2010 Law Review Symposium

The 19th Annual Northern Illinois University Law Review Symposium, "What it Means to be a Lawyer in the Digital Age," will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 16, 2010.  The event will be held at Swen Parson Hall in DeKalb, Illinois.  

Topics will include e-discovery, changes to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, retention policies, preservation of evidence, electronic storage, metadata, privacy issues, evidentiary issues regarding email exchanges, and the Illinois “Pilot Program.”

Confirmed speakers include: Jason R. Baron, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Washington, D.C.; Christina Conlin, McDonald's In-House Counsel, Oakbrook, IL; Magistrate Judge John Facciola, U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.; Prof. Steven Gensler, University of Oklahoma College of Law, Norman, OK; William Hamilton, Holland & Knight LLP, Tampa, FL; Wayne Hill, Merrill Corporation, Chicago, IL; Prof. James F. Leon, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; Ralph Losey; Akerman Senterfitt, Tampa, FL; Prof. Laurel Rigertas, NIU College of Law, DeKalb, IL; Tina Solis, Ungaretti & Harris, Chicago, IL; and Judge Stephen Walter (Ret.), Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Lake County, IL.

To read detailed profiles of this year's speakers, click here.

Cost for the event is as follows:

$100 General Attendee (Full day)
$60   General Attendee (Half day)
$90   NIU Law Alumni/Government employee (Full day)
$50   NIU Law Alumni/Government employee (Half day)
$90   General Attendee Group Rate (2 or more, Full day)
$50   General Attendee Group Rate (2 or more, Half day)
$25   NIU Faculty/Staff

REGISTER NOW and/or visit the Law Review Website for detailed Symposium information including the schedule and speaker bios.  5.25 hours of Professionalism and Ethics CLE credit.