2005 CLE Seminar

December 2, 2005 is the date for the Society's 2005 CLE Seminar, End of Life Legal, Ethical, and Moral issues in the Wake of the Schaivo and Oregon Assisted-Suicide Cases.

The seminar runs from 9:15 am - 12:25 pm following the regularly scheduled First Friday Mass for December (7:30 am) at the Marquette University Alumni Memorial Union.

3.0 WI CLE credits, including 1.0 ethics/ professional responsibility credits have been applied for. (update: 3.0 CLE credits including 2.0 EPR approved by the WI BBE as of 1/6/06).

Introduction / Moderator:
Professor Alison Barnes, Marquette University Law School

Topics / Presenters:
Moral and Ethical Dimensions of the Lawyers' Potential Role in End-of-Life Treatment Decisions
Charles E. Rice, Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Notre Dame Law School

The Oregon Death with Dignity Act and Gonzales v. Oregon: The Future of Federalism
Donald A Daugherty, Jr., Whyte Hirschboeck Dude S.C.
Robert B. Shelledy, Director of Catholic Social Action, Archdiocese of Milwaukee

End-of-Life Law and Legal-Ethics Issues in Wisconsin
Thomas L. Potter, Assistant District Attorney, Milwaukee County

(Panel Discussion moderated by Professor Barnes)