Artie McConnell Participates in Office of the Appellate Defender First Monday in October

Partner Artie McConnell will take the part of a judge for the Office of the Appellate Defender's First Monday in October 33^rd Annual Gala and Mock Supreme Court Argument, Oct. 5, 2026, in New York, New York. The First Monday Court will hear argument in Jouppi v. Alaska: Should courts consider the gravity of the underlying offense in the abstract or the gravity of the defendant's specific conduct in determining whether a forfeiture is excessive?

The Office of the Appellate Defender is a prominent New York City-based legal organization that provides free appellate representation to indigent individuals convicted of felonies. The First Monday in October event serves as a major annual benefit to support OAD programs like client transition services and wrongful-conviction reinvestigations.

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