Richard Cassidy to present at American Bar Association 2010 Fall Conference

Burlington, VT – Richard Cassidy of Hoff Curtis will be a presenter at the American Bar Association 2010 Fall Conference’s Third Annual Sentencing & Reentry Institute and Criminal Justice Legal Educators Colloquium on November 5th in Washington D.C. Cassidy, who chaired the Drafting Committee on the Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act, will be one of five panelists discussing the impacts of the Padilla vs. Kentucky Decision and immigration law. Specifically, the panel will focus on the impact of the decision which requires the defendant to be advised of immigration consequences, and the extent to which the decision requires judges, defense lawyers and prosecutors to make sure the defendant is informed of all collateral consequences from a plea of guilty.