Join us on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, for a discussion with Mark Godsey of the Ohio Innocence Project. Mr. Godsey will discuss use (and misuse) of science in legal proceedings and how results can be skewed to align with the advocate’s intended messaging.

Mr. Godsey will discuss the Ohio Innocence Project and how its efforts have shown the flaws of the psychological beliefs, such as a belief that jurors can tell if someone is lying and that no one would confess unless truly guilty. Mr. Godsey will address the reasons behind these flaws, such as confirmation bias, the power of suggestion, and the inability to accurately recall events, and particularly, emotional events.

This powerful intersection of criminal justice, psychology, and science is a 1 hr. CLE that is not to be missed!

Register here by Friday, February 7, at noon

About the speaker:

Mark Godsey is the Director and co-founder of the Ohio Innocence Project. Mr. Godsey is a renowned activist, scholar, and attorney and a regular commentator on issues relating to wrongful conviction. Mark Godsey’s book entitled Blind Injustice: A Former Prosecutor Exposes the Psychology and Politics of Wrongful Convictions explores how science can be misinterpreted and manipulated. 

Prior to his work with the Ohio Innocence Project, Mr. Godsey was an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) for the Southern District of New York. He has a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University and graduated law school at The Ohio State University.

Please note the November CLE will be held at the Backstage Event Center, located at 625 Walnut Street (above Horse & Barrel and across the street from the Aronoff Center).

Join us on November 12, 2019 for a discussion with Tiffany Shepard of Procter & Gamble. Ms. Shepard will discuss P&G’s Brand Protection program, how IP protections translate in the law enforcement world, and how to abate counterfeiting activities.

Brand protection online is now more challenging than ever. In addition to seeking trademark protection for your brand, both large and growing companies need to ensure that protections are in place to prevent counterfeiting by online resellers across the internet.

This CLE will cover the billion-dollar, underground industry of counterfeiting and ways to prevent and frustrate it. 

Register here by Monday, November 11 at noon.

About the speaker:

Ms. Shepard leads the North American Brand Protection program at Procter & Gamble. In this role, she interfaces with law enforcement, sets the litigation goals, and develops the overall enforcement strategy in dismantling third party counterfeiting networks. Prior to serving as Brand Protection counsel, Tiffany worked in P&G’s Brand Legal group, counseling business clients on advertising law, trademark protections and negotiating talent agreements. She joined P&G in 2013 after graduating from Northwestern University School of Law. Tiffany has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism from Hampton University. Before coming to P&G, Tiffany served as Legal Counsel at IBM.