SHAIN A. KHOSHBIN

SHAIN KHOSHBIN SELECTED TO BE ON MACALESTER COLLEGE “CAREERS IN LAW” PANEL

Shain Khoshbin has been selected to serve on a panel of three attorneys for Macalester College’s “Careers in Law” program.  This co-curricular event is scheduled for the Legal Studies calendar on October 30, 2008, on Macalester College’s campus in St. Paul, Minnesota.  The other panelists are John Wald, the General Counsel of SuperValu, Inc. (a Fortune 500 grocery retailing company), and Michelle Hayes, a public defender based in downtown Minneapolis.

SHAIN KHOSHBIN SELECTED TO 2008 ABA HISTORICAL TRIAL LEGAL TEAM

Shain Khoshbin has been selected to serve as the lead defense attorney in the Historical Trial - - “Murder at Madison Square Garden:  The Trial of Harry Thaw for the Killing of Stanford White” - - at the American Bar Association's Annual Meeting in New York this year.  The Historical Trial concerns the infamous murder trial of millionaire Harry Thaw for shooting renowned architect Stanford White.

On June 25, 1906, Pittsburgh millionaire Harry Thaw shot and killed Stanford White - - the celebrated architect of Madison Square Garden - - in his famous building, in front of the entire audience of a musical premiere.  Both men had reputations for debauchery, and Thaw was reputed to accompany romance with dog whips.  Thaw’s wife, Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw (a former chorus girl) had once been White’s teenage mistress, and the court proceedings were quickly dubbed “The Trial of the Century.” 

Thaw’s first trial ended in a hung jury, but a second jury found Harry Thaw not guilty by reason of insanity.   Was Thaw really insane, or did he simply get away with murder? The audience at the Historical Trial will be the jury deciding this issue, as the case is retried using contemporary science and technology by the trial attorneys.

Live witnesses will include psychologist Dr. Darlene Shelton, forensics expert and law professor Jim Starrs, the author of “American Eve” Dr. Paula Uruburu, and trial consultant David Weinberg. The Honorable George Leighton will be presiding, Carlin Phillips will represent the People of New York
 
The continuing education course will take place on Friday, August 8, 2007, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Sutton Parlor South, 2nd Floor, Hilton New York.