MLK Symposium

Program Overview: The Columbus Bar, in partnership with the Managing Partners Diversity Initiative, the John Mercer Langston Bar Association, and Capital University Law School’s Black Law Students Association will host its first Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Civil Rights Symposium on January 30. The program, offering 6.25 hours of continuing legal education credit, will replace the annual King luncheon. Symposium (9:00am-4:45pm): Civil rights remain front and center in our nation today, and the Symposium will explore existing issues, emerging trends, and the laws that impact civil rights in our community. The program will cover education as the new civil rights frontier and examine how Fischer v. Texas has the potential to significantly impact the landscape. Other sessions will focus on citizenship discrimination, hate crimes, and trends in housing discrimination. A distinguished panel will take a close look at SB383 and the changes it brings. Presenters include: Sharon L. Davies, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity Ronald H. Lee, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division Kenneth L. Parker, Chief Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Ohio G. Michael Payton, Executive Director, Ohio Civil Rights Commission Charles C. Warner, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Frederick M. Gittes, The Gittes Law Group Lori A. Anthony, Section Chief, Civil Rights, Ohio Attorney General LeeAnn M. Massucci, Massucci & Kline Scot E. Dewhirst, Artz, Dewhirst & Wheeler, LLP Reception (4:45pm-7:00pm): Topping off the day will be a reception honoring Mayor Michael Coleman, who will receive the Black Law Students Association of Capital University Law School Image Award. CLE Hours: 6.25 Pricing: CBA and JMLBA Members: $175 prepaid/$195 day of Non-Members: $195 prepaid/$215 day of Non-Attorneys: $115 prepaid/$130 day of Law Students: Free (with advanced registration) This program is CLE Easy Pass eligible.