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April 19, 2006
1st National Conference on Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities
The Early Bird Registration for the ABA 1st National Conference on Employment of Lawyers with Disabilities has been EXTENDED until 04/24/2006. You can register on-line.
Sponsored by ABA President Michael S. Greco, the ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Date:
- Monday, May 22, 2006
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Location:
- Renaissance Washington Hotel
Washington, D.C.
CLE certification pending.
Keynote Speaker: Former Attorney General of the United States and Governor of Pennsylvania, Dick Thornburgh
Conference Topics Include:
- Is Disability Diverse or Just Different?
Does It Pay to Hire Lawyers with Disabilities?
Best Practices in Law Firms
For more information about the conference or to register, please contact Michael J. Stratton at (202) 662-1571, cmpdl@abanet.org, or fax (202) 662-1032.
The American Bar Association (ABA) President’s Office, the ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have partnered to bring to you this important learning opportunity. This Conference is appropriate for lawyers, law students, law schools and any organization that employs lawyers. Our intent is to help expand opportunities for lawyers with disabilities in all legal employment sectors.
In particular, the Conference will provide examples of best practices in hiring lawyers with disabilities, focus on the law pertaining to the employment of lawyers with disabilities and provide practical advice for how to set up a legal work environment to be accommodating to lawyers with disabilities. The Conference will also feature Richard L. Thornburgh, Esq., Of Counsel, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, LLP, as the Keynote Speaker the first evening of the Conference. Mr. Thornburgh previously served as Governor of Pennsylvania and Attorney General of the United States under two presidents. He was also instrumental in the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Ms. Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the EEOC, will also be a featured speaker at the Conference. We are also fortunate to have the Honorable Judge David S. Tatel, of the United States Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit, as our featured speaker during lunch on the second day of the Conference.
The Conference is a celebration of diversity, and will be held in an appropriate setting - our Nation’s capitol. The Conference will also provide a wonderful networking opportunity for lawyers, law students with disabilities, and legal employers.
Posted by Nancy at April 19, 2006 09:05 AM