Richmond Criminal Justice Forum
Forum Events
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February
A Conversation with Women Criminal Justice Leaders
February 1st, 12-1 p.m. in Room L171
Co-Sponsored by Richmond Women’s Law
Featured Speakers:
Jessica Aber, U.S. Attorney for the eastern District of Virginia
Tracy Paner, Chief Public Defender for the City of Richmond
Emilee Hasbrouch, The Ram Law Firm
When Pigs Flew: How Virginia became the First Southern State to Abolish the
Death Penalty
February 16th, 12-1 p.m. in Room 102
Featured Speakers:
Doug Ramseur, Former Regional Capital Defender
Prof. Corinna LainSolitary: Rethinking Supermax Confinement
February 23rd, 5:30 p.m. in Room 101
Co-Sponsored by Criminal Law Society and The Death Penalty course
Join for a viewing of the HBO documentary, Solitary. Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. and the film will begin at 6 p.m. Following the viewing, there will be an informal, open discussion to unpack the film.Brown Bag Lunch Series
February 27th, 12-1 p.m. in Room L171
Featured Speaker:Jessica Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District
Join Ms. Aber for an informal brown bag lunch to hear about her work and ask questions. Lunch is “bring your own” and will be from 12:00-1:00 pm in L171. -
March
Brown Bag Lunch Series
March 13th, 12-1 p.m. in Room L171
Featured Speaker: Ramin Fatehi, Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney
Join Mr. Fatehi for an informal brown bag lunch to hear about his work and ask questions. Lunch is “bring your own” and will be from 12:00-1:00 pm in L171.Richmond Criminal Justixe Forum x Christian Law Fellowship (CLF) Networking Dinner
March 14th, Sloop John B. Restaurant at Regency Square
Featured Speakers: Amari Harris, General Counsel and Director of Equity and Operations for the VIDC;Carlos Hopkins, Partner at Gentry Locke and Former Virginia Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs; and Tiffany Booker, Chesterfield County Assistant Public Defender.
Join RCJF and CLF for a networking dinner with local leaders. The featured speakers will talk with students about the intersection of their faith and their careers.Richmond Criminal Justixe Forum x Sexuality and Gender Alliance (SAGA) Networking Dinner
March 23rd, Sloop John B. Restaurant at Regency Square
Featured Speakers: Kim Gretes of the Chesterfield Commonwealth Attorney’s Office; Leigh Stansfield of the Chesterfield Public Defender Office; and Gianna Fienberg of the Richmond Public Defender Office.
Join RCJF and SAGA for a networking dinner with local leaders. The featured speakers will talk with students about their career paths and challenges they have and continue to face in the field.Criminal Law Professors Panel
March 28th, 12-1 p.m. in Room 101
Join Professor’s Corinna Lain, Hank Chambers, Erin Collins and John Douglass for a discussion on the criminal classes they teach and how they relate to careers in criminal justice. Pizza will be provided for all attendees. -
April
More information coming soon.