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Patrick J. Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Stephen J. Murphy, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, are among leading prosecutors and defense attorneys who will gather at Northwestern University School of Law to participate in a program that focuses on currentdevelopments in the world of criminal law.

The annual 2006 Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys and Short Course for Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases will take place July 24 to 27 at the School of Law, 357 E. Chicago Ave.

Fitzgerald, internationally recognized for his ongoing investigation of the disclosure of the identity of a Central Intelligence Agency employee, will be the keynote speaker. He will deliver his address to both prosecutors and defense lawyers at 1 p.m. Monday, July 24.

Murphy, whose U.S. attorney prosecutorial priorities are in the areas of counter-terrorism, public corruption, illegal narcotics enforcement and violent crime, will share his expertise at a workshop. He and a panel of experienced prosecutors will work with prosecuting attorneys in a full-day trial techniques workshop on Thursday, July 27.

Fitzgerald has provided leadership and played a personal role in many significant investigations involving terrorism financing, public corruption, corporate fraud and violent crime, including narcotics and gang prosecutions. In December 2003, he was named Special Counsel on the C.I.A. identity disclosure case, and he has served as prosecutor in terrorism cases such as United States v. Usama Bin Laden and United States v. Omar Abdel Rahman.

As U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, Murphy has developed strategiesfor partnering with citizens in educational efforts to reduce crime and to developeffective firearms and violent crime initiatives under the President's ProjectSafe Neighborhood program. Before that, he was an attorney with the General Motorslegal staff in Detroit . He specialized in litigation, internal investigations,counseling on various business law issues and other "white collar" matters.

Established in 1936, the Short Course for Prosecuting Attorneys is the oldest continuing legal education program in the country. The course was founded to enable members of the prosecution bar to learn about scientific crime detection and trial techniques and to permit an exchange of information and viewpoints. The Short Course for Defense Lawyers in Criminal Cases was created in 1958 to provide the defense bar with the same opportunities for advanced education and professional interaction.

For full program details or to request a program brochure, call (312) 503-8932 or visit www.law.northwestern.edu/professionaled.

Northwestern Law's Professional Education department sponsors numerous continuing legal education programs designed to provide attorneys, both firm and in-house, with information and solutions to the complex questions that confront the legalcommunity today. More information can be found at www.law.northwestern.edu/professionaled.

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