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Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

American University Washington College of Law 2010 Founders' Day Celebration

Framing Problems and Finding Solutions
A Look at the Effects of the Recession on Social Welfare

Presented By The American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

January 28, 2010
9:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Room 603

American University Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Room 603, Washington, DC

9:30 am Registration
10:00 am Introductory Remarks
10:30 am

Welfare

Moderator: Susan Bennett, Professor of Law and Director of the Community & Economic Development Law Clinic, Washington College of Law
Speakers:
Mark Greenberg, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, US Dept of Health and Human Services
Tim Casey, Senior Staff Attorney, Legal Momentum
Brian Gilmore, Professor of Law, Howard University

12:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm

Policy/Activist Panel

Moderator: Cynthia Jones, Professor of Law, Washington College of Law
Speakers:
Nancy Forster, Former Maryland Public Defender
Doug Colbert, Professor of Law, University of Maryland
Jonathan Smith, Legal Aid Society of District of Columbia

2:30 pm

Break

3:15 pm

Family Responsibility Discrimination

Moderator: Susan Carle, Professor of Law, Washington College of Law
Speakers:
Lisa Schnall, US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Helen Applewhaite, Family and Medical Leave Act Branch Chief, US Dept of Labor
Robin Cockey, Cockey, Brennan & Maloney, P.C.

4:15 pm Reception

General registration is free but required.

To register, please go to http://www.wcl.american.edu/secle/registration. For further information, please contact:
Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education, American University Washington College of Law
Phone: 202.274.4075; Fax: 202.274.4079; or secle@wcl.american.edu

 
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