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Symposium

Breaking the Silence: Legal Voices in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

The University of Memphis Law Review's Annual Symposium
March 22, 2013
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law

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Human trafficking is often viewed as a distant, international issue. Many do not realize that this modern form of slavery occurs every day right outside our back door. To combat this problem, Tennessee has recently passed some of the strongest anti-trafficking laws in the country. The 2013 University of Memphis Law Review Symposium, Breaking the Silence: Legal Voices in the Fight Against Human Trafficking, will take a close look at legal solutions to human trafficking from international, national, statewide, and local perspectives. We hope you will join us to learn more about this developing legal topic.

The Symposium will take place at The University of Memphis Law School, 1 N. Front St., from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Friday March 22, 2013. The event will feature distinguished speakers and panelists from the US Attorney's Office, the US Department of Transportation, Shared Hope International, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Shelby County District Attorney's Office, the South Texas College of Law, Operation Broken Silence, the Memphis Police Department Sex Crimes Division, and the Indiana Attorney General's Office. See below for a full schedule and speaker lineup.

Online registration is available HERE. Attendees may also register at the door on the day of the Symposium.

Attendees seeking CLE credit will receive 4.17 hours of general CLE credit and 1.83 hours of Dual Ethics Credit, for a total of 6.0 hours of CLE credit.

$125 for attendees seeking CLE credit; $40 for nonprofit and government attendees seeking CLE credit; $40 for attendees not seeking CLE credit; free for students, professors, and staff with valid University of Memphis ID.

Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be provided. A limited number of parking passes for the Brinkley Plaza Garage will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information, please contact:
Jessica Bradley
Symposium Editor
The University of Memphis Law Review
jbrdley1@memphis.edu(256) 655-7387

Symposium Agenda
Friday, March 22, 2013
Wade Auditorium, The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 1 N. Front. St., Memphis, TN 38103
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Sign-in and Breakfast Wade Auditorium Lobby
9:00 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.	Opening Remarks Dean William Kratzke, The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
9:10 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.	Abolishing Online Sex Trafficking: Imposing Criminal Culpability on Advertisers Facilitating the Sexual Exploitation of Minors Ryan Dalton, Director of Anti-Trafficking Operations, Operation Broken Silence
9:55 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.	Game Plan to Fight Human Trafficking: Lessons From Super Bowl XLVI Abigail Kuzma, Director & Chief Counsel of Consumer Protection, Indiana Attorney General’s Office; Indiana Protection of Abused and Trafficked Humans Task Force; International Fellow in Human Trafficking, National Attorneys General Training and Research Institute
10:40a.m.- 10:50 a.m.	Break
10:50 a.m. - 11:35 a.m.	Seeking Justice for Victims of Human Trafficking Through Civil Litigation Naomi Jiyoung Bang, Clinical Professor, Asylum and Human Trafficking Clinic, South Texas College of Law; Senior Attorney, FosterQuan Immigration Firm
11:35 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.	Lunch Student Lounge
12:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.	Special Presentation and Panel Discussion Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking and Legislation Related to Appropriate Victim Response Moderated by Samantha Vardaman, Senior Director of Shared Hope International Panelists: Shamere McKenzie, Policy Assistant, Shared Hope International; Trafficking Survivor Amy Weirich, Shelby County District Attorney General Margie Quin, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Lt. Wilton Cleveland, Memphis Police Department Sex Crimes Division Rachel Sumner, Survivor Advocate, Operation Broken Silence Jonathan Skrmetti, Assistant United States Attorney, Civil Rights Unit, Western District of Tennessee US Attorney’s Office; Adjunct Professor, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
3:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Catered Break Wade Auditorium Lobby
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Analysis of the Federal Sex Trafficking Statute Steve Parker, Chief Civil Rights Unit, Western District of Tennessee US Attorney’s Office Jonathan Skrmetti, Assistant United States Attorney, Civil Rights Unit, Western District of Tennessee US Attorney’s Office; Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.	Transportation and Human Trafficking Alicia Wilson, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, United States Department of Transportation
4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Closing Remarks Andrew Solarski, The University of Memphis Public Action Law Society Alternative Spring Break Coordinator Jessica Bradley, The University of Memphis Law Review Symposium Editor