Sean O'Brien is First Advocate in Residence
Sean O'Brien, Missouri Lawyers Weekly 2003 Lawyer of the Year, will be the first Advocate in Residence when he visits Washburn Law April 18-22, 2005.
The following events during Mr. O'Brien's visit are open to the public:
- Monday, April 18, 2005
The Advocate as Storyteller
Noon, Room 100 - Tuesday, April 19, 2005
The Need for Pro Bono Work
1 p.m., Room 100 - Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Demonstration: Closing Argument from the White Case
Noon, Robinson Courtroom and Bianchino Technology Center - Friday, April 22, 2005
Faces of the Death Penalty
Noon, Room 102
Mr. O'Brien has been defending people in death penalty trial, appeal and postconviction cases since 1983. He served as the Chief Public Defender in Kansas City, Missouri from 1985 through 1989. He was appointed Executive Director of the Missouri Capital Punishment Resource Center (now the Public Interest Litigation Clinic) in 1989 and represents clients in capital trial, appeal and postconviction cases.
Mr. O'Brien’s Supreme Court cases include Schlup v. Delo, 115 S. Ct. 861 (1995), which preserves the right of habeas corpus review for innocent prisoners, and Stewart v. Martinez-Villareal, 118 S. Ct. 1618 (1998), which preserves Eighth Amendment protection for death row prisoners who become insane while awaiting execution.
Mr. O'Brien is a Past President of Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, former Chair of the Missouri Bar Criminal Law Committee, and is a frequent lecturer on criminal justice issues. He also serves as an adjunct professor of law at Washburn University School of Law and UMKC, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Midwest Innocence Project. He was honored as Missouri Lawyers Weekly 2003 Lawyer of the Year for his work in the exoneration of death row inmate Joseph Amrine.
Download and view the brochure created for Mr. O'Brien's visit (402 KB PDF; requires Adobe Acrobat reader.
