Civil Rights and Social Justice Luncheon Series
The Brennan Center for Justice presents:
Civil Rights and Social Justice Luncheon Series
featuring
William L. Robinson
Professor, University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law
moderated by
Nicole Austin-Hillery
Director and Counsel, Washington, D.C. Office, Brennan Center for Justice
Friday, September 27, 2013
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Hogan Lovells
555 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004
The Brennan Center for Justice is pleased to announce the launch of the Civil Rights and Social Justice Luncheon Series. These lunchtime events, sponsored by the Brennan Center's Washington, D.C. office, will be co-hosted with D.C. area law firms.The inaugural discussion will commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, highlighting one of the most significant large-scale civil rights and civil justice protests in our nation's history. Future luncheons will shed light on the tremendous and impactful work of civil rights advocates, both past and present, throughout the Washington, D.C. area and across the country. Our inaugural featured guest will be William Robinson.
Professor William Robinson is the Olie W. Rauh Professor of Law and founding Dean of the University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law. He is a litigator, teacher, leader of the civil rights bar, and leader in the civil rights movement. Professor Robinson has litigated civil rights cases for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and played a primary role in presenting two Supreme Court cases that laid the foundation for civil rights discrimination claims. Professor Robinson serves on the board of directors of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights under Law, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund, and Oberlin College.
We hope you can join us for this insightful and timely conversation.
Lunch will be served.
Space is limited.
Please RSVP by filling out the form below or clicking here. If you have any additional questions, please contact Kimberly Lubrano at kimberly.lubrano@nyu.edu or 202.249.7195.
