Agenda
Main Content
Careers in Service:
Symposium for Government and Public Interest
Friday, February 17, 2012
Registration and Opening
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Registration on 4th Floor Loggia
12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Hospitality Room (Burdman Lounge, Room 3000) will be open to speakers, panelists, and student attendees
1:00 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. - Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Speaker (Room 3043)
- Jim Sandman, President, Legal Services Corporation
Program
Concurrent Panels
A. 2:00 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Panel 1 - Government Prosecution (Room 4055)
- Leslie Cooley ('05), Charlotte Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office
- Dennis Duffy, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
- Amy Pope ('01), U.S Department of Justice, Terrorism and Homeland Security
- David Elliott ('93), North Carolina Attorney General's Office, Consumer Protection Division
Panel 2 - International Public Interest (Room 4042)
- Vandana Shah (JD/LLM '96), Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, South East Asia Programs
- Howie Wachtel (JD/LLM '06), Political Section (Sanctions Unit) of the United States Mission to the United Nations
- Anuja Purohit ('92), Office of Corporate Counsel RTI International
B. 3:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Panel 1 - Federal Government Lawyering (Room 4055)
- Amy Horner ('02), U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Environmental Restoration Branch
- Uchenna Evans ('07), U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Plan Benefits Security Division
- Seth Rosebrock ('02), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Charles Dunlap, U.S. JAG Corps (ret.); Duke University School of Law
Panel 2 - Civil Justice (Room 4042)
- John Keller ('87), Legal Aid North Carolina
- Veronica McClendon ('10), Georgia Legal Services Program, Macon Regional Office
- Michael Oswalt ('08), Service Employees International Union
- Annaliese Dolph, Disability Rights North Carolina
- Jim Sandman, Legal Services Corporation
Break
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. -- Snack Break on 4th Floor Loggia
Focus Sessions 4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
1. Civil Rights Practice (Room 4055)
- Mark Dorosin, UNC Center for Civil Rights
- Daryl Atkinson, Southern Coalition for Social Justice
- Carlos Mahoney, Glenn, Mills, Fisher & Mahoney
- Brenda Berlin, Duke University School of Law
2. LRAP/Public Service Loan Forgiveness (Room 4172)
- John Ahlers, Duke Law School Office of Financial Aid
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
1. Government Prosecution: District Attorney/US Attorney/JAG (Room 4046)
- Leslie Cooley ('05), Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office
- Dennis Duffy, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of North Carolina
- Charlie Dunlap, U.S. JAG Corps (ret.); Duke University School of Law
- Amy Pope ('01), U.S. Department of Justice, Terrorism and Homeland Security
2. Academia (Room 4040)
- Jeff Ward ('09), Duke University School of Law
- Jane Bahnson, Goodson Law Library, Duke University School of Law
- Maggie Lemos, Duke University School of Law
3. Consumer and Banking Law (Room 4042)
- Seth Rosebrock ('02), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
- Eric Stein, Self-Help
- John Keller ('87), Legal Aid North Carolina
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
1. City and County Attorneys (Room 4046)
- A. Fleming Bell ('82), UNC School of Government
- T.C. Morphis, Jr., Aberdeen City Attorney
- Lisa Glover ('99), Cary City Attorney
2. Education and Children's Law (Room 4042)
- Veronica McClendon ('10), Georgia Legal Services Program, Macon Regional Office
- Jason Langberg, Attorney Advocates for Children's Services, a statewide project of Legal Aid of North Carolina
- Jane Wettach, Children's Law Clinic, Duke University School of Law
3. Death Penalty (Room 4055)
- Johanna Jennings ('11), Fair Trial Initiative
- Joseph Blocher, Board of Directors for Fair Trial Initiative; Duke Univeristy School of Law
5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
1. Criminal Defense and Public Defender (Room 4040)
- Sean Devereux, Criminal Defense, Devereux and Banzhoff
- Tom Maher, North Carolina Indigent Defense Services
- Carlos Mahoney, Glenn, Mills, Fisher & Mahoney
2. Environmental Law Practice (Room 4055)
- Michelle Nowlin ('92), Environmental Law Clinic, Duke University School of Law
- Julie Youngman ('94), Southern Environmental Law Center
- Amy Horner ('02), U.S. Department of Interior, Office of the Solicitor, Environmental Restoration Branch
- T.C. Morphis, Jr., Aberdeen City Attorney
3. Legislative Policy and Advocacy (Room 4046)
- Eric Stein, Self-Help
- Annaliese Dolph, Disability Rights North Carolina
- Dan Conrad, North Carolina Conservation Network
- Amy Pope ('01), U.S. Department of Justice, Terrorism and Homeland Security
Reception and Closing
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Reception in Star Commons
- Closing Remarks from Dean Kim Bart ('02)