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Representing College and Graduate Students: Disciplinary Proceedings and the Courts Wednesday, October 24, 2007 There are over 60 colleges and universities in the metropolitan Boston area alone. Each year, several of the many thousand students who enroll in our local educational institutions find themselves in trouble. Typical offenses include rape, assault and battery, hazing, drugs and alcohol, theft, vandalism, computer crime, copyright violations, fraud and dishonesty. When these offenses are charged, the stakes are usually very high. At risk are college careers and diplomas, and threat of other court proceedings. Colleges and graduate schools have developed different approaches to addressing disciplinary cases. Usually, the goal of the institution’s proceeding is not to simply establish guilt or innocence, but to consider the larger educational, developmental and community implications of student conduct. Although colleges prefer to avoid direct involvement by attorneys in the disciplinary process, they are mindful of the potential for parallel criminal and civil proceedings and encourage their students to seek legal counsel as necessary. We have assembled a panel of legal experts to address some of the many issues that arise in these settings. Our panel represents varying perspectives, including that of university counsel, prosecutor, criminal and civil practitioner, and victim advocate. Topics to be covered include:
Panelists: The Honorable Gerry Leone Lisa A. Sinclair, Esq. Francis D. "Bud" Riley David M.Losier, Esq. Program Co-Chairs: Kimberly S. Budd, Esq. Mark D. Smith, Esq.
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