News & Events

Innovation Practice Institute Director Max F. Miller Profiled for ABA Journal's Legal Rebels: Remaking the Profession

mfrey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:52:06 -0500

Some people say Max F. Miller is a great networker. He doesn't like that word.

“I use the word immersion,” says Miller, a former in-house lawyer, brand team member and logistics group manager with H.J. Heinz Co. Last year he was tapped to lead the newly formed Innovation Practice Institute at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Read the full story at ABA Journal's Legal Rebels.

Understanding the Healthcare Reform Puzzle - Tuesday 11/10 in Washington D.C.

mfrey — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:06:33 -0500

An informative discussion with distinguished alumni from Pitt Law and GSPIA about current issues in healthcare and reform.

Alison Bonebrake (MPA 1999)
Legislative Assistant for Health to Senator John Kerry
William Pierce (MPIA 1985)
Senior Vice President, APCO Worldwide, Inc.
Harvey "Chip" Amoe (JD 2003, MPA 2003)
Assistant Director, Federal Affairs
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Anthony Choe (JD 2005)
Associate, FDA and Healthcare
Arnold & Porter, LLP
Jennifer Ray (JD 2004)
Office of the General Counsel, Public Health Division
United States Department of Health and Human Services

Space is limited. Please RSVP to Jessica Hatherhill no later than Friday, November 6.
jlhst95@pitt.edu, (202) 386-7988 ext. 205.

Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing: Mark A. Nordenberg Lecture in Law, Medicine and Psychiatry

matthewk — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:46:17 -0400

Speaker:

Gail Javitt, JD, MPH, The Genetics and Public Policy Center, Johns Hopkins University

Time:

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Place:

University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Barco Law Building
Teplitz Memorial Court Room – Ground Floor
3900 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Cost:

$25.00

This course has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for One (1) hour of Substantive credit. No preregistration is required. Pay at the door with a check for $25 made payable to University of Pittsburgh School of Law. For more information regarding CLE, call 412-648-1305

Thornburgh Family Lecture series in Disability Law & Policy presents U.S. Senator from Iowa Tom Harkin

matthewk — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:00:00 -0400

Reception to follow

If you have accessibility needs or questions, please call 412-648-1418.

US Senator Tom Harkin

Since first being elected to the U.S. Congress in 1974 and later to the U.S. Senate in 1984, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) has led the fight to ensure equality amongst the millions of Americans with disabilities.

Harkin considers the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 his signature legislative achievement. Known as the “Emancipation Proclamation for people with disabilities,” this landmark law protects the civil rights of millions of Americans with physical and mental disabilities. The law has literally changed the landscape of America by requiring accessible buildings and transportation, and workplace accommodations for people with disabilities. Harkin learned firsthand about the challenges facing people with disabilities from his late brother, Frank, who was deaf from an early age. To preserve the intent of the ADA after several court rulings weakened standards, Harkin led efforts to pass the ADA Amendments bill to ensure that all Americans with disabilities are protected from discrimination. It was signed into law in September 2008.

Harkin currently serves as chair or a senior member on several Senate committees.

The Thornburgh Family Lecture Series in Disability Law and Policy

The Thornburgh Family Lecture Series in Disability Law and Policy is sponsored by the Thornburgh Forum for Law and Public Policy. The series was created through the generosity of Dick and Ginny Thornburgh. As 2003 recipients of the Henry B. Betts Award, the Thornburghs donated the proceeds from the award to the University of Pittsburgh to establish this lecture series. The fund has been supplemented by grants from the Office of the Chancellor, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, and School of Law.

CLE Information

This course has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for One and One-Half (1.5) hours of Substantive credit. No preregistration is required. Pay at the door with a check for $25 made payable to University of Pittsburgh School of Law. For more information regarding CLE, call 412-648-1305.

Alumni Reunion Weekend

matthewk — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:03:46 -0400

October 23-24, 2009 is the 2009 School of Law Reunion Weekend for classes ending in 4 and 9.

The latest Reunion information is available here.

To help plan your reunion, please contact the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs at lawalum@pitt.edu or 412-648-1305.

Nationalism, Constitutionalism, and the Future of the European Union – 18th Annual McLean Lecture on World Law

jwalton — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:15:37 -0400