Category: Community Events

Join the Ab Initio Section of the Akron Bar Association for FREE food and drinks at Barley House on Thursday, September 29th from 5-7pm to socialize and celebrate the near-end of the school/work week!  It is the perfect opportunity to mingle with new lawyers and get to know what the Akron Bar Association, particularly the Ab Initio Section, is all about.

 Please RSVP to carrieh@akronbar.org  or on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189886011080099) to ensure an accurate food count.  All are welcome to attend!  Hope to see you there!

The Cleveland Marshall and Case Western Asian‐Pacific Islander Law Students’ Association (APILSA) chapters are co‐hosting a screening of Curtis Chin’s documentary titled “Vincent Who?” on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011, beginning at 5pm at Cleveland‐Marshall College of Law (2121 Euclid Avenue), Moot Court Room.  Afterwards, the renowned producer Curtis Chin will lead a discussion about the events surrounding the Vincent Chin murder. A reception with light refreshments will follow for law students and practicing attorneys to meet one another.

The documentary examines the murder of Vincent Chin, the victim of a brutal hate crime in 1982 in Detroit, and the criminal trial that resulted in incredibly lenient sentences. The events surrounding the murder of Vincent Chin helped to galvanize the Asian‐American community.

The film aims to promote awareness of social justice, racism, hate crimes, and other social factors that still permeate our contemporary society. The documentary was screened at the 2010 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Annual Convention, and won the 2009 Multicultural Media Award.

Justice Yvette McGee Brown – Black History Month Celebration

Akron Law students are invited to join Ohio Supreme Court Justice Yvette McGee Brown and The Honorable Carla Moore on Friday, February 18, 2011 for the American Association of University Women and the Second Baptist Church of Medina’s Black History Program.

Designated preferred and reserved seating for up to ten (10) students from Akron Law. Seats will be assigned on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE basis. Please RSVP to Assistant Director of Admissions and Student Affairs, Ivy Washington-Marshall at ivy1@uakron.edu by Tuesday, February 15, 2011.

The program will be held at Second Baptist Church, 451 Bronson Street, Media and will  include a Keynote Address by Justice McGee Brown, special exhibits, music and refreshments. Doors will open at 6:30 pm. Please click the link above to access the event flyer.