Approved for 2 hours of General CLE Credit
This session will cover the 2023 Guideline Amendments, including a discussion of the possible retroactivity of the criminal history amendment. Mr. Dorhoffer will also discuss recent Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit cases related to federal sentencing.
Presenter: Alan Dorhoffer is the Director of the Office of Education and Sentencing Practice and worked at the Commission for over 28 years. He has conducted hundreds of training programs for judges, attorneys, law clerks, probation officers, and federal bar associations on federal sentencing. Alan has also conducted numerous webcasts and broadcasts on the Federal Judicial Training Network (FJTN). During his time at the Commission, Alan has chaired policy teams on Sex Offenses, Criminal History, and Firearms, and been a member of several other teams. Alan specializes in analyzing Supreme Court and appellate court decisions interpreting the federal sentencing issues, and in presenting complex legal concepts in terms guideline users can readily understand. Alan has been an Adjunct Professor at the George Mason School of Law, and was law clerk to the Honorable Edmund A. Sargus, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Ohio, in Columbus. Alan is a graduate of Binghamton University and the George Washington University School of Law.