The OSU Moritz College of Law’s: Program on Law and Leadership; Divided Community Project; Program on Dispute Resolution; Democracy Studies; as well as the Truancy Mediation Project and Dispute Resolution and Youth present
2016-2017 PLL Community Unrest and Community Leadership Panel
In an era of increasing discord in communities in all parts of the country, the panel will discuss: What should local leaders do in the midst of community unrest? What plans should they make during more tranquil times? What special contributions can lawyer-leaders make in both situations? In addition, they will examine the unique challenges faced by communities given the current controversies, and share best practices of what local and lawyer-leaders are doing to meet them. Special focus will be on how to forge collaboration amongst a multitude of stakeholders. The discussion will be moderated by Nancy H. Rogers, Director, Program on Law and Leadership, Professor Emeritus, OSU Moritz College of Law.
Panelists:
- Grande Lum, Former Director, U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service; Director, Divided Community Project, OSU Moritz College of Law, led the federal mediation that intervened in Ferguson, MO, Baltimore, Sanford, Florida, and elsewhere
- Barbara Langhenry, Director of Law, City of Cleveland, guided the Cleveland Law Department during the demonstrations surrounding the Republican National Convention last summer in Cleveland.
- Carl Smallwood, Partner, Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease LLP; past president, National Conference of Bar Presidents, chairs a local Columbus effort to take advantage of tranquil times to plan ahead, and to enhance trust among communities within the larger community.
To register, please visit http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/pll/events/2016-2017-pll-community-unrest-and-community-leadership-panel/
