6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception & Keynote Address at The Gerding Theater at the Armory
128 NW 11th Avenue, Portland
The conference will kick off with an evening reception. We invite you to enjoy appetizers and drinks while networking with fellow conference attendees.
7:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Keynote Address
Katrina Sharman, Corporate Counsel, Voiceless, the Animal Protection Institute (Australia)
Introductions and Welcome
Stefan Heller, 3L, SALDF Co-Director, Lewis & Clark Law School
Kathy Hessler, Professor of Law and Clinic Director, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School
Aurora Paulsen, 2L, SALDF Conference Coordinator, Lewis & Clark Law School
All panel sessions on Saturday and Sunday will take place in the Wood Hall building at Lewis & Clark Law School.
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Continental breakfast in the lower level of Wood Hall at Lewis & Clark Law School
9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Room 7 – Dangerous Waters: Animals in the Wake of the Gulf Oil Spill
William Eubanks, Associate, Meyer, Glitzenstein & Crystal
Bob Sallinger, Conservation Director, Audubon Society of Portland
Room 8 – Liberty & Justice for All: The Nonhuman Rights Project
Steven M. Wise, Author; Founder and President, Meyer, Glitzenstein & Crystal
Moderator: Keith Mosman, 2L, Lewis & Clark Law School
10:45 – 12:15 p.m.
Room 7 – Veterinarians Identifying Animal Abuse: Laws That Mandate & Prohibit Reporting
Madeline Bernstein, President, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles
Dr. Gail Golab, Director, Animal Welfare Division, AVMA Animal Welfare Division
Scott Heiser, Director, Criminal Justice Program, Animal Legal Defense Fund
Room 8 – Human See, Monkey Do: The Suffering of Primates in Captivity
Dr. Mel Richardson, Veterinarian
Bruce Wagman, Director, Animal Welfare Division, AVMA Animal Welfare Division
Seminar Smith – Animals Effecting Climate Change & Climate Change Affecting Animals
Daniel Rohlf, Professor of Law and Clinical Director, Pacific Environmental Advocacy Center (PEAC), Lewis & Clark Law School
Dr. Robert Goodland, Tropical Ecologist, Author & Consultant
12:15 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch in the Legal Research Center building of Lewis & Clark Law School
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Room 7 – Will the Animal Rights Movement Ever Succeed? Looking to the Past to Predict the Future
Pamela Frasch, Assistant Dean, Animal Law Program; Executive Director, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School
Joyce Tischler, Founder and General Counsel, Animal Legal Defense Fund
Room 8 – Regulation, Enforcement & Definition of Humane Labeling
Carter Dillard, Director of Litigation, Animal Legal Defense Fund
David Wolfson, Partner, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP
Seminar Smith – New Voices in Animal Law
Alberto Arguello, Senior Legal Advisor, La Fundacion AMARTE (Nicaragua)
Michael Hemker, Deputy District Attorney, Shasta County District Attorney’s Office
Cara Hunt, Articled Student, The Law Centre Community Legal Aid Clinic (Canada)
3:15 – 4:45 p.m.
Room 7 – Hot Topics in Animal Law: Legislation & Litigation
Matthew Liebman, Staff Attorney, Animal Legal Defense Fund
Nancy Perry, Vice President of Government Affairs, The Humane Society of the United States
Room 8 – Survival of Wild & Domesticated Animals in Natural & Man-Made Disasters
Russ Mead, General Counsel, Farm Sanctuary
Carla Boreham, Legislative Affairs Manager, World Society for the Protection of Animals
Seminar Smith – The Equine Victims of the Recession: Economic Hardships Resulting in Horse Abandonment & Neglect
Laura Allen, Founder and Executive Director, Animal Law Coalition
5:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Drinks & Appetizers in the Legal Research Center building of Lewis & Clark Law School
5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Banquet Dinner & Keynote Address
Banquet dinner in the Legal Research Center building.
7:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Keynote Address
Dr. Sheri Speede, Founder, In Defense of Animals – Africa
Introductions and Welcome
Jessica Su Johnson, 3L, SALDF Co-Director, Lewis & Clark Law School
Robert Klonoff, Dean and Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School
Pamela Frasch, Assistant Dean, Animal Law Program and Executive Director, Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School
Natalie Calta, 3L, SALDF Volunteer Coordinator, Lewis & Clark Law School
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Room 7 – Law Student Breakfast
Dr. Nicole Pallotta, Student Liaison, Animal Legal Defense Fund
Nancy Perry, Vice President of Government Affairs, The Humane Society of the United States
Josh Soper, Editor-in-Chief, Animal Law Review, Lewis & Clark Law School
This year we would like to hear from SALDF chapters from across the country! SALDF students—register early and email saldf@lclark.edu with ideas for discussion or presentation proposals. We can’t wait to hear about all of the great things your group has done to advance animal law!
Room 8 – MCLE Ethics Breakfast for Lawyers
Steve Johansen, Professor of Law, Lewis & Clark Law School
Russ Mead, General Counsel, Farm Sanctuary
9:45 – 11:00 a.m
Room 7 – Federal Subsidies & CAFOs: The Government’s Love Affair with Animal Agriculture
Paul Shapiro, Senior Director, Factory Farming Campaign, The Humane Society of the United States
Paige Tomaselli, Staff Attorney, Center for Food Safety
Room 8 – Non-Native Species Management Strategy: What is the Answer?
Kathy Hessler, Professor of Law and Clinic Director, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School
Daniel Simberloff
Nancy Gore Hunger, Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Tennessee
11:15 – 12:30 p.m.
Room 7 – Using Environmental Laws to Crack Down on Animal Agriculture
Kathy Hessler, Professor of Law and Clinic Director, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School
Bruce Myers, Senior Attorney, Environmental Law Institute
Room 8 – Animal Advocacy Approaches: Movements Moving Forward
Lee Hall, Vice President of Legal Affairs, Friends of Animals
Paul Shapiro, Senior Director, Factory Farming Campaign, The Humane Society of the United States
Seminar Smith – No Dog Left Behind: Hospice Patients & Their Companion Animals
Mark Cushing, Chair, Government Relations and Public Policy Practice Group, Tonkon Torp LLP
Dianne McGill, Executive Director and CEO, Banfield Charitable Trust
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch in the Legal Resource Center building of Lewis & Clark Law School.
1:45 – 3:00 p.m.
Room 7 – Student Career Summit: Using the Jobs We Have, Getting the Jobs We Need
Libby Davis, Associate Dean, Career Services & Alumni Relations, Lewis & Clark Law School
Kathy Hessler, Professor of Law and Clinic Director, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School
Matthew Liebman, Staff Attorney, Animal Legal Defense Fund
Dr. Nicole Pallotta, Student Liaison, Animal Legal Defense Fund
Nancy Perry, Vice President of Government Affairs, The Humane Society of the United States
Room 8 – Animal Law Academics Workshop: Using the Classes We Have, Getting the Classes We Need
Carter Dillard, Director of Litigation, Animal Legal Defense Fund
Pamela Frasch, Assistant Dean, Animal Law Program; Executive Director, Center for Animal Law Studies, Lewis & Clark Law School
Joyce Tischler, Founder and General Counsel, Animal Legal Defense Fund
Janice Weis, Associate Dean and Director, Environmental & Natural Resources Law Program, Lewis & Clark Law School