2019 ACS Midwest Regional Convening

Join us for the 2019 ACS Midwest Regional Convening, September 5-6 in Milwaukee, hosted by the ACS Milwaukee Lawyer Chapter and the ACS Marquette University Law School Student Chapter!

The convening will begin the evening of September 5, 2019, with Criminal Injustice: A Conversation with Exonerated Attorney Jarrett Adams.

Jarrett Adams, Exonerated Attorney

A panel discussion on criminal justice reform in Wisconsin will follow, featuring: 

• Jarrett Adams, Exonerated Attorney
• Hon. Colleen Nordin, Door County District Attorney
• Craig Mastantuono, Partner, Mastantuono & Coffee S.C.; Chair, ACS Milwaukee Lawyer Chapter
• Melinda Swartz, Appellate Attorney, Law Office of Melinda Swartz

This event is co-sponsored by the Milwaukee National Lawyers Guild, the Milwaukee School of Engineering's University Scholars Honors Program, the Milwaukee Turners' Confronting Mass Incarceration Committee, and the Wisconsin Justice Initiative.

On Friday, September 6, the program will continue with breakfast, a discussion on careers in policy co-sponsored by the Marquette Law Public Interest Law Society, lunch, and a panel discussion on ballot access, redistricting, and election integrity in 2020. Confirmed speakers include: Jennifer Bolger Breceda, Dan Cotter, Atiba Ellis, Edgar Lin, Shauntay Nelson, Jon Richards, Vicky Selkowe, and Mark Thomsen.

On Friday, September 6, the program will continue with breakfast, a discussion on careers in policy co-sponsored by the Marquette Law Public Interest Law Society, lunch, and a panel discussion on ballot access, redistricting, and election integrity in 2020. Confirmed speakers include: Jennifer Bolger Breceda, Dan Cotter, Atiba Ellis, Edgar Lin, Shauntay Nelson, Jon Richards, Vicky Selkowe, and Mark Thomsen.

More details to be announced soon!