A Criminal Records Information Workshop

Tuesday, August 21, 2007, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

The Edwin F. Mandel Legal Aid Clinic at the University of Chicago

in conjunction with

The New Communities Program of Woodlawn

Presents:

Criminal Records Information Workshop. This is a

workshop for area service providers on options available to individuals with criminal records.

It will be held at

the University of Chicago Law School, 1111 E. 60th Street, on

Tuesday, August 21^st, 2007, from

2:00-4:30pm

It will be moderated by Clinical Professor of Law Randolph N. Stone.

Discussion Topics To Include:

Expungement of Records/

Sealing of Records/

Juvenile Records Expungement/

Executive Clemency/ Pardon/

Certificates of Good Conduct/Certificates of Relief from Disability/

Workforce Development Services/

Other Available Social Services and

Brainstorming for Future Community Involvement

Anticipated Speakers

Craig Findley

, Member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board in Congressman Danny Davis’s Office

Christie Fischer, Assistant Defender at the Office of the State Appellate Defender

Carolyn Frazier,

Clinical Assistant Professor of Law at Northwestern University’s Bluhm Legal Clinic

Benny Lee, Director of the Sheridan Project at Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC)

Anthony Lowery, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy at the Safer Foundation

Christopher Mendoza, Workforce Development Office in Mayor Daley’s Office

Marian Perkins-Phillips, Second Vice President of the Cook County Bar Association and Coordinator of CCBA’s Expungement Program

A Representative from Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown’s Office

A Representative from the Illinois Department of Professional Regulations

Light refreshments will be served.

This event is by invitation.

Please RSVP no later than August 14th. Reply via e-mail to:

or by phone, 773-702-9611.