Sept. 9-Dec. 2: Public Defender Brown Bag Lunch Series

Posted on March 1, 2024

Every Friday from 12:15-1:15pm EST, Sept. 9 – Dec. 2 (except the two marked with asterisks)

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 will be held virtually via Zoom here: https://nyu.zoom.us/j/96715387624 (Meeting ID: 967 1538 7624). Students who need a quiet space to participate are welcome to use the PILC/OCS Library, located on the 4^th Floor of Furman Hall, Suite 430. The two information sessions with asterisks by their names are being held by the office, not by PILC, and are open to law students from all schools.

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. 9: Mecklenburg County Public Defender

Andre Ceccotti ’21 (Assistant Public Defender), Leora Moreno ’16 (Assistant Public Defender), Brian Wood ’14 (Assistant Public Defender)

RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_24yyupZB1dCYxBs

Sept. 16: King County Department of Public Defense

Brandon Davis ’18 (Public Defender)

RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a4eA0j4dcNFBEs6

Sept. 23: Missouri State Public Defender

Hannah Vaughn (Recruitment Coordinator), Shayla Marsha (Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)

RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6QgCOOOpjuWDAEe

Sept. 30: Miami-Dade Public Defender

Guy Robinson (General Counsel and Recruitment Director), Kevin Hellman (Training Director)

RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_86NxkVmzpvo31Vs

*Oct. 4: Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS) (MA)*

3:00 PM, Join Virtual Session

Oct. 7: Contra Costa Public Defender’s Office

Jermel Thomas (Deputy Public Defender)

RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3dCs0NpltnVbfoi

Oct. 14:Virginia Indigent Defense Commission

Amari Harris (Head of Diversity and Recruiting)

RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4Nt8X3QDN2oFiOq

Oct. 21: Metropolitan Public Defender (MPD) (Portland, OR)

Tristen Edwards ’17 (Attorney at Law), Stephanie Damon-Moore ’17 (Attorney at Law)

RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ohcOcfQTG5Yjci

Oct. 28: Maryland Office of the Public Defender

Marie Figueroa Ocasio (Administrative Officer, Recruitment Division), Molly Ryan (Attorney, Appellate Division), Durriyyah Hollimon (Director of Recruitment)

RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cSGupT3ke6zPVVI

*Nov. 3: Center for Family Representation (CFR) (NYC)*

10:30 AM, Join Virtual Session

Passcode: RlA4dk5qRUl3SGRNOU5JSDY2ZWVSZz09

Nov. 4: Defender Association of Philadelphia

Keisha Hudson (Chief Defender)

RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cGU4I2lPq8hTnTM

Nov. 11: Hennepin County Public Defender (Minneapolis, MN)

Geoffrey Isaacman (Managing Attorney), Terrance Hendricks (Attorney, Adult Representation Services)

RSVP: https://nyu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5hhPPNKyR22GHEa

Nov. 18: Colorado State Public Defender

Lucienne Ohanian (Chief Deputy Public Defender)