The Segal Lecture in Trial Advocacy seeks to invite renowned oral advocates to speak at Penn Carey Law. This lecture series was established by the late Irving R. “Buddy” Segal C’35, L’38, who was a leading member of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP in Philadelphia.
The 2017-2018 Segal Lecture
April 4, 2018
Drinking From a Poisoned Chalice Post 9/11: Defending the Rule of Law in the Guantanamo Bay Military Commissions
Brigadier General John G. Baker
U.S. Marine Corps, Chief Defense Counsel, Military Commissions Defense Organization, United States Department of Defense
| 2015-16 |
Breaking New Ground in the Law: Innovative Trial Advocacy in India and in International Courts Harish Salve, Supreme Court litigator & former Solicitor General of India |
| 2013-14 |
Overcoming the Challenges of Prosecuting Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict Stephen J. Rapp, Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues |
| 2012-13 |
The Joy of Lawyering: Partnership Agreements, Fee Agreements with Clients and Pretrial Agreements with Opposing Counsel Steve Susman, Susman Godfrey LLP |
| 2011-12 | The Tale of Litigation Before the Modern Supreme Court |
| 2010-11 | Unconventional Responses to Unique Catastrophes: Tailoring the Law to Meet the Challenges |
| 2009-10 | Shaping the Uncertain Future of Copyright and Patent Law Seth Waxman, Former Solicitor General of the United States & Partner, Wilmer Hale LLP |
| 2008-09 | How Judges Know What They Know: The Sources of Judicial Knowledge Linda Greenhouse, Pulitzer Prize-winning Supreme Court reporter for the New York Times & Joseph M. Goldstein Senior Fellow in Law at Yale Law School |
| 2006-07 | From a General Right of Privacy to Personal Autonomy The Honorable A. Raymond Randolph, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit |
| 2004-05 | The War on Terrorism and Civil Liberties Mary Jo White, Esquire, Debevoise and Plimpton LLP |
| 2003-04 | Is the Growth of International Criminal Law a Threat to State Sovereignty? The Honorable Louise Arbour - Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada |
| 2002-03 | The First Amendment and the War Against Terrorism Floyd Abrams, Esquire, Cahill Gordon & Reindel |
| 2001-02 | Limits of Law David Boies, Esquire, Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP |
| 2000-01 | The Supreme Court and the Presidency Walter E. Dellinger III, Esquire |
| 1999-00 | A Profession for the New Millennium William G. Paul, Esquire, Crowe & Dunlevy |
| 1998-99 | The Invention of the Poison Pill Martin Lipton, Esquire, Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz |
| 1996-97 | Officer of the Court v. Executive Branch Advocate: The Solicitor General’s Ethical Dilemma Professor Drew S. Days III |
| 1995-96 | You and Your Profession Brenden V. Sullivan, Jr., Esquire, Williams & Connolly Professor Drew S. Days III, Yale Law School |
| 1994-95 | Today’s Trial Lawyer: The Need for Ethical Considerations and Common Sense The Honorable J. Clifford Wallace, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Ethical Representation of the High Profile Client Robert S. Bennett, Esquire, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom |
| 1993-94 | Joys of Advocacy Arthur L. Liman, Esquire, Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison |
| 1992-93 | The Art of Cross Examination F. Lee Bailey, Esquire, Baily Fishman & Leonard |
| 1991-92 | Modern Appellate Advocacy and the Structure of the Federal Judiciary Kenneth W. Starr, Solicitor General of the United States Fame and Fortune on Appeal: Or is there Balm in Gilead? The Honorable Cecil Poole, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit |
| 1989-90 | What You Need to Know That Law School Does Not Teach You Shirley M. Hufstedler, Esquire, Hufstedler Miller Kaus & Beardsley Women Trial Lawyers in America Joan M. Hall, Esquire |
| 1988-89 | Litigation and Your Profession in the Year 2000 Ronald L. Olson, Esquire, Munger Tolles & Olson Oral Argument on Appeal The Honorable Lewis F. Powell, Jr., United States Supreme Court |
| 1987-88 | Blessed Are The Litigators: Unlimited Opportunities for Public Service Leon Silverman, Esquire, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson |
| 1986-87 | The Life of a Trial Advocate The Honorable Simon H. Rifkind |
Segal Bio
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Mr. Segal graduated from the Law School first in his class; served on the Law Review’s editorial board, and was elected to the Order of the Coif. He was a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers for three decades and served as a regent and secretary of the College. He was active on the College’s Committee on Federal Civil Procedural Rules and served as a member of the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Judicial Selection, Tenure and Compensation, the Standing Committee on Improvements to the Federal Judiciary, and its Commission on Correctional Facilities and Services. He received the 50-year award from the ABA.