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May 23 - 25, 2012 • Wednesday - FridayThe Renaissance Vinoy Resort, St. Petersburg, Florida

The Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association,The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers,

and

The Criminal Justice Section of theAmerican Bar Association

proudly present

The Twenty-First Annual National Seminaron the

FEDERAL SENTENCINGGUIDELINES

(YOU MAY WANT TO BRING YOUR GUIDELINES MANUAL)

� Cathy A. BattistelliDeputy Chief United States Probation OfficerDistrict of New Hampshire

� L. Russell BurressPrincipal Training AdvisorUnited States Sentencing CommissionWashington, DC

� Pamela G. Montgomery, EsquireDirector and Chief Counsel for TrainingOffice of Education and Sentencing PracticeUnited States Sentencing CommissionWashington, DC

The Twenty-First Annual National Seminar on theFEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES

Wednesday – FridayMay 23-25, 2012

Renaissance Vinoy ResortSt. Petersburg, FL

WEDNESDAYMAY 23, 2012

2:00 - 5:00 p.m. UNITED STATES SENTENCING GUIDELINES BASIC TRAINING – PLENARY SESSION

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. FEDERAL SENTENCING: VIEW FROM THE BENCH – PLENARY SESSION

� Honorable Mark W. BennettUnited States District JudgeNorthern District of Iowa

� Honorable John GleesonUnited States District JudgeEastern District of New York

� Honorable Steven D. MerrydayUnited States District JudgeMiddle District of Florida

� Honorable Edward C. PradoUnited States Circuit JudgeFifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Moderator: Professor Frank O. Bowman, III, EsquireUniversity of Missouri School of LawColumbia, MO

� Mark P. Rankin, EsquireShutts & Bowen LLPTampa, FL

7:30 - 8:15 a.m. CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & REGISTRATION

8:15 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS

THURSDAYMAY 24, 2012

� Norman L. Reimer, EsquireExecutive DirectorNational Association of Criminal Defense LawyersWashington, DC

THURSDAY (continued)MAY 24, 2012

� Honorable Robin J. CauthronUnited States District JudgeWestern District of Oklahoma

� Donna L. Elm, EsquireFederal Public DefenderMiddle District of Florida

� Ketanji Brown Jackson, EsquireVice Chair and CommissionerUnited States Sentencing CommissionWashington, DC

� Elaine TerenziChief United States Probation OfficerMiddle District of Florida

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. THE PRESENTENCE REPORT AND DEPARTURES/VARIANCES – PLENARY SESSION(Lunch sponsored by Zuckerman Spaeder LLP)

� Honorable Paul D. BormanUnited States District JudgeEastern District of Michigan

� Jonathan J. Wroblewski, EsquireDirector of Criminal Division Office of Policyand LegislationUnited States Department of JusticeWashington, DC

Moderator: Christopher R. Hall, EsquireSaul Ewing LLPPhiladelphia, PA

10:15 - 11:45 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS

A. FIREARMS OFFENSES

� Gary Schwabe, EsquireAssistant Federal Public DefenderEastern District of Louisiana

� Ryan Souders, EsquireAssistant United States AttorneyNorthern District of Oklahoma

� Robert WeinbergerPresentence SupervisorUnited States Probation OfficeEastern District of Pennsylvania

Moderator: Michael Salnick, EsquireLaw Offices of Michael Salnick, P.A.West Palm Beach, FL

B. FRAUD/THEFT OFFENSES I

� A. Brian Albritton, EsquirePhelps Dunbar LLPTampa, FL

� Honorable John GleesonUnited States District JudgeEastern District of New York

� Robert E. O’Neill, EsquireUnited States AttorneyMiddle District of Florida

Moderator: Jack E. Fernandez, EsquireZuckerman Spaeder LLPTampa, FL

C. CRIMINAL HISTORY

� Rosemary T. Cakmis, EsquireAssistant Federal Public DefenderChief of the Appellate DivisionFederal Defender’s OfficeMiddle District of Florida

� John W. MasonSupervising United States Probation OfficerMiddle District of Florida

Moderator: Steven D. Benjamin, EsquireBenjamin & DesPortes, P.C.Richmond, Virginia

C. IMMIGRATION OFFENSES ANDCULTURAL ISSUES

� Linda F. Ramirez, EsquireLinda Friedman Ramirez, P.A.St. Petersburg, FL

� Ryan Souders, EsquireAssistant United States AttorneyNorthern District of Oklahoma

� Rene L. ValladaresFederal DefenderDistrict of Nevada

Moderator: Fredilyn Sison, EsquireAssistant Federal Defender andTraining CoordinatorFederal Defenders of WNCAsheville, NC

3:15 - 3:30 p.m. COFFEE BREAK3:30 - 5:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS

B. MORTGAGE FRAUD

� Tiffany H. Eggers, EsquireAssistant United States AttorneyNorthern District of Florida

� Drew Findling, EsquireThe Findling Law FirmAtlanta, GA

� L.T. Lafferty, EsquireFowler White Boggs, P.A.Tampa, FL

� Kurt W. Meyers, EsquireAssistant United States AttorneyWestern District of North Carolina

Moderator: Ed Suarez, EsquireLaw Offices of Ed Suarez, P.A.Tampa, FL

A. MITIGATION AT SENTENCING

� Jennifer N. Coffin, EsquireSentencing Recourse CounselNashville, TN

� Barry J. Pollack, EsquireMiller ChevalierWashington, DC

� Megan RowlandInvestigator/Mitigation SpecialistFederal Public Defender’s OfficeTampa, FL

Moderator: Brian H. Bieber, EsquireHirschhorn & Bieber, P.A.Coral Gables, FL

1:45 - 3:15 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS

C. NARCOTICS OFFENSES I

� Honorable Mark W. BennettUnited States District JudgeNorthern District of Iowa

� Christine HattenSentencing Guidelines SpecialistUnited States Probation OfficeMiddle District of Florida

� Gary Schwabe, EsquireAssistant Federal Public DefenderEastern District of Louisiana

Moderator: A.J. Kramer, EsquireFederal Public DefenderDistrict of Columbia

B. CORPORATE SENTENCING AND PLEANEGOTIATIONS

� Brian S. Cromwell, EsquireParker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLPCharlotte, NC

� Lisa A. Rich, EsquireDirector, Office of Legislative &Public AffairsUnited States Sentencing CommissionWashington, DC

� Patrick Stokes, EsquireDeputy Chief Fraud Section,Criminal DivisionUnited States Department of JusticeWashington, DC

Moderator: Professor Ellen S. PodgorStetson University College of LawGulfport, FL

A. RELEVANT CONDUCT

� Amy Baron-Evans, EsquireSentencing Resource Counsel,Federal Public and CommunityDefendersBoston, MA

� Beth GloverUnited States Probation OfficerMiddle District of Florida

� Mark Odulio, EsquireAssistant United States AttorneyWestern District of North Carolina

Moderator: Fritz J. Scheller, EsquireFritz Scheller, P.L.Winter Park, FL

5:30 - 7:00 p.m. COCKTAIL RECEPTION(Sponsored by Navigant Consulting, Inc., Los Angeles, CA)

� Professor Douglas BermanThe Ohio State University Moritz College of LawColumbus, Ohio

� Honorable Frederic BlockUnited States District JudgeEastern District of New York

� Honorable Ruben CastilloUnited States District JudgeNorthern District of Illinois

� Honorable Ellen Segal HuvelleUnited States District JudgeDistrict of Columbia

� Honorable James D. WhittemoreUnited States District JudgeMiddle District of Florida

Moderator: Ross H. Garber, EsquireShipman & Goodwin LLPHartford, CT

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. FEDERAL SENTENCING: A YEAR IN REVIEW – PLENARY SESSION

10:15 - 11:45 a.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS

FRIDAYMAY 25, 2012

C. NARCOTICS OFFENSES II

� Rosemary T. Cakmis, EsquireAssistant Federal Public Defender,Chief of the Appellate DivisionFederal Defender’s OfficeMiddle District of Florida

� Asa Hutchinson, EsquireThe Asa Hutchinson Law Group, PLCRogers, Arkansas

� Antonio MaioccoSenior United States ProbationOfficer, Presentence SpecialistUnited States Probation OfficeEastern District of Pennsylvania

� Dana O. Washington, EsquireAssistant United States AttorneyDeputy Chief, Criminal DivisionWestern District of North Carolina

Moderator: James L. Eisenberg, EsquireEisenberg & Fouts, P.A.West Palm Beach, Florida

B. BUREAU OF PRISONS ISSUES

� John L. Badalamenti, EsquireAssistant Federal Public DefenderMiddle District of Florida

� Todd A. Bussert, EsquireFrost / Bussert LLCNew Haven, CT

� Alicia Vasquez, EsquireBureau of PrisonsGrand Prairie, TX

Moderator: Jon May, EsquireMay & Cohen P.A.Miami, Florida

A. FRAUD/THEFT OFFENSES II

� Marc P. Berger, EsquireAssistant United States AttorneySouthern District of New York

� Lisa A. Mathewson, EsquireThe Law Offices of Lisa A. MathewsonPhiladelphia, PA

� Tracy A. Miner, EsquireMintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky& Popeo LLPBoston, MA

Moderator: Professor Douglas BermanThe Ohio State UniversityMoritz College of LawColumbus, Ohio

12:00 - 1:30 p.m. UPDATE ON FEDERAL SENTENCING LAW: SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE AND LEGISLATION – PLENARY SESSION(Lunch sponsored by Astute Legal Videos, St. Petersburg, Florida)

� Amy Baron-Evans, EsquireSentencing Resource Counsel, Federal Publicand Community DefendersBoston, MA

� Asa Hutchinson, EsquireThe Asa Hutchinson Law Group, PLCRogers, Arkansas

� Jonathan E. Lopez, EsquireDeputy Chief, Money Laundering and Bank Integrity Unit,Asset Forfeiture & Money Laundering SectionUnited States Department of JusticeWashington, DC

� Michael Horowitz, EsquireCadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLPWashington, DC

� Shana-Tara Regon, EsquireDirector, White Collar Crime PolicyNational Association of Criminal Defense LawyersWashington, DC

Moderator: James E. Felman, EsquireKynes, Markman & FelmanTampa, Florida


A. CHILD PORN/ADAM WALSH ACT

� Pamela C. Marsh, EsquireUnited States AttorneyNorthern District of Florida

� Robert McBurney, EsquireAssistant United States AttorneyNorthern District of Georgia

� Theodore “Ted” Simon, EsquireLaw Offices of Theodore SimonPhiladelphia, PA

� Steve Zissou, EsquireSteve Zissou & AssociatesBayside, New York

Moderator: Mark H. Allenbaugh, EsquireThe Law Offices ofMark H. AllenbaughCosta Mesa, CA

B. SECURITIES CASES

� Jeannine D’Amico, EsquireCadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLPWashington, DC

� Rachelle DesVaux Bedke, EsquireAssistant United States AttorneyMiddle District of Florida

� Barry J. Pollack, EsquireMiller ChevalierWashington, DC

Moderator: Honorable Frederic BlockUnited States District JudgeEastern District of New York

C. PLEA BARGAINING

� A.J. Kramer, EsquireFederal Public DefenderDistrict of Columbia

� Joe Mancano, EsquirePietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick &Raspanti, LLPPhiladelphia, PA

� Robert E. O’Neill, EsquireUnited States AttorneyMiddle District of Florida

Moderator: Christopher C. Fialko, EsquireCharlotte, North Carolina

3:15 - 3:30 p.m. COFFEE BREAK


FRIDAY (continued)MAY 25, 2012

A. USING INVESTIGATORS FOR SENTENCING

� Valerie DiazSentencing Guidelines SpecialistChase & Associates, Inc.Tampa, FL

� Frank GodboldInvestigator, Federal Public Defender’s OfficeMiddle District of Florida

� Robert MazurPresident, Chase & Associates, Inc.Tampa, FL

Moderator: Adam B. Allen, EsquireAssistant Federal Public DefenderMiddle District of Florida

B. HEALTHCARE FRAUD

� Mark H. Allenbaugh, EsquireThe Law Offices of Mark H. AllenbaughCosta Mesa, CA

� Marcos E. Hasbun, EsquireZuckerman Spaeder LLPTampa, FL

� Robert Mosakowski, EsquireAssistant United States AttorneyMiddle District of Florida

Moderator: Edward J. Page, EsquireCarlton Fields, P.A.Tampa, FL

SEMINAR CANCELLATION POLICYIn the event you need to cancel your registration, there will be a full refund if a written request is received prior to April 10,2012. There will be a $100 service charge if the written request is received between April 10 - May 1, 2012. THERE WILLBE NO REFUNDS AFTER MAY 1, 2012. Substitutions may be made at any time and must be received in writing. Pleasesend your written request for cancellation or substitution to Mark Rankin, c/o Shutts & Bowen LLP, 4301 W. BoyScout Boulevard, Suite 300, Tampa, FL 33607.

CLE INFORMATIONApplication for pre-approval of CLE credit has been made to all state Bar Associations. Additional information will be madeavailable closer to the date of the seminar.

TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL NATIONAL FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINES SEMINAR

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FEDERAL SENTENCING GUIDELINESMay 23-25, 2012

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