Partner Artie McConnell will take the part of a judge for the Office of the Appellate Defender’s First Monday in October 33rd 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.
