IRVINE, Calif., Feb 13, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –
UC Irvine School of Law will present a lecture on politics and race in
America by Charles Ogletree Jr., founder of Harvard Law School’s Houston
Institute for Race and Justice.
WHAT: Ogletree will deliver the annual Al Meyerhoff Public
Interest Lecture on “President Obama’s Election and Pursuit of a
Post-Racial America.” UCI Law’s Al
Meyerhoff Lecture in Public Interest Law is an annual lecture series
that commemorates the late Al Meyerhoff, a renowned labor, environmental
and civil rights lawyer.
WHEN: Wednesday, Feb. 15, 4:00 to 5:00 pm, with reception to
follow.
WHERE: UC Irvine School of Law, 401 East Peltason Drive, Irvine,
CA 92697, Room EDU 1111. Directions,
http://www.law.uci.edu/directions.html
WHO: Charles Ogletree Jr. is considered one of the most tenacious
and successful trial lawyers in the United States. He is the Jesse
Climenko Professor of Law at Harvard University, and is a passionate
advocate of a defendant’s right to a fair trial within the American
justice system.
REGISTRATION: The event is free and open to the public. MCLE
credit offered. Please RSVP online,
https://ucisl.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/AlMeyerhoffLecturebyCharlesOgletree/tabid/330480/Default.aspx
MEDIA CONTACT: Rex Bossert, Assist. Dean for Communications, rbossert@law.uci.edu,
(949) 824-3063.
ABOUT UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW: UC Irvine School of Law seeks to
create the ideal law school for the 21st century by doing the best job
of training lawyers for the practice of law at the highest levels of the
profession. Recruited from prestigious schools, the faculty ranked ninth
in the country in scholarly impact in a recent study. The student body
has median grades and LSAT scores comparable to those of student bodies
at top 20 law schools. The school’s innovative curriculum stresses
hands-on learning, interdisciplinary study and public service.
www.law.uci.edu
SOURCE: UC Irvine School of Law
UC Irvine School of Law
Rex Bossert, Assist. Dean for Communications
949-824-3063
rbossert@law.uci.edu
Copyright Business Wire 2012
Similar news: