Events Calendar

Learn about careers in indigent defense from Texas Law alumni and friends serving as public defenders. Panelists will discuss their careers and offer advice on how to land a job as a public defender. Panelists include Jessica Brand, Attorney, Fair Punishment Project; Genesis Draper, ’06, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Southern District of Texas (Houston); Katy Dyer, Director of Holistic Defense, Capital Area Private Defender Service; and Rhiannon Hamam, ‘16, Attorney, Starr County Public Defender, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid. Moderated by Chris Roberts, Clinical Professor and Director of the Texas Law Criminal Defense Clinic.

Refreshments will be served. RSVP by Monday, March 6, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Individual meetings with the panelists will be announced closer to the event.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/03/07/26984/

The State Bar of Texas Tax Section will present a discussion about various career opportunities in the area of tax law. Panelists include Patrick O'Daniel, '92, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright; Ray Langenberg, ’82, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts / Office of the Attorney General; Michelle Rosenblatt, Armbrust & Brown PLLC; and Brock Whalen, IRS Office of Chief Counsel. Moderated by Christi Mondrik, '01, Mondrik & Associates.

Lunch will be served. RSVP by Monday, March 6, on Symplicity by selecting the "Events" tab.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/03/07/29184/

Environmental law is a growing field that covers many different issues and career paths. Come learn more about environmental law from practitioners in the public interest, private, and government sectors. Panelists include Kristen Fancher, Law Offices of Kristen Fancher, PLLC; Vic Ramirez, Lower Colorado River Authority; Booker Harrison, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and Kari Potts, ’99, In-House Counsel, StatOil. Sponsored by the State Bar of Texas Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section, the Environmental Law Society, and the Environmental Law Journal.

Lunch will be served. Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 8, on Symplicity by selecting the 'Events' tab. Lunch will be served.

Full event information: https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/03/09/29166/