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)