The midday session of the National Criminal Defense Forum on Forensic Mental Health & the Law was led by the incredible Dr. Harold Bursztajn from Harvard Medical School. In addition to teaching, Dr. Bursztajn practices both forensic and clinical psychiatry. At the outset of his...
We were honored to have the National Criminal Defense Forum on Forensic Mental Health and the Law opened with a keynote speech by Bob Perske. Mr. Perske has devoted his life to being an advocate for vulnerable people. He underscored the importance of the conference...
Iris Eytan served as a Co-Chair for the National Criminal Defense Forum on Forensic Mental Health & the Law. At the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado (September 19, 2013). Thank you for coming. From Guam, Japan, Puerto Rico, America Somoa, 42 of the 50 States in America...
The First National Criminal Defense Forum on Forensic Mental Health and the Law is co-sponsored by Reilly Pozner LLP and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, there are attendees here from 42 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and Japan. The conference is sold...
Prosecuting an underfunded mental health system to force it to live up to high standards of care for individuals with mental impairments held in jail is a double-edged sword. A lawyer has to know going in that the resources a beleaguered State spends defending itself...