Thursday, December 09, 2021
DC Mayhem Thursday
For a few days I am in Washington, for an event on the trial penalty (that is, the increase in sentence exacted on those who exercise their constitutional right to a jury trial) sponsored by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Even though it is a relatively small gathering, I'm getting to see so many people I have worked with in one way or another over the years from the right (Mark Holden, Marc Levin, Clark Neily) the left (Cynthia Roseberry, Nkechi Taifa, Andrew Crespo, Premal Dharia) and somewhere in between because of the objectivity their careers have required (Carrie Johnson, Kevin Sharp).
It was also a joyful reunion with two of my favorite people from law school, Cornell Brooks and Martin Sabelli (that's the three of us pictured above). Martin organized the gathering as the president of NACDL.
I forgot how energizing it can be to find yourself in the company-- the physical presence-- of like-minded souls. I hope we defeat this virus soon to get back to this more-productive world.
Meanwhile, I caught up with our own IPLawGuy, who is taking Christmas pretty seriously this year:
