"Our History, Our Future: Celebrating Attorneys
of Color in Connecticut" Symposium
April 13, 2012
Quinnipiac University School of Law
Hamden, CT
8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
The Connecticut Bar Foundation James W. Cooper Fellows, in partnership with the four bar associations for attorneys of color (Crawford, CHBA, CAPABA and SABAC), are planning a symposium that will convey the untold history of attorneys of color in Connecticut. The program will include a luncheon presentation, as well as morning and afternoon panels on mentoring and leadership. All will be presented with a view toward understanding the impact of this important history on today’s legal community.
There is no charge for this symposium.
To register for the symposium, please fill out the attached
registration form and return to the Connecticut Bar Foundation
by fax 860.722.2497 or email ctbf@cbf-1.org.
Program Schedule
8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast - Lobby
Historical Timeline Display
9:30 a.m. Introductions and Welcome - Grand Courtroom
Dean Brad Saxton, Quinnipiac University School of Law;
Chair, James W. Cooper Fellows
Attorney Timothy S. Fisher, President, Connecticut Bar Foundation;
McCarter & English LLP
Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery, McCarter & English LLP
Overview and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
9:45 a.m. Keynote Speaker
Professor John Brittain, University of the District of Columbia School of Law
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Panel
Leadership/Forming a Professional Identity
Moderator
Professor Sudha Setty, Western New England University School of Law
Professor Sudha Setty, Western New England University School of Law
Panelists
Professor John C. Brittain, Founding Member of Crawford
Attorney Amy Lin Meyerson, Founding Member of CAPABA;
Law Office of Amy Lin Meyerson
Hon. Edgardo Ramos, U.S. District Judge, S.D.N.Y.
Attorney Asker Saeed, Founding Member of SABAC;
IAE International Aero Engines AG
12:00 p.m. Break and Box Lunch Pick-Up - Lobby - Return to Grand Courtroom
12:30 p.m. Lunch Panel
Judges/Personal Perspectives
Moderator
Professor Marilyn Ford, Quinnipiac University School of Law
Panelists
Hon. Nina F. Elgo, CT Superior Court Judge
Hon. Sheridan L. Moore, CT Superior Court Judge
Hon. Antonio C. Robaina, CT Superior Court Judge
Hon. M. Nawaz Wahla, CT Superior Court Judge
1:45 p.m. Remarks by Attorney General George Jepsen
Role of Public Leaders
2:00 p.m. Afternoon Panel
Mentoring, Historical Lessons Still Applicable Today
Moderator
Attorney Virginia E. McGarrity, Robinson & Cole LLP
Panelists
Attorney Sung-Ho Hwang, Law Offices of Sung-Ho Hwang
Attorney Ilia M. O’Hearn, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Attorney Robert R. Simpson, Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Attorney S. Dave Vatti, Deputy Chief, Violent Crime and Narcotics,
Office of the United States Attorney, District of Connecticut
3:00 p.m. - Closing Remarks
3:05 p.m. Hon. Juliett L. Crawford, CT Superior Court Judge
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SPONSORS!
Platinum Sponsor
Day Pitney LLP
Gold Sponsors
Boehringer Ingelheim USA Corporation
Jackson Lewis LLP
McCarter & English, LLP
Robinson & Cole LLP
Shipman & Goodwin LLP
Wiggin and Dana LLP
Presenting Sponsors
Connecticut Bar Foundation James W. Cooper Fellows
Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association
George W. Crawford Black Bar Association
South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut
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