• Second Annual Adoption Policy Conference (5/20/2005)
• Nuala O'Loan, Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (4/4/2005)
• Second Annual Jackson Lewis Brunch (3/13/2005)
• Panel on Immigration Law Practice (3/8/2005)
• Next Wave Organizing Conference (1/27-1/28/2005)  

Adoption law today reflects the dramatic changes in and growing inclusiveness of American society. On May 20, 2005, the Justice Action Center, the Center for Adoption Policy, and The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute cosponsored a conference on gay and lesbian adoption law, with a focus on the history of adoption struggles, the current state of the law, and prospects for legal reform. For more information, please visit the conference web page. 

When: Thursday, April 14
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Where: Stiefel Reading Room

Mrs. O’Loan, the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, is a qualified solicitor and former Lecturer at the University of Ulster.  She oversees an office whose goal is to restore the public trust and confidence in the Police Service of Northern Ireland after decades of complaints of corruption and prejudice.  Mrs. O’Loan has a long history of dedication to human rights and spoke on the progress that has been made in providing an independent impartial police complaints service in which the public and the police have confidence.

THE SECOND ANNUAL JACKSON LEWIS BRUNCH

Sunday, March 13, 2005    Harry H. Wellington Conference Center     presented by     The Labor & Employment Law Program    in honor of the     Final Round Justices    29th Annual Robert F. Wagner     National Labor & Employment Law Moot Court Competition    The Honorable Frederic Block United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York The Honorable Theodore McKee United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit The Honorable Julio Fuentes United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit The Honorable Stuart J. Ishimaru United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission The Honorable Richard A. Matasar Dean and President, New York Law School Following brunch, attendees were invited to attend the Final Round Arguments 2:00 p.m. in the Stiefel Reading Room This event was made possible by the generous support of Jackson Lewis LLP.

Alumni attorneys who represent international business, entrepreneurs, and families in sponsoring immigrants and temporary workers under the U.S. immigration laws spoke about their work.  Alumni who spend most of their time litigating cases in immigration court were also represented.

When: Tuesday, March 8
Time: 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Where: Wellington Conference Center (5th Floor)

Speakers included:

• Lori Adams '04, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (NY)
• Sharon Finkel '01, Fragomen Del Rey
• Marcia Kasdan '78, Law Office of Marcia Kasdan and Associates
• Norine Krasnogor '85, Law Offices of Krasnogor and Krasnogor
• Reza Pourmohammadi '01, James O’Malley, PC
• Brent Reilly '98, Fragomen Del Rey
• Richard Tarzia '95, Tarzia and Associates

Workplaces once were unionized or open shops, and workers either were or were not represented by a union. Today the situation has changed dramatically. Unions are organizing in new ways and workers are also finding alternative forms for organizing themselves. On January 27 and 28, 2005, New York Law School’s Labor & Employment Law Program, Justice Action Center, and Institute for Information Law & Policy will present the Next Wave Organizing conference to examine how workers organize in the 21st Century and how new tools and techniques can be harnessed to improve organizing. For further information and registration, please visit: http://www.nyls.edu/nextwave.

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