North Dakota Law Review to Host Methamphetamine Symposium
March 30, 2007
Press Release
Grand Forks, ND
The North Dakota Law Review will host
Methamphetamine: Casting a Shadow Across Disciplines and Jurisdictions
a one-day symposium, on March 30, 2007 at the UND School of Law.
Brochure in pdf format.
All lectures are free and open to the public and will be held in the Baker Court Room on the third floor of the law school.
This symposium has been approved for the following education credits:
North Dakota CLE - 6.5 hours credit
(Minnesota CLE - approval pending)
North Dakota POST - 6.5 hours credit
Minnesota POST - 6.5 hours credit
North Dakota Social Workers - 6 hours
The symposium will be broken into two sessions featuring panelists and keynote speakers from North Dakota and around the country. Session I will begin at 8:00 a.m and will focus on the methamphetamine problem across disciplines. This session is highlighted by the keynote address of Avi Brisman from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Session II, beginning at 1:00 p.m., will address the methamphetamine problems across jurisdictions. The keynote speaker for Session II is Elizabeth Kronk from the University of Montana School of Law. Her lecture will have a special emphasis on Indian Country.
Throughout the day, panelists and keynote speakers will survey various disciplines and professions in an effort to identify the most significant problems associated with methamphetamine. They will explain the current efforts existing within various professions and jurisdictions, and they will highlight strategies and proposals for reducing the negative effects of meth across disciplines and jurisdictions.
A complete schedule of presentations is as follows:
Session I
7:30 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Welcome
Dean Paul LeBel & Kara Gansmann, NDLR Editor in Chief
8:15 a.m. Identifying the Issue: The Meth Epidemic
Jane Maxwell & Mary Holley
9:30 a.m. Assessing Current Responses to Individual & Societal Needs
Hon. John Irby, Larry Robinson, Leann Bertsch & Andi Johnson
11:00 a.m. Addressing the Problems of Meth Across Disciplines
Avi Brisman
Session II
1:00 p.m. Prosecution & Jurisdiction
Christopher Chaney, Christopher Myers, Wayne Stenehjem, & Peter Welte
2:45 p.m. Developing Lasting Legal Solutions Across Jurisdictions
Rob Bovett, Joseph Fink III & Jean O'Connor
4:00 p.m. Addressing the Problems of Meth Across Jurisdictions
(Special Emphasis on Indian Country)
Elizabeth Kronk
The list of distinguished panelists includes:
Leann Bertsch, J.D.
Director of North Dakota Corrections and Rehabilitation
Rob Bovett, J.D.
Legal Counsel, Oregon Narcotics Enforcement Association
Christopher Chaney, J.D.
Deputy Director for the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services
Joseph Fink III, J.D./Ph.D.
Professor, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Senior Associate Vice President for Research & Economic Development
Mary Holley, M.D.
Member of Alabama Attorney General's Task Force on Methamphetamine; Founder of Mothers Against Methamphetamine
The Honorable John Irby
East Central Judicial District
Andi Johnson, LAC
Director of Operations for ShareHouse Treatment Center
Jane Maxwell, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Excellence in Epidemiology in the Gulf Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center
Christopher Myers, J.D.
Assistant United States Attorney
Jean O'Connor, J.D./M.P.H.
Senior Legislative Analyst and Deputy Manager of the Center for Health Policy: Legislative Analysis at the MayaTech Corporation
Larry Robinson
North Dakota State Senator
Wayne Stenehjem, J.D.
North Dakota Attorney General
Peter Welte, J.D.
Grand Forks County State's Attorney
