9:00 - 9:30

Student and Dean’s Welcome

9:30 - 10:45 - Panel One

Views from the Bench on Effective Advocacy, White-Collar Matters, and the Role of the Judicial Branch

Moderator: Lisa H. Miller, Partner, Sidley, Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division

• Hon. Anna Blackburne-Rigsby, Chief Judge of the D.C. Court of Appeals (Washington, D.C.)  

• Hon. Darrin P. Gayles, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Florida (Miami, FL)

• Hon. Milton C. Lee, Chief Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.)

• Hon. Jamar K. Walker, U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia (Norfolk, VA)

11:00 - 12:15 Panel Two

State and Local Prosecution Offices’ Perspectives on Enforcement Priorities 

Moderator: Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., Partner, Sidley, Former Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division, and Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana

• Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney (New York, NY)

• Nick Brown, Washington State Attorney General, and Former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington (Olympia, WA)

• Satana Deberry, Durham County District Attorney (Durham, NC)

• Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General (St. Paul, MN)

12:30 - 1:30 Lunch

1:30 - 2:45 Panel Three

Economic Justice

Moderator: Breon Peace, Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York

• Dawn N. Ison, Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan (Detroit, MI)

• Markenzy Lapointe, Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida (Miami, FL)

• Ismail “Izzy” Ramsey, Former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California (San Francisco, CA)

• Trini E. Ross, Former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York (Buffalo, NY)

2:45 - 4:00 Panel Four

Women in Criminal Justice

Moderator: Alyse I. Adamson, Principal, Beveridge & Diamond 

• Vanessa Roberts Avery, Partner, McCarter & English LLP, Former U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut (New Haven, CT)

• Dena J. King, Former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina (Charlotte, NC)

• Karima Maloney, Partner, Steptoe, Former Deputy Chief for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Section (Houston, TX)

• Heather N. Pinckney, Director, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.)

4:00 – 4:30 Coffee Break

4:30

Introduction of Keynote Speaker - Dean Roger A. Fairfax, Jr.

4:45 – 5:30

Keynote Address - Former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr.

5:30 

Reception: Students will have the opportunity to socialize with speakers and all attendees.