Philadelphia Bar Association - Speaker Programs

Law School Outreach Brown Bag Lunch Program - Thursday, August 1, 2024 "Criminal Law and Sentencing"

Moderator: Taylor Pacheco, Penn Law School Panelists: Dan Borgia (Defender Association of Philadelphia); Julia Dekovich (Defender Association of Philadelphia); John Lopez (Youth Sentencing Re-Entry Project) 

Law School Outreach Brown Bag Lunch Program - Thursday, July 25, 2024 “Policy and Impact Litigation”

Moderator: Sharon Buckingham, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Panelists: Amal Bass (Women’s Law Project); Steve Loney (ACLU of PA); Su Ming Yeh (Institutional Law Project); Sage Lincoln (Clean Air Council) 

Law School Outreach Brown Bag Lunch Program - Thursday, July 18, 2024 “Direct Services and Community Lawyering

Moderator: Jamie Reisman, Penn Law SchoolPanelists: Thomas Ude (Mazzoni Center Legal Services); Nikki Grant (Amistad Law Project) 

Law School Outreach Brown Bag Lunch Program - Thursday, July 11, 2024 “Post-Graduate Fellowships”

Moderator: Jill Friedman, Rutgers Law School Panelists: Alie Muoulo (Veterans Law Center); Omeed Firouzi (Temple Beasley School of Law); Dawn Ericksen (The Camden Coalition MLP) 

Law School Outreach Brown Bag Lunch Program - Thursday, June 27, 2024 "Immigration Practice & Immigrant Rights"

Moderator: Liz Dunn, Drexel Kline School of Law Panelists:  Stephanie Lubert (HIAS of Pennsylvania); Viktoria Zerda (ACLU of PA); Lilah Thompson (Nationalities Service Center) 

Law School Outreach Brown Bag Lunch Program - Thursday, June 20, 2024 “Personal Finance: How You Can Afford to Be a Public Interest Lawyer”

Moderator: Jorge Godoy, Temple Beasley School of LawPanelists: Mary Bechler (AccessLex Institute); Vijaya Singh (Philadelphia VIP) 

Law School Outreach Brown Bag Lunch Program - Thursday, June 13, 2024 “Cultural Competency/Humility in Public Interest Practice”

Moderator: Janine Dunlap Kiah, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Panelists: April Lee (Community Legal Services); Thomas Ude (Mazzoni Center Legal Services); Deeya Halder (Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law)

Law School Outreach Brown Bag Lunch Program - Thursday, June 6, 2024 "Using the Bar Association and Other Networks and Resources to Expand Your Public Service Career"

Moderator: Pam Mertsock-Wolfe, Rutgers Law School Panelists: Maureen Olives (Philadelphia Legal Assistance); Erin Agnew (Philadelphia VIP) 

Law School Outreach Brown Bag Lunch Program - Thursday, May 30, 2024 “Collaborative Advocacy in the Public Interest Community”

Moderator: Liz Dunn, Drexel Kline School of Law Panelists: Kathleen Creamer (Community Legal Services); Jon Houlon (City Law Dept., DHS); Mimi Laver (Defender Association of Philadelphia) 

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