2016 Law Day Luncheon Celebrating: Miranda more than words

Monday, May 2, 2016 - 12:00 Noon at the Yorktowne Hotel

Law Day was established by Presidential Proclamation in 1958 and is observed annually throughout the United States to acknowledge the importance of our Nation's legal and judicial systems.  Locally, the York County Bar Foundation will celebrate this enduring legacy and renew our commitment to a democracy sustained by the rule of law on May 2 at the Yorktowne Hotel.  

Join us for the 2016 Law Day program which includes recognition of the annual Liberty Bell Award recipient, the 38th Annual Essay Contest winners, Bumper Sticker Contest winners and top two High School Mock Trial Teams.

PATRICK J. KELLY, FEATURED SPEAKER, is from Brooklyn, N.Y. and received a BA from St. Francis College in 1965. He entered the U.S. Army and attended Officer Candidate School, receiving a commission as a 2^nd Lieut. He was assigned to a Special Forces Unit and received additional training as a Ranger. After separating from the Army in 1969, he entered the FBI as a Special Agent. Mr. Kelly was assigned to the Harrisburg Resident Agency from 1976 until his retirement in 2001. He was selected to attend the U.S. Army Polygraph School in 1981 and worked as a polygraph examiner for the FBI. Additionally, he has worked as a consultant on polygraph matters to the CIA, DEA and numerous other Federal Agencies. He has also been an adjunct instructor at the Department of Defense Polygraph School, specializing in Interviewing and Interrogation courses. Mr. Kelly has lectured at the International School of Investigative Criminology, Rome, Italy and the International School of Criminal Psychology, University La Sprenza, Rome, Italy.

During the course of his FBI career Mr. Kelly attended graduate school at the University of Virginia and Shippensburg University, and was the primary international instructor for the FBI in Interviewing and Interrogation, and Statement Analysis. He has conducted training for hundreds of prosecutors and investigators throughout the U.S. and overseas.  Mr. Kelly continues to provide instruction at the Harrisburg Area Community College and at the National Fire Academy in Emmittsburg, Md, as well as providing training to several agencies for the Commonwealth of PA. He is currently on the staff of Northeast Counterdrug Training Center-Polygraph School and has helped train hundreds of polygraph examiners for police departments from all across the U.S.  He has also been called back to service by the FBI to conduct training of law enforcement personnel in Europe and Africa in the areas of Interview and Interrogation and Statement Analysis.