On November 30, 2012, HIP partner Mark Protherowas a panelist at a symposium on the death penalty sponsored by the King County Bar Association and held at the University of Washington School of Law. Several experts on various aspects of capital cases participated, including capital defense attorneys Carl Luer, Mark Laranaga, and Katherine Ross, former King county Prosecutor Chris Bayley, Snohomish County Prosecutor Mark Roe, former Whatcom County Superior Court Judge David Nichols, and Mishi Faruqee, campaign manager for “Safe and Just Alternatives” advocating for the elimination of the death penalty in Washington.