If you have not OFFICIALLY registered yet, please do so today as this is an event you don’t want to miss!
This year's event will take place at our beautiful new venue The Westin Houston Memorial City located at 945 Gessner, Houston, Texas 77024. This Westin location is directly across the street from Memorial City Mall, which can be accessed via skywalk - so the options for shopping and meals outside of the conference are tremendous.
We have and are working extremely hard to organize a truly incredible, world-class event. As always, the conference is FREE OF CHARGE and open to the public. Have no doubts that this conference weekend will be a truly unforgettable, life-changing experience for those with law school aspirations. This year, we are proud to welcome several highly accomplished lawyers who will serve as featured keynote speakers including: Dr. Walter L. Sutton, Esq., Associate General Counsel – Legal Administration and External Relations, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Bentonville, Arkansas), Patricia Rosier, Esq., Managing Partner, Rosier Law Firm and President, National Bar Association (Washington, DC), Vernon G. Baker, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Meritor, Inc. (Troy, Michigan), Daryl K. Washington, Esq., Founder and Editor, Black Legal Issues and Managing Partner, The Law Offices of Daryl K. Washington, P.C. (Dallas, Texas), and Donise E. Brown, Esq., Director-Corporate Counsel, Starbucks Coffee Company (Miami, Florida).
Our special guests include David A. Chaumette, Esq., owner of Chaumette, PLLC Attorneys at Law, the first African American elected as President of the Houston Bar Association and National Black Law Students Association National Chair Victoria Walker. Lisa Tatum, Esq., the 133rd President and the very first African American elected as President of the State Bar of Texas serves as the honorary chair. The State Bar of Texas is the second largest mandatory bar association in the United States with over 93,000 members.
Legacy Builder Honorees who will be addressing attendees include Kim M. Keenan, Esq., General Counsel, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (Washington, DC), The Honorable Damon J. Keith, Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (Detroit, Michigan), Julieanna L. Richardson, Esq., Public Historian & Founder of The HistoryMakers (Chicago, Illinois), and Dr. Ben Hall, Esq., Founder, The Hall Law Firm (Houston, Texas).
In addition to all of these wonderful speakers, we will host our Law School Recruitment Fair, panel discussions and workshop sessions, the speed networking and making connections mixer, as well as our one-on-one Law School Admission and Preparation Help Advice Clinic and Personal Statement, Diversity Statement, Resume and Addendum Practical Assistance Session, and much more!
If you have already registered, then you should have received an e-mail confirmation/e-ticket from Eventbrite as well as an electronic welcome package with detailed information about the event including the special hotel room rate information, shuttle and airline discount information, hotel meal discounts, a schedule of events, a Memorial City Mall store directory, etc. If you have not received these items, then you may not have properly completed the registration process. You can easily register online today at
http://www.blackprelawconference.com/regis... We will be re-sending welcome packages to all registrants approximately every two weeks to make sure you receive all of the information you need to make your arrangements to join us for this year’s event. We also have team members available to assist you, so if you have questions that are not answered in the package or on the website, feel free to e-mail or call us and we are glad to help you and address any of your concerns.
Have a wonderful and productive week! See you at this year’s event at The Westin Houston! It’s only 85 days away!!! Get ready for the only conference in the country specifically created to inspire and encourage the success of future Black lawyers!
REGISTER:
http://www.blackprelawconference.com/regis... Contact:
Evangeline M. Mitchell, Esq., Ed.M.
Founder & Executive Director
National Black Pre-Law Conference
and Law Fair
Posted By: How May I Help You NC
Thursday, August 22nd 2013 at 11:15AM
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