On Friday, March 13, 2009, the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law will present the 2009 Ben J. Altheimer Symposium. This year’s topics is “Lawyering for Social Justice: Exploring the Roles of Immigration and GLBT Cause Lawyers.”
CLE credit is available. Registration (here) is free for students, nonlawyers, lawyers others not seeking CLE credits. The UALR Law Review membership invites all interested members of the public and profession to participate in our critical analysis of these civil rights issues.
Here’s the program:
8:00 a.m. Check-In with Coffee, Fruit, and Pastries
8:40 a.m. Welcome
John M.A. DiPippa, Interim Dean, UALR-Bowen School of Law
8:45 a.m. Introduction to Cause Lawyering
Bettina Brownstein, Partner, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP
8:55 a.m. The Current Legal Issues in Immigration
Karla McKanders, Associate Professor of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law
Elise Shore, Regional Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense Fund
Dr. Andre Guerrero, Director of Programs for Language Minority Students, Arkansas Department of Education
10:10 a.m. Break
10:20 a.m. Practical Guidance for Immigration Cause Lawyers
Misty Borkowski, Counsel, James, Carter & Coulter P.L.C
Guillermo Hernandez, Counsel,The Hernandez Law Firm, PLLC
Leonardo Monterrey, Counsel, The Monterrey Law Firm
Milton DeJesus, Law Offices of Milton DeJesus, PA
11:35 a.m. Lunch
12:15 p.m. Ethics Presentation:Ethical Dilemmas Arising in the Practice of Cause Lawyering
Bettina Brownstein, Partner, Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP
1:15 p.m. Break
1:25 p.m. The Current Legal Issues in the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities
Zachary Kramer, Assistant Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson School of Law
Ilona Turner, Staff Attorney, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Abby Rubenfeld, Counsel, The Rubenfeld Law Office
David Ivers, Counsel, Mitchell, Blackstock, Barnes, Wagoner, Ivers, Sneddon PLLC
2:40 p.m. Break
2:50 p.m. Practical Guidance for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Cause Lawyers
Zachary Kramer, Assistant Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson School of Law
Ilona Turner, Staff Attorney, National Center for Lesbian Rights
Abby Rubenfeld, Counsel, The Rubenfeld Law Office
David Ivers, Counsel, Mitchell, Blackstock, Barnes, Wagoner, Ivers, Sneddon PLLC
4:05 p.m. Closing
Looks like a great program! Kudos to the students at UALR for putting it together.
-Bridget Crawford
