43rd Annual
National Convention
Preliminary Schedule-at-a-Glance NATIONAL BLACK LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION 43RD ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION MARCH 9-13, 2011 HOUSTON, TEXAS
C O N V E N T I O N A G E N D A !
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2011 ! 11:00AM - 05:30PM! 02:00PM - 04:00PM! 04:30PM - 05:30PM" ! " " " 04:00PM - 05:30PM! 06:00PM - 06:30PM! 06:00PM - 06:30PM! ! 06:30PM - 07:30PM" 07:30PM - 01:00AM!
Convention Registration and Information! National Executive Board Meeting National Executive Board Pre-Certified Candidates’ Meeting Competitions (Casual)! Competitors’ Meetings Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition International Negotiations Competition Reception & Social Events (Casual)! Chair’s Poolside Welcome Reception NBLSA Lounge @ Black Swan
DAY 2: THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011 ! 08:30AM - 05:30PM! 07:00AM - 09:00AM ! ! 07:30AM - 08:30AM! 08:30AM - 11:30PM ! 11:30AM - 01:00PM ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Convention Registration and Information Continental Breakfast Community Service Community Service Training Community Service Event Legacy of Service Lunch Reception ! The Ensemble Theatre ! 3535 Main Street ! Houston, TX
! 08:30AM - 12:00PM! 08:30AM - 10:30AM! 11:00AM - 01:00PM! 12:00PM - 02:00PM" 01:30PM - 05:00PM! 02:30PM - 04:30PM ! ! 02:30PM START ! 05:00PM - 06:00PM" !
Competitions (Business)! Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition Round 1 Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition Round 1 Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition Round 2 Competitors’ Lunch Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition Round 2 Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition Round 3 Plenary (Business)! Plenary Session 1 - National Board Floor Nominations ! National Board Floor Candidates’ Meeting
! Saturday, December 25, 2010"
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C O N V E N T I O N A G E N D A DAY 2: THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011 (CONT’D) 03:00PM - 04:30PM! ! 05:00PM - 06:00PM!
05:00PM - 06:00PM!
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Workshops - Afternoon Sessions (Business)! Workshop 1 | Road to Academia Hosted by SALT (Society of American Law Teachers) Workshop 2A | Does Diversity Matter? Minority Hiring in Large Law Firms o MODERATOR: Elizabeth Campbell, Partner and Chief Diversity Officer, Andrews Kurth! o Chyrrea Sebree, DuPont Senior Counsel and Former Chair of the Minority Counsel Network o Daniella Landers, Partner, Sutherland and Chair of the Committee on Diversity in the Profession Texas Bar o Latosha Lewis Payne, Of Counsel, Vorys, Sater, Seymour, and Pease LLP o Walter Sutton, Wal-mart Stores, Inc. o ! ! ! Workshop 2B | Census 2010 Aftermath: The Impact of Redistricting on Black Communities o MODERATOR: Pia Winston o Donita Judge, Advancement Project o Kristen Clarke, Co-Director of the Political Participation Project for the NAACP LDF o Marcia Johnson-Blanco, The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Voting Rights Project) o J.Gerald Hebert, Executive Director of Americans for Redistricting Reform Receptions & Social Events! Welcome to Texas Reception (Business Attire) ! The Grove Restaurant ! 1611 Lamar Street ! Houston, TX Mardi Gras Masquerade (Cocktail Attire) ! The Bell Tower at 34th Street ! 901 W 34th St ! Houston, TX ! Music: DJ Good Grief
DAY 3: FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011! ! 08:30AM - 05:30PM! 07:00AM - 09:00AM ! ! 08:30AM - 12:00PM! 09:00AM - 10:30AM! 08:30AM - 10:00AM! 10:30AM – 12:30PM"
Convention Registration and Information! Continental Breakfast Competitions - Morning Session (Business)! Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition Quarter-final Round Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition Quarter-final Round International Negotiations Competition Round 1 International Negotiations Competition Round 2
! Saturday, December 25, 2010"
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C O N V E N T I O N A G E N D A DAY 3: FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011 (CONT’D) " 09:00AM - 05:00PM! ! 09:00AM - 10:00AM! ! ! !
10:15AM - 11:15AM" " " "
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11:30AM - 12:30PM"
! 11:30AM - 12:30PM !
CAREER DEVELOPMENT EXPO Workshops - Morning Sessions (Business)! Workshop 3 | Racial Profiling in 2011: Immigration Law and the Rise of Legalized Discrimination o MODERATOR: Lydie Essama, National Corporate Relations Specialist o Sylvia Gonzales, National Vice President of LULAC o Reginald Shuford, Equal Justice Society o Denise Gilman, Professor of Immigration Clinic at UT Workshop 4A | Sister to Sister: How Black Women Can Have it All – Wealth, Health, and Happiness o MODERATOR: Elizabeth Campbell, Chief Diversity Officer, Andrews Kurth o Theresa Cropper, Chief Diversity Officer, Perkins Coie o Lisa Gilford, National Association of Women Lawyers President o Cheryl D. Creuznot, CEO Wealth Development Strategies o Dr. Sheri Parks, Author, Fierce Angels Workshop 4B | Brother to Brother: How to Combat Stereotypes and Create Your Blueprint for Success o MODERATOR: Jason Baltimore, NAVY JAG o Charles Hamilton Houston III, The Law Office of Charles Hamilton Houston III! o Joe Briggs, Founder of Impact & Director of Strategic Operations/NFLPA Public Policy Rep o Judson Robinson III, Urban League Houston Chapter President o Mikael Moore, Chief of Staff, Office of Rep. Maxine Water Workshop 5A | Career 360: Solo Practice Practitioners’ Roundtable o MODERATOR: Erica Johnson, National Finance Specialist o Andrew McGee, McGee & Associates o John Moore, The John Moore Law Firm o Lawrence Boze, The Boze Law Firm o Patricia Rosier, Chair, NBA Small Firms & Solo Practitioners Division Workshop 5B | Career 360: Judiciary Roundtable o MODERATOR: Dimitri Dube, Vinson & Elkins o Hon. George Hanks, Magistrate Judge, Federal District Court - SDTX o Hon. Vanessa Gilmore, Federal District Court - SDTX o Hon. Robert Rucker, NBA Judicial Counsel Chair & Indiana Supreme Court o Hon. John T. Wooldridge, NAVY JAG o Jessica Childress, Law Clerk, Hon. Alexander Williams, Jr.
! Saturday, December 25, 2010"
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C O N V E N T I O N A G E N D A DAY 3: FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011 (CONT’D) " 11:30AM - 12:30PM!
Workshop 5C | Career 360: In-House Counsel Roundtable o MODERATOR: John Page, General Counsel, Golden State Foods o Vicki Blanton, Counsel, American Airlines o Angela Birch-Cox, Former Counsel at Coca-Cola o DeMonica Gladney, Counsel, Exxon Mobil Corp. o Divesh Gupta, Constellation Energy
12:30PM - 02:00PM!
A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Luncheon o Master of Ceremonies: John Page, General Counsel, Golden State Foods o Rear Admiral Nanette DeRenzi, NAVY JAG o Hon. Carl Stewart, U.S. Court of Appeals – 5th Circuit o Hon. Vicki Miles-LaGrange, Chief Justice, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
! 02:00PM - 03:30 PM! 02:00PM - 03:30 PM! 04:00PM - 05:30 PM! 02:00PM - 05:30 PM! ! 02:00PM START" ! 04:00PM - 05:00PM! " " "
04:00PM - 05:00PM!
Competitions - Afternoon Session (Business)! Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition Semi-final Round International Negotiations Competition Round 3 International Negotiations Competition Round 4 Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition Semi-final Round Plenary (Business)! Plenary Session 2 - National Chair Candidates’ Debate Workshops - Afternoon Session (Business) ! Workshop 6A | Practice Insight: Careers in Energy Law TILE SPONSOR PANEL – PERKINS COIE o MODERATOR: Tom Lindley, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP o Sonya Bishop, Conoco Phillips o Tramaine L. Chargois, Marathon Oil Corporation Workshop 6B | Practice Insight: Careers in Sports, Media & Entertainment Law o MODERATOR: Sharonda Jackson, National Director of Communications o Lisa H. Bonner, Managing partner and founder, Bonner Law RC. o Karen Wishart, EVP and Chief Legal Officer, TV One o Lynn Gonzalez, Asst. General Counsel, Atlantic Records o Rickey Anderson, Anderson & Smith P.C.
! Saturday, December 25, 2010"
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C O N V E N T I O N A G E N D A
DAY 3: FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011 (CONT’D) " 04:00PM - 05:00PM!
Workshop 6C | Practice Insight: Careers in Intellectual Property Law PANEL SPONSOR – MICROSOFT CORPORATION o MODERATOR: Elke Suber, Microsoft Corporation o Greg Hasley, Partner, Akin Gump LLP o Jason Barnwell, Microsoft Corporation o Marc Walter, Micosoft Corporation
05:00PM - 06:00PM!
Workshop 7A | Practice Insight: Careers in Environment PANEL SPONSOR – BAKER BOTTS o MODERATOR: Scott Janoe, Baker Botts LLP o Charmaine Holder, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Department of Justice o Sherri Williams, Halliburton o Cisselon Nichols Hurd, Shell Oil Company o Gatha Mann, Navy JAG ! Workshop 7B | Lessons in Empowerment: Lawyers in the Civil Rights Movement o MODERATOR: Ashlyn Shockley, National Attorney General o Julieanna L. Richardson, Founder & Executive Director, The HistoryMakers o Tomiko Brown-Nagin, Professor, University of Virginia School of Law o D’Army Bailey, Partner, Wilkes & McHugh, P.A. and Founder, National Civil Rights Museum
05:00PM – 06:00PM"
06:30PM - 09:30PM! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Reception & Social Events ! Legacy of NBLSA Reception & Houston Legacy Tour (Business Casual) ! Majestic Metro Theatre ! 911 Preston Avenue! ! Houston, TX
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10:00PM - 02:00AM! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
African American Library at the Gregory School 1300 Victor Street Houston, TX
NBLSA Night Out ! The Drake ! 1902 Washington Avenue ! Houston, TX
! Saturday, December 25, 2010"
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C O N V E N T I O N A G E N D A
DAY 4: SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2011 ! 08:30AM - 05:30PM! 07:00AM - 09:00AM ! 08:00AM - 09:00AM! ! 08:30AM - 10:00AM! 08:30AM - 12:00PM! 09:00AM - 12:00PM! 10:30AM - 12:00PM! 10:00AM START! ! 09:00AM - 10:00AM ! ! ! !
Convention Registration and Information! Continental Breakfast Breakfast Roundtable with Professor Charles Ogletree, Jr. Competitions (Business)! International Negotiations Competition Quarter-Final Round Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition Final Round (Offsite) Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition Final Round (Offsite) International Negotiations Competition Semi-Final Round Plenary (Business)! Plenary Session 3 - Constitution & Bylaws Amendments Workshops - Morning Session (Business)! Workshop 8 | The State of Black Professionalism: The Impact of Media Images on Black America o MODERATOR: Sean Walton, CEO, Fresh Media Group o Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University! o Yolanda Young, On Being a Black Lawyer! o Melinda Spauldin, Fox News o Joah Spearman, Author “Real Role Models”
10:15AM - 11:30AM !
Workshop 9A | A Generation Lost: Youth in the Adult Court System o MODERATOR: Max Miller, General Counsel, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America o Dwayne Betts, Author/NAACP Image Award Winner o Sheila Bedi, Deputy Legal Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center o Dana Kaplan, Executive Director of the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana o Sally Terry Green, Professor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
10:15AM - 11:30AM !
Workshop 9B | World-Changers: Using Your JD for Social Justice o PANEL MODERATOR: Leah Aden, Associate, Fried Frank o James M. Douglas, Distinguished Professor of Law at Thurgood Marshall School of Law o Debo P. Adegbile, NAACP LDF, Director of Litigation o Tina Fernandez, Director of the Pro Bono Program at UT; former Managing Director of Teach for America o Lisa Graybill, Legal Director, ACLU Texas
! Wednesday, March 2, 2011"
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C O N V E N T I O N A G E N D A
DAY 4: SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2011 (CONT’D) 10:00AM - 11:00AM ! ! ! !
College Student Division - Morning Session! CSD Session 1 | Law School Unplugged: Students Give the Uncensored Truth About Law School o MODERATOR: Kendra Brown, National Congressional Liaison Specialist o Rhonda Jones, National Treasurer, University of Arkansas Little Rock o Sheila Isong, Mid-Atlantic Regional Chair, Howard University School of Law o Christopher Hollins, National Corporate Relations Director, Yale University o Shanisha Smith, Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
11:15AM - 12:30PM! ! ! !
CSD Session 2 | Do We Need the Divine Nine? A Look at BGLOs and Community Empowerment o MODERATOR: Robert Elliott, National Director of the College Student Division o Dr. Gregory S. Parks, Author, African American Fraternities and Sororities: The Legacy and the Vision o Dr. Rosaline Floyd, Author,Yes we can: The impact membership in Black Greek sororities has on the experience and persistence of Black women students at predominantly White 4-year institutions o Britney Jones, President, Zeta Sigma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
12:30PM - 02:00PM!
Sadie T.M. Alexander Luncheon o Master of Ceremonies: Darryl Parks, President-Elect of NBA o Barbara Anwine, Executive Director, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
! 02:00PM START! ! 02:00PM - 03:30PM! 02:00PM - 03:00PM " " " "
03:15PM - 05:00PM "
Plenary ! ! Plenary Session 4 - National Elections Competitions! International Negotiations Competition Final Round College Student Division - Afternoon Session! CSD Session 3 | Decisions, Decisions: How to Get a “Yes” from the Law School of Your Dreams o MODERATOR: Evangeline Mitchell, Executive Director - National Black Pre-Law Conference o Jamie Ann West Dillon, Asst. Dean of Admissions, University of Houston Law Center o Theresa Cropper, Fmr. Dean of Students at Northwestern Law and Perkins Coie Chief Diversity Officer o Everett Bellamy, Dean at Georgetown Law o Troy Riddle, Asst. Director for Diversity Initiatives- LSAC CSD Session 4 | LSAT Breakthrough: Tips from Kaplan Test Prep’s Teacher of the Year o Elisabeth Epps, Kaplan Test Prep
! Saturday, December 25, 2010"
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C O N V E N T I O N A G E N D A
DAY 4: SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 2011 (CONT’D) ! 06:00PM - 07:00PM! 06:30PM - 07:30PM!
Receptions & Social Events! Black Carpet Photos! Pre-Gala Reception (Black Tie)
07:30PM - 10:00PM!
43rd Annual National Convention Awards Gala & NBLSA Hall of Fame Induction o Kim Keenan, General Counsel, NAACP o A.J. Cooper, Founder of NBLSA, Hall of Fame Inductee o Hon. Al Green, Hall of Fame Inductee
10:00PM - 03:00AM! ! ! !
Convention Afterglow/Finale Party (TBD) Music: DJ Good Grief
DAY 4: Sunday, March 13, 2011 09:00AM -11:30PM!
Convention Registration and Information!
09:30AM - 11:00AM!
Prayer Breakfast o Rev. Leonard Barksdale, Esq.
11:00AM - 12:00PM! 12:00PM - 02:00PM!
National Appointees Interest Meeting National Executive Board Transition Meeting
! Saturday, December 25, 2010"
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