Cardozo's commitment to public service is highlighted every January during Public Interest Law Advocacy Week (P*LAW), a weeklong series of events that includes daily panels and workshops featuring inspiring conversations about the practice of public interest law. Join us for P*LAW 2022, January 24-27, 2022, via Zoom!
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DAY 1: Monday, January 24
Immigration Law and Policy Under the Biden Administration: U.S.-Mexico Border and Beyond
12-1:30 p.m.
Organizer(s): Jessica Shechtman, Emily Carbali, Zoe Cebulash
Panelists:
- Stephanie Alvarez-Jones '18, Staff Attorney, Immigrant Justice Project, Southern Poverty Law Center
- Shaw Drake, Staff Attorney and Policy Counsel, Border and Immigrants’ Rights, ACLU of Texas
- Elizabeth Rieser-Murphy, Staff Attorney, Immigrant Youth Representation Project, The Legal Aid Society
Moderated By:
- Mauricio Noroña, Clinical Teaching Fellow, Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic, Cardozo Law School
Registration Link (must register to receive Zoom meeting link): https://yeshiva-university.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYvcOGurD0pG9Rzgjs2AlhlvoUBCM42ZjVL
“[T]he[y] Who Control the Past:” Attacks on Equity & Inclusion Efforts in Education
4-5:30 p.m.
Organizer(s): Yomidalys Guichardo
Panelists:
- Beth Haroules, Senior Staff Attorney, NYCLU
- Toni Smith-Thompson, Senior Organizer, NYCLU
- Trecia Gillett-Gontee, Teacher, Yonkers Public Schools
Moderated by:
- Yomidalys Guichardo, Student, Cardozo Law School
Registration Link (must register to receive Zoom meeting link): https://yeshiva-university.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0odeCpqzIjHdXVYAs3LspKnWJcP8yYlv_f
A Primer to Rikers Island: America's Last Penal Colony
4-5:30 p.m.
Organizer(s): Chris Chuang, Tara Ansari
Panelists:
- Elizabeth Fischer, Managing Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
- Dana Kaplan, Deputy Director, NYC Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice
- Darren Mack, Co-Director, Freedom Agenda, Urban Justice Center
Moderated by:
- Chris Chuang, Student, Cardozo Law School
Registration Link (must register to receive Zoom meeting link): https://yeshiva-university.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYuc-qvqzsvHN1CaufsZrdOu1H4UoWeWgdq
DAY 2: Tuesday, January 25
Client Interviewing Workshop
12-1:30 p.m.
Organizer: Leslie Salzman
Moderator:
- Leslie Salzman, Clinical Professor of Law, Co-Director, Cardozo Bet Tzedek Legal Services, Cardozo Law School
Registration Link (must register to receive Zoom meeting link): https://yeshiva-university.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsf-qrqj0tGtBOoOLe5mgKzGITFB3W62th
Exclusionary Zoning in New York City and its Suburbs: Policy, Politics and Reform
12-1:30 p.m.
Organizer: Timothy Gentles
Panelists:
- Noah Kazis, Legal Fellow, NYU Furman Center
- John Mangin, Senior Counsel, NYC Department of City Planning; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Urban Planning of NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
- Jenna Davis, Ph.D. Candidate in Urban Planning, Columbia University
Moderator:
- Michael Pollack, Associate Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Floersheimer Center for Constitutional Democracy, Cardozo Law School
Registration Link (must register to receive Zoom meeting link): https://yeshiva-university.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsdO-uqz8rEtfdoEYs87CmtFGr3d0J0lCa
Restorative Justice in the NYC Cannabis Market
4-5:30 p.m.
Organizer: Rachel Barkley, Rebecca Dugini, and Kieran Graulich
Panelists:
- Tauhid Chappell, Founder, Color of Cannabis Conference; Executive Board Member, Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists
- David Hernandez, COO, Happy Munkey LLC
- Eli Northrup, Policy Counsel, Criminal Defense Practice, The Bronx Defenders
Moderated by:
- Kieran Graulich, Student, Cardozo Law School
Registration Link (must register to receive Zoom meeting link): https://yeshiva-university.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEvcO2orD0pEtX7ErGBOO0nWIxSsl0gbZPB
DAY 3: Wednesday, January 26
Exploring GBV in the 21st Century: Domestic Violence, Violence against Children (VAC), and Reproductive Rights
12-1:30 p.m.
Organizer: Gowri Cheepurupalli and Rachel Barkley
Panelists:
- Nicole Blumberg, Chief of the Child Abuse Unit, New York County District Attorney’s Office
- Christine Perumal, Director of Domestic Violence Law Project, Safe Horizon
- Bella Pori '21, State Legislative Fellow, State Policy and Advocacy Team, Center for Reproductive Rights
Moderated by:
- Rachel Barkley, Student, Cardozo Law School
- Gowri Cheepurupalli, Student, Cardozo Law School
Registration Link (must register to receive Zoom meeting link): https://yeshiva-university.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwodeCvrTIvHtWvXM2O_5_fHWACEs1O95if
Hate Speech and the U.S. Constitution
12-1:30 p.m.
Organizer: Chaya-Bracha Walkenfeld
Panelists:
- Robert "Bob" Corn-Revere, First Amendment Lawyer, Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
- Alex Morey, Program Officer, Individual Rights Defense Program, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Moderated by:
- Michel Rosenfeld, Justice Sydney L. Robins Professor of Human Rights, Director of the Program on Global and Comparative Constitutional Theory, Cardozo Law School
Registration Link (must register to receive Zoom meeting link):
https://yeshiva-university.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lf-ioqj0qEtzeQQbrOFqUh7spayjQpEip
Data Privacy and Constitutional Rights in the Age of Smartphones and the Internet of Things
4-5:30 p.m.
Organizer: Olivia Nacionales
Panelist:
- Jerome Greco, Digital Forensics Supervising Attorney, The Legal Aid Society
- Lawrence Cappello, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama
Moderated by:
- Olivia Nacionales, Student, Cardozo Law School
Registration Link (must register to receive Zoom meeting link): https://yeshiva-university.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEpcumgrjgjGNfb9Me8IoXi2_Pm9F1KQ_lV
Of Lawyers and Labor: Attorneys and Their Place in Today's Labor Movement
4-5:30 p.m.
Organizer: Chelsea Hill
Panelists:
- Deborah Wright, Political Director, United Auto Workers, Region 9A
- Sean Parmenter '99, Staff Attorney, Criminal Defense Practice, The Legal Aid Society; UAW Region 9A, Local 2325 ALAA Manhattan CDP Vice President
- Alex Jacobs, Senior Staff Attorney, Housing Unit/Tenants Rights Coalition, Queens Legal Services, LSSA 2320 Delegate
Moderator:
- Chelsea Hill, Student, Cardozo Law School
Registration Link (must register to receive Zoom meeting link): https://yeshiva-university.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsc--rqz4vHNzQoah27tT24z5uyJiGkDsm
Military Law: Confronting Racism and Extremism in the US Military
6-7:30 p.m.
Organizer: Amanda Vice, Davis Villano, Heidi Sandomir (Public Service Scholars)
Panelists:
- James M. Branum, Former Co-Chair, Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild
- Kathleen Gilberd, Executive Director, Military Law Task Force of the National Lawyers Guild
- Thomas K. Hobbs, Colonel (Retired), U.S. Marine Corps
- Dr. Alan Kennedy, Lecturer of Public Policy, William & Mary
Moderator:
- Amanda Vice, Fellow, Public Service Scholars, Cardozo Law School
Registration Link (must register to receive Zoom meeting link): https://yeshiva-university.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYsd-2tpj4vHtJjRFNVfKiWrd6pywdORga1
DAY 4: Thursday, January 27
Making the Most of the PILC Fair
12-1:30 p.m.
Organizer: Alissa Bernstein
Panelists:
- Amanda Vice, Student, Cardozo Law School
- Paul Babchik, Senior Counsel, Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor
- Luba Reife, Deputy Director, Family Law Project, Sanctuary for Families
Moderator:
- Alissa Bernstein, Director of the Center for Public Service Law, Cardozo Law School
Registration Link (must register to receive Zoom meeting link): https://yeshiva-university.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUldOiqrjovHdy0OnbM5PWO3wjy6M31agpL
The Impact of COVID on Systems-Involved Children
4-5:30 p.m.
Organizer: Meghan Kacsmar, Jane Weiss
Panelists:
- Lisa May, Attorney, Lawyers for Children
- Julia Davis, Director of Youth Justice and Child Welfare, Children’s Defense Fund
- Kate Wood, Staff Attorney, Juvenile Rights Practice, The Legal Aid Society
- Nicole Blumberg, Chief of the Child Abuse Unit, New York County District Attorney’s Office
Moderator:
- Shereen White, Director of Advocacy and Policy, Children’s Rights
Registration Link (must register to receive Zoom meeting link): https://yeshiva-university.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlc-irqjgsHdFx8qw1RE4pzZTihIRxnjv3
Supervised Consumption Sites for Overdose Prevention: What We've Learned and Where We Go From Here
4-5:30 p.m.
Organizer: Rebecca Halff
Panelists:
- Ronda Goldfein, Executive Director, AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania; Co-Founder and Vice President, Safehouse
- Alex Kral, Distinguished Fellow at RTI International
- Tamara Oyola-Santiago, MA, MPH, MCHES, Program Leader, Bronx Móvil
- Kellen Russoniello, Senior Staff Attorney, Drug Policy Alliance
Moderator:
- Rebecca Halff, Student, Cardozo Law School
- Jordan Kutzik, Student, Cardozo Law School
Registration Link (must register to receive Zoom meeting link): https://yeshiva-university.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrdOyprz4qGdJ5iEnZLm5tUqoYqPfrz6pg