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Description: The UMass Law Review brings together top law officials, including legislators, law enforcement officers, and judges, to discuss how the law has affected the Opioid Crisis, and how the Opioid Crisis has affected laws in the Commonwealth. Join the UMass Law Review as we all learn of the law's involvement during this trying time for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

To attend, please RSVP to Samantha Seserman, Executive/Symposium Editor - Law Review, at sseserman@umassd.edu

Breakfast
9:30-10:00 AM

Opening Remarks
10:00-10:30 AM
Samantha Seserman and Alex Rovzar

A Special Message from Tom Quinn: How the Opioid Crisis is Prevalent in Lawyering and the DA's Office
10:30-11:00 AM
Tom Quinn, District Attorney for Bristol County

Rehab or Jail?: Police Chiefs Speak Out on Those in Possession of Opiates
11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Chief Edward J. Walsh of Taunton PD, Chief George McNeil of Somerset PD,
Chief Ken Berkowitz of Canton PD

Lunch
12:00-12:30 PM

A View from the Bench: How Judges See the Crisis in the Courtroom
12:30-1:30 PM
Hon. Bernadette L. Sabra, Hon. Daniel J. O'Shea, Hon. Kevan Cunningham

The Medical World: How Doctors See the Opioid Crisis Every Day
1:30-2:30 PM
Commissioner Monica Bharel, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Dr. Jonathan Schwartz, MD

Closing Remarks
2:30-3:00 PM
Samantha Seserman/Dee Dequattro