The UW Law School's Community Justice Week continues with "Public Interest Opportunities in the Professional Sphere," a panel discussion on Friday, February 27 at a brown-bag lunch in Godfrey & Kahn Hall, Room 2260, beginning at 12:15 p.m.

 Representatives from the Madison and Milwaukee legal communities will discuss the variety of ways that public interest law and public service can be incorporated into a legal career.

Participants will include; Mary Triggiano of Legal Action of Wisconsin, Elizabeth Rich of the Wisconsin State Bar Association, Marsha Mansfield of the UW Law School and Dane County Bar Association, Joseph Cincotta of Schweitzer & Cincotta in Milwaukee, and Linda Roberson of Balisle & Roberson.

On Wednesday, February 25, a Public Interest Law Information Fair will be held in the Law School Atrium from noon to 2 p.m.

For additional information on Community Justice Week activities, please check the law school Events Calendar at http://www.law.wisc.edu/events .

Community Justice Week, February 23-28, 2004, at the University of Wisconsin Law School, was organized to highlight the diverse public interest law and service opportunities that are available to UW law students.

Keynote speaker for the week was Judge Ann Claire Williams of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, speaking on "Equal Access to Justice" on February 23.  Judge Williams discussed her long-standing commitment to public service and minority concerns. Judge Williams's keynote address was sponsored by the Appellate Practice Section of the Wisconsin State Bar and by the University of Wisconsin Lectures Committee.

Submitted by on February 24, 2004

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