“Tarred and Feathered tax collector” (1791), wood engraving. Library of Congress

This program is presented by the Historical Committee of the Western District of Pennsylvania, and sponsored by the Women’s Bar Association of Western Pennsylvania, a licensed provider of CLE in Pennsylvania. This program qualifies for 2 PA Substantive CLE credits.

Program: Spirits of High Treason: The Legal Consequences of the Whiskey Rebellion

Date/Time: Thursday, November 7, 2019 from 2:00 pm-4:00 pm (Registration at 1:40 pm; Reception to follow)

Location: Courtroom 8A, Joseph F. Weis, Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Cost: CLE Credit-$40.00 ($35.00 WBA members; $20.00 Gov’t Attys); No CLE-$5.00

Please join us for an entertaining and informative presentation on the Whiskey Rebellion Trials of 1795, in which two tried for treason under an “expanded definition” were found guilty, sentenced to death and pardoned by President Washington. The presentation includes trial re-enactment and a panel discussion on current issues on Grand Jury and Treason.

Panel members include: Prof. Mark Yochum (moderator); Hon. Maurice B. Cohill; Khasha Attaran, Esq. (AFPD); Robert Cessar, Esq. (AUSA); Michael Ivory, Esq. (AUSA). Players include: Hon. Susan Paradise Baxter; Dan Booker, Esq.; Hon. Maurice B. Cohill; Martin Deitz, Esq.; Pete Fernbaugh; Jeffrey Johnson; Jill Locknikar, Esq.; Michael Palus; Blaire Patrick, Esq.; Hon. William Stickman, IV; Kezia O. L. Taylor, Esq.; and Prof. Mark Yochum.

Register for the event by sending a check by November 1, 2019, made payable to WBA in the appropriate amount to: WBA, P.O. Box 23620, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, along with the attendee’s name, email address, and identification of the program “Whiskey Rebellion”. If seeking CLE, include a PA I.D. No. Email info@wbawpa.com or call (412) 429-1922 for more information.