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Creation Date
10-3-2017
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WEEK 1
Tuesday, October 3
12:30-1 :30 p.m. Suing the Government is a Growth Industry: How to Make the Most From Your Law Degree (and Your Life) with a Career in Public lnterest Law: A Conversation with the Institute for Justice
External Speaker: Bob McNamara, Senior Attorney, Institute for Justice
Student Speaker: 2L Matt Curtis, 1L Summer, Institute for Justice
Sponsor: Federalist Society
Room: 1140 Eck Hall of Law
Wednesday, October 4
12:30 p.m. Creating Your Dream Job: Crafting a Strong Public Interest Fellowship Application
Alumni Speakers: Neysa Nankervis, '16 JD., Christina Jones, '16 JD. and Nick Bedenk, '16 JD.
Co Sponsors: American Constitutional Society and Legal Voices for Children & Youth
Room: 1315 Biolchini
5:30 p.m. Launching Your Dreams: Intro to Public Interest Law
This event features a conversation with the 2016 BOAF and Shaffer Fellows followed by a reception.
Alumni Speakers: Neysa Nankervis, '16 JD., Christina Jones, '16 JD., Nick Bedenk, '16 JD., Ashlyn Anderson-Keelin, '16 JD. and Alyssa Philips, '17 JD.
Room: McCartan Courtroom, Reception in Eck Commons
Thursday, October 5
12:30-1:30 p.m. Careers In Public Defense
External Speakers: Erin Gallagher Barnhart, '05 JD., Assistant Federal Public Defender, Capital Habeas Unit of the Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Ohio, Columbus Ohio; Rudy Monterrosa, '01 JD., Founding Attorney, Monterrosa Law Group, Felony Public Defender, St. Joseph County, Supervising Attorney, St. Joseph County Traffic & Misdemeanor Deputy Public Defenders, Adjunct Professor at NDLS in immigration law and Public Defender Externship; Cecilia Lopez Monterrosa, '14 JD., St. Joseph County Public Defender Office, Traffic & Misdemeanor Court and April Kentala, '14 JD., Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender-Illinois
Student Speakers: 3L Emma Lloyd, 1L Summer, Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office, 2L Summer, Santa Clara Office of the Alternate Defender and 2L Olaniyi Soliebo, 1L Summer, Federal Defenders of New York
Co-Sponsors: Innocence Project and Future Prosecuting Attorney's Council
Room: 1310 Biolchini
WEEK 2
Monday, October 9
12:30-1:30 p.m. Become a Military Lawyer! Careers in the JAG Corps
External Speakers: 1st LT. Terrence Stephens, OSO Marines; 1st LT. William Bateman, Marines JAG; LT. Patrick Rigney, '07 JD., Navy and LT. Brett McCall, Coast Guard
Student Speakers: 2L Matt Pekoske, United States Coast Guard Officer and 3L Kelly Anderson, 2L Summer, Office of International Maritime Response, United States Coast Guard
Sponsor: Military Law Students Association
Room: 1310 Biolchini
Tuesday, October 10
12:30-1:30 p.m. Careers in State & Local Government
External Speakers: Anne McKean, '15 JD., Legal and Policy Advisor to Commissioner Sherina Maye Edwards, Illinois Commerce Commission and Molly Snittjer, '16 JD., Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Bureau Illinois Attorney General
Student Speakers: 3L Matt Galang, 2L Summer, California Department of Justice and 3L Robert Lee, 1L Summer, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Sponsor: Environmental Law Society
Room: 1315 Biolchini
Wednesday, October 11
12:30-1:30 p.m. Paying Loans While Working in Public Interest
External Speakers: Brandon Hanson, Student Debt Specialist, Equal Justice Works and James Champlin, '09 B.A., '12 JD., Staff Attorney, Domestic Violence Legal Clinic
Student Speakers: 2L Bill Green, Student Debt Advocate, 1L Summer, Lawyers Committee for Better Housing
Sponsor: Public Interest Law Forum
Room: 1315 Biolchini
Thursday, October 12
12:30-1:30 p.m. Department of Justice Careers & Summer Internships
External Speakers: Kevin Culum, Department of Justice, Attorney Antitrust Division
Student Speakers: 3L Mackenzie Cover, 2L Summer and 2L Spring, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation and 2L Matthew Razzano, 1L Summer, Department of Justice, National Courts Section
Sponsor: FPAC
Room: 1130 Eck Hall of Law
WEEK 3
Monday, October 23
12:30-1:30 p.m. Launch Your Public Interest Career in Chicago (and get Paid Over Summer!) Through the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI)
External Speaker: Brent Page, PILI Program Director
Student Speakers: 3L Peter Garthwaite, 2L Summer PILI Intern, Environmental Law & Policy Center
Sponsor: Public Interest Law Forum
Room: 1310 Biolchini
Tuesday, October 24
12:30-1:30 p.m. Integrating Pro Bono Work into Private Practice
External Speakers: Lee Ann Russo, '7 7 B.A., Jones Day and John Storino, '9 7 B.A., '00 JD., Jenner & Block
Co-Sponsors: Business Law Forum and Women's Legal Forum
Room: 1140 Eck Hall of Law
Wednesday, October 25
12:30-1:30 p.m. Diversity in Public Interest
External Speakers: Danisha Hall, '11 JD., Bureau Chief, External Affairs at Illinois Commerce Commission and Sonia Antolec, Hiring Manager, Cook County State's Attorney's Office
Student Speakers: 3L Ka'sha Bernard and 3L Ashley Pilieka, 2L spring, Federal Defender Service DC and 1L Summer, U.S. Embassy in Bogota
Co-Sponsors: Hispanic Law Students Association, Black Law Students Association and Women's Legal Forum