Public Defender Brown Bag Lunch Series
Every Friday from 12:30-1:30pm EST, Sept. 8 – Dec. 1
Thinking about becoming a public defender? Throughout the fall, PILC is hosting brown bag lunches with public defender offices from around the country. These informative discussions will give you the opportunity to learn about how to approach a career in public defense, to meet public defenders practicing all over the United States, and to find out about exciting internship and post-graduate opportunities in their offices.
All of the lunches, with the exception of those with asterisks, will be held virtually via Zoom here: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/99580737281 (Meeting ID: 995 8073 7281). Students who need a quiet space to participate are welcome to use the PILC/OCS Library, located on the 4th Floor of Furman Hall, Suite 430.
Please note that these lunches are not geared toward a particular class year, and any interested students are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Please RSVP using the links below if you plan to attend any/all events.
Sept. 8: Metropolitan Public Defender (MPD) (Portland, OR)
Tristen Edwards ’17 (Lead Attorney for Restorative Justice), Keiler Beers ’20 (Juvenile Public Defender), Grant Cole (Attorney at Law)
RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_262yST9xUaiol9A
Sept. 15: New Hampshire Public Defender
Kyle Robidas (Staff Attorney)
RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2mZYN5NZGwUhGUm
Sept. 22: Cook County Public Defender
Sharone Mitchell (Cook County Public Defender)
RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0d1fV1H6upFwMzs
Sept. 29: Miami-Dade Public Defender
Guy Robinson (General Counsel and Recruitment Director), Kevin Hellman (Training Director)
RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0HzararMv5jyRSu
Oct. 2: King County Department of Public Defense*
PILC Library (FH 430), 1:15-2:15pm
Katie Hurley (Special Counsel for Criminal Practice and Policy)
RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4J94oXu0fUhn58G
*NOTE: This is a Monday event taking place in-person
Oct. 6: Hennepin County Public Defender (Minneapolis, MN)
Geoffrey Isaacman (Managing Attorney), Jesse Dong (Assistant Public Defender)
RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_37Ondzgkji1P2Ci
Oct. 13: Center for Death Penalty Litigation
Shelagh Kenney (Staff Attorney)
RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dgPfz72H49Jd6L4
Oct. 20: Los Angeles County Public Defender
Jac’queline Baskerville (Deputy Public Defender)
RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9L9Ko9oOfpnZOXc
Oct. 27: Colorado State Public Defender
Zak Brown (Chief Deputy Public Defender)
RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5iJuWoW3GEbe3wW
Nov. 3: Capital Punishment Project & Promise of Justice Initiative
Erica Navalance (Staff Attorney), Aiesha Krauss-Lee ‘21 (Staff Attorney)
RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1C7FBa5AfwTSoXs
Nov. 10: Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS)
Kuda Chizdonga (Talent Outreach Partner)
RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6JdxciG90uihuD4
Nov. 17: Virginia Indigent Defense Commission
Amari Harris (Head of Diversity and Recruiting)
RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Fc4SCrB4Ut2Shg
Dec. 1: Alaska Public Defender Agency *CANCELLED*
Claire DeWitte (Assistant Public Defender)