Change It Up!: Lawyering for Social Change ’15

 

	Introduction – Eidman Courtroom Hannah Alexander, 3L Eden Harrington, Associate Dean for Experiential Education; Director, William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law, Texas Law Ward Farnsworth, Dean, Texas Law
	Lunch with Small Groups – Jamail Pavilion & Various Locations Incoming students will meet in small groups with 2Ls, 3Ls, alumni, and faculty. Small groups will get to know each other and discuss their initial ideas about lawyering for social change.
	Keynote: Continuing the Civil Rights Legacy: Pursuing Justice in a New Era – Eidman Courtroom Introduction: Bryan Zubay, 3L Remarks: Ebony Howard, Managing Attorney – Alabama, Southern Poverty Law Center, Montgomery, Alabama
	Break
	Paths and Models – Eidman Courtroom Recent alumni who work in various fields will discuss their paths through law school and explore how lawyers across sectors of practice (non-profit, government, firms) participate in social change lawyering. Moderator: Paige Duggins, 2L Panelists: Michael Cowles, 2012, Equal Justice Center, Austin & Dallas Erin Gaines, 2013, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, Austin & Corpus Christi Vince Harding, 2012, Travis County Democratic Party, Austin Elizabeth Henneke, 2007, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, Austin Brittany Perkins, 2013, SafePlace, Austin Jordan Pollock, 2012, Dallas County Public Defender’s Office, Dallas
	Lawyering for Social Change: A Texas Law Story – Eidman Courtroom Introduction: Mary Crouter, Clinical Professor; Assistant Director, William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law Remarks: Scott McCown, Clinical Professor; Director, Children’s Rights Clinic Closing: Lochlin Rosen, 2L

Hosted with the Bernard and Audre Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice, the Capital Punishment Center and many student organizations.