Dear FCLC Members and Supporters,

The Federal Criminal Law Committee for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce its next meeting and CLE program on Thursday, June 20, 2024, beginning at 12:00 pm.  Angie Halim, Esq. and Rocco Cipparone, Esq. will present a lively panel discussion on commonly charged statutes stemming from the unprecedented Capitol protests and riots on January 6, 2021, as well as legal challenges at trial and sentencing and where they stand following numerous appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.  They will provide an overview of Fischer v. United States, argued before the Supreme Court on April 16, 2024, addressing the scope and limits of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c) which prohibits obstruction of congressional inquiries.  Our panelists will also discuss the ethics of prosecutorial charging decisions and defense advocacy in politically charged criminal cases and a lawyer’s duties under the Rules of Professional Conduct when a client’s preferred defense is at odds with legal realities.

The panel will include:

• Angie Halim, Esq., Solo Practitioner, and
• Rocco C. Cipparone, Esq., The Law Offices of Rocco C. Cipparone, Jr.

Angie and Rocco are both experienced federal criminal defense trial lawyers and Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers.  Each has tried multiple J6 cases in the District of D.C., experiences yielding interesting observations and insights on the unique dynamics of these cases.

For those who want to attend in person, Dilworth Paxson is sponsoring this event at their offices located at 1735 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.  The lunch will begin at noon.  The CLE portion of the event will begin at 12:30pm.  CLE credit (substantive and ethics!) will be provided at no additional cost.

For those who want to attend virtually, a login link will be sent to registered participants before the event to the email address used to register.

Admission is $15 for FCLC members and $25 for non-members.

To register click here (Note: you must be logged in to the website as a member first in order for the discounted member rate to show up, otherwise you’ll be paying for the event at the higher, non-member rate.)

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, June 20th!

If you have any questions about registering please contact the Chair at justin.danilewitz@saul.com