http://www.law.seattleu.edu/news/archive/2007/trinagrilloprogram.pdf

Patricia Paul has accepted an invitation by Dean Annette Clark of Seattle University School of Law to speak on a panel at the 9th Annual Trina Grillo Public Interest and Social Justice Law Retreat “Justice Across Borders” in Seattle, Washington.  Ms. Paul will be joining Millie Kennedy, an attorney and Native American Advocacy Coordinator of the Northwest Justice Project and John Sledd, a Seattle attorney with Kanji and Katzen, PLLC. 

This annual retreat is a joint project of the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) and our eight consortium law schools – Golden Gate, Oregon, Santa Clara, Seattle, Stanford, USF, UCLA, and UNLV (Boyd).  The retreat honors the memory of Professor Trina Grillo (1948-96), who was a source of inspiration to many students, professors, and lawyers dedicated to social justice, and serves as a forum for practitioners, academics, and students to discuss the challenges and opportunities in social justice lawyering today.

Ms. Paul, Ms. Kennedy and Mr. Sledd shared the “Native American Perspective” and discuss some of the issues that attorneys face in representing the rights and interests of individuals who are part of a sovereign nation within US borders, at a concurrent panel the second and final day of the conference, on March 10, 2007.

Conference dates:  March 9 – 10, 2007

Conference location:  Seattle University School of Law

Other panel topics:  human rights, immigrant rights, farm worker advocacy, with the keynote address being “How Law Students Shut Down the First Guantanamo Detention Camp, keynote speaker Brandt Goldstein.

See:  http://www.law.seattleu.edu/accesstojustice