Public Justice Speakers Educate and Inspire
Lawyers, Law Students and Public Interest Advocates
Our staff members and activists have been and will be educating
audiences of trial attorneys, law students, and allied public
interest groups about the vital role of the civil justice system
and Public Justice’s efforts to keep the courthouse doors open for
everyone. Following is a list of our upcoming
speaking engagements and events.
If you would like to volunteer to speak or would like to arrange
for a Public Justice speaker at your law school, association,
or organization's event, please contact
Outreach & Development Coordinator Cassandra R. Goings, tel.
202-797-8600 ext. 244,
e-mail: cgoings@publicjustice.net.
October 26, 2007 – The Future of Class
Action Litigation in America – Washington, D.C.
Staff Attorney Paul Bland will speak
on the "Classwide Arbitration: Fiction, Reality, or Nightmare?" Panel
from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. The event will be held at
the Ritz Carlton.
June 12, 2007 –
Paul Bland's testimony to the Subcommittee on Commercial and
Administrative Law of the U.S. House of Representatives'
Committee on the Judiciary –
Washington, DC
Public Justice
Staff Attorney Paul Bland's testimony to the Subcommittee on
Commercial and Administrative Law of the U.S. House of
Representatives' Committee on the Judiciary for a June 12, 2007
Hearing on "Mandatory Binding Arbitration Agreements: Are They
Fair to Consumers?" The
testimony describes Public Justice's study and experience of
problems that frequently arise in the abuse of mandatory
arbitration agreements in consumer and employment cases.
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