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THE SECOND ANUAL NATIONAL HBCU PRE-LAW SUMMIT & LAW EXPO 2015
The National HBCU Pre-Law Summit & Law Expo is the only national event in the country especially created for students and graduates of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). We directly address the unique issues, concerns and challenges commonly faced by HBCU students and graduates interested in going to law school and becoming lawyers. We offer a powerful forum where we provide them with the game-changing information, resources and connections they need to be successful. This world-class event is open to all and completely free of charge.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
HBCU LAW SCHOOL DEANS AND HONORED GUESTS Participating HBCU Law School Deans from ALL 6 HBCU Law Schools include:
Joseph K. West, Esq., President & CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (Washington, DC) (Graduate of HBCU Southern University) Paulette Brown, Esq., President, American Bar Association and Partner & Chief Diversity Officer, Locke Lord LLP (Morristown, New Jersey) (Graduate of HBCU Howard University)
Marilyn Mosby, Esq., State’s Attorney for Baltimore City (Baltimore, Maryland) (Graduate of HBCU Tuskegee University)
Katherine S. Broderick, Esq., Dean at The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (Washington, DC)
Dannye Holley, Esq., Dean at Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University (Houston, Texas)
Darryll K. Jones, Esq., Interim Dean at Florida A&M University College of Law (Orlando, Florida)
Phyliss Craig-Taylor, Esq., Dean at North Carolina Central University School of Law (Durham, North Carolina)
Danielle Holley Walker, Esq., Dean at Howard University School of Law (Washington, DC)
John K. Pierre, Esq., Interim Chancellor at Southern University Law Center (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERS BAR/LAWYER ASSOCIATION LEADERS
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS Ricky Anderson, Esq., Managing Partner Anderson & Smith P.C. Houston, Texas Kendra Brown, J.D., M.Div., LL.M., Policy Director Congressional Black Caucus Washington, DC The Honorable Henry C. “Hank” Johnson Jr. Member of Congress U.S. House of Representatives Georgia’s 4th Congressional District Lithonia, Georgia/Washington, DC Timothy E. Sams, Ph.D. Vice President of Student Development Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia Dr. Ivory A. Toldson Acting Director The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Washington, DC
PRE-LAW ASSOCIATION LEADERS Kierra McHenry, Co-President, Morehouse-Spelman Pre-Law Society, Spelman College (Atlanta, Georgia) Breeana Minton, President, Pre-Law Chapter, National Black Law Students Association, Georgia State University (Atlanta, Georgia) Stephen Neilson, Co-President, Morehouse-Spelman Pre-Law Society, Morehouse College (Atlanta, Georgia)
Leigh M. Chapman, Esq., Director of Policy, Pennsylvania Department of State and Chair, National Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) Harold E. Franklin, Jr., Esq., President, Atlanta Bar Association and Partner, King & Spalding LLP (Atlanta, Georgia) Adwoa Ghartey-Tagoe Seymour, Esq., President, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys and Partner, Bryan Cave LLP (Atlanta, Georgia)
LAW STUDENT ASSOCIATION LEADERS Maritza Adonis, Third-Year Law Student, Charlotte School of Law and National Internal Chief of Staff, National Black Law Students Association (Charlotte, North Carolina) Mitchell Brown, Second-Year Law Student and President, Black Allied Law Students Association, New York University School of Law (New York, New York) Seth Fowler, Second-Year Law Student and President, Black Law Students Association, Loyola Law School Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California) Nicole Mika Henderson, Second-Year Law Student and President, Black Law Students Association, Georgia State University College of Law (Atlanta, Georgia) Rod Hickman, Second-Year Law Student, The University of Mississippi School of Law and National Director of Pre-Law, National Black Law Students Association (University, Mississippi) Charles McGee, Third-Year Law Student, Florida International University College of Law and Pre-Law CoDirector, Southern Region, National Black Law Students Association (University Park, Florida)
Darrick McDuffie, Esq., President, Gate City Bar Association and Associate, King & Spalding LLP (Atlanta, Georgia) Carlos E. Moore, Esq., Vice-President, Membership, National Bar Association and Managing Partner, Moore Law Group PC (Moss Point, Mississippi) Twanda Turner-Hawkins, Esq., Chief of Operations, President’s Lead Team, National Bar Association and Corporate Counsel, Allstate Insurance Company (Northbook, Illinois) Jewel Quintyne, Third-Year Law Student and President, Black Law Students Association, Emory University School of Law (Atlanta, Georgia) Neena Speer, Second-Year Law Student, University of Alabama School of Law, Pre-Law Co-Director, Southern Region, National Black Law Students Association (Tuscaloosa, Alabama) Ronald Stubblefield, MS, Second-Year Law Student, New York University School of Law and National Treasurer, National Black Law Students Association (New York, New York) Sharece Thomas, Third-Year Law Student and President, Black Law Students Association, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School (Atlanta, Georgia) Belashia Wallace, Third-Year Law Student, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Texas Southern University and National Director of Communications, National Black Law Students Association (Houston, Texas) Miguel H. Willis, Second-Year Law Student and President, Black Law Students Association, Seattle University School of Law and Director of Marketing, National Black Law Students Association (Seattle, Washington)
THE SECOND ANUAL NATIONAL HBCU PRE-LAW SUMMIT & LAW EXPO 2015
HALL OF FAME HONOREES The Honorable Arthur L. Burnett, Sr., Esq. Retired Senior Judge Superior Court of the District of Columbia National Executive Director National African American Drug Policy Coalition, Inc. Washington, DC
John Crump, J.D., CMP, CAE Director Strategic Alliances Historian and Executive Director Emeritus National Bar Association Suitland, Maryland and Washington, DC
James M. Douglas, Esq., J.S.M. Vice President for Governmental Affairs and Community Relations (Former President) Texas Southern University Distinguished Professor of Law (Former Dean) Thurgood Marshall School of Law Texas Southern University Houston, Texas
Charles Holmes, M.A., J.D. Adjunct Professor and Pre-Law Advisor Tougaloo College Tougaloo, Mississippi
PANELISTS, MODERATORS AND PRESENTERS: The Honorable Kimberly M. Esmond Adams, Judge, Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta Judicial Circuit (Atlanta, Georgia)
Erica Edwards-O’Neal, Esq., Senior Director of Career Services and Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (Central Islip, New York)
William Lee, Second-Year Law Student and Advocacy Chair, Black Law Students Association, University of Pennsylvania Law School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Maritza Adonis, Third-Year Law Student, Charlotte School of Law and National Internal Chief of Staff, National Black Law Students Association (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Dakini C. Fields, Third-Year Law Student and Vice-President, Black Law Students Association, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School (Atlanta, Georgia)
Randy Matthews, Esq., MBA, Associate Dean for Enrollment Services, Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Lorenzo Azar Banks, Esq., Assistant Director of Admissions and Director of Diversity Initiatives, Oklahoma City University School of Law and Founder and Owner,Minority Report Law PLLC (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Seth Fowler, Second-Year Law Student and President, Black Law Students Association, Loyola Law School Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California)
Reginald A. McGahee, Esq., Assistant Dean and Dean of Admissions, Howard University School of Law (Washington, DC)
Kory C. Hawkins, J.D., Associate Director of Admissions, University of California Hastings College of the Law (San Francisco, California)
Anthony McGee, Esq., Managing Partner, Anthony M. McGee Law Group, LLC and Director, Pre-Law Program, Morehouse College (Atlanta, Georgia)
Nolan T. James, Esq., Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, University of Akron School of Law (Akron, Ohio)
Charles McGee, Third-Year Law Student, Florida International University College of Law and PreLaw Co-Director, Southern Region, National Black Law Students Association (University Park, Florida)
Akil Bello, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Princeton Review (New York, New York)
Ebony J. Brown, Third-Year Law Student, Walter F. George School of Law Mercer University (Macon, Georgia) Mitchell Brown, Second-Year Law Student and President, Black Allied Law Students Association, New York University School of Law (New York, New York) Collins Byrd, MBA, Assistant Dean for Admission, University of Iowa College of Law (Iowa City, Iowa)
Leigh M. Chapman, Esq., Director of Policy, Pennsylvania Department of State and Chair, National Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) Jana J. Edmondson-Cooper, Esq., Bilingual Staff Attorney, Georgia Legal Services Program (Macon, Georgia)
Mark Jefferson, Esq., Assistant Director, Office of Admissions, University of Michigan School of Law (Ann Arbor, Michigan) Cheryl Jester-George, Ed.D., Senior Director of Admissions, Georgia State University College of Law (Atlanta, Georgia) Brandi N. Knox, Esq., Senior Associate, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Atlanta, Georgia)
Keith Lamar, Esq., Assistant District Attorney, Office of the Fulton County District Attorney and Southeast Regional Director, National Black Prosecutors Association (Atlanta, Georgia)
Jasmin A. Morris, Third-Year Law Student, Walter F. George School of Law Mercer University (Macon, Georgia) Jamilaisha “Jimmi” Nicholson, MS.Ed., Assistant Director for Admissions, Diversity & Inclusion, The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law (Columbus, Ohio) Gayla Pate, Third-Year Law Student, University of Alabama School of Law (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Marsha Ross-Jackson, Esq., Lecturer and Assistant Dean of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Student Professional Development, Chicago-Kent College of Law (Chicago, Illinois)
PANELISTS, MODERATORS AND PRESENTERS: Anthony Showell, Third-Year Law Student, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School (Atlanta, Georgia)
L. Chris Stewart, Esq., Managing Partner, Stewart, Seay & Felton Trial Attorneys (Atlanta, Georgia)
Tiffany Simmons, Esq., Career Counselor and Diversity Liaison, American University Washington College of Law (Washington, DC)
Ronald Stubblefield, MS, Second-Year Law Student, New York University School of Law and National Treasurer, National Black Law Students Association (New York, New York)
Shalyn Christine Smith,Third-Year Law Student, University of Alabama School of Law (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Aaron N. Taylor, Esq., Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law and Director, Law Student Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE), Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research (Saint Louis, Missouri)
Twanda Turner-Hawkins, Esq., Corporate Counsel, Process Management and Litigation Administration, Allstate Insurance Company and Chief of Operations, President’s Lead Team, National Bar Association (Northbook, Illinois) Belashia Wallace, Third-Year Law Student, Thurgood Marshall School of Law Texas Southern University and National Director of Communications, National Black Law Students Association (Houston, Texas) Tracey West, Esq., Associate Dean for External Relations, Diversity & Inclusion, Boston College Law School (Newton, Massachusetts)
THIS YEAR’S NATIONAL HBCU PRE-LAW SUMMIT FEATURES: * Nearly 80 Speakers, Panelists, Presenters and Moderators * Over 60 Law Expo Exhibitors * Panel Discussions on the Legacy and Continuing Significance of HBCU Law Schools, Law School Admission and Financial Aid, Maximizing the Law School Experience, and Access and Advancement in the Legal Profession * Workshop Sessions and Presentations on LSAT Success Strategies, Managing Student Loan Debt, and Networking, Relationship Building and Professionalism * Social Networking Receptions and Activities * Free Food and Giveaways * Optional Tours, Admissions Sessions and Mock Law Classes at All Three Atlanta Law Schools Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, Emory University School of Law and Georgia State University College of Law * Optional Atlanta Black History/Civil Rights Group Tour
NATIONAL HBCU PRE-LAW SUMMIT & LAW EXPO Visit Us at www.hbcuprelawsummit.org E-Mail Us at info@hbcuprelawsummit.org Call Us at 281-944-LAW4 (5294) @HBCUPreLawEvent #HBCUPreLawSummit