Join Lowenstein special counsel, CNN Senior Legal Analyst, nationally bestselling author, and New York Magazine columnist Elie Honig as he presents this program based on his best-selling book, “Untouchable.” Honig explores America’s two-tier justice system, explaining how the rich, the famous, and the powerful manipulate the legal system to escape justice and get away with vast misdeeds.
How do they get away with it? That question, more than any other, vexes observers of and participants in the American criminal justice process. How do powerful people weaponize their wealth, political power, and fame to beat the system? And how can prosecutors fight back?
In this vital, incisive book, Honig explains how the system allows the powerful to become untouchable, takes us inside their heads, and offers solutions for making the system more honest and fairer, ensuring true justice for all by holding everyone accountable for their criminal misdeeds. Honig also will discuss recent developments in high-profile prosecutions of powerful figures in politics, finance, and entertainment.
Honig will present a keynote address based on his book and take questions from the audience. He will then be joined by a roundtable of notable members of the New Jersey legal community, including Alexander Shalom and moderated by the Hon. Barry T. Albin, as they explore the themes in the book and discuss what lawyers can do to bring corrupt, powerful people to justice.
The program will be followed by a meet and greet with Elie and the opportunity to purchase the book!
Keynote:
- Elie Honig, Special Counsel, Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Moderator:
- Justice Barry T. Albin (ret.), Partner & Chair, Appellate, Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Speakers:
- Alexander Shalom, Partner; Chair, Lowenstein Center for the Public Interest, Lowenstein Sandler LLP
- Craig Carpenito, Former U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, King & Spalding LLP
- John R. Johnson, Assistant Public Defender, Middlesex Trial Region
- Joseph E. Krakora, Former NJ Public Defender
- Kimberly A. Yonta, Past President, NJSBA, Yonta Law LLC
Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. ET
Location: New Jersey Law Center, One Constitution Square, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
*This event is open to the public but requires a registration fee.
**Remote attendance available
