Animal Law Guild Conference 2015
Collaboration in Animal Law
Combating Criminal Animal Cruelty and Puppy Mills
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The Animal Law Guild Conference 2015 is the second annual conference for the Animal Law Guild. This year's conference will focus on two wide-reaching areas of animal law - criminal animal cruelty and puppy mills - where collaboration has been and continues to be a critical factor in advancing legal protections for animals. This exciting animal law conference will feature leaders from across the nation who have been instrumental in moving the law forward and expanding protections for animals in these areas through legislation, litigation, criminal prosecution, education, grassroots advocacy, and film. The goal of the conference is to bring together, inspire, and educate attorneys, law students, law professors, and community leaders who share the Animal Law Guild's mission to Raise the BAR for Animals™
through legal advocacy. The Conference is co-presented by the Animal Law Guild and Public Interest Law Department at Loyola Law School.
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Animal Law Guild Conference 2015:
“Collaboration in Animal Law: Combating Criminal Animal Cruelty and Puppy Mills”
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015
Time: 8:45 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. with Networking Reception to follow
Location: Loyola Law School, 919 Albany Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Robinson Court Room (G102), Girardi Advocacy Center
CLE: 6.0 Units CA CLE for attorneys
Featured Speakers: (Click HERE for Speaker Bios)
This distinguished group of speakers includes: current and previous prosecutors from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, and Virginia Attorney General's Office; leaders from the national animal protection organizations The Humane Society of the United States, ASPCA, and Best Friends Animal Society; accomplished animal law practitioners and litigators; animal law professors and authors; recipients of the American Bar Association's Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law Award; highly regarded animal law pioneers, lobbyists, and grassroots advocates; and the Co-Founders of the Animal Law Guild.
· Meena Alagappan, Executive Director, Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers (HEART)
· Bob Baker, Executive Director, Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation
· Carol Bradley, Author, “Saving Gracie: How one dog escaped the shadowy world of American Puppy Mills”
· Sande Buhai, Clinical Professor & Director of Public Interest Dept, Loyola Law School
· Robert Ferber, Animal Welfare Attorney (Former L.A. City Prosecutor)
· Christopher E. Grimes, Director, Dog By Dog Documentary
· Nicole Herft, Associate, Winston & Strawn LLP & Chair, Animal Law Guild
· Thomas G. Kelch, Professor of Law, Whittier Law School
· Deborah Knaan, Deputy District Attorney and Supervisor, Animal Cruelty Division at Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
· Christina Ksoll, Executive Producer, Dog By Dog Documentary
· Elizabeth Oreck, National Manager, Puppy Mill Initiatives, Best Friends Animal Society
· Gina Miller, Esq., Manager, Puppy Mills Campaign, ASPCA Anti-Cruelty
· Sherry Ramsey, Director of Animal Cruelty Prosecutions, The Humane Society of the United States
· Shelley Rizzotti, Esq., Co-founder, The Animal Protectorates & Vice-Chair, Animal Law Guild
· Joan Schaffner, Associate Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School
· Bruce Wagman, Partner, Schiff Hardin LLP
· Michelle Welch, Assistant Attorney General, Virginia Attorney General’s Office
Past Animal Law Guild Conferences:
2014: Trailblazers of Animal Law: Pathways to Practice and How to Create A Path Where One Doesn't Exist
“Collaboration in Animal Law: Combating Criminal Animal Cruelty and Puppy Mills”
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2015
Time: 8:45 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. with Networking Reception to follow
Location: Loyola Law School, 919 Albany Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Robinson Court Room (G102), Girardi Advocacy Center
CLE: 6.0 Units CA CLE for attorneys
Featured Speakers: (Click HERE for Speaker Bios)
This distinguished group of speakers includes: current and previous prosecutors from the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, and Virginia Attorney General's Office; leaders from the national animal protection organizations The Humane Society of the United States, ASPCA, and Best Friends Animal Society; accomplished animal law practitioners and litigators; animal law professors and authors; recipients of the American Bar Association's Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law Award; highly regarded animal law pioneers, lobbyists, and grassroots advocates; and the Co-Founders of the Animal Law Guild.
· Meena Alagappan, Executive Director, Humane Education Advocates Reaching Teachers (HEART)
· Bob Baker, Executive Director, Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation
· Carol Bradley, Author, “Saving Gracie: How one dog escaped the shadowy world of American Puppy Mills”
· Sande Buhai, Clinical Professor & Director of Public Interest Dept, Loyola Law School
· Robert Ferber, Animal Welfare Attorney (Former L.A. City Prosecutor)
· Christopher E. Grimes, Director, Dog By Dog Documentary
· Nicole Herft, Associate, Winston & Strawn LLP & Chair, Animal Law Guild
· Thomas G. Kelch, Professor of Law, Whittier Law School
· Deborah Knaan, Deputy District Attorney and Supervisor, Animal Cruelty Division at Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
· Christina Ksoll, Executive Producer, Dog By Dog Documentary
· Elizabeth Oreck, National Manager, Puppy Mill Initiatives, Best Friends Animal Society
· Gina Miller, Esq., Manager, Puppy Mills Campaign, ASPCA Anti-Cruelty
· Sherry Ramsey, Director of Animal Cruelty Prosecutions, The Humane Society of the United States
· Shelley Rizzotti, Esq., Co-founder, The Animal Protectorates & Vice-Chair, Animal Law Guild
· Joan Schaffner, Associate Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School
· Bruce Wagman, Partner, Schiff Hardin LLP
· Michelle Welch, Assistant Attorney General, Virginia Attorney General’s Office
Past Animal Law Guild Conferences:
2014: Trailblazers of Animal Law: Pathways to Practice and How to Create A Path Where One Doesn't Exist
The Animal Law Guild is a nonprofit think tank of attorneys and law students dedicated to making the world a better place for the animals we share it with through legal advocacy. We seek to unite legal professionals from diverse backgrounds in a respectful and supportive environment with the aim to discover, discuss, pursue and promote ideas and creative solutions to move the law forward for animals.