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2001 Annual Meeting Wednesday, January 3, 2001 - Saturday, January 6, 2001 San Francisco, California |
Plaza A
Hilton San Francisco and Towers
Lobby Level
Executive Committee Program
Turning Law into a Besteller
Speakers:
Carol Clover, Professor, Department of Rhetoric, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CaliforniaHave you ever thought about writing a novel? Have you ever wondered how to make legal themes accessible to a broad audience? Have you ever considered how lawyers are represented in American culture? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then this panel is for you. Although many people think of law as arcane and inaccessible, the authors and commentators on this panel will describe how they convert their legal expertise into gripping stories that capture the popular imagination. They will also explore their artistic role and professional responsibility in constructing images of lawyers through works of fiction, film, and other media.
Richard North Patterson, Author, San Francisco, California
Sheldon M. Siegel, Author and Attorney, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP, San Francisco, California
Rennard Strickland, University of Oregon