgender Law Center.