Join us for the Careers in Government and Public Interest, Friday Speaker Series. This speaker panel series discusses the career paths taken by government attorneys, as well as attorneys in education law and policy, health care law and policy, human rights and immigration law, and environmental law and policy.
Co-sponsored by the Office of Public Interest and Pro Bono, the Government and Public Service Society, and the Career and Professional Development Center.
Dates: September 7, 14, 21, 28; October 5
(see below for details)
Government Attorneys
September 7
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Office of the Federal Public Defender, EDNC
Kat Shea, Assistant Federal Public Defender -
Durham County District Attorney's Office
Tom Crosby, Assistant District Attorney -
NC Department of Justice
Derek Hunter, Assistant AttorneyGeneral
Human Services/Medical Facilities Division
Education Law and Policy
September 14
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Tennessee State Board of Education
Dannelle Walker, General Counsel -
Duke Law Children's Law Clinic
Professor Jane Wettach -
Duke University Counsel's Office
Kate Hendricks, Deputy General Counsel
- Time: 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
- Location: Room 4047
An informal Q&A session is scheduled from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Burdman Lounge (Room 3000).
Health Law
September 21
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North Carolina Justice Center
Adam Searing, Director of the Health Access Coalition (Recently named a "Champion of Change" by the White House) -
NC Department of Justice
Bethany Burgon, Assistant Attorney General, Human Services/Medical Facilities Division -
Center for Disease Control
Gene Matthews, Chief Legal Advisor (former) Currently, Professor at UNC School of Public Health
- Time: 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
- Location: Room 4047
An informal Q&A session is scheduled from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Burdman Lounge (Room 3000).
International Human Rights Law
September 28
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US Dept. of State
Meha Shah, Office of Legal Advisor -
US Dept. of State
Jason Ullner, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs -
UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency)
Johanna Roldan, Ecuador -
Womble Carlyle
Jennifer Lyday
Tripp Greason
- Time: 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
- Location: Room 3037
An informal Q&A session is scheduled from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Burdman Lounge (Room 3000).
Environmental Law & Policy
October 5
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Southern Environmental Law Center
Julie Youngman, Senior Attorney -
North Carolina Department of Environmental and Natural Resources
Robin Smith, Assistant Secretary for the Environment -
International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
Durwood Zaelke, Director
- Location: Room 4047
An informal Q&A session is scheduled from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Burdman Lounge (Room 3000).