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Post by sue75 on Dec 22, 2012 16:33:42 GMT -5
Monday, February 25, 2013 2:00 PM Meet The Speaker Series The Lindberg Baby Kidnapping Case Dramatic Recreation of Notable Court case
Jean Moore will present her lecture on the Lindbergh case which received rave reviews in an ALRI course. No registration required. This event is free and all are welcome. Arlington Central library
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Post by sue75 on Dec 22, 2012 16:58:54 GMT -5
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Post by sue75 on May 15, 2013 12:01:44 GMT -5
Encore Learning Newsletter Spring 2013 Volume 10, Issue 1
Spotlight on Instructors
"Jean Moore: A Novel Approach to Teaching"
page 3:
For the past three years, Jean Moore has brought an unexpected approach to her lectures in “Notable Court Cases,” an Encore Learning course in which six attorneys illuminate six controversial trials. Given the freedom to select the cases she presents, Moore has sought out old trials she finds intriguing: those of Lizzie Borden, accused of murdering her parents in 19th century Massachusetts; Jeanne D’Arc, tried for heresy in 15th century France; and Bruno Hauptmann, accused of kidnapping the young son of aviator Charles Lindbergh. Her presentation of each case is a dramatic, first person retelling from the perspective of one or more people directly or indirectly involved in the events surrounding the trial. Moore likes this first person format because it allows her to express the opinions of those whose stories she is telling. Each case has required extensive research. Moore’s biggest challenge is to sort through a myriad of source documents to identify the most credible ones. In controversial cases involving conspiracy theories this can be a daunting task, she notes, but a fascinating one as well. As an instructor, Moore strives to meet the high standards of Encore Learning’s well educated, sophisticated audiences. Her presentations have been so well received that she has been asked to repeat some of them at the Arlington Central Library in a program co-sponsored with Encore Learning. Moore enjoyed an extremely successful legal career. She worked in the White House Office of Special Counsel to the President and later at a large private law firm where she did complex financial litigation. Her work took her to Geneva, London, and Moscow as she represented private and public entities from a number of countries claiming compensation from the United Nations for damages arising from Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. In retirement Moore volunteers her time to help other nonprofit organizations, including ALIVE (Alexandrians Involved Ecumenically), the main food bank for the city of Alexandria. There, as Food Chair, she oversees an allvolunteer effort that distributes 30,000 to 40,000 pounds of food each month to those in need. Moore has found her volunteer work to be “every bit as rewarding” as her career in law, because it has brought her into contact with outstanding people from many different walks of life. — Peggy Higgins
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Post by sue75 on May 15, 2013 12:04:02 GMT -5
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