MNLEND Nov 2016 Forum Video Released

January 17, 2017

MNLEND invites the AUCD Network to view a 3-part video of the MNLEND November 2016 Forum: "Litigation: Advancing the Rights of People with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities," which features U.S. district court judge, The Honorable Donovan W. Frank, and a panel of legal experts. Over 100 people attended this event on November 17, 2016.

• Part 1: Welcome and Introductions by MNLEND Director, Dr. Amy Hewitt
• Part 2: Keynote address by The Honorable Donovan W. Frank. Judge Frank is the recipient of numerous awards, such as the American Bar Association's 2012 Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights.
• Part 3: Panel Discussion: Legal experts share views and respond to audience questions.
  
  • Panelists, including Judge Frank, are Greg Brooker, First Assistant U.S. Attorney; David Ferleger, Attorney with Supreme Court and federal court monitor experience; Pamela Hoopes, Attorney; Legal Director at Minnesota Disability Law Center; Shamus O'Meara, Attorney; Managing Shareholder at O'Meara, Leer, Wagner & Kohl, P.A.; and Roberta Opheim, State of Minnesota Office of the Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.