FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 AND

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

THE Second Annual

NATIONAL HBCU

PRE-LAW SUMMIT & LAW EXPO 2015

THE ONLY NATIONAL PRE-LAW EVENT CREATED TO ADDRESS THE

UNIQUE ISSUES AND CONCERNS OF STUDENTS AND GRADUATES

OF HBCUS INTERESTED IN GOING TO LAW SCHOOL AND

BECOMING LAWYERS!

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW

85 PARK PLACE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

WWW.HBCUPRELAWSUMMIT.ORG

FREE EVENT!

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 pro-vide 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 

Joseph K. West, Esq., President & CEO of the Minority Corporate Counsel Associa-tion (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)

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS

Ricky Anderson, Esq., Managing PartnerAnderson & Smith P.C. Houston, Texas

Kendra Brown, J.D., M.Div., LL.M.,Policy DirectorCongressional Black Caucus Washington, DC

The Honorable Henry C. “Hank” Johnson Jr.Member of CongressU.S. House of RepresentativesGeorgia’s 4th Congressional District Lithonia, Georgia/Washington, DC

Timothy E. Sams, Ph.D. Vice President of Student DevelopmentMorehouse College Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Ivory A. Toldson Acting DirectorThe White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities Washington, DC

Katherine S. Broderick, Esq., Dean at The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (Washington, DC)

Phyliss Craig-Taylor, Esq., Dean at North Car-olina Central University School of Law (Durham, North Carolina)

Dannye Holley, Esq., Dean at Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern Universi-ty (Houston, Texas)

Danielle Holley Walker, Esq., Dean at Howard University School of Law (Washington, DC)

Darryll K. Jones, Esq., Interim Dean at Florida A&M University College of Law (Orlando, Florida)

John K. Pierre, Esq., In-terim Chancellor at Southern University Law Center (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)

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 Co-Director, Southern Region, National Black Law Students Association (University Park, Florida)

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)

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)

HBCU LAW SCHOOL DEANS AND HONORED GUESTSParticipating HBCU Law School Deans from ALL 6 HBCU Law Schools include:

ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSBAR/LAWYER ASSOCIATION LEADERS

Leigh M. Chapman, Esq., Director of Policy, Pennsylvania Department of State and Chair, National Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division (Harrisburg, Pennsyl-vania)

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)

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, Nation-al Bar Association and Corporate Counsel, Allstate Insurance Company (Northbook, Illinois)

THE SECOND ANUAL NATIONAL HBCU PRE-LAW SUMMIT & LAW EXPO 2015

The Honorable Kimberly M. Esmond Adams, Judge, Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta Judicial Circuit (Atlanta, Georgia)

Maritza Adonis, Third-Year Law Student, Charlotte School of Law and National Internal Chief of Staff, National Black Law Students Associ-ation (Charlotte, North Carolina)

Lorenzo Azar Banks, Esq., Assistant Director of Admissions and Director of Diversity Initiatives, Oklahoma City University School of Law and Founder and Owner,Minori-ty Report Law PLLC (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)

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 As-sociation, Young Lawyers Division (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)

Jana J. Edmondson-Cooper, Esq., Bilingual Staff Attorney, Georgia Legal Services Program (Macon, Georgia)

Erica Edwards-O’Neal, Esq., Senior Director of Career Services and Direc-tor of Diversity and Inclusion, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (Central Islip, New York)

Dakini C. Fields, Third-Year Law Student and Vice-President, Black Law Students Association, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School (Atlanta, Georgia)

Seth Fowler, Second-Year Law Student and President, Black Law Students Association, Loyola Law School Los Angeles (Los Angeles, California)

Kory C. Hawkins, J.D., Associate Director of Admissions, University of California Hastings College of the Law (San Francisco, California)

Nolan T. James, Esq., Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, University of Akron School of Law (Akron, Ohio)

Mark Jefferson, Esq., Assistant Director, Office of Admissions, Uni-versity of Michigan School of Law (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

Cheryl Jester-George, Ed.D., Se-nior Director of Admissions, Georgia State University College of Law (Atlanta, Georgia)

Brandi N. Knox, Esq., Senior Associ-ate, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Atlanta, Georgia)

Keith Lamar, Esq., Assistant District Attorney, Office of the Fulton Coun-ty District Attorney and Southeast Regional Director, National Black Prosecutors Association (Atlanta, Georgia)

William Lee, Second-Year Law Stu-dent and Advocacy Chair, Black Law Students Association, University of Pennsylvania Law School (Philadel-phia, Pennsylvania)

Randy Matthews, Esq., MBA, Associate Dean for Enrollment Ser-vices, Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law (Knoxville, Tennessee)

Reginald A. McGahee, Esq., Assis-tant Dean and Dean of Admissions, Howard University School of Law (Washington, DC)

Anthony McGee, Esq., Managing Partner, Anthony M. McGee Law Group, LLC and Director, Pre-Law Program, Morehouse College (At-lanta, Georgia)

Charles McGee, Third-Year Law Student, Florida International University College of Law and Pre-Law Co-Director, Southern Region, National Black Law Students Associ-ation (University Park, Florida)

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 (Chi-cago, Illinois)

PANELISTS, MODERATORS AND PRESENTERS:

HALL OF FAME HONOREESThe Honorable Arthur L. Burnett, Sr., Esq.Retired Senior JudgeSuperior Court of the District of Columbia National Executive DirectorNational African American Drug Policy Coalition, Inc. Washington, DC

John Crump, J.D., CMP, CAEDirectorStrategic Alliances Historian and Executive Director EmeritusNational 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 AdvisorTougaloo College Tougaloo, Mississippi

THE SECOND ANUAL NATIONAL HBCU PRE-LAW SUMMIT & LAW EXPO 2015

NATIONAL HBCU PRE-LAW SUMMIT & LAW EXPO

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PANELISTS, MODERATORS AND PRESENTERS:Anthony Showell, Third-Year Law Student, Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School (Atlanta, Georgia)

Tiffany Simmons, Esq., Career Counselor and Diversity Liaison, American University Washington College of Law (Washington, DC)

Shalyn Christine Smith,Third-Year Law Student, University of Alabama School of Law (Tuscaloosa, Ala-bama)

L. Chris Stewart, Esq., Managing Partner, Stewart, Seay & Felton Trial Attorneys (Atlanta, Georgia)

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)

Aaron N. Taylor, Esq., Ed.D., Assistant Professor of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law and Director, Law Student Survey of Stu-dent 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 Commu-nications, National Black Law Stu-dents Association (Houston, Texas)

Tracey West, Esq., Associate Dean for External Relations, Diversity & In-clusion, 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