With Keynote Speaker Bruce Wagman
Topics:
Animal Hoarding: Overview and Case Study
The Times They are A-Changin'—The Diverse
Practice
of Animal Lawyers
Thank you to Jerry Van Amerongen for the use of this cartoon.
The new fee schedule is as follows:
Laura Hage: (651) 690-1584 or
lahagelaw@aol.com
The field of animal law is gaining ground as animal-related issues arise in everything from torts to intellectual property. This conference examines animal hoarding, estate planning, legislative and judicial actions, veterinary malpractice, and the practice of animal law.
Application made for 6 CLE credits and 6 vet credits.
This session will provide a description of the psychosocial phenomenon of animal hoarding, detailing the types and characteristics of animal hoarders. The session will also include an analysis of Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Woodley, the North Carolina case that utilized a civil cause of action to rescue over 350 dogs from a severe breeder-hoarder facility.
Almost anyone who wants to be involved in animal law can do so. This session will summarize the varied practices of a number of animal law practitioners, detailing how they got started and how they developed their caseloads. Ideas will be provided for individuals desiring to work in the field.
An attorney with Schiff Hardin, Bruce Wagman is the Chief Outside Litigation Counsel for the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF). He successfully argued one of the largest cases of animal abuse brought to trial, Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Woodley.
Mr. Wagman is the co-author of Animal Law, the first casebook for animal law courses in law schools, which is now entering its third edition. He lectures on animal law and insurance law issues. In addition, he is an adjunct professor at Hastings College of the Law, Boalt Hall, Stanford Law School and the University of San Francisco School of Law.