National Bar Association Members- Just In Case You Missed It

5:30-6:30 P.M.

Welcome Reception

6:30-6:45 P.M.

Opening Remarks

Freddie Pitcher, Jr.
Chancellor, Southern University Law Center

Pamela J. Meanes
President, National Bar Association

Rolando Urbina
President, Louis A. Martinet Society

Diangleo Frazier
President, Southern University Law Center, Student Bar Association

Christopher Hebert
Director of Region 5, National Bar Association

6:45-8:15 P.M.

Evening Keynote Speaker

Stephanie Finley
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana

8:00-8:45 A.M.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45-9:00 A.M.

Welcome

Dr. Ronald Mason, President, Southern University System
Pamela J. Meanes, President, National Bar Association

9:00-10:15 A.M.

The Legacy of Brown

FACILITATOR:
Pamela J. Meanes, President, National Bar Association

PANELISTS:
Danielle R. Holley-Walker, Dean & Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law
Wendy B. Scott, Dean & Professor of Law, Mississippi College School of Law
Freddie Pitcher, Jr., Chancellor, Southern University Law Center

10:30-11:45 A.M.

Quality Education as a Constitutional and Civil Right: Modern Issues That Affect Access to Quality Education

MODERATOR:
Christopher Hebert, Director of Region 5, National Bar Association

PANELISTS:
John White, Louisiana State Superintendent of Education
Dr. Bernard Taylor, Superintendent, East Baton Rouge School System
Steve Monaghan, President, Louisiana Federation of Teachers

12:30-1:30 P.M.

Lunch & Award Presentations

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dave Dennis, Director, Southern Algebra Project Initiative Recognition of Legal Writing Competition Essay Winner Wiley A. Branton Awards

1:45-3:00 P.M.

The Role of Lawyers in Structuring Opportunities for Quality Education—Access for Children Who Come from Low-Income to Moderate-Income Families

MODERATOR:
Tracie Woods, General Counsel & Professor of Law, Southern University Law Center

PANELISTS:
Regina Ramsey-James, Professor of Law, Southern University Law Center
Preston Castille, Partner, Taylor Porter, Brooks & Phillips National President, Southern University Alumni Federal and President, Southern University Laboratory School Foundation
Travis Richardson, Partner, Richardson & Mackoff, Ltd.

3:15-4:30 P.M.

A Discussion of the Maryland HBCU Case and Its Potential Impact on HBCUs

MODERATOR:
Jay Augustine, Adjunct Professor, Southern University Law Center

PANELISTS:
John Brittain, Professor of Law, David A. Clarke School of Law, University of the District of Columbia
Dr. Ronald Mason, President, Southern University System